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SEVEN of the more than 150 inmates who escaped from the Cotabato District Jail in Amas, Kidapawan City have been killed as the manhunt for the escaped inmates is intensified. According to the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) spokesman Chief Insp. Xavier Solda, at least six of the inmates have already been recaptured. Five of them surrendered to local officials in Cotabato. The jailbreak happened past 1 a.m. Wednesday (January 4) when […]
MANILA, Philippine (Eagle News) — Chinese language magazine Yazhou Zhoukan named President Rodrigo Duterte as “Man of the Year” in its first edition for 2017. According to Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, the President was named as “man of the year” due to his “announcement of his independent foreign policy, his distancing away from the U.S., and forging closer ties with China.” “The article also praises Duterte’s good governance and anti-corruption campaign as the reason for […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Commission on Population (POPCOM) na hindi mandatory kundi nagmumungkahi lamang sila sa usapin na gawing dalawang anak lamang sa kada pamilya. Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni Dr. Juan Anthonio Perez III, Executive Director ng PopCom, iminungkahi nila ang isyu upang mapigilan ang pagtaas ng populasyon sa bansa. Aniya, alam naman nila na hindi nila maaring obligahin ang sinuman na sumunod sa naturang bilang ng dapat na maging […]
(Eagle News) — Wala nang balak si Senator Richard Gordon na buhayin ang imbetigasyon ng Senate Committee on Justice para ipatawag muli at pakinggan ang mga testimonya ni Edgar Matobato. Sinabi ni Gordon na sarado na ang imbestigasyon ng pinamumunuan niyang komite hinggil sa mga nagaganap na pagpatay kung saan inilutang ni Senator Leila De Lima si Matobato bilang testigo. Ayon kay Gordon, mismong si Matobato ang sumira sa kaniyang sarili nang mabigo itong patunayan […]
MANILA. Philippines (Reuters) — Armed men with links to Muslim rebels stormed a prison early on Wednesday (January 4) in the southern Philippines, killing a guard and freeing more than a 150 inmates, police said. The Southeast Asian nation has for decades been plagued by insurgencies by Muslim rebels in its southern islands, with President Rodrigo Duterte seeking to promote broad peace in the predominantly Catholic country. The gunmen opened fire at guards at the […]
Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Tuesday, January 3, enumerated five preconditions necessary for the Duterte Government to be able to achieve a 7 percent sustained growth rate. These five preconditions which must be achieved are: peace and order, addressing the infrastructure gap, investing in human resources, cutting the cost of doing business in the country, and a competitive tax system. On capitalizing on human resources, Secretary Diokno said the country would […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA)–Quezon City government in partnership with the National Solid Waste Management Commission (NSWMC) and the Environmental Management Bureau-National Capital Region (EMB-NCR) will hold the 3rd Ecological Solid Waste Management Exhibition and Environmental Summit on January 26-29 at the Quezon Memorial Circle. The event, which will be part of the observance of Zero Waste Month, will bring together leaders and practitioners in solid waste management, climate change, disaster risk prevention and mitigation […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol visited the Fisherman’s Center of the newly-completed wharf and causeway in Sual, Pangasinan to meet local fisherfolks and local leaders of Pangasinan and La Union on December 29, 2016 for the last Biyaheng Bukid for 2016. Piñol announced that the fishery sector of Pangasinan will be tapped as an alternative source of fish supplies for Metro Manila as fish pens in Laguna De Bay will be dismantled […]
QUEZON PROVINCE, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Billy Andal promised to aid all the coconut farmers to help them get back on their feet after experiencing the devastating typhoon Nina. “We are really devastated when we heard the news. Imagine losing thousands or even million-worth of your crop? We lost hundreds of thousands of coconut trees at a time when we are trying to plant more to replace the senile and […]
COTABATO, Philippines (AFP) — Armed men linked to a breakaway Muslim rebel group attacked a jail in the strife-torn southern Philippines Wednesday, killing one guard and freeing 132 inmates, officials said. A two-hour long firefight broke out when more than 100 armed men attacked the jail in North Cotabato, overwhelming prison guards and giving inmates an opportunity to escape. “It’s to rescue their comrades under our custody. It is a rescue operation,” jail warden Peter […]
MANILA, Jan. 4 (PIA) – Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark. Villar announced the opening of Circulo Del Mundo Bypass road on the first minute of December 30. “Circulo Del Mundo Bypass road is a 125 lineal meter bypass road which will further reduce traffic congestion around the vicinity of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 3. It is now open to the public,” Villar said. “This is a dedicated lane for […]
QUEZON CITY, Jan. 4 (PIA) – A total of 535 or 68% of the 787 projects under the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have been completed since the program started in 2012. DILG Secretary Ismael ‘Mike’ D. Sueno said the Department is continuously monitoring the 252 remaining projects which are on various stages of implementation. The PAMANA program provides subsidy and technical assistance for […]
