MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) placed all the Private and Government Hospitals nationwide under Code White Alert on Wednesday (December 21) to make sure all the hospitals have enough manpower and medical supplies for the expected rise in firecracker-related injuries. A day after the announcement of Code White, Director IV of Bureau of Local Health Systems Development, Enrique Tayag gave an update on the latest firecracker victims. In his post […]
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Government to establish bank for OFWs
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Landbank of the Philippines announced that it will establish a bank for overseas Filipino workers on September 2017. This is in connection to the plan of the Landbank to acquire Philippine Postal Service Bank or PostBank from the Philippine Postal Corporation. After the acquisition, PostBank will become a subsidiary of Landbank, with a percentage set aside for ownership of OFWs. Landbank president Alex Buenaventura said that it would […]
More benefits for the PWDs proposed this coming 2017
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Persons With Disabilities (PWD) can now enjoy their expanded benefits and privileges this coming year in light of the implementation of Republic Act 10754. Under the law, PWDs will be entitled to the following benefits and privileges such as: at least twenty percent (20%) discount and exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) in various commodities like land, sea and air transportation, medical and dental fees, medicines, funeral and burial services and […]
Despite 4-point dip, President’s trust ratings “excellent” at +72, says SWS
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte continues to have an “excellent” trust rating among Filipinos for this fourth quarter, with a +72 net trust rating, considered as one of the highest ever achieved by a Philippine president. The figure however also represents a slight drop from the previous quarter’s +76 net trust rating in the September SWS survey. The December 2016 Social Weather Survey was conducted from December 3-6, 2016 using face-to-face interviews of […]
Tax-free ‘Balikbayan’ boxes starting December 25
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) can now send their balikbayan boxes tax free, starting December 25, as long as it is worth less than 150,000 pesos. “The Bureau of Customs is happy to announce that to our millions of OFWs, starting this (December 25), balikbayan boxes with value not exceeding P150,000 will be exempt from duties and taxes,” BOC acting spokesperson for enforcement and intelligence operations Neil Anthony Estrella said […]
President Duterte offers holiday ceasefire to NPA, MNLF, MILF rebels
(Eagle News) – President Duterte announced a holiday ceasefire for rebels, urging members of the New People’s Army (NPA), the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF), and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to join their families this holiday season. Addressing members of the military during the 81st anniversary celebration of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, December 21, the President said he himself will be guaranteeing […]
NDRRMC monitors LPA
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 21 — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council continuously monitors a Low Pressure Area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). According to PAGASA, Northeast Monsoon affects Northern Luzon. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains is expected over Ilocos Region, Cordillera, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon. Meanwhile, partly cloudy to cloudy skies will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of the country with isolated rainshowers or […]
DSWD gears up for a new LPA
QUEZON CITY, Dec. 22 — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is monitoring a new low pressure area (LPA) found in the eastern portion of Mindanao that may possibly enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tomorrow, Friday, December 23. Aside from the new LPA, the Department is also gearing up for the possible effects of the Northeast Monsoon rains affecting Northern Luzon and the isolated thunderstorms in the whole Luzon area. Currently, […]
Lawmakers score UN HR commissioner for concluding President Duterte was a “murderer”
(Eagle News) — Lawmakers said it was ignorant and not prudent for the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to label President Rodrigo Duterte as a murderer, including his call for the Philippine government to probe its own president. Senator Panfilo Lacson and Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque, in separate statements, criticized the UN High Commissioner Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein saying he does not seem to know the Philippine Constitution because of his conclusion. […]
Malacanang defends Duterte as UN rights commissioner seeks probe of Philippine president
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines said Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s killing of three people in the 1980s was part of a police operation, after the United Nations rights chief urged Manila to investigate him for murder. In several speeches last week, Duterte recounted how in 1988, early in the first of his several terms as mayor of the southern city of Davao, he and local police ambushed and killed three suspected kidnappers. […]
China offers guns worth $14 mn to Philippines to help fight drugs and terrorism
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — China has offered the Philippines guns and equipment worth $14 million to wage its war on drugs and combat terrorism, Manila’s defense minister said Tuesday, as ties improve under President Rodrigo Duterte. Beijing has publicly backed the controversial campaign, which has left 5,300 people dead in less than six months and drawn criticism from the United Nations and the United States, Manila’s ally. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the latest offer […]
Malacañang confirms continuation of peace talks with CPP
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said that President Rodrigo Duterte and the Founding Chairman of the Communist Party of the Philippines have agreed to push through with the peace talks between the government and the CPP. “Yes, it went through. It was mostly a conversation between friends,” Abella said. “No references were made to political issues. Both agreed on moving peace process forward,” he added. In a Facebook post, Jose […]
