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South Korea, nag-alok ng $1B para sa ‘Build, Build, Build’ program ng gobyerno

(Eagle News) — Nag-alok si South Korean President Moon Jae-In ng $1 bilyon para sa “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program ng pamahalaan. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, sa naganap na pulong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kasama si President Moon ay nagbigay ang Pangulo ng South Korea ng official development assistance upang makatulong sa nasabing programa ng gobyerno. Ayon naman kay Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, dinoble ng South Korea ang offer […]

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Mga gurong lumipat sa public schools, problema ngayon ng DepEd

(Eagle News) – Hinaharap ngayon ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang hamon ng paglipat ng mga guro mula sa private schools papunta sa mga pampublikong eskwelahan. Ayon kay Education Secretary Leonor Briones, sa gitna ng isyu ng hirit na umento sa sahod ng mga public school teachers ay dapat tugunan ng DepEd ang migration o paglipat ng mga private school teacher dahil sa mas malaking sweldo sa public schools. Sinabi ni Briones na bukod sa […]

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Biktima ng motorcycle riding-in-tandem, umabot na sa halos 1,000 katao – PNP

(Eagle News) — Mula Oktubre noong nakaraang taon, umabot na sa 927 ang nabiktima ng motorcycle riding criminals sa buong bansa. Sa kabuuang bilang, 880 sa mga biktima ang napatay, habang 47 naman ang nasugatan. Ayon sa otoridad, mahigit sa isang libo ang suspek sa nasabing mga krimen, ngunit 51 pa lamang sa kanila ang naaresto habang 12 naman ang napatay sa engkwentro. Sa kasalukuyan ay 1,008 na ang bilang ng mga suspek kung saan […]

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P750 nationwide minimum wage, walang negatibong epekto sa employers – IBON research group

(Eagle News) — Kaya umano ng mga kumpanya, malaki man o maliit, na ibigay ang panukalang 750 pesos na nationwide minimum wage increase. Ito’y bagamat sinabi ng Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) na imposible ang hirit na dagdag-sahod. Ayon sa IBON Foundation, milyung-milyong piso ang kinikita kada taon ng mga kumpanya kung pagbabatayan ang pag-aaral ng Philippine Statistics Authority noong 2015 annual survey ng Philippine business and industry. Lumabas sa naturang pag-aaral na mahigit […]

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Sen. Angara: Mahigit 4 na milyong out-of-school youth, dapat bigyan ng ayuda ng gobyerno

(Eagle News) — Hinimok ni Senator Sonny Angara ang gobyerno na bigyan rin ng ayuda ang mahigit apat na milyong out-of-school youth sa buong bansa. Sinabi ni Angara, na nakakalungkot na milyun-milyon pa rin ang hindi nabibigyan ng pagkakataong makapag-aral. “While it’s back to school for 28 million students, there are still some 3.8 million out-of-school children and youth out there who need government’s assistance so they can have access to quality education. Nakalulungkot na […]

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Suspect in killing of Ombudsman prosecutor arrested

(Eagle News)~The suspect in the killing of an Ombudsman assistant special prosecutor has been arrested. A report said jeepney barker Angelo Avenido Jr. ,31, was nabbed by authorities on Monday, June 4, at 5:45 p.m. This was only hours after the killing of Madonna Joy Enaco Tanyag in Quezon City. Police said Avenido had tried to rob Tanyag, but she resisted. Tanyag was five months pregnant at that time.

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PHL, S. Korea ink agricultural pact

(Eagle News)-The Philippines and South Korea have inked an agricultural agreement that will ensure the use of technology in the industry. “With the MoU (memorandum of understanding) on Agricultural Cooperation signed today, various activities are now being lined up, including technology transfer on mechanization and irrigation,” Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said in a post. Piñol’s announcement came after President Rodrigo Duterte  and his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-In held a bilateral meeting at the Blue […]

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Duterte meets with South Korea’s Moon; expresses optimism about denuclearization in Korean peninsula

  (Eagle News)~President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, June 4, expressed optimism  about denuclearization in the Korean peninsula. “The Philippines is hopeful that positive developments over the past several months will continue and contribute positively toward the goal of denuclearization in [the] Korean peninsula,” Duterte said after bilateral talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-In in the Blue House in Seoul. He was apparently referring to the Inter-Korea Summit on April 27, which saw the two […]

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Pagbubukas ng klase ngayong araw, ‘generally peaceful and successful’- Briones

(Eagle News)- “Matagumpay at matiwasay.” Ito ang paglalarawan ni Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones sa unang araw ng pasukan para sa taong 2018-2019. “Ang assessment namin dito sa (DepEd) at sigurado naman ako marami naman ang mag-agree na generally peaceful, generally successful dahil madaming ginawang paghahanda ang department,” pahayag ni Briones. Ayon sa kalihim, lubos na naghanda ang kagawaran para sa pagbubukas ng klase ngayon araw at kanilang sinuring mabuti ang kahandaan ng […]

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Putting the right people in place: Albayalde explains the reason for PNP reshuffle, gives officials one month to prove their worth

(Eagle News)- Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde explained the recent reshuffle of top police officials last Friday, stressing that PNP needs to ensure “the right person will be at the right post”. “The reshuffling in the PNP last Friday is due to the recent and upcoming retirement of some senior officials this month. This assignment is still based on the assessment of their performance of the officers and how they can […]

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Aquino: No proof of “deadly effects” of Dengvaxia

(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Monday, June 4, said there was still no proof showing that Dengvaxia had deadly effects. ‘Yung risk, meron ‘yung 0.2 percent na binabanggit na baka magka-severe dengue. (Ang) gain (ay) ‘yung natira sa 100 percent, 99.8 percent ng population, ay nagkakaroon ng proteksyon na at least 30 months,” he said after filing his counter-affidavit to the complaint lodged against him by the Volunteers Against Crime and […]

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20 schools in Marawi City cannot be used for June school opening

(Eagle News) – At least 20 out of 69 classrooms in Marawi City could not be used to accommodate students for the school year as the opening of classes nationwide began on Monday, June 4. Based on the assessment conducted by the Department of Education (DepEd), some 20 public schools that were totally damaged by the conflict last year could still not be used as these had been hit by bombs and some were burned […]

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