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Mayor says Cagayan de Oro water level has receded

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Cagayan De Oro City Mayor Oscar Moreno talks about the water level in Cagayan De Oro City after strong rainfalls induced flash flooding in the city. According to Mayor Moreno, there are no more rains and the water level is already going down. Families are also returning to their homes from the evacuation centers.

BIR puts a stop on its “shame campaign”

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue will put a stop on its “shame campaign” called “Run After Tax Evaders” or RATE. Revenue Deputy Commissioner for Legal Services Clint Aranaz said that they want to give taxpayers the opportunity to settle their accounts with the BIR and to pay their back taxes without being meted the penalties. https://youtu.be/1k0Pd8YCu_I

Cabinet readies projects for Japanese ODA

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Cabinet will meet this week in order to lay down projects that will be funded by the 1 trillion yen or Php 441 billion official development assistance (ODA ) and investments from Japan. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said that the Cabinet will study the details of the projects to be funded by the ODA before submitting the same to Japan. https://youtu.be/HetheZWQ10g

Eye massager, smart brush, sleep lamp: Health, wellness tech galore at 2017 CES

https://youtu.be/ZVVssVSAq5w   By Anna Cui Las Vegas EBC Correspondent   Las Vegas, USA (Eagle News) — An eye massager, a “smart” brush that tells you if you’re brushing your hair the right way, a scanner that checks nutritional content of food, and “sleep lamps” that can lure you to sleep or wakefulness depending on the time of day. These are just some of the health and wellness products that the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation’s Las Vegas […]

Dagdag na SSS contribution, idinipensa

(Eagle News) — Hinimok ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ang mga kawaning miyembro ng Social Security System na ituring na long-term savings at hindi gastos ang dagdag na kontribusyon. Ayon sa kalihim, ang miyembrong aktibong nagbabayad ng kanilang kontribusyon ay makaka-avail ng mga social benefit at loan privileges ng SSS. https://youtu.be/bBGynbRAmM8

Pagkakaisa para sa Miss Universe pageant, panawagan ng DOT

(Eagle News) — Patuloy na umaapela ng pagkakaisa ang Department of Tourism (DOT) kaugnay sa pagdaraos ng Miss Universe pageant sa bansa sa January 30. Ayon kay Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, dapat na lamang isipin ang mga benepisyong makukuha ng bansa sa pag-host ng nasabing beauty pageant. https://youtu.be/M5e9BTzstDA

Bilang ng mga Pilipinong na nagsabing sila’y mahirap, bumaba—SWS

(Eagle News) — Bumaba ang porsyento ng mga Pilipinong nagsabing sila ay mahirap nitong fourth quarter ng 2016. Ito ang lumabas sa pinakahuling survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Nasa 44 % o sampung milyong pamilyang Pilipino ang nasabing sila ay mahirap na itinuturing na new record low annual average. Ang quarterly self-poverty rate ay mas mababa sa 47 % na naitala noong 1987. Isinagawa ang survey sa pagitan ng December 3 hanggang 6 sa […]

PNP Chief: Pagdedeklara ng martial law hindi basta-basta

(Eagle News) — Tiwala si PNP Chief Police Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na hindi basta-basta magdedeklara ng martial law si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero kung ipatutupad daw ito ng Pangulo, susuportahan daw ito ng pnp ng higit pa sa isangdaang posyento. https://youtu.be/Cjg2b5jcEoU

Pangamba ng publiko sa pagdedeklara ng martial law, pinawi ng DOJ

(Eagle News) — Posible umanong resulta ng inis ng Pangulo sa talamak na droga ang naging pahayag hinggil sa pagdedeklara ng martial law. Ayon kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, posibleng napuno na ang Pangulo sa mga nangyayari ngayon partikular na ang pagkakasabat sa bilyon- bilyong pisong halaga ng iligal na droga ng National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa San Juan City nito lamang Disyembre nang nakaraang taon. Umapela naman ang kalihim sa publiko na wag […]

Cagayan de Oro struck by flash floods; travel and communications impaired

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Cagayan de Oro was affected by heavy flooding on Monday, January 16, because of two weather systems affecting the area – the tail end of a cold front and a low pressure area – that affected thousands of residents and leaving hundreds of people stranded. Photos sent to Eagle News Service showed the sudden flooding that submerged vehicles parked along the streets. But the weather bureau warned that flashfloods could […]

Turkish police catch Istanbul nightclub attacker in city

by Fulya OZERKAN / Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — Turkish police on Monday captured the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year’s night at an Istanbul nightclub, detaining him in a raid on a residential area of the city after a long manhunt. The alleged assailant was found along with his four-year-old son in an apartment in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul after a massive police operation, state-run TRT […]

Five dead in shooting at Mexico music festival

People remain in the street outside the Blue Parrot nightclub as firefighters and police agents patrol the area in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo state, Mexico where 5 people were killed, three of them foreigners, during a music festival on January 16, 2017. A shooting erupted at an electronic music festival in the Mexican resort of Playa del Carmen early Monday, leaving at least five people dead and sparking a stampede, the mayor said. Fifteen […]