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(Eagle News)—The Philippine Consulate General is still checking whether there were any Filipino casualties after a man rammed his vehicle at pedestrians in Toronto. In a radio interview, Foreign Affairs spokesperson Elmer Cato said the consulate was coordinating with the Filipino community as the authorities there no longer release the names of those hurt or killed in such incidents. “…Kung meron pong mga kababayan natin na kasama sa casualties, ay sabihan po yung consulate kaagad […]
(Eagle News)–The National Privacy Commission (NPC) has begun its probe into a reported data breach following an attack on the websites of government organizations and others on April 1. In a statement on Tuesday, April 23, the NPC said it summoned on Monday officials of the Department of Education (DepEd) offices in Bacoor and Calamba, the province of Bulacan, Taguig City University, the Philippine Carabao Center, Republic Central Colleges in Angeles City and the Laguna State Polytechnic University. […]
(Eagle News)—-The Philippine government has assured Kuwait that it respects the “sovereignty” of the state and the “dignity of the Kuwaiti people.” The renewed assurances were given in a meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh in Davao on Monday night, April 23. The meeting comes days after Philippine ambassador to Kuwait Renato Villa was sent protest notes by the Kuwaiti government over remarks made by Foreign […]
(Eagle News)–A Court of Appeals justice was fined P100,000 for gambling, an act which government officials are banned from doing under the law. The Supreme Court meted out the penalty to Associate Justice Normandie Pizarro, who was seen gambling in a casino in Pampanga in pictures given to the High Court by an anonymous complainant. The complainant also said Pizarro himself admitted to going to a casino in 2009. “Judges should behave at all times so […]
(Eagle News) — “Welcome on board.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say to Kris Aquino after she said in a post she now understood why then-Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte won the presidency in the 2016 elections. Before making the statement, the sister of former President Benigno Aquino III, who endorsed Mar Roxas in the previous polls, criticized Roxas’ wife, Korina Sanchez, for making a television feature about her former husband James Yap. “Sampal […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — No law was violated by the Philippines after the Department of Foreign Affairs sent a team to rescue distressed Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Kuwait, according to a lawmaker. In a radio interview with Net25’s Radyo ng Agila, ACTS-OFW Partylist Representative John Bertis said that the operation conducted by the DFA’s rapid rescue team was well-coordinated with the local authorities in Kuwait. The rescue operation dubbed as “Rescue in […]
(Eagle News) — The National Telecommunications Commission on Monday, April 23 cancelled the certificate of registration of Got Deals Mobile Inc., a mobile content provider of Globe Telecom Inc., due to theft of prepaid load. The move was made after a complaint filed by one of its consumers who reported missing loads and hidden charges made by Globe. NTC Deputy Commissioner Edgardo Cabarios announced the cancellation during the Senate Committee on science and technology hearing […]
(Eagle News) — To save money, President Rodrigo Duterte will take an eight-seater plane to travel to Singapore where he is slated to attend the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit. “It’s expensive to charter a plane, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. He added a “leaner delegation would mean lesser cost for the taxpayer,” with the President to be accompanied by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, among others. The ASEAN Summit will take […]
(Eagle News) – The second package of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) will lower the corporate income tax paid by some 95 percent of businesses, and retain and provide new fiscal incentives for deserving recipients. Finance Assistant Secretary Paola Alvarez announced this as she clarified that the fiscal incentives under Package 2 of TRAIN will be given to those who contributed to national development and helped generate pro-poor investments and jobs. Under […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, April 23, said the contents of the US State Department’s human rights report were inconsistent with US President Donald Trump’s pronouncements about the Philippines’ drug war. “If I’m not mistaken, President Trump said he knows what he’s (President Rodrigo Duterte) doing in the Philippines. So I do not know how to reconcile the State Department report with the actual statement of the President (Trump),” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, April 23, urged the Senate justice and human rights committee anew to act on her resolutions aimed at addressing “congestion and poor living conditions” inside jails and penitentiaries across the country. De Lima reiterated the statement following the release of records from the Philippine National Police (PNP) that showed that most regional police offices have congested detention facilities. De Lima’s statement also comes days after an inmate at […]
(Eagle News) — The weather state bureau on Sunday, April 22 warned the public of hotter weather this week, even as it recorded a dangerous heat index of up to 47.7 degree Celsius in Sangley Point in Cavite. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the hotter weather was due to the ridge of high pressure area or the peak of summer season in the country. PAGASA said it is even […]
