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(Eagle News)– The Office of the Ombudsman released on Friday what it said was President Rodrigo Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. Based on the statement, Duterte’s net worth was pegged at P27,428,862.44 as of December 31, 2016. The president’s basic monthly salary increased from P165,752 to P222,278 starting January 2017.
(Eagle News)– The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) office in Manila received a bomb threat Friday (May 12) afternoon. Work was disrupted as employees and people inside the office were evacuated out of the building. The security personnel reportedly received a phone call at about 11 a.m. that informed a bomb would supposedly explode inside edifice. A bomb squad from Manila Police District (MPD) is now conducting an inspection. Nicanor Reyes and Paredes Streets where the […]
May 15 is World Families Day Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos, edited by Jay Paul Carlos
(Eagle News) — The camp of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has formally asked the Sandiganbayan for her transfer to the National Bureau of Investigation. In a very urgent motion to transfer place of detention filed before the fifth division, where she faces a plunder case in connection with the alleged scam, her lawyers argued it would be very “improper and unjust” for her to “continue her detention” at the Correctional Institute for Women in […]
Batangas City (Eagle News) — Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo in Batangas held a medical mission on Lubang Island in Batangas on Thursday, May 11. The team left for their destination as early as 2:45 in the morning. The INC Batangas Medical and Dental Team—under the leadership of their district minister, Brother Livrado V. Santos, and the assistant district minister, Brother Renel Gravador—traveled for almost three hours to get to Lubang, according to their boatman, Garry […]
(Eagle News) — Members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Cabinet presented before the international media the economic development system of Philippine government, called “Dutertenomics,” during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital on Thursday. The Cabinet members all made their pitch to promote the major infrastructure projects under the program “Build, Build, Build” that they said would create more jobs and more business opportunities for the Philippines. “Our milestones are ambitious. We will spend five to seven percent […]
Universal Periodic Review draft makes 257 recommendations (Eagle News) — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) working group on periodic reviews has made a draft report recommending that the Philippines allow the United Nations Special Rapporteur to probe the human rights situation in the country without conditions, and for the country not to reimpose the death penalty. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UNHRC’s working group was presented by Switzerland, Paraguay and […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – More than 24,000 people fled their homes as the Philippine military used airstrikes and artillery against Muslim extremists who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, authorities said Thursday. Almost a week of attacks on members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) in the strife-torn southern island of Mindanao has displaced residents of six towns, said Jofelle Delicana, spokeswoman for the civil defence office. About 24,300 villagers were forced to […]
,by Bryan McManus Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium – Ride-hailing app Uber may be a pioneer in its field but at heart it is just an ordinary taxi company and should be regulated as such, a top EU lawyer said Thursday. Uber claims it is a service provider, connecting riders with freelance drivers directly and much more cheaply than traditional cab companies. It has run into huge opposition from critics and competitors who say this allows […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Almost 1,000 new HIV/AIDS cases — or 968 cases to be exact — were reported last March, the highest figure in the country since 1984, the Department of Health said. The DOH said majority of cases were transmitted through sexual contact, while 22 were related to needle sharing among injecting drug users. Four cases were mother-to-child transmission. Among the HIV/AIDS patients, the highest percentage, 87 percent, are males with male […]
Ginunita ng Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) ang ika-131 kaarawan ng kapanganakan ng kapatid na Felix Y. Manalo, ang kinikilalang sugo ng Diyos sa mga huling araw at unang naging Tagapamahalang Pangkalahatan ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Si kapatid na Felix, gaya ng tawag sa kanya, ang unang nangaral tungkol sa Iglesia Ni Cristo. Bagama’t ang Iglesia ay nagsimula sa abang kalagayan, subali’t dahil sa makapangyarihang pamamahala ng kapatid na Felix Manalo, at sa tulong at patnubay […]
(Eagle News) — The government has lost an estimated P145 billion annually in foregone revenues because of the non-adjustment of fuel excise taxes for the past two decades, the Department of Finance revealed during a public hearing at the House Committee on appropriations. The DOF said that this loss was equivalent to about 1 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “The non-adjustment of fuel excise taxes for the past two decades has […]
