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Duterte sets aside P2 billion for free medicines to poor Filipinos this December

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is setting aside P2 billion to be given to poor Filipinos in need of medicines. Duterte said the amount was part of the P5 billion check granted to him by the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) which he is giving to the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The President said he is directing the DOH and the DSWD to allot P2 billion for poor […]

Mayor Espinosa killed during ‘rubout’– NBI

(Eagle News)–The late Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa was killed during a rub out, not in a shootout, the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) concluded on Tuesday (December 6). The NBI has advised the Department of Justice (DOJ) to file multiple charges against 24 Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Region 8 officers led by their head Superintendent Marvin Marcos, and other individuals involved in the killing of Espinosa and his cell mate, Raul Yap, on November 5. […]

Pabahay para sa mga biktima ng Yolanda, maari nang matirahan

Tacloban, Leyte — Maaari nang lumipat ang mga biktima ng typhoon Yolanda sa mga itinayong pabahay ng gobyerno. Matatandaang ipinag-utos ito ni Pangulong Dutete nitong Nobyembre sa paggunita sa ikatlong anibersaryo ng supertyphoon Yolanda na ikinasawi ng mahigit na 6,000 katao. Ang pagpapalipat sa 827 na pamilyang nasalanta ng bagyong Yolanda noong 2013 sa mga bagong tayo na ‘relocation sites’ sa Tacloban, Leyte ay naganap nitong Sabado Disyembre 3. Sa tulong ng ‘Office of the Presidential […]

Senate defies Ombudsman on order suspending Villanueva

MANILA, Philippines — All senators united in their decision to support their fellow senator, Joel Villanueva, as they defied the order from the Office of the Ombudsman dismissing the former head of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Villanueva was earlier charged with malversation, graft and falsification of public documents over the allegedly anomalous disbursement of his 10 million-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund or PDAF when he was the Citizens Battle against Corruption or CIBAC party-list representative. All of the senators supported […]

Signed bilateral agreement first before release of prisoners – Duterte

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he will not release political prisoners without a signed bilateral ceasefire agreement with the National Democratic Front (NDF). Labor Secretary Sivestre Bello III in a statement said the President told him that if he’ll be given signed bilateral ceasefire agreement, he will release the political prisoners within 48 hours. “The President told us that once he receives even just a facsimile copy of the signed agreement, he […]

Russia, Philippines to develop military cooperation

The foreign ministers of Russia and the Philippines said Monday, December 6 that the two countries are ready to develop bilateral cooperation in the military sphere, but clarified  that they do not favor creating new military alliances in the Asia-Pacific Region. In a joint conference with his Philippine counterpart Secretary Perfecto Yasay, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said “as far as military alliances and military blocs are concerned, the position is that security issues in the Asia-Pacific […]

Duterte felt “uncomfortable” with VP’s political actions — Palace

    (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte had become “uncomfortable” working in the cabinet with Vice-President Leni Robredo and his trust for her had dwindled which was the reason for him to issue a directive that she should already “desist” from attending cabinet meetings, Palace officials said Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said this, while also clarifying that it was not the President’s intention to fire Robredo from her cabinet post. “With or without […]

New government blueprint for decent employment envisions 7.5 million jobs by 2022

MAKATI, Dec. 6 – A new government blueprint for decent job creation through employment and entrepreneurship from 2017 to 2022 was adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan (TNK)-Employment and Livelihood Summit on 2 December. Signed by Secretaries Ramon Lopez of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Silvestre Bello III of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the “Trabaho, Negosyo at Kabuhayan: A Blueprint for Decent Employment and […]

DILG urges LGUs to develop ‘child-friendly’ programs

MANILA, Dec. 6 – The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has underscored the need for local government units (LGUs) to continue best practices and programs for children towards good governance. “Children are the most affected of economic problems in the Philippines particularly with the persistent rates of malnutrition which calls the need for our LGUs to craft adaptive and innovative programs to address this pressing concern,” said DILG Undersecretary Austere A. Panadero […]

US Congress recognizes Filipino WWII veterans, passes congressional gold medal bill

Manila, Philippines (PIA) — The United States Congress approved on November 30, 2016, the Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional gold medal Act of 2015. The bill unanimously passed the Senate on July 13, 2016 and is now one step closer to becoming a law, pending President Barack Obama’s signature. The Senate version (S.1555) was sponsored by Senators Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Dean Heller (R-NV), Harry Reid (D-NV), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Brian Schatz (D-HI). The […]

Duterte to opposition: “Maghintay na lang kayo. You’ve had your days”

  (Eagle News) – While Vice-President Leni Robredo has claimed that there might be plans from Malacanang to oust her, President Duterte hinted that it is the other way around: It is the opposition who could not wait to get him out of office. In his speech Monday night (December 5) at the Malacanang grounds, Duterte advised the opposition to just wait. He however did not make any mention of Robredo’s earlier resignation as chairwoman […]