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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News)– Bibisita si Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sa Pilipinas, Australia, Indonesia at Vietnam sa anim na araw na biyahe simula ngayong Huwebes (Enero 12, 2017). Ayon kay Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, nilalayon ng mga biyahe ng Prime Minister na palakasin ang relasyon at bigyang-diin ang koordinasyon ng Japan sa Asia-Pacific. Ito ay para sa isang malaya at bukas (open) na world order na sang-ayon sa batas. Unang bibisita si Prime […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — American children’s television network Nickelodeon will not be allowed to build an underwater theme park on one of the nation’s most pristine islands, the Philippine environment secretary said Wednesday. Nickelodeon’s parent firm announced Monday it would build a “themed attraction” inspired by its cartoon characters such as Dora the Explorer and SpongeBob SquarePants as part of a 400-hectare (1,000-acre) development on Palawan , generating alarm from environmentalists. Environment Secretary Gina Lopez […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 12 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is set to participate in the launch of convergence programs to combat child labor today, January 12, in Quezon City. The launch is dubbed “Makiisa #1MBatangMalaya: One with Children in ending child labor”. The aim is to raise public awareness on the problem of child labor and to encourage action against. DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said that to end child labor, comprehensive actions must […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 12 – The Philippines ushers in the New Year with programs to intensify its fight against child labor. “Makiisa para sa 1 milyong batang Malaya” (One with the children to end child labor) today featured the launch of three major initiatives against child labour. These initiatives include a first comprehensive project on child labor with set up of help desks, a new project on child labor in gold mining, and a new […]
by Jennie MATTHEW Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Donald Trump was combative and in control at his first news conference in months on Wednesday, sticking to his campaign formula — boasting of his successes, cracking jokes and slamming media he considers hostile. Journalists sat elbow to elbow, knee to knee in the crowded marble lobby of Trump Tower, clamoring with question after question nine days before the Republican is sworn in as the […]
(Eagle News) – The Quezon City Police District has released the artist’s sketch of the suspect in the fatal shooting of Quezon City prosecutor Noel Mingoa Wednesday dawn. The suspect is said to be in his 30s, fair-skinned with a slightly heavy build. Police said he was about 5”6 to 5”7 in height, and was seen then as wearing a black shirt and black pants when he shot Mingoa in front of a restaurant […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Citing information she got from sources, Senator Leila De Lima said that one of the two former officials of the Bureau of Immigration who allegedly accepted bribe from casino tycoon Jack Lam was able to leave the country, together with his family. De Lima said that she just forgot who between the two former BI officials was identified by her source. The two officials involved in the bribery scandal […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Baybay, Leyte City Regional Trial Court issued a warrant of arrest against Kerwin Espinosa for murder. The arrest warrant does not include a recommendation for bail and was issued last January 5, 2017, bearing the signature of RTC Presiding Judge Carlos Arguelles. A copy of the arrest warrant was sent to the office of Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa. Espinosa is under the custody […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led the traditional Vin d’ Honneur in the Malacañang Palace with Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay at his side. This is the first Vin d’Honneur led by President Duterte after assuming the presidency in June 2016. The president received the members of the diplomatic corps and in his speech affirmed the policies that he adopted when he became president.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Social Security System will not go bankrupt in light of President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval of the Php 1,000 increase on the pension of retired SSS members starting this year. According to SSS Chairman Amado Valdez, the SSS will adopt several measures to ensure this like reforming the collection of contributions from employers.
(Eagle News) — A ranking official of the Police Regional Office 11 on Monday announced that at least 3,000 security personnel will be deployed to ensure the safety of statesmen who will attend the launch of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN 2017 at the SMX Convention center to be held in Davao City on Sunday, January 15. “Our task force is [composed of] around 3,000 composed of the Philippine National Police, members […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — China’s only aircraft carrier has entered the Taiwan Strait in a highly symbolic show of strength, but Taiwan insisted Wednesday there was no need for panic even as tensions boil over the island’s diplomatic status. Beijing has upped its military drills near the island in recent weeks after being incensed by a congratulatory phone call from Taiwan’s president Tsai Ing-wen to US president-elect Donald Trump, and by a subsequent transit stop […]
