In addition to the 15 centavo per kilowatt/hour increase last October, another increase in the electric rates looms, especially in areas that are far from the main grid.
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DFA to raise Alert Level 3 in West Africa
The Department of Foreign Affairs is planning to raise Alert Level 3 in west Africa due to the Ebola virus. Alert Level 3 means voluntary repatriation of OFWs.
Are Philippine academic institutions ready for ASEAN integration? (Part 2)
University of the Philippines Vice-President for Public Affairs Dr. Prospero De Vera continues to tackle the issue of the preparedness of the country’s academic institutions for the ASEAN integration next year. De Vera said the ASEAN integration in 2015 should not be feared by Philippine academic institutions. He also discussed the present advantages that present academic institutions have and the rethinking that has to be done to make Philippine higher educational institutions more competitive […]
Dow, S&P 500 dip, end 5-day streak of closing highs
(Reuters) – The Dow and S&P 500 ended slightly lower on Wednesday, breaking their five-day streak of record closing highs as energy and utility shares lost ground, while the Nasdaq climbed. Energy shares fell along with oil prices, with Brent crude oil breaking below $80 a barrel for the first time since September 2010. Shares of Exxon Mobil were down 1.1 percent at $95.38, while the S&P energy index dropped 0.9 percent. S&P utilities […]
Ebola death toll tops 5,000; Mali quarantines 90
(Reuters) – The death of a nurse in Mali from Ebola promoted on Wednesday the quarantine of more than 90 people in the West African country’s capital, as the World Health Organization said the disease had now claimed at least 5,160 lives. The worst outbreak of the virus on record has ravaged the impoverished West African countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea and led to a global watch for cases outside the region. […]
Unstoppable Djokovic eyeing golden finale
(Reuters) – For 15 minutes Novak Djokovic appeared to have a fight on his hands at the on Wednesday, then the Serb dialed up his A game and tore Stanislas Wawrinka to pieces. Such was the perfection of his tennis for most of a 6-3 6-0 thrashing it is hard to argue against him crowning his year as world number one and with a hat-trick of titles at the ATP’s year-ending showpiece. The 27-year-old has […]
Taylor Swift shakes off competition to hold Billboard top spot
(Reuters) – Taylor Swift reigned atop the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for a second consecutive week on Wednesday after scoring the biggest debut in a dozen years. “1989” sold 402,000 copies in its second week according to sales figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, outpacing the cumulative sales of the rest of the nine albums in the top ten of Billboard’s weekly album chart by nearly 100,000 copies. The “Now 52” compilation held steady at No. […]
President Aquino says he hopes Congress would attend to pending bills
BEIJING, China, Nov 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III said he wished the Senate investigation on Vice President Jejomar Binay would conclude soon so legislators could focus on pressing issues. The President said that while he respects the Senate as a co-equal branch of government, legislators also have obligations to the people, aside from conducting such investigations. “Hindi ko maiaalis, siyempre, tulad ninyo iniisip ko rin: Parang may balance in politics at saka ‘yung […]
Myanmar President extols Bangsamoro peace pact
NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar, Nov 13 — The historic signing of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) was one of the developments in the ASEAN region that was acknowledged by Myanmar President U Thein Sein during the opening ceremony of the 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit here Wednesday. President Thein Sein is the chairman of this year’s ASEAN Summit, which carries the theme “Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous […]
PH to send medical resources to Ebola-stricken W. Africa: PNoy
BEIJING, China, Nov 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III said the Philippines will send medical resources in support of the global effort to help nations overwhelmed by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. President Aquino conveyed this Tuesday evening during a chat with Manila-based reporters covering his participation at the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Summit here. “Talagang severe ‘yung pressures on the health systems of the countries in West Africa, and America, […]
ASEAN integration to push Phl academic institutions to become more globally-competitive
(Eagle News Service) — The following is a transcript of part two of the ASEAN IN FOCUS interview (aired on Oct. 30, 2014) with University of the Philippines Vice-President for Public Affairs Dr. Prospero de Vera. In this interview, De Vera continues to tackle the preparedness of the country’s academic institutions for the ASEAN integration. This series and the program ASEAN IN FOCUS of NET 25 (Monday to Friday, 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., with replays […]
Senators reject PNoy’s call to ‘conclude’ Binay probe
SENATE President Franklin Drilon rejected on Wednesday the call of President Benigno Aquino III to wrap up the Senate Blue Ribbon subcommittee probe on Vice President Jejomar Binay quickly so that lawmakers could focus on pending bills. “We cannot stop it by ourselves because the committee needs to vote if they have enough evidence,” Drilon said. Drilon “Every senator has a right to scrutinize any issue before the committee. Here, the committee is saying that […]
