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In a privilege speech regarding his judicial reform advocacy,Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali encouraged whistleblowers with knowledge on alleged corruption in the judiciary to come out in the open, saying that it’s about time such allegations be brought to official notice.
By Ronald Grover and Liana B. Baker Wed Mar 5, 2014 6:37pm EST (Reuters) – DirecTV is in talks with Walt Disney Co to license the rights to offer Disney’s broadcast and cable channels as part of an Internet-based product, mirroring a first-of-its kind agreement that Disney and satellite rival Dish Network announced earlier this week. “The deal and terms are not unexpected as the Dish contract was the most recent in the Disney timeline […]
By Dan Levine SAN FRANCISCO Wed Mar 5, 2014 3:43pm EST (Reuters) – A U.S. jury on Wednesday convicted a California businessman of stealing DuPont trade secrets to help a state-owned Chinese company develop a white pigment used in a wide range of products. In a San Francisco federal court, jurors found Walter Liew guilty on multiple counts including conspiracy to commit economic espionage and trade secret theft. U.S. prosecutors contended Liew paid former DuPont […]
Manila, Philippines — A Manila court has issued a provisional asset preservation order on the assets and bank accounts of Janet Lim Napoles, her family members, and others implicated in the pork barrel anomaly. The 20-page order was issued by Manila Regional Trial Court judge Marino Dela Cruz, Jr., and is good for 20 days. The order was issued after the Anti-Money Laundering Council filed a petition with the court for the forfeiture of Napoles’ […]
MANILA, March 5 (Philippine News Agency) — Malacanang on Wednesday assured that concerned government agencies will continue looking after the welfare of Filipino workers in Ukraine with the ongoing political crisis there. Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said during a Palace briefing that according to Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz, there are about 172 Filipinos in Ukraine. Lacierda however said, upon consulting the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), that they were not situated in the troubled Crimea […]
Start Saving In Your 20’s By: Natalie Kate Ann Juntado People in their 20’s often fail to understand what is financial planning. Some think that financial planning is costly and unnecessary. This is the age when some young people thirst to prove themselves by having a nice and impressive career. Others are simply in that extravagant mode when money is wasted on things not considered important in their actual daily lives. Still, some just […]
(Reuters) — The streets of Christchurch were flooded on Wednesday (March 05) after one of the worst storms since 1975 hit New Zealand’s second biggest city overnight and in the early hours of the morning, local media said. Power was cut to hundreds of homes as emergency services were called in to rescue stranded motorists and sandbag businesses. One council worker, Sean Ryan-Harris described the scene. “We’ve seen a couple of cars, the waves themselves are actually going above their […]
(Reuters) — Disney’s “Frozen” is having a great week. First the film snagged two Oscars on Sunday (March 02) – one for best original song “Let It Go,” and the other for best animated feature. But now the film has made headlines again: it has officially earned more than 1 billion dollars worldwide. And that number is set to increase, as the movie is still in theaters, will open in Japan later this month, and will […]
By Perfecto T. Raymundo MANILA, March 5 (Philippine News Agency) — New state witness Ruby Tuason, former social secretary of former President and now Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Ejercito Estrada, left the Philippines last March 2. Tuason is also one of those facing a complaint for plunder before the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with the alleged P900-million Malampaya Fund scam. Bureau of Immigration (BI) Spokesperson Maan Pedro on Wednesday confirmed that Tuason […]
To guide you in planning quality time with your family and loved ones, eaglenews.ph has created this infographic showing the official holidays for 2014!
Manila, Philippines — The Metro Manila Development Authority revived today (March 5, 2014) the river bus ferry service along the Pasig River. Eagle News Reporter Jerold Tagbo rides the prototype of the river bus ferry as it began its dry run along the Pasig River. The return of the river bus ferry came about as various construction projects affected traffic along EDSA, considered as Metro Manila’s main highway. MMDA said this can serve as […]
Manila, Philippines — More than 100 Filipino workers in Ukraine were advised to prepare for possible evacuation amid tense military standoff between Ukraine and Russia over control of Crimea. The Philippine government raised crisis alert level 2 over Ukraine, with Russia threatening military assault if Ukrainian troops will not stand down in Crimea, an autonomous region of Ukraine off the northern coast of the Black Sea. Crimea is known to have deep ties with Russia. […]
