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NEU clinches 2nd place in secondary teachers’ licensure exams; board placers mostly from the provinces

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) and the Board for Professional Teachers (BPT) announced that 25,301 elementary teachers out of 70,786 examinees (35.74%) and 26,767 secondary teachers out of 77,803 examinees (34.40%) successfully passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers (L.E.T.) given last August 17, 2014. The tests were given in Hong Kong and 24 testing centers all over the Philippines.  Out of the 25,301 elementary teacher passers, 21,649 are first […]

U.S. CDC says returning Ebola medical workers should not be quarantined

(Reuters) – Federal health officials on Monday revamped guidelines for doctors and nurses returning home to the United States from treating Ebola patients in West Africa, stopping well short of controversial mandatory quarantines being imposed by some U.S. states. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), called for voluntary home quarantine for people at the highest risk for Ebola infection but said most medical workers returning from the […]

Suggested Retail Price ng DTI sa baboy at manok, di na kayang sundin ng mga meat vendor

Hindi na umano kayang sundin ng mga nagtitinda ng karne ng baboy at manok sa Pangasinan ang presyong nais ipatupad ng DTI sa kanilang produkto. Ayon sa mga nasabing meat vendor, mas mataas pa kaysa sa Suggested Retail Price o SRP ang presyong ipinapasa sa kanila ng kanilang mga supplier, kung kayat sigurado umanong malulugi lamang sila kung susundin ang SRP. Eagle News Correspondent Nora Dominguez Report

Utang sa buwis ng PANELCO, pinaiimbestigahan sa NEA at CDA

Pinangangambahang magkakaroon ng malawakang blackout sa Pangasinan dahil sa malaking pagkakautang sa buwis ng Pangasinan Electric Cooperative III o PANELCO. Dahil dito, nais ng pamahalaang panlalawigan na imbestigahan ng National Electrification Commission at Cooperative Development Authority ang PANELCO upang malaman kung paano ito nagkautang ng apat na raang milyong piso sa BIR. Eagle News Correspondent Nora Dominguez Report

Gov. Espino, iginiit na walang black sand mining operation sa Pangasinan

Aapila si Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino sa Ombudsman kaugnay ng rekumendasyong sampahan siya ng kasong graft dahil sa pagpapahintulot sa operasyon ng black sand mining kahit walang Environmental Clearance Certificate. Iginiit ng pamahalaang panlalawigan na walang basehan ang pagsasampa ng kaso dahil wala naman umanong black sand mining operation sa Pangasinan. Eagle News Correspondent Nora Dominguez Report