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(Eagle News) — Classes at all levels have been suspended nationwide on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The suspension applies to all public and private schools, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said. Work in the Senate and in courts nationwide are also suspended on that day. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide is set to hold another transport strike against the government’s planned jeepney modernization. The two-day strike began on Monday, Oct. 16.
(Eagle News) — Work in government offices on Tuesday, Oct. 17, has been suspended. It was Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea who made the announcement. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide is set to hold a transport strike on its second day on that day.
(Eagle News) — Filipinos can now enjoy a visa-free entry to Taiwan starting Nov. 1. In a statement on Monday, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office said Philippine nationals can stay for up to 14 days, during the 9-month trial period that will last until July 31, 2018. TECO said those who intend to stay in Taiwan for more than 14 days, however, will have to secure visas prior to their entry. “Those who entered […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is “very happy” the military has neutralized local terrorists Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute in Marawi. This is according to Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Eduardo Año, who spoke in a press conference on Monday, hours after the deaths of the two terrorists who led the assault on the city in Mindanao in May that prompted Duterte to declare martial law in Mindanao. “(The President) is very […]
(Eagle News) — Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon were attempting to transfer to another building with their hostages when the military assaulted them in the main battle area in Marawi early Monday. According to Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief General Eduardo Año, the two terrorist leaders were trying to get to the two boats they had asked their hostages to make but they couldn’t get to where these were because the military had sealed off […]
(Eagle News) — Two senators on Monday played down the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte he would declare a revolutionary government if destabilization moves resulted in chaos. In a statement, Senator Tito Sotto said Duterte’s pronouncement remains an “idea at this point.” As such, he said “we have no reason to be wary about it.” “He probably feels the country’s stability could be in jeopardy that’s why he is thinking of ways to protect it just […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday said the planned jeepney modernization program would continue despite the two-day nationwide strike declared by a militant transport group. According to Abella, the program, which will see jeepneys at least 15 years old phased out, was “long overdue,” after all. “There were several attempts in the past to modernize the public transport system but these have been thwarted due to similar transport strikes, which unfortunately resulted in an […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday confirmed Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon have been killed. Lorenzana said the bodies of the two–which were recovered on Monday morning after a firefight in the main battle area in Marawi—will be subjected to DNA tests. Also recovered from the military operation were 17 hostages. He said rewards were also coming from other countries for their deaths. The killing of the two terrorist leaders who led […]
(Eagle News) — Only President Rodrigo Duterte “had the guts” to address the drug problem. This was the message of Rep. Ace Barbers to people who continue to criticize the administration’s drug war without “giv(ing) the President the benefit of the doubt and looking at the whole picture objectively.” “In the first place, way before the President took office, the drug menace was already spiralling out of control. He alone had the guts to ‘grab […]
LAS VEGAS, Nevada (Eagle News) – The city of Las Vegas shines in resilience as it recovers from the horrific event marred as the “deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.” Sunday, October 8th, a week after the tragedy, from 10:05 pm to 10:16 pm, the colorful and radiant iconic marquees along Las Vegas Boulevard dimmed in remembrance of the victims and in honor of the brave first responders’ quick reaction during the horrific event. For […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Sunday said the threat of destabilization was “as real as terrorism,” noting that information on the matter came from reliable sources, even “from inside the offices of the people identified with the opposition.” She also dismissed claims her father, President Rodrigo Duterte, was “insecure and paranoid,” calling Tindig Pilipinas, the group that staged a rally recently against him, “power-hungry.” Key members of this group include opposition figures […]
(Eagle News) — Work in all courts on Monday, October 16, has been suspended. Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno declared the suspension because of the scheduled transport strike on that day. She made the declaration after Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea also declared a suspension of government work and classes at all levels in all public and private schools in the country.
