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(Eagle News)–The Department of Migrant Workers has revealed plans to file a separate civil action against the camp of the Kuwaiti convicted of the murder of Overseas Filipino Worker Jullebee Ranara. Officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac made the revelation after Kuwait’s Appeal Court upheld the guilty verdict and 16-year imprisonment previously meted out against the then-17-year-old son of Ranara’s employer by a lower court. Of the 16 years of imprisonment imposed on him, one year was […]
(Eagle News)–The public-private partnership for the modernization of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport is expected to yield P900 billion in earnings for the national government. According to the Department of Transportation, the NAIA PPP, over the course of its 25-year agreement with the winning concessionaire SMC-SAP Consortium, the government will earn P36 billion annually, which can be redirected to other social and infrastructure programs. The DOTr said the government would secure a guarantee of P30 […]
(Eagle News) — Fourteen more Filipinos have crossed from Gaza to Egypt through the Rafah border, the Philippine Embassy in Egypt said. According to the embassy, the Filipinos, who were accompanied by two Palestinian relatives, left on Feb. 17, and are expected to arrive in the Philippines on Feb. 21. The embassy said to date, 136 of the 137 Filipinos have been evacuated from Gaza to Egypt. It said this was through the joint efforts […]
The Senate has passed Senate Bill No. 2534, advocating a PHP100 daily minimum wage increase for around 4.2 million daily minimum wage earners nationwide. The bill, co-authored by Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva, and Sen. Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada, received 20 affirmative votes in its third and final reading. Estrada emphasized the Senate’s responsiveness to citizens’ needs amid rising living costs. Although some senators were absent during the vote, the bill […]
MANILA, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) – Six soldiers and at least one Islamist militant have been killed in the southern Philippines, an army spokesman said Monday, as security forces hunted down fighters believed to have bombed a Catholic mass last December. The clashes took place Sunday in the jungle near the town of Munai on Mindanao island, Philippine army spokesman Colonel Louie Dema-ala told AFP. “This is part of the operation against the Dawlah Islamiyah. […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Aquatic Resources to maintain their presence in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said the President, in particular, ordered them to continue their “rational deployment” in Bajo de Masinloc. “We know for a fact na ang ‘Bajo de Masinloc’ is a traditional fishing ground ‘no for the Filipinos particularly ang ating mga kababayan sa […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will experience the same conditions. According to the weather bureau, the entire country will have light to moderate winds and slight […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources successfully provided some assistance to Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc recently. The Presidential Communications Office, citing data from BFAR spokesperson Naz Briguera, said in a statement that BFAR managed to supply 14,000 liters of diesel fuel, 60 liters of motor oil and other provisions to 21 commercial fishing boats “even amidst the threat of Chinese maritime vessels against Filipino boats sailing in the West Philippine Sea.” […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation and Meralco have inked an agreement that would allow the latter to construct facilities and power the country’s first-ever underground subway. Under the Switching Station Agreement with Deeds of Usufruct, the DOTr would provide Meralco with a Switching Station Area spanning 1743 square meters for the interconnection of the Metro Manila Subway to the energy provider’s distribution network. Meralco will then finance, install construct, control, operate and maintain the […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways to conduct a structural assessment of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) building in Agusan del Sur, which was damaged by a recent strong earthquake in Caraga. In giving the directive to Public Works Secretary Manuel Bonoan during a situation briefing on the effects of the trough of the low pressure area in Caraga on Friday, the President noted […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Friday, Feb. 16, led the distribution of over 3,184 land titles to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in the Caraga region. In his speech during the event in Prosperidad, Agusan del Sur, President Marcos said that while the government has gone a long way in the distribution of land titles under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program, more has to be done. “Layunin kong matapos ang pamamahagi ng lupang saklaw […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Thursday, Feb. 15, launched the Philippine Domestic Submarine Cable Network. According to the President, the network spans 2500 kilometers, making it the country’s longest and highest capacity domestic submarine fiber cable network. He expressed optimism the PDSCN, which will connect the country’s islands “in various touchpoints from the provinces of Quezon to Zamboanga,” would provide faster Internet speed for Filipinos. The President congratulated InfiniVAN Inc. and its partners Globe Telecom […]
