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9 na infra projects, nakalinya para pagtibayin ni Pangulong Duterte

(Eagle News) — Siyam na karagdagang infrastructure projects pa ang naka-linya para sa approval ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos makakuha ng go-signal mula sa National Economic and Development Authority o NEDA Investment Coordination Committee. Kabilang sa mga nasabing proyekto ay ang panukalang Bulacan Airport at Subic-Clark Railway. Ayon kay NEDA Undersecretary Rolando Tungpalan, inaprubahan ng NEDA-ICC ang siyam na infrastructure projects na nagkakahalaga ng 900 billion pesos. Sa ilalim ng Build, Build, Build Program plano […]

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Public Transport Modernization Expo: Modernong PUVs, ipinakita

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bilang bahagi ng pagsusulong ng pamahalaan sa Public Utility Vehicle Modernization Program, inilunsad nitong Martes, ika-3 ng Abril, ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) ang Public Transport Modernization Expo sa PICC sa Pasay City. Ito ay may temang “Modernong Sasakyan, Progresibong Bayan.” Layunin ng programang ito na ipakita ang mga makabagong prototype na mga sasakyan na magdudulot raw ng ginhawa, environmental-friendly, mas konti ang maintenance cost at ligtas na public transport […]

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Isyung inireklamo ni dating Sen. Marcos sa manual recount, titingnan ng Comelec

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Titingnan umano ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ang isyu na inapela ni dating senador Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., sa unang araw ng manual recount kaugnay ng kanyang electoral protest laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Partikular dito ang basa umanong mga balota. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, ihahambing nila sa general instructions ang mga isyu kabilang na ang disposition ng vote counting machines (VCM), ballot boxes, election returns […]

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PCC launches review of Grab-Uber deal

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Competition Commission launched on Tuesday a review of the Uber and Grab merger. In a statement on Tuesday, the PCC said the “motu proprio review…of the acquisition by Grab Holdings, Incorporated and MyTaxi.PH, Incorporated of the assets of Uber BV and Uber Systems, Incorporated” was in view of the possibility it would “lead to a virtual monopoly in the ride-sharing market.” A motu proprio review refers to an inquiry conducted by […]

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Several senators call for resignation of NFA administrator Aquino amid reports of zero NFA buffer rice stocks

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 […]

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Duterte to communist rebels: Agree to ceasefire, stop atrocities

(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, […]

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Comelec says it won’t print new voter’s ID cards

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 […]

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PHL, malabo pang maging rice self-sufficient – Pangulong Duterte

(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 […]

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Auditing ng NFA operations, hiniling ng NFA Council sa Malacañang

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. […]

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March inflation rate, posibleng pumalo nang mahigit 4%

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, […]

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Neda: “Upper-middle income” status for PHL possible by end of 2019

(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 […]

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Four head revisors quit manual recount in VP poll protest case; Marcos expresses concern

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 […]

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