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(Eagle News)–Three out of five Filipinos support the national ID system, a recent Social Weather Stations survey showed. According to the survey conducted from June 27 to 30, 73 percent say the system, which was enacted into law on Aug. 6, will be a big help to them. Net approval was highest in Metro Manila at an extremely strong +60 rating, followed by Balance Luzon at astrong+58, Visayas at an extremely strong+53 and Mindanao at a very […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Tuesday, Aug. 7, welcomed the signing into law of the National ID system. In a statement, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Republic Act No. 11055 or the Philippine System Identification Act will “help government address the gaps in the identification of citizens entitled to receive government services, thereby making things more convenient for law-abiding Filipinos..” He noted that based on his experience, “armed conflicts and insurgencies are […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was “cool” when shown the video on federalism uploaded by Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson in her Facebook page. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who noted that the President was “not laughing” when shown the video featuring blogger Drew Olivar dancing to a tune. The video drew strong reactions from the public and government officials. Uson noted that the video was not funded by taxpayers’ money. […]
(Eagle News) — Ten Filipinos from three separate families were affected by a fuel tanker explosion just outside Bologna, Italy. The Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that the number includes two minor children and two infants. The DFA quoted Consul General Irene Susan Natividad as saying the blast blew off the doors and windows of the units of the three families and damaged a number of articles inside. At least one person died […]
(Eagle News) — Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez is still the House minority leader. This was after a majority of the members of the House of Representatives approved the motion of Majority Leader Rolando Andaya declaring the Quezon representative as such. Northern Samar 1st District Representative Raul Daza tried to object, but to no avail. Apart from Andaya, Rep. Miro Quimbo and ABS Rep. Eugene de Vera were vying for the post. Their supporters argued Suarez […]
(Eagle News) — Regional trial courts can soon issue orders preventing a person suspected of committing a crime from leaving the Philippines. This was after the Supreme Court, voting 11-1, ruled these courts could issue the precautionary hold departure order, which directs the Bureau of Immigration to stop any attempt to leave of an individual facing a crime where the minimum penalty prescribed by the law is at least six years and one day. The […]
(Eagle News) — Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday, Aug. 7, filed a resolution “expressing the position” of the House of Representatives that it and the Senate will vote separately once they convene into a Constituent Assembly to propose changes in the Constitution. “Whereas, the House of Representatives is taking the same position of the Senate thereon,” House Resolution 2056 said. The move essentially breaks the deadlock between the Senate and the House of Representatives then-headed […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has denied detained Senator Leila de Lima’s plea she be allowed to “appear and personally represent herself” during oral arguments on the Philippines’ announced withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. Voting 10-2, the SC said it found “no compelling reason” for the senator, who is detained in Camp Crame over drug cases, to make the appearance and argue against the withdrawal. For this, the SC “noted that Senator De […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formed a team to help secure the release of the three Filipinos who were kidnapped in Libya. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the team was headed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. Members of the team included Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Mindanao Development Authority Secretary Datu Abul Khayr Dangcal Alonto, and Abdullah Mama-o, the presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers concerns. According to Roque, the formation […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has sacked the board of directors of the Nayong Pilipino Foundation. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was over their supposed lease contract with a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s Landing International Development Ltd that was disadvantageous to the government. “In addition….the President has instructed a review of the Contract of Lease entered by NPFI with Landing Resorts Philippines Development Corp., which the Chief Executive described, in his own words, as ‘flawed,’ […]
(Eagle News) – Inflation rate in July rose to an even higher rate of 5.7 percent compared to June’s 5.2 percent, indicating that prices of goods and services continued to rise, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority. “The country’s headline inflation rate continued to move at a faster pace of 5.7 percent in July 2018,” the PSA’s latest report released today, Tuesday, August 7, said. This is the highest recorded in five years, based on […]
(Eagle News)—-No Filipino was hurt in the nationwide student protests in Bangladesh that turned violent over the weekend. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said, however, that it was still closely monitoring the protests that have resulted in injuries and paralyzed public transportation. “The Embassy continues to coordinate with leaders of the Filipino Community to check on the safety of their members and to see if any of our kababayan have been affected […]
