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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Development Authority will temporarily suspend the number-coding scheme on Friday, April 28 in preparation for the Association of South East Asian Nation Summit. Exempted from the suspension of the number coding scheme are Makati City and Las Piñas. The agency has also advised motorists and commuters to expect heavy traffic in Manila, Pasay and Makati City for the duration of the summit from April 26 to […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Tinawag na politically motivated ni Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III ang crime against humanity na isinampa laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at dalawang senador sa International Criminal Court. Iginiit ni Pimentel na ang hindi pagkakakumbinse kina Senador Alan Peter Cayetano at Senador Richard Gordon na imbestigahan ang kaso ng umano’y extrajudicial killings ay hindi nangangahulugang pinagtatakpan nila ang pangulo. “The complainant just showed how weak his complaint is and […]
(Reuters) — Tensions in the South China Sea are expected to top the agenda at this year’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, which will be kicking off later this week in Manila amid tight security. Negotiators from China and ASEAN have met in Indonesia and Cambodia over the last few months to try to come up with a final draft of a Code of Conduct for the waterway, which is claimed by several […]
(Eagle News) — Dinarayo ngayon sa Dasol, Pangasinan ang mga salt farm o pagawaan ng asin. Ilan sa mga motorista ang namangha sa ganda nito na matatagpuan lamang sa kahabaan ng kalsada habang ang ilang mga local government official mula sa iba’t- ibang probinsya ay dumarayo sa lugar para naman mag-aral ng pag-gawa ng asin. Ang Dasol ay mayroong sampung libong salt beds. Halos labin-walong (18) bayan nito na gumagawa ng asin ay aabot sa […]
(Eagle News) — Mahalagang ituro nang tama ang wikang Filipino ng mga guro para maging kapaki-pakinabang ito hindi lamang sa mga mag-aaral kundi maging sa pakikipagtalastasan ng lahat lalo na sa maunlad na bansa. Ito ang binigyang-diin ni National Artist Dr. Virgilio S. Almario na siya ring tagapangulo ng Pambansang Kongreso ng Wikang Pilipino na nagsasagawa ngayon ng kumperensya sa Baguio City. Aniya, mahalagang matutuhan ang tamang paraan ng pagsasalin o translation, mula sa mahirap […]
(Eagle News Service) — Authorities made their final security preparations, as the first day of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit 2017 and its related meetings were set to kick off on Wednesday. In a statement, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority announced a rerouting scheme for all trucks with a gross capacity weight of 4,500 kilograms and above “coming from and/or bound to Roxas Boulevard” on April 27, Thursday, and April 28. The MMDA said the trucks, whether […]
The primary symbol of this year’s ASEAN Summits and the Philippine Chairmanship. All the elements were purposely selected, from the colors to typeface, to capture the vision of ASEAN 2017. (Courtesy ASEAN 2017)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has issued guidelines on how the government will use the Php 8.8 billion higher education support fund under the government’s free tuition program for 2017. The guidelines aim to ensure that the fund–covering all students who enroll in undergraduate programs in state universities and colleges–is properly used.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed the complaint against casino junket operator Kim Wong and Weikang Xu for money-laundering, citing lack of probable cause due to insufficiency of evidence. According to the DOJ, former branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) Jupiter Makati branch, Maia Santos-Deguito has failed to directly link Wong and Xu to the money- laundering activity. In February 2016, Deguito and other RCBC personnel […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The House Committee on Housing will conduct a more in-depth investigation of the government’s housing projects. According to House Housing Committee Chairman Representative Albie Benitez, they will look into the occupancy rates of the housing projects of the National Housing Authority (NHA) to find out if the beneficiaries are being properly served.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority and the Association of South East Asian Nations Secretariat have issued a traffic re-routing scheme to be implemented from April 26 to 29 in certain parts of Pasay City and Makati City. “Expect heavy traffic and take alternate routes,” the bodies said. Based on an advisory, the traffic re-routing will be implemented along Sen. W Diokno Boulevard, Jalandoni St., V. Sotto St., Bukanes St., anf A. […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Hinala ni Senador Panfilo Lacson, kinasuhan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa International Criminal Court upang ipahiya ito sa mga lider ng iba’t ibang bansa na magtutungo sa Pilipinas upang dumalo sa Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit ngayong buwan. Ayon pa kay Lacson, kung ang reklamong isinampa ni Atty. Jude Sabio ay nakabatay lang sa testimonya ng kanyang kliyente at self-confessed hitman na si Edgar Matobato, ito ay “as good as without merit.” Si Matobato ang humarap […]
