QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Finance (DOF) is leaning towards a more effective collection of tax than implementing a proposed tax increase in order to increase the revenue collection of the government. The DOF is also reluctant to increase the value-added tax following the declaration of President Rodrigo Duterte to reduce the personal and corporate income tax. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
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PHIVOLCS warns residents near Mayon Volcano
QUEZON City,Philippines – The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) warned resident to not go inside the 6 km – radius permanent danger zone of Mount Mayon due to the possibility of lahar flows, which in turn may be caused by the continuous rain experienced by the province. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Tokyo’s first woman governor gets down to work
CCTV — The first female governor of Tokyo has started her new job at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government office on Tuesday (August 2), after her election victory at the weekend. Yuriko Koike was welcomed by hundreds of staff and Tokyo residents with warm applause and flowers adorned with green ribbon, her election campaign colour. The sprawling city of some 13.5 million people faces a plethora of problems such as an ageing population, daycare shortages, and […]
Mga pasaway na government employee, kakasuhan
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mahaharap sa kaso ang mga lakwatsero at pasaway na mga kawani ng gobyerno. Ito ang ibinabala ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte lalo na sa mga mahabang mag-break at basta-basta na lamang umaalis sa tanggapan at hindi na bumabalik. Samantala ang mga kampanyang patuloy na nagpapatupad ng “ENDO” o End of Contract ipapasara.
Duterte Con-Ass, napagpasyahan sa NSC meeting
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nanindigan si Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte na pabor at napagpasyahan na sa National Security Council ang pagbabago ng saligang batas sa pamamagitan ng Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass). Ang dahilan malaki ang gagastusin kung masusunod ang Constitutional Convention (Con-Con).
President Duterte wants to talk again with CPP-NPA-NDF
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Roa Duterte admitted on Monday that the road to peace is always a rocky road but still hoping his administration could talk again with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF). ”There is no negotiation that comes easy to us especially given the turmoil of our country. We are hoping that we could just talk, maybe we did not understand each other,” the President said during the mass oath-taking […]
Mascot “PO1 Bata” ipinakilala sa publiko
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinakilala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa publiko si “PO1 Bato” na dadalhin sa mga eskwelahan at komunidad bilang bahagi ng kampanya laban sa ilegal na droga. Kasabay nito ay ang inanunsiyo na rin ng PNP ang pormal na pagsisimula ng operasyon ng 911 emergency hotline.
Hong Kong shuts down as Typhoon Nida hits
by Dennis CHONG HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong shut down Tuesday as Typhoon Nida brought violent winds and torrential rain, with hundreds of flights cancelled and the stock market, schools and businesses closed, as the storm headed across southern China. Gusts of 151 kilometers (93 miles) per hour whipped the city and rain lashed down during the night, and authorities warned of floods and landslides. Streets were deserted Tuesday morning as school was […]
Device para maiwasan ang paghilik, naimbento sa Israel
Malakas ka bang humilik sa tuwing ika’y natutulog? O di naman kaya ay hindi makatulog ang iyong katabi sa lakas ng iyong hilik? Alam nyo ba na hindi basta-basta ang ganitong kalagayan, dahil ayon sa mga eksperto ang mga taong humihilik sa habang natutulog ay mayroong seryosong karamdaman sa katawan. Dahil dito, nakaimbento ang mga technologist sa Israel ng device na makatutulong sa inyong mga partner o mga mahal sa buhay na humihilik. Itoy tinawag […]
Mga bagong panganak na hindi na breastfed, may mataas na health risks UNICEF
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – -Mas mataas ang health risks ng mga bagong silang na sanggol na hindi na-breastfeed sa unang oras ng kanilang pagka-silang. Ito ang babala ng UNICEF sa pagsisimula ng World Breastfeeding Week. Ayon sa ahensya, mahalagang mapakain ang sanggol sa pamamagitan ng gatas ng ina sa unang oras pagkasilang dahil mapapangalagaan ang mga ito sa iba’t-ibang uri ng sakit Inihayag ng UNICEF na sa isinagawang pag-aaral ang mga bagong silang na […]
Philippine crime war packs decaying jails
by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Mario Dimaculangan shares a toilet with 130 other inmates in one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded jails, and conditions are getting worse as police wage an unprecedented war on crime. Security forces have killed hundreds of people and detained thousands more in just one month as they have followed the orders of President Rodrigo Duterte, who has said the top priority at the start of his six-year term is […]
Zika travel warning issued for Miami neighborhood: US
by Leila Macor Kerry Sheridan MIAMI, United States (AFP) Zika fears prompted US health authorities on Monday to issue a travel warning for a small section of Miami where local mosquitoes have spread the virus to 14 people, officials said. “We advise pregnant women to avoid travel to this area,” said Centers for Disease Control and Prevention chief Tom Frieden, noting that the virus can cause the birth defect, microcephaly. The area to avoid […]





