COMELEC Warns May 2013 Election Bets for Poster Violation

May 2013 Elections

The campaign period of the May 2013 elections will start this coming February 12 but some election bets have already started to post their streamers and poster so the COMELEC issued a warning to candidates. According to COMELEC spokesperson James Jimenez, candidates of the May 13 polls who violates the election campaign requirements may face … Read more

DOLE-NCR “Hanapbuhay para sa TESDA Specialistas” 2013 Schedules

DOLE Tesda

The Department of Labor and Employment-National Capital Region (DOLE-NCR) announced the schedules of a series of job fair especially intended for graduates of technical-vocational courses. According to a news bulletin posted by the Philipppine Information Agency last February 7, 2013, the DOLE-NCR have released the schedules of DOLE-NCR Job Fairs. The DOLE Regional Director for … Read more

Senatorial Candidates 2013 Pulse Asia Survey Results (Jan. 2013)

Senatorial Candidates

Re-electionist senators Loren Legarda, Chiz Escudero and Alan Cayetano made it to the top three Senators in the latest Pulse Asia Survey conducted from January 19 t0 30, 2013. The surprise entrants to the latest Pulse Asia Survey is the Top 4 senatorial candidate, Nancy Binay, the daughter of Vice-President Jejomar Binay. Related Article: April … Read more

Robert Blair Carabuena Under Arrest Order by Judge

Robert Carabuena

The controversial Robert Blair Carabuena is facing arrest for failing to appear at his arraignment based upon the report made by dzMM on Thursday, February 7, 2013. The tobacco firm executive who made controversy after he was caught on video slapping a traffic enforcer was ordered to be arrested by Judge Juris Dilinila-Callanta of Quezon … Read more

Philvolcs Issued Tsunami Alert After 8.0 Solomon Is. Earthquake

Solomon Earthquake

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLS) released a Tsunami Alert in the Philippines after a 8.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Solomon Islands in the Pacific. The Solomon Island earthquake struck at around 9:12 AM (PST), the agency relayed the Tsunami Alert to different branches of government especially in the eastern seaboard of the … Read more

Bacolaodiat Festival 2013 Schedule of Activities

Bacolod City

The “City of Smiles,” Bacolod City will be celebrating one of their grandest celebrations as a sign of solidarity between the Chinese community and the native of Bacolod. Bacolod City will celebrate the Yearly Chinese New Year Celebration dubbed as Bacolaodiat Festival, their 8th year, this coming February 7-10, 2013. The term “Bacolaodiat” came the … Read more

Cybercrime Prevention Law TRO Extended Indefinitely

The Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) on the implementation of the Cybercrime Prevention Law will lapse tomorrow, Feb. 6, 2013, but a day before the deadline, the Supreme Court issued an indefinite extension on the TRO. The 120-day TRO was extended according to the Supreme Court based upon the announcement made by Supreme Court spokesperson Gleo … Read more

EDSA Anniversary February 25, 2013 Special Holiday

EDSA

The Philippine Government have already declared the list of National Holidays for the year 2013 based upon the Proclamation 459, signed last 2012. The EDSA Anniversary was declared as a Special Holiday for all schools. Related Article: List of 2013 National Holidays The special holidays on February 25 will be an ordinary workday and not … Read more

Middle East 200,000 Jobs: How to Apply through POEA

POEA

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration have announced earlier that there are more than 200,000 jobs now available in different part of the Middle East. The main sectors benefited by the announcement is the construction sectors in the Philippines because of the construction boom in Saudi Arabia and other part of the Middle East. As a … Read more

Baguio City Earthquake 4.5 in Magnitude (February 4, 2013)

Baguio City

Baguio City was hit by a shallow earthquake on Monday afternoon at around 3:16 PM based upon the reports relayed by the Philippine Volcanology and Seismology (Philvolcs). According to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) in the Cordillera Region, the earthquake was located 13 kilometers southeast of Baguio. The earthquake’s depth was recorded at 12 … Read more