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Duterte orders Bello to submit inventory of companies involved in “labor-only contracting” within 30 days

“Sisiguraduhin ni Presidente na wala talagang 5-5-5 at cabo,” Presidential Spokesperson Roque says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to submit an inventory of companies involved in “labor-only contracting.” According to the memorandum shown to reporters on Friday, April 20, the “comprehensive report on the implementation of DOLE Department Order Nos 174 and 183 Is 2017, including violations thereof and a list of companies engaged and/or suspected to […]

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El embajador de México visita al Ministro Ejecutivo del INC; expresa su aprecio por los proyectos del INC para combatir la pobreza

  (Eagle News) – El embajador de México en Filipinas, H. E. Gerardo Lozano Arredondo, visitó al Ministro Ejecutivo de la Iglesia de Cristo, el Hermano Eduardo V. Manalo, en la oficina Central de la Iglesia en la ciudad de Quezon el miércoles, 18 de abril. La visita se realizó una semana después de la visita del embajador de Brasil en Filipinas, H.E. Rodrigo do Amaral Souza, el 11 de abril, y nueve meses después […]

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Filing of candidacy for Barangay, SK polls close today

(Eagle News) — Aspiring candidates of Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections will only have until 5 p.m. today to file their certificate of candidacies (COCs), as the filing period ends on Friday, April 20. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesperson James Jimenez, said they are expecting busy weeks ahead after the filing week, since the campaign period will be from May 4 to 12. According to Jimenez, after the filing period, the COCs will be […]

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Gov’t to build major bridges to link PHL islands

(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government will build eight major bridges to link the Visayas islands to Mindanao and Luzon. The proposed bridge projects–with an estimated combined cost of P269.10 billion—-are an 18.2-kilometer bridge to connect Samar provinces to the main island of Luzon, a 20-kilometer bridge connecting Leyte to Mindanao Island through either an Underwater Tunnel Bridge or a Long-Span Overhead Bridge, the 5.7-kilometer Panay-Guimaras bridge, the 12.3-kilometer Guimaras-Negros […]

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Mexican Ambassador visits INC Executive Minister, expresses appreciation for Church’s projects to fight poverty

  (Eagle News) – Mexican ambassador to the Philippines, H.E. Gerardo Lozano Arredondo, visited Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, at the INC Central Office in Quezon City on Wednesday, April 18. Ambassador Lozano’s visit comes just a week after the visit of the Ambassador of Brazil to the Philippines, H.E. Rodrigo do Amaral Souza, on April 11, and nine months after the courtesy call of the Ambassador of […]

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Pulse Asia: More than half of Filipino voters already have 12 preferred bets for 2019 senatorial polls

(Eagle News) — More than half of Filipinos already have 12 preferred candidates for the next senatorial elections, even with the polls still far away. This is according to results of a survey conducted by Pulse Asia, and which were released on Friday, April 20. Results of the survey conducted from March 23 to 28 showed that 57 percent of the 1,200 adult respondents have chosen their candidates for the May 2019 senatorial elections. According to […]

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Villanueva: EO needed as “guide” for implementation of national policy on contractualization

(Eagle News) – While he welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to certify as urgent a Senate bill that proposes an end to contractualization, Senator Joel Villanueva said that an executive order (EO) was necessary to craft a useful and effective law addressing “endo.” According to Villanueva, who authored Senate Bill 1116, the President’s EO will “provide the framework and guidance for the implementation of a national policy on contractualization.” Filed by Villanueva in September 2016, […]

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Albayalde says all police recruits will now be required to undergo SAF commando training

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police will no longer accept police trainees who will not pass the basic training meant for Special Action Force commandos. Speaking in his first press conference as PNP chief, Police Director General Oscar Albayalde said after the training in the Philippine Public Safety College, all police recruits will be required to undergo the six-month training in basic internal security operation. He said this was better than […]

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Maternity notification sa pamamagitan ng TEXT-SSS, sinimulan na

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inanunsyo ng Social Security System (SSS) na maaari nang magpadala ng kanilang maternity notification ang voluntary at self-employed na babaeng miyembro sa pamamagitan ng TEXT-SSS. Sinabi ni SSS President at Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Dooc na dahil sa TEXT-SSS, ang mga indibidwal na miyembro ay may iba nang paraan para ipaalam sa SSS ang kanilang pagbubuntis maliban sa personal na pagpunta sa SSS branch para mag-file ng maternity notification. […]

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BSP, ilulunsad ang information campaign upang ipakilala ang new generation coin series

(Eagle News) — Maglulunsad ang Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ng nationwide information campaign upang maituro sa publiko ang bagong disenyo ng barya. Sagot ito ng ahensya matapos bumuhos ang mga reklamo dahil sa new generation coin series. Normal lang umano ito lalo na kung may ipinapakilalang bago sa sistema at naiintindihan nila ito. Tiwala ang BSP na hindi magtatagal ay masasanay na ang mga Pilipino sa mga bagong barya na nasa sirkulasyon.

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OFW na pinainom ng bleach ng kaniyang employer sa Saudi, maaari nang mabisita ng kaniyang pamilya

(Eagle News) — Maaari nang mabisita ng kaniyang pamilya ang Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) na pinainom ng bleach ng kaniyang employer sa Saudi Arabia. Ayon kay Acts OFW Partylist Representative John Bertiz, inaasahang agad nang makukuha ang visa ng magulang at kapatid ni Agnes Mancilla na under observation pa rin sa isang ospital sa Saudi. Ibinalita rin ng kongresista na nasa custody na ng mga awtoridad ang employer ni Mancilla sa tulong na rin ng […]

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NFA, umaasang ‘di na mauulit ang pagka-ubos ng NFA rice sa merkado

(Eagle News) — Umaasa ang mga opisyal ng National Food Authority (NFA) na hindi na mauulit ang nangyaring pagkaubos ng supply ng NFA rice ngayong nasa ilalim na sila ng Department of Agriculture. Ayon kay NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez, kabisado na ni Agricuture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ang pasikot-sikot ng NFA dahil dati na ito sa ahensya. Marami rin aniya sa mga opisyal ng DA ang may kaalaman sa operasyon ng NFA kaya mas mapapabilis ang […]

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