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Trump’s policies to resemble Duterte’s strategies

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the governing policies of the new United States President resemble some of the strategies of President Rodrigo Duterte. After attending Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Friday (Saturday in Manila), Andanar said that the policies of US President Donald Trump would coincide with President Duterte’s push to promote an independent foreign policy. “The President of the United States believes in protectionism; ‘America First’…encourages the other […]

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DOLE encourages private employers to promote a drug-free workplace policy

  MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Abello III encouraged employers to introduce policies and programs to its employees that will promote a drug-free work place. Under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order No. 53-03, all private establishments must promulgate their own drug abuse policies and programs to combat the use of illegal drugs. In accordance with Order No. 53-03, employers are obliged to send their employees for random drug testing […]

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China, Philippines agree to cooperate on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion to reduce poverty

  China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a meeting in Beijing on Monday (January 23). “After our series of talks this morning, at this moment, we can confirm that the initial batch of civilian (infrastructure) projects are worth around $3.7 billion. We’ve already confirmed three of these projects, but there are still a series of bank formalities that […]

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Philippine officials visit China to discuss bilateral cooperation

  Senior Philippine officials are visiting Beijing for talks on economic and trade cooperation. The heads of the Philippines’ finance, budget, economic planning, public works, and transportation departments arrived on Sunday. It’s the largest delegation of cabinet members from the Philippines to visit China in nearly a decade. “We continue the discussions that were started between your President Xi Jinping and President Rodrigo Duterte when he came here. We want to continue our discussions to […]

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PNP recovers 55 vintage bombs in Santiago City

SANTIAGO CITY, Isabela, January 23 (PIA) – At least 55 pieces of vintage bombs were recently recovered by the Philippine National Police (PNP) here after receiving report from a concerned citizen at barangay San Jose, this city. Supt. Alex Delos Santos, Santiago City Public Safety Company head, led the team in the recovery of the vintage bombs at the city’s solid waste and disposal facility in the said barangay. “We immediately responded to a report from […]

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PNP Chief, ‘di raw magpapaapekto sa mga kontrobersya

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ni Philippine National (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa na hindi magiging hadlang ang kinasasangkutang kontrobersiya ng PNP sa pangunguna nito sa kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra droga. Sinabi ni Dela Rosa, bagamat apektado ang PNP sa kontrobersiya sa pagdukot at pagpatay sa Koreanong si Jee Ick Joo hindi sila magpapa-apekto sa  kontrobersiya at sa halip lalo pa nilang palalakasin ang war on drugs campaign. Para sa  […]

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PNP Chief Dela Rosa, ‘di kailangang mag-resign – SP Koko Pimentel

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang dahilan para magbitiw si  Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director Generald Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa sa kabila ng pagdukot at pagpatay umano ng mga Scalawag na pulis sa negosyanteng Koreano na si Jee Ick-Joo sa loob mismo ng Camp Crame. Ito ang pahayag ni Senate President Koko Pimentel sa panawagan ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez na mag-resign si Dela Rosa matapos ang krimen na naganap mismo malapit lamang sa […]

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Malacanang outraged with Korean’s kidnap-slay, vows no whitewash in case

(Eagle News) – Malacanang assured the public that there will be no cover-up or whitewash in the investigation of police officers involved in the kidnap-slay of Korean businessman Ji Ick-Joo, as it expressed “outrage” about the incident. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella released a statement Sunday saying that the Duterte administration would not tolerate “corrupt, abusive, errant” policemen who were involved in the crime. “We are outraged by the abduction and slay of a South Korean […]

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President Duterte tells Dela Rosa, “Stay as PNP chief”

  (Eagle News) – “He stays as chief of police. Bato has my complete trust.” With this declaration, President Rodrigo Duterte stressed that Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa will stay on as the head of the national police amid calls by House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez for him to resign. The President erased any uncertainty regarding the position of Dela Rosa who had earlier spoken to the President asking him directly […]

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“Zipper lane” traffic scheme sa EDSA, kanselado

(Eagle News) — Ipinagpaliban na muna ang nakatakdang pagpapatupad ng  “zipper lane” traffic scheme sa EDSA na dapat sana ay magsisimula na sa Lunes. Matatandaang umani ng iba’t-ibang reaksyion mula sa mga motorista nang magsagawa ng experimental implementation sa EDSA ang MMDA Ayon kay MMDA General Manager Tim Orbos, naibsan man ng scheme ang bigat ng daloy ng trapiko sa southbound lane ng Edsa apektado naman aniya ang trapiko sa northbound lane. Kaya kinakailangan pa […]

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Pia Wurtzbach set to visit Post Yolanda project in Coron

QUEZON CITY, January 21 (PIA) —  Reigning Ms. Universe Pia Wurtzbach this Saturday is set to  visit the Integrated Watershed Management for Climate Resilience in Coastal Communities Project, run by the Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (Cordaid) today. Before Pia, Miss Universe 2013 Gabrielle Isler made a similar visit organized by Cordaid in 2014. The project, supported by the  National Secretariat for Social Action (NASSA)/Caritas Philippines, Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay-Social Action Center (AVT-SAC), […]

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Malacanang congratulates US President Trump, closer US-PHL ties seen

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang congratulated the United States 45th President Donald Trump on Saturday (January 21), saying the Philippine government was looking forward to “working closely” with the new Trump administration. “We congratulate the people of the United States for a successful 58th presidential inauguration. In keeping with the two-century American democratic tradition, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America outside the U.S. Capitol at 12 […]

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