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(Eagle News) — The government will not resume peace talks with the Communist rebels just yet. Peace Secretary Jesus Dureza made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, June 14. This was after Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines, said the negotiations would resume on June 28. Although the government never made an announcement the peace talks would resume on that date, Dureza earlier said the government was doing […]
(Eagle News) — Drug manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur on Thursday, June 15, acknowledged that the risk of “severe disease” in those administered the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was higher if they did not previously contract dengue. “In this supplementary analysis, we found an increased incidence of (such) in vaccinated people without a prior infection compared to unvaccinated people without a prior infection,” Sanofi Pasteur said in a statement. The drug company’s pronouncement was essentially an acknowledgment also […]
https://youtu.be/2JIHF6oGHKI (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte warned police officials and other uniformed personnel not to even think about engaging in corruption or illegal drug operations, as he swore in 59 newly promoted personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He said that illegal drugs and corruption are the two things that he will not […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the House minority bloc on Thursday, June 14, said they would move for the rejection of the Commission on Elections’ budget proposal for 2019 if the poll agency does not replace Smartmatic as the midterm elections’ technology provider. “Glaring na glaring naman ‘yung lapses nila,” House minority leader Danilo Suarez said. BUHAY party-list Rep. Lito Atienza cited as an example Smartmatic’s alleged lapses during the 2016 elections. He said such […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are urging all Filipinos to help save lives through voluntary blood donation as part of the global celebration of World Blood Donor Day today, June 14. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said, “We continue to enjoin all Filipinos to imbibe the spirit of bayanihan and be instrumental in saving more lives by donating blood today.” […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs opened an additional 100,000 passport application slots on Thursday, June 14. According to the DFA, 50,000 slots were made available past 12 noon today, while the other 50,000 will be made available at 9 p.m. The additional slots were opened following complaints the DFA website did not show available dates. Earlier in the day, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano launched the DFA’s Passport ePayment Portal in Market! […]
(Eagle News) — Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said he would file complaints against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for “viciously destroying my name, maligning my reputation and integrity, and for deliberately manufacturing lies and spreading black propaganda against me.” The libel charges stem from Trillanes’ statements implicating the presidential son in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess in May 2017 last year. Trillanes had alleged in a Senate inquiry into the shabu shipment mess that […]
(Eagle News) — Nakahanda ang Department of Agriculture (DA) na magpatupad ng suggested retail price (SRP) system sa ilang farm products. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, masasakop ng ipapatupad na SRP system ang bigas, mga gulay at tatlong uri ng isda. Ayon pa kay Piñol, kabilang sa mga gulay na sakop ng SRP system ay pechay at talong, habang bangus, galungong at tilapia naman ang sakop ng SRP sa ilalim ng fisheries products. Inaasahan […]
(Eagle News) — Tutol ang Action for Economic Reforms (AER) sa mga panawagan na suspendihin ang fuel excise tax rates sa ilalim ng Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion o TRAIN law. Ayon kay AER Coordinator Filomena Sta. Ana, kapag sinuspinde ang buwis sa langis ay mawawala ang kredibilidad ng tax reform. Kapag nawala aniya ang kredibilidad ay mawawala rin ang tiwala ng mga investor. Paliwanag pa ng AER, Hindi rin magiging maganda ang epekto […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) Chief Director Guillermo Eleazar on Thursday, June 14 visited Net 25’s “Sa Ganang Mamamayan” at Eagle Broadcasting Corporation. (Photos by Eagle News Service Cesar Ian Batingal)
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang makita sa mga selyo ang mga magagandang tanawin ng bansa. Ito’y matapos na makalusot sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa sa Kamara ang panukalang batas na tinatawag na Philippine Tourism Stamps Act. Sa pamamagitan nito, mandato na mag-imprenta ang PHLPost o Philippine Postal Corporation ng mga stamp o selyo na ipinapakita ang mga patok na atraksyon sa bansa. Maliban rito, inaatasan rin ang paglalagay ng mga poster at promotional material sa […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte slammed Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, June 13, after the opposition lawmaker claimed she would run for the presidency in 2022 under President Rodrigo Duterte’s “plan C” so the Duterte family could allegedly stay in power. “LEAVE ME ALONE, Senator Trillanes. The last time a person irked me, I made sure to make it difficult for him to bring me down and Speaker Boy Nograles lost that […]
