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(Eagle News) — A magnitude-5 quake shook Surigao del Norte early on Sunday, just two weeks after the province was struck by a destructive 6.7-magnitude quake that killed eight people. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said this latest quake to hit Surigao was of tectonic origin, with a depth of 33 kilometers. It was traced 123 km northeast of Burgos, Surigao Del Norte at 2:57 a.m., on Sunday, February 26. A […]
(Eagle News) — The former Bureau of Corrections official who said he delivered millions in drug money to Senator Leila de Lima when she was justice secretary surrendered to authorities on Sunday. The National Bureau of Investigation said Rafael Ragos, who is the subject of a warrant of arrest issued by Branch 204 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court, arrived at their headquarters in Manila before noon. Ragos is a co-accused of De Lima and […]
(Eagle News) — The numbers continued to swell at the People’s Rally at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park in the Philippine capital of Manila, as more supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte showed up through Saturday night (February 25) until early dawn Sunday (Feb. 26) From the initial 215,000 estimate of the police, organizers said that the crowd reached 400,000, with some claiming that it had even reached half a million. The pro-Duterte gathering at […]
(Eagle News) — Commuters will have to brace themselves on Monday, as transport groups are set to stage a strike in Metro Manila and in several provinces in protest of a looming jeepney phaseout. The Southern Police District’s public information office said in a statement that the rallyists are set to assemble at Monumento Circle at 6 a.m. on Monday, and in other “protest centers” around the city. The statement did not specify the other protest […]
(Eagle News) – At least 200,000 supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte showed up at the Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park as of late afternoon today and continued to grow as of evening, according to the police. Pro-Duterte rally organizers claim the number was even bigger at 400,000. The pro-Duterte supporters showed up wearing mostly red which was the campaign color of Duterte. In contrast, the peak crowd estimate at the People Power Monument along […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health has signed an agreement with the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) for the latter to help the government in the moral reformation of thousands of illegal drug dependents who have been rounded up by authorities, and are now undergoing rehabilitation. The partnership to morally and socially reform the so-called illegal drug suspects rounded up in the government’s anti-illegal drug operations was formalized on Thursday (February 23) […]
By Alexander Lopez Philippine News Agency ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte, Feb. 24 (PNA) -– President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated the uncompromising stand of his administration in the fight against illegal drugs in the country. The President was here Friday afternoon to accept the turnover of a rehabilitation facility in Sitio Maag, Peñaplata, donated by the First Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII). In his message, he […]
(Eagle News) — Binigyang-diin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang kabuluhan at diwa ng EDSA People Power Revolution, 31 taon na ang nakakalipas. Sa kanyang mensahe na binasa ni Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, ang karanasan sa EDSA People Power ay patunay sa kapangyarihan ng mamamayan lalo na kung nagkakaisa para sa pangkalahatang kapakanan. Kasabay nito, iginiit din ni Pangulong Duterte ang kahalagahan ng repleksyon at pagninilay ngayong ika-31 anibersaryo ng EDSA kung nasaan na ang bansa […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Department of Education (DepEd)na kasama ang mga pribadong paaralan sa pag-repaso sa polisiya ng mga field trip. Ayon sa DepEd, isasama sa study committee ang mga kinatawan ng private schools. Paliwanag ng ahensya, hindi kasama sa ngayon ang private schools sa moratorium dahil sila mismo ang mananagot sa kanilang mga aktibidad. Kaya naman iminungkahi ng komite na isama na rin ang mga private school kasunod nang nangyaring […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpalabas ng paglilinaw ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) hinggil sa ipinatupad nitong moratorium sa pagdaraos ng field trips at iba pang kahalintulad na aktibidad, makaraan ang aksidenteng naganap sa Tanay Rizal noong Lunes. Sa memorandum na nilagdaan ni CHED Chairperson Patricia Licuanan, binigyang-linaw nito ang mga aktibidad na hindi sakop ng umiiral na moratorium. Kabilang sa exempted o hindi sakop ng moratorium ay ang ‘internship’, local man o abroad gaya ng […]
MOA ng Iglesia Ni Cristo at DOH para matulungan ang drug surrenderees, nilagdaan QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pumirma sa isang memorandum of agreement ang Iglesia Ni Cristo at Department of Health. Layunin ng memorandum of agreement na matulungan at mahikayat ang mga illegal drugs surrenderee na huwag nang bumalik sa paggamit ng droga. Lumagda sa kasunduan sina INC General Secretary Brother Radel Cortez at Dr. Elmer Punzalan, Assistant Department Secretary and Head of […]
QUEZON CITY — National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) members convene to discuss plans and preparations for a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Thursday at the NDRRMC Conference Room, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. NDRRMC Vice Chairperson for Preparedness and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government Ismael D Sueno chaired the meeting attended by Vice Chairperson for Response and Social Welfare Secretary Judy M Taguiwalo and NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil Defense […]
