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By M.R. Faith Bolanos Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The national government will allocate P2 billion pesos in calamity fund for the assistance of affected workers during the rehabilitation period of Boracay island. This statement was made by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque after the proposal to close the Boracay Island was approved by President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 5. “There was a figure mentioned by the Secretary of Finance, and […]
(Eagle News) — Rice traders have pledged to give at least 700,000 sacks of rice to the government to replenish the stocks of the National Food Authority (NFA) which they will sell in Metro Manila at P39 per kilo. This was confirmed by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque who also announced President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to place the NFA under the Office of the President. The rice traders promised to deliver 100,000 sacks of rice […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Competition Commission has ordered ride-hailing service Uber to continue operating its app pending the PCC’s review of the Uber-Grab deal. “The PCC believes that Uber is capable of operating its ride-hailing app in the country, despite its claims that it has already exited the Southeast Asia market,” PCC Chair Arsenio Balisacan said in a statement. According to Balisacan, while Uber was “highlighting the exit,” it “does not emphasize enough its […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has urged a probe into what she said were the recent spate of killings against members of the legal profession. “Since the beginning of this administration, in spite of constant calls for action to protect members of legal profession, the numbers of lawyers killed have increased and without any significant executive or legislative action taken,” De Lima said in filing Senate Resolution No. (SRN) 668. De Lima cited […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to fire another government official. Duterte made the announcement in a speech in Sofitel on Thursday, April 5. “I’ll be firing about one undersecretary, one after the other. Ubusin ko talaga ‘yan,” he said. The President did not give any reason for the looming dismissal of the official, but in his speech, he railed against corruption and how activities of this nature were still being practised in government. “I […]
(Eagle News)– “Ignore” the National Food Authority Council and push through with rice importation. This was the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to NFA administrator Jason Aquino, who has been at loggerheads with the policymaking body of the NFA over how to import the rice. The President said in a speech on Thursday, April 6, that he gave such a directive to assuage the public’s fears of a rice shortage. The NFA has said there […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte gave Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez the assurance former President and now Rep. Gloria Arroyo was not after his post. “Sabi ni ma’am, ‘Sabihin mo sa kaibigan mo na wala akong ambisyon maging Speaker. He can rest…,” the President said during a gathering for his 73rd birthday and Arroyo’s 71st birthday on Thursday. Duterte, who was referring to Arroyo at that time, made the pronouncement after calling out Alvarez, who he said looked […]
(Eagle News) – Retired policeman Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the plunder case filed against him in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal involving Chinese businessman Jack Lam and former immigration commissioners Michael Robles and Al Argosino. In a motion dated March 28, Sombero said the facts he was charged with “do not constitute the offense of plunder.” Sombero argued that Robles and Argosino are alleged to have amassed P50 […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine tourism industry scrambled Friday to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island, which threw into chaos trips planned by hundreds of thousands of tourists. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the once-idyllic white-sand resort closed to tourists for up to six months from April 26, after describing the country’s top tourist attraction as a “cesspool” tainted by raw sewage. […]
(Eagle News) –Businessman and alleged drug trafficker Peter Lim has asked the Department of Justice to conduct a preliminary investigation into the drug charges filed against him separate from the one conducted for his co-respondents. Apart from Lim, self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa, Lovely Impal, Peter Co, and several others have been accused by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of conspiring to sell, transport and trade shabu. In an ad cautelam motion […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority Council will not be abolished. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification on Friday, hours after Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol said President Rodrigo Duterte himself had ordered the abolition of the unit led by Secretary Jun Evasco. According to Roque, “It’s NFA that will be transferred to the (Office of the President) with the Council.” In a radio interview, Pinol said the directive to abolish was given by President […]
