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Palace says overall rice supply in country was “more than sufficient, with plenty to spare” (Eagle News) — Senators on Tuesday called for the resignation of National Food Authority administrator Jason Aquino following reports the National Food Authority no longer had buffer rice stocks. In a statement, Senator Grace Poe said NFA Administrator Aquino “should be replaced by somebody who has the capability and track record to efficiently run the agency.” “This is the first time […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said communist rebels should agree to a ceasefire if they want peace talks to continue. In a speech at the opening of a bridge in Mindoro Oriental, the President added the rebels should stop what he said were their atrocities that include collecting revolutionary taxes. “Ni walang isang putok, maski labintador and I would be happy,” Duterte said. “And so if we can have a middle ground, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Election said that it will not print new voter’s identification cards because of previous discussions on the national ID system in Congress. COMELEC Spokesperson James Jimenez also stressed said that a voter’s ID is not really a requirement for voting. “The poll body suspended the printing and issuance of voter’s ID when discussions about the national ID system started in Congress,” Jimenez said. He said that […]
(Eagle News) — Aminado si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na malayo pa na marating ng Pilipinas ang pagiging rice self sufficient. Ito ang inihayag ng Pangulo sa harap ng mga magsasaka sa lalawigan ng Sultan Kudarat habang namamahagi ng mga certificate of land ownership. Sinabi ng Pangulo hangga’t walang sapat na lupa na masasaka malabo pa ang pangarap na maging rice self-sufficient ang bansa. Agri-sector at Agrarian reform, dapat palakasin Ayon pa sa Pangulo kinakailangan palakasin […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinamamadali na ng Office of the Secretary to the Cabinet ang pag-audit sa operations ng National Food Authority (NFA). Kasunod na rin ito ng ulat na naubos na ang suplay ng NFA rice para sa Metro Manila. Sinabi ni Assistant Secretary Jonas George Soriano, tagapagsalita ng Office of the Secretary to the Cabinet, napagpasyahan noong Marso 19 sa NFA Council Meeting na magsagawa ng audit sa naging operasyon ng NFA. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng pumalo sa 4.2 hanggang 4.4 percent ang inflation rate noong Marso na mataas sa target ng gobyerno. Nitong Pebrero ay 3.9 percent ang inflation rate na pasok pa rin sa 2 hanggang 4 percent target range. Nasa 3.8 hanggang 4.6 percent ang inflation rate na inaasahan ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) ngayong Marso dahil sa mataas na presyo ng kuryente at petrolyo at paghina ng piso. Sa Huwebes, […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines can achieve upper-middle income status by the end of 2019, the National Economic Development Authority said. Neda said in its Socioeconomic Report 2017 launched on Tuesday that this was possible because of the country’s “strong economic growth performance..in 2017..” The country was also able to achieve gross national income per capita growth rate of 4.8 percent, which Neda said was higher than the target of 4.5 percent. Neda Undersecretary and officer-in-charge Rosemarie Edillon said 2019 is […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Just a day after the official start of the manual recount of votes for vice-president, four of the head revisors supervising the counting decided to withdraw. There was no reason why the four head supervisors of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal begged off on Tuesday, April 3, from the work of the manual recount, but there were four alternates who would take their place, so the recount […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court set the oral arguments for the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno on April 10 at the tribunal’s session hall in Baguio City, and directed her to “personally appear” in the hearing. On its first en banc session, the Supreme Court set the hearing for the oral arguments on Tuesday, April 10 at 2 p.m., as the high court […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has denied the government’s petition against its December 2017 order to submit reports on the war on drugs. Theodore Te, SC spokesperson, said the SC denied Solicitor General Jose Calida’s argument submitting the reports would compromise the safety of informants and police operations, and directed the government, including Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa, to submit them within a 15-day notice. The required reports include a list of persons killed in […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday denied Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder Joma Sison’s claim his group and the Philippine government signed a truce last year. In a statement, Lorenzana said there was no draft agreement on unilateral ceasefire between the two parties in October. Lorenzana said Sison’s claim that the defense chief “obscures and denies the fact that against tremendous odds, the NPA has grown and gained strength nationwide from its modest beginnings” […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iginiit naman ng kampo ni Vice President Leni Robredo na maling impormasyon ang nakarating kay dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos sa kaniyang mga pahayag ukol sa nawawalang audit log sa mga balota noong 2016 elections. Sinabi ni Atty. Romulo Macalintal, hindi nagbigay ng tamang impormasyon ang kaniyang mga abugado, at hindi rin alam ng kaniyang mga tagapayo ang patakaran sa audit log. “Hindi porke’t wala ‘yung audit logs ay […]
