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By Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Pagsunod sa Philippine Building Code, pagpapakita ng pinsalang maaring idulot ng malakas na lindol at paghahanda sa mga dapat gawin sa panahon ng lindol. Ito ang tamang tandaan at gawin ng isang residente upang makaiwas sa posibleng aksidente sa pagtama ng sinasabing “The Big One” o ang magnitude 7.2 na lindol na inaasahang anumang oras maaring mangyari ayon kay Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology Director […]
(AFP) — Seven people were injured when two bomb explosions rocked a petrol station in the southern part of the country near rebel enclaves, police said Tuesday. An improvised explosive was thrown on Monday night on the roof of the gasoline station in Tacurong city in Mindanao, which has been plagued by a decades-old Muslim insurgency. Two soldiers, three policemen and two civilians were wounded when a second blast went off minutes later as security forces were […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy will regularly conduct maritime security patrols in Benham Rise, according to Armed Forces of the Philippine Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año. The AFP Chief said that he had ordered the deployment of the new strategic sealift vessel of the Navy, the BRP Davao del Sur, to patrol in the 13-million hectare Benham Rise. Año said that the BRP Lanao del Sur will also do patrols in the Benham […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Farmers and farmer cooperatives will no longer need to pay their outstanding fees for irrigation services provided by the National Irrigation Authority if the proposal made by Senator Win Gatchalian is passed in the Senate. Senator Gatchalian made the proposal to support the poor farmer-tillers. The Senator also said that the government should help the farmers, especially those who do not have their own land, as they are the backbone […]
(AFP) — South Korean prosecutors on Monday charged the chairman of retail giant Lotte in connection with the corruption scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-Hye. Shin Dong-Bin is accused of using more than $6 million to bribe Park and her secret confidante Choi Soon-Sil, the prosecutors said on the same day they charged Park with bribery and abuse of power. Shin, 62, allegedly offered seven billion won ($6.15 million) to a sports foundation […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said rich businessmen like Lucio Tan should pay taxes. In his speech made in front of the Filipino community in Doha, Qatar, the President said that there is a need to collect taxes to cover the expenses of government programs. “In the fullness of God’s time, I am sure, as long as there is no corruption and I am able to get the taxes that these […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has won Time 100’s online poll, edging out the likes of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg, among others. Duterte took five percent of the total “yes” votes in the online survey, which aims to determine whom readers want in the annual list of 100 most influential people in the world released by the publication. The poll opened on March 24, and closed on April […]
(Eagle News) — Today, April 17, is the last day for the filing of taxes and Filipinos are lining up to beat the deadline. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay earlier reminded individual and corporate taxpayers that they have until April 17 to file their 2016 income tax returns. The BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 28-17 for this as the earlier actual April 15 deadline fell on a holiday, a Saturday which […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived from his successful Middle East trip early Monday morning, saying this was his “most productive trip ever” with signed business deals worth more than $925 million in the three countries visited. He also came home together with the overseas Filipino workers who had been given pardon by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fulfilling his earlier promise that he would come back home with his fellow Filipinos. They were […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed detained former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to attend his father’s birthday celebration on April 19. In a two-page decision, the fifth division said it was granting the former senator’s March 28 motion “in recognition of deeply embedded Filipino customs and traditions, covering respect and regard to parents and the elderly.” It noted that Estrada “appears to have complied with all the conditions of his detention and no serious adverse […]
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — Two women died in a sauna in the northern Czech Republic after the door handle came off, trapping them inside, police said Sunday. “The mother and daughter aged 65 and 45 were taking a sauna at their friends’ place in a garden colony,” police spokesperson Iva Kormosova said in a statement. “The owner thought they were taking too long to come out so she went to check and found them […]
DOHA, Qatar –The Philippines and Qatar have signed trade agreements worth $200 million during the final leg of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Gulf tour, Manila’s trade and industry secretary told reporters in Doha Sunday. Ramon Lopez said 6,000 jobs would be created in the Philippines as a result of the 13 agreements signed between private companies at the weekend, which covered areas such as health, defense and tourism. “The private firms in Qatar have shown great […]
