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PhilHealth employees accuse former PhilHealth chief Dela Serna of exercising “abusive, insensitive” brand of leadership, incompetence

  (Eagle News) — Employees of PhilHealth on Monday, June 4, accused former interim president Celestina Dela Serna of incompetence and of exercising an “abusive and insensitive” brand of leadership. According to the employees, the “incompetent management and lack of direction” of Dela Serna, who has been relieved by President Rodrigo Duterte, has led to a  “dismal 53 percent corporate performance rating” of PhilHealth in 2017. They said this was way lower compared to the more […]

Pangulong Duterte, inaprubahan ang nominasyon kay Ferrer bilang bagong CEO ng PhilHealth

(Eagle News)- Pinagtibay na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ngayong Lunes, Hunyo 4 ang nominasyon kay Dr. Roy Ferrer bilang kapalit ni Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) Chief Dr. Celestina Ma. Jude Dela Serna. Si Ferrer ay tubong Davao at nakapagtapos ng kursong medisina sa Davao Medical School Foundation. Sa kasalukuyan, siya ay miyembro ng PhilHealth board of directors na kumakatawan sa sektor ng mga manggagawa at pangulo ng Philippine Society of Medical Specialists in Government Service sa rehiyon […]

Duterte fires PhilHealth chief Dela Serna amid allegations of excessive travels vs her

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte removed  Celestina Ma. Jude Dela Serna as interim chief of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Chief following accusations of excessive travels against her. PhilHealth Board Member Roy Ferrer was named acting chief of the agency by the President, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said in a letter. dated June 1. De la Serna incurred at least P627,000 worth of trips to and from Bohol and hotel stays even after only a year […]

Bagong PNP Spokesperson at HPG Director, naupo na sa puwesto

Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Naupo na bilang bagong hepe ng Public Information Office at Tagapagsalita ng Philippine National Police (PNP) si Senior Supt. Benigno Durana. Pinalitan ni Durana ang kaniyang kaklase sa PMA Maringal Class of 1988 na si Chief Supt. John Bulalacao na itinalaga naman bilang bagong director ng PNP Region 6. Huling naassign si Durana sa PNP Holding and Accounting Unit sa Kampo Crame. Sa kanyang assumption speech, nagpasalamat si Durana kay […]

DepEd, may hotline para tumanggap ng mga report kaugnay sa pagbubukas ng klase

(Eagle News) — Binuksan ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang kanilang action center sa pagsisimula ng klase ngayong araw, Hunyo 4. Ito ay upang tumanggap ng reklamo at panawagan sa unang araw ng klase sa mga pampublikong paaralan sa buong bansa. Maaaring tumawag ang mga kinauukulan sa hotline ng DepEd sa mga sumusunod na numero upang maipaabot ang reklamo ng publiko. DepEd action center hotlines Cellphone number: 0919-4560027 Telephone numbers: 638-7529 638-7530 638-7531 635-9817 Maaari […]

Pangulong Duterte, planong bumisita sa Kuwait

(Eagle News) — Nais tumungo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa bansang Kuwait upang personal na magpasalamat sa kanilang ibinigay na proteksyon sa mga Overseas Filipino Worker. Sa kanyang meet and greet sa Filipino community sa South Korea, sinabi ng pangulo na wala siyang alinlangan na hindi tutuparin ng Kuwait ang mga pangako nito kaya’t bilang tugon ay kahit ilang oras lamang ay tutungo siya sa nasabing bansa para ipahayag ang kanyang pasasalamat. Gayunman, hindi pa […]

Aquino, Garin, Abad attend DOJ preliminary probe into Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News)~Former President Benigno Aquino III appeared at the Department of Justice’s preliminary inquiry into the Dengvaxia mess on Monday, June 4. Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and former Budget Secretary Butch Abad also made an appearance after they were required to subscribe to their affidavits. Also present were former and current officials of the DOH. The preliminary probe stems from the criminal charges filed by the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption against the three […]

LPA at ITCZ, patuloy na nagpapaulan sa Visayas at Mindanao

(Eagle News) — Patuloy na binabantayan ng weather state bureau ang low pressure area (LPA) sa bahagi ng Mindanao na inaasahang magiging bagong bagyo. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, namataan ang LPA sa layong 390 kilometers silangan ng Surigao City sa Surigao Del Norte. Dahil sa naturang sama ng panahon at umiiral ding Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) makararanas ng katamtaman hanggang sa paminsan-minsan ay malalakas na pag-ulan ang Western Visayas at […]

President Duterte thanks South Korean gov’t for giving equal protection to Filipinos there

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte thanked the government of South Korea for taking care of Filipinos in their country, as government noted that Filipinos are given equal coverage and protection as locals and enjoy the same wage, working hours, privileges, as well as insurance, benefits, and other support program. “I’d like to thank the Korean government, South Korea, for hosting so many Filipinos here — keeping them safe,” the President said in his […]

DFA condoles with kin of OFW killed in Slovakia

(Eagle News)~The Department of Foreign Affairs has extended its condolences to the kin of an Overseas Filipino Worker who was killed while defending two women who were being harassed in Slovakia. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of our kababayan Henry John Acorda,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a statement. “We mourn the loss of another of our own who by all accounts is a hero who came to the […]

“Zero crime” incident sa mga eskwelahan pinatitiyak ni Albayalde

(Eagle News) — Nanawagan si Philippine National Police Chief Director General Oscar Abayalde sa mga police commander sa buong bansa na gawin ang lahat ng kanilang makakaya upang makamit ang ‘zero-crime incident’ sa pagbubukas ng pasukan ngayong araw, Hunyo 4. Ayon kay Albayalde, nabuo nila ang operational guidelines kung paano makakamit ang zero-crime incident. Dahil dito, pinakikilos ang lahat ng regional offices ng PNP at National Support Units upang mapanatili ang kapayapaan at seguridad sa […]

29-M students expected as public schools open nationwide today; DepEd says enrollment still open until June 30

  (Eagle News) — Public schools nationwide opened today, Monday, June 4, for the start of the school year 2018-2019 with almost 29 million elementary and high school students expected for this school year opening. The Department of Education said it’s all systems go with the perennial problems on classroom shortage now being addressed, with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) deploying 1,444 enforcers to secure the June 4 school opening. Education Secretary Leonor Briones […]