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Malacañang welcomes financial assistance on drug rehab programs from EU

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang has welcomed the financial assistance offered by the European Union on government drug rehabilitation programs. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the Duterte administration will not turn away any financial aid – even from EU – as long as said aid is unconditional. “As the Duterte administration gains ground in the war on drugs, the Palace welcomes all plans and offers of help without conditions for the country’s […]

Sen. Pimentel appeals for help for CDO flooding victims

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Tuesday appealed for immediate help for thousands of residents of Cagayan De Oro affected by the flash floods. “On behalf of Cagayan de Oro, I issue this urgent appeal. The city needs every assistance that our people can give. It needs immediate support for the reconstruction of destroyed houses and other damaged buildings,” Pimentel said. Although there is a lower number of […]

Former Magdalo soldiers, appointed to BOC

(Eagle News) — Some of the members of the Magdalo Group who orchestrated the Oakwood Mutiny were given positions in the Bureau of Customs by Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon. This includes former Army Captain Gerardo Gambala as Deputy Commissioner of Management Information System and Technology Group, former Navy Lieutenant James Layug as Director III of the Port Operations Service, and former Army Captain Nilo Maestracampo as Director III of the Import Assessment Service. The three […]

Final say on death penalty revival still with Congress, says Malacañang

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the final say regarding the revival of the death penalty remains with the Congress. Abella said that although the revival of the death penalty is one of the campaign promises of President Rodrigo Duterte, Malacañang concedes that the power remains with the Congress. This is despite previous pronouncements from President Duterte pushing for the revival of the death penalty. In a statement, Communications […]

House committee approves emergency powers bill for traffic crisis

  (Eagle News) – The Committee on Transportation of the House of Representatives approved on Wednesday, January 18, House Bill 544 or the Traffic Crisis Act of 2016 that seeks to provide remedies to the traffic problem in the country through emergency powers. There were 12 amendments made to the bill during the resumption of the committee hearing. The committee said the traffic crisis was concentrated in metropolitan areas such as in Metro Manila, Metro […]

Tax reform sa PHL, napapanahon na – Rep. Salceda

(Eagle News) — Napapanahon na raw para magkaroon ng tax reform sa bansa. Ayon kay Albay Rep. Joey Salceda, masyado nang mataas ang binabayarang buwis ng mga ordinaryong mangagawang Pilipino. Sa Asya aniya ang Pilipinas ang may pinakamataas na buwis na ipinapataw sa mga empleyado. Si Salceda ang may-akda at naghain sa House Bill 4688 o Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN). Nakasaad sa nasabing panukalang batas na ibaba ang personal income tax ng […]

Note verbale kontra China, inihain ng Pilipinas

(Eagle News) — Naghain ng “diplomatic communication” ang Pilipinas laban sa China makaraang mapaulat na naglagay ito ng anti-aircraft at anti-missile weapons sa mga artipisyal na isla sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., ipinalabas ng pamahalaan ang “note verbale” kasunod ng report ng Center for Strategic and International Studies ng Estados Unidos hinggil sa naging hakbang ng China. Nilinaw naman ng kalihim na hindi gagawin ng Pilipinas ang […]

Defense Chief:  Militarisasyon ng China sa West PHL Sea, nakakabahala

(Eagle News) — Nagdulot umano ng pangamba ang ginagawang militarisasyon ng China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, nakakabahala ang nasabing aktibidad ng China sa kabilang ng panawagang kapayapaan ng pamahalaan. Makikita sa inilabas na satellite photos ng US Think Tank CSIS Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) nito lamang Disyembre ang tila weapons system na inilagay sa Johnson Reef o Mabini Reef.

Panukalang death penalty, malabo raw lumusot sa Senado

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) —  Malabo umanong mapagtibay ang panukalang panunumbalik  ng parusang kamatayan ito ay dahil ilang Senador ang nagsabing hindi ang bitay ang solusyon para tuluyang masugpo ang matinding problema ng krimen sa bansa. https://youtu.be/OMmew4CNrs0

2 solons, kasama sa Nacro-list

MANILA, Philipines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez na may dalawang incumbent congressmen ang kasama sa Narco List ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Gayunman, tumanggi si Alvarez na pangalanan ang dalawang kongresista. Tiniyak naman ni Alvarez na naberipika nang husto ang impormasyon kaugnay rito at maging siya ay nagsagawa rin ng sariling beripikasyon. Protektor umano ng sindikato ng droga ang papel ng dalawang nasabing kongresista. Maliban aniya sa mga ito, may mga Gobernador, […]

Yasay says DFA had sent note verbales to China on South China Sea militarization

  (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said it had sent about three or four note verbales to China expressing the Philippines’ concern over the reported military equipment recently set up by China in the Spratly Islands. One note verbale was issued after an American think tank report in December 2016 that said China has installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man made islands. Earlier, the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]