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(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Wednesday warned against railroading the planned shift to a federalist form of government. In a Twitter post, he said that a process that would “fundamentally alter our system of government” should, after all, not be expedited. Ejercito added that “the most important issue” for him was that Congress also vote separately on the issue. “I am not prepared to support a process that would diminish the power and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will continue to be the “fastest-growing economy” in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the next three years. This is according to the World Bank’s January 2018 Global Economic Prospects report released on Wednesday. According to the WB, the country’s Gross Domestic Product was expected to grow 6.7 percent in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the growth rate is expected to be 6.5 percent. The WB said the forecast […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will intensify coordination with its Indonesian counterparts to ensure security and prevent the utilization of territorial waters as an “avenue for the proliferation of terrorism and other transnational crimes,” among others. The border committees of both countries said in a statement that they were considering adding more border crossing stations to “closely monitor the entry and exit” of their nationals. In the statement issued days after President Rodrigo Duterte met with […]
(Eagle News)– Banco de Oro Unibank is investigating reports of unauthorized withdrawals and purchases. In a statement on Tuesday night, the bank said it was “currently running a thorough investigation process” following complaints from an “increased number of clients that have experienced suspicious bank account transactions involving (these) done without their knowledge.” It said the investigation involves “tracing individual transactions, checking any irregularities and identifying signals of fraud from millions of valid transactions everyday.” “This […]
(Eagle News) — Grab Philippines’ current fares are likely to stay the same until March even with the passage of the tax reform law. This is according to Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board member Aileen Lizada, who spoke to reporters in an ambush interview on Tuesday. “We have to clear, we have to set it for reading,” she said. She said the LTFRB will have to consult stakeholders first, including the National Economic Development […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday echoed Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s statement that a diplomatic protest should be filed if it is proven that China deployed soldiers to Kagitingan Reef. But Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that “when we invoke the good faith of China, it is against making further reclamations and not making further works on islands that it had already reclaimed.” He said Kagitingan was one of the islands it already reclaimed. […]
(Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday said he has plans of asking the Supreme Court to reverse a Court of Appeals decision clearing former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes of any involvement in the killing of environmentalist Gerry Ortega. “We are ready and raring to take this case all the way to the Supreme Court. There will be no miscarriage of justice under my watch,” Calida said. Calida issued the statement a day […]
(Eagle News) — Martin Diño is now undersecretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government. President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the appointment, months after he was asked to give up his post as chair of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority chair “in the name of public interest.” The President then appointed lawyer Wilma Eisma, then the SBMA administrator, in Diño’s place. The chief executive did this after issuing Executive Order 42 that effectively repealed a […]
(Eagle News) — The government is eyeing to kick off the construction of the $500-million Metro Manila Flood Control Management Project this January. In a statement, the Department of Finance said this was following the approval by the boards of the World Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank of the co-financing for the project. Of the $500 million, the DOF said $207.603 million will come from the WB, “as approved by its board of […]
(Eagle News) — The officer in charge of the Department of the Interior and Local Government officially turned over the reins of the agency to its new head in ceremonies held on Tuesday. Former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Eduardo Año took the helm of the DILG from Catalino Cuy, who was officer in charge for almost a year. Cuy will now head the Dangerous Drugs Board. The turnover ceremonies came four days after President […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday that it was verifying reports foreign terrorists have again entered Mindanao. Lorenzana said reports from neighboring countries like Malaysia and Indonesia showed that there was an increase of foreign fighters in the island group in the southern part of the country. “But we are trying to verify that. Up to now, wala pa kaming na-coconfirm,” he said. Army Chief Lt. Gen. Rolando […]
(Eagle News) — Good news for teachers! President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed the Department of Budget and Management and “all other agencies” to “find means to increase the salary of teachers.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President made the pronouncement during a Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Monday. According to Roque, the President did not say how much the increase would be. “But judging by what he wanted for the PNP and the AFP, […]
