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(Reuters) – Mike Nichols, a nine-time Tony Award winner on Broadway and the Oscar-winning director of influential films such as “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf,” “The Graduate,” and “Carnal Knowledge,” died on Wednesday at age 83. The prolific director passed away at his home of cardiac arrest, his spokeswoman said. A private service for the family will be held this week, followed by a memorial at a future date. No director had ever moved between Broadway […]
(Reuters) – FIFA ethics and investigator Michael Garcia have met for the first time since their public disagreement and agreed a report into the 2018/2022 World Cups bid process should be further reviewed. They decided on Thursday that Garcia’s report on his investigation into the turbulent bidding process would be sent to the chairman of FIFA’s audit and compliance committee, Domenico Scala, who would in turn decide how much of the report should be sent […]
QUEZON CITY, 21 Nov. (PIA)–Some 268 Quezon City youths recently graduated from the JobStart Life Skills Training under the DOLE’s JobStart Philippines Program. Labor & Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz underscored said the importance of acquiring the necessary skills to meet employers’ requirements adding today’s employers see the value of life skills training as part of the pre-employment preparation of young adults. “In fact, one employer at a previous employers’ forum pointed out that ‘the importance […]
QUEZON CITY, 21 November (PIA) – The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) will continue road repairs and reblocking starting 10:00 PM of Friday, November 21 until Monday, November 25 at 5:00 AM. According to DPWH, motorists should expect build-up of traffic in the following areas: Southbound – along Fairview Avenue from Camaro St. to Marlboro St. (3rd lane); Mindanao Avenue (2nd and 3rd lane); Commonwealth Avenue from Bicol-Leyte St. to Pedestrian Overpass of […]
CURRIMAO, Ilocos Norte, Nov. 21 (PIA) – Media members and public information officers are gathered here today for climate change talks as the Aquino administration continues its campaign for community resilience under the national program “Nagbabago na Ang Panahon, Panahon na Para Magbago” (weather is changing, time for change). A joint campaign of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Philippine Information Agency, the climate change advocacy is part of a one-year […]
MANILA, Nov. 21 — Committed to investing in basic education, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) is releasing P775.5 million to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to cover the construction of classrooms in areas experiencing acute classroom shortage nationwide. The DBM in a statement said this is the fourth batch of funds released this year from the Basic Education Facilities Fund (BEFF), which had an allocation of P39 billion from the […]
MANILA, Nov. 21 — The government remains committed to upholding the rule of law and protecting human rights as the observance of International Human Rights Day draws near, a Palace official said Thursday. “Determinado ang administrasyong Aquino na ipatupad ang batas at pairalin ang pagkilala sa mga karapatang pantao,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said during a press briefing, when he was asked how diligent the administration is in ensuring that human […]
World Health Organization Philippines released guidelines regarding the proper usage of personal protective equipment used to prevent contracting the dreaded Ebola virus.
Members of the G20 will lower the remittance fee on the money being sent by migrant workers, including overseas Filipino workers/ From eight percent, said remittance fee will be lowered to 5%.
Three French fighters in the Islamic State (IS) urged Muslims among their fellow countrymen to travel to Iraq or Syria to join the group, in a recently released video taped message titled “What Are You Waiting For? In footage that was posted on a social media website, the men are seen burning their passports and then sitting together as they give speeches. The three speakers were identified on the video as Abu Osama al-Faranci, Abu Maryam al-Faranci, and Abu Salman al-Faranci. Reuters […]
SINGAPORE, Nov 20 — President Benigno S. Aquino III said his Administration will devote its remaining days in office to the completion of infrastructure projects, reforms in the bureaucracy, and improvement of the country’s justice system. “We’re targeting five percent of our GDP (gross domestic product) in terms of measures for infrastructure by 2016. We’re almost at four—3.5 to 4 (percent) this year,” President Aquino said in an interview following his keynote address Tuesday at […]
SINGAPORE, Nov 20 — Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong commended President Benigno S. Aquino III on his recent meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping, Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda said Tuesday. Lacierda said President Aquino’s pull-aside meeting with the Chinese leader, after a tree-planting event at the recently concluded Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Beijing last week, was among the topics raised by Prime Minister Lee with the visiting Philippine head of state. President […]
