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By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15, may ride a jet ski to the Philippine Rise on the day the country marks the first year since it renamed the vast undersea plateau in Aurora province. When he was still a candidate for the presidency in 2016, the President had promised to ride the vehicle to the South China Sea when asked how he would handle China and its alleged “expansionism.” […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) na may sapat na suplay ng asukal ang bansa sa kasalukuyang taon. Sinabi ni SRA Administrator Hermenegildo Serafica, tiwala siyang maaabot ng produksyon ang local demand ng bansa ngayong anihan. Ang crop year ng asukal ay nagsisimula sa Setyembre 1 at magtatapos naman sa Agosto 31 ng susunod na taon. Bagaman tiniyak ang suplay ng asukal, isa aniya sa nakikitang problema ngayon ng industrya ang kakapusan […]
(Eagle News) — Nakatanggap ng computer monitor at health kits ang Department of Education (DepEd) para sa mga mag-aaral ng Marawi. Ito ay bilang suporta nila sa inisyatibo ng DepEd sa ginagawang rehabilitasyon sa nasabing lungsod. Nagkaloob ang isang electronics company ng mga computer monitor at health kit sa 46 na paaralan sa lugar. Ayon sa DepEd, makakatulong ito sa pagpapatupad ng DepEd National Computerization Program na proyekto sa mga mag-aaral sa lungsod. https://youtu.be/W7IlG_Q10ZI
(Eagle News)– Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno took to online media to “introduce (herself)” to the public days after her appointment as chief magistrate was nullified. In YouTube posts titled “Ang Patotoo ni CJ Maria Lourdes Sereno” Part 1 and Part 2 on Sunday, May 13, Sereno, clad in a white blazer and seated against the backdrop of paintings and what appeared to be pictures of her family, talked about herself and “what […]
(Eagle News) — Former Agriculture Undersecretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat took her oath as the new Tourism secretary on Monday, May 14. According to a news release from Malacanang, Romulo-Puyat was accompanied by her daughter and parents during the oath-taking ceremonies in the Palace that were not open for media coverage. The ceremonies came hours after President Rodrigo Duterte skipped the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections because all the candidates, according to the President, were his friends […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has a reason for skipping the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, May 14. “Purely political. Lahat yung tumakbo kaibigan ko. Almost all were my supporters in the last election,” a dzbb radio report quoted him as saying. According to Duterte, “they would never believe that nagboto ako only sa kanila.” “Sa tingin ko the better option would really be to skip the voting. Ayaw ko magduda sila,” […]
(Eagle News)—The barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections are officially over in all precincts nationwide, except in one barangay in Northern Samar. The Commission on Elections made the announcement in a press conference on Monday, May 14. According to the Comelec, it was still unclear if a failure of elections would be declared in the “far-flung” barangay. The polling precincts except for the ones in the barangay in Northern Samar were closed around 3 p.m. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News) — New Era University (NEU) signed a historic Memorandum of Understanding for academic collaboration with the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO) that hopes to “enrich the intellectual environment of both institutions.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo witnessed the signing of the MOU on Monday, May 14, 2018, at the MGIMO campus in Moscow, Russia. The event was organized by the Philippine Embassy in […]
(Eagle News) — “Peaceful and orderly.” This was the assessment of the Philippine National Police of the recently concluded barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, May 14. According to Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, PNP spokesperson, of the 47 “violent incidents” that left over 30 people dead and 27 wounded since the election period began 30 days ago, seven were “validated” to have been election-related, with 13 people killed. The election period runs until […]
(Eagle News) – The government of Bahrain has given the assurance Overseas Filipino Workers in the Arab state were protected. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, who issued a statement on Monday, May 14. According to Cayetano, in a meeting with Bahrain Prime Minister Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa at the Gudaibiya Palace on Sunday, May 13, Khalifa also “reiterated his government’s support for the Philippines..” “The Prime Minister informed us about […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipino was hurt in the knife attack in Paris, France on Saturday, May 12, that led to the death of one person. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs that issued a statement on Monday, May 14. “Ambassador [Theresa] Lazaro said the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack but has not provided evidence to support its claim,” the DFA said. Naturalized Frenchman Khamzat Azimov carried out the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte did not vote in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections on Monday, May 14. He was supposed to vote at the Daniel Aguinaldo National High School in Barangay Matina, Davao, where he cast his ballot in the 2016 elections. Earlier in the day, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte cast her ballot in the school. Polling centers around the country closed around 3 p.m. The President was reportedly slated to administer the […]
