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QUEZON City, Philippines – In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Congressman Rey Umali, Chairman of the House of Representative Justice Committee, talks about the power emergency as well as the incidents of alleged summary executions.
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Manny Pacquiao will return to the ring later this year to fight World Boxing Organization welterweight champion Jessie Vargas, the Filipino boxing star’s manager said on Wednesday. “Retirement doesn’t suit Manny right now,” Michael Koncz told the Los Angeles Times. “It is amazing what training and fighting does for him.” After Pacquiao defeated Timothy Bradley on April 9, he announced he was retiring from the sport to devote more […]
by Henry MORALES A hurricane sweeping in from the Caribbean on Wednesday was threatening Belize with mudslides, flooding and damage to homes, officials warned. Hurricane Earl, a swirling storm packing winds of 120 kilometers (75 miles) per hour and heavy rains, was expected to strike the small Central American nation around midnight (0600 GMT Thursday). It was located about 240 kilometers (150 miles) east of Belize, David de Leon, Guatemala’s Disaster Management Office spokesman, told […]
MANILA, Aug 4 — The Duterte administration wants the immediate revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program as soon as legal requirements are in place, a Palace official said on Wednesday. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said it was President Rodrigo Roa Duterte who personally backed the ROTC’s revival. “It is going to help in the building of discipline and values, especially in this generation, and we expect ROTC to […]
The Philippines told its fishermen Wednesday to steer clear of a fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea to avoid harassment from Chinese authorities. The warning came despite a recent ruling by a UN-backed tribunal in favour of the Philippines, as it dismissed China’s territorial claims to large swathes of the waters. Beijing angrily rejected the court’s judgement and on Tuesday it announced penalties for “illegal” fishing in its waters including the disputed areas. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Malacañang expressed its desire to re-implement the mandatory Reserved Officer Training Corps to instill discipline in the Filipino youth. Youth representatives, on the other hand, expressed their agreement regarding the desire to instill discipline in the youth but also expressed the desire to explore alternative programs rather than the re-implementation of the mandatory ROTC program. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – After the latest Pulse Asia survey showed that four out of ten Filipinos do not agree with federalism, Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the Malacañang is ready to involve the public in the debate and discussion regarding charter change. Andanar added that it is about time to review the 1987 Constitution especially with 77% of the public not conversant with the issue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Philippine National Police spokesperson Sr. Supt. Dionardo Carlos cleared that no raid was actually conducted in the compound owned by Mayor Ronaldo Espinosa but a regular police action after the PNP patrol in the area was fired upon from the Espinosa compound. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Social networking service, Twitter, will form the first “Twitter Barangay Hall” for President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, the Twitter Barangay Hall will help President Duterte give his announcements to the public. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/2koJFkYyaxw
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Health ordered public hospitals to re-implement dengue express lanes especially in areas with large number of dengue cases. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/DqJdgKk8CMI
QUEZON City, Philippines – Members of the airport police on duty the night of August 2 underwent a surprise drug test as part of the drug-free campaign of the Manila International Airport Authority. Those whose results came back positive will undergo further investigation and confirmatory tests. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 3 – The Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) welcomed on August 1, its new director, Mr. Mario Luis J. Jacinto. In his Presidential Directive No. 002, Series of 2016, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte designated Mr.Jacinto as Director of the MGB in a concurrent capacity corollary to his appointment as Undersecretary at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). As MGB Director, Mr. Jacinto shall perform the functions as provided in the Philippine Mining […]
