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Duterte issues EO creating panel to review Constitution for possible amendments

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has issued Wednesday (December 7) an executive order (EO) creating a 25-man panel that will review the 1987 Constitution for possible amendments. “As to the provision of the Constitution to be amended, the President has issued the other day an executive order creating the committee for consultative study of the Constitution,” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Thursday (December 8). “Basically, it’s a consultative committee to review the 1987 Constitution to […]

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CPP to lift ceasefire if detained rebels will not be freed by January

(Eagle News)– The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) said it would revoke the unilateral ceasefire it had declared if the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) will not release all detained rebels by January 2017. “The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Philippines is ready to terminate the August 28, 2016 unilateral declaration of interim ceasefire in case no amnesty and release of all political prisoners would occur in December or January,” CPP founder […]

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President Duterte assures Leni she will remain VP until the end of her term

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte made the assurance on Thursday that Vice-President Leni Robredo would remain in her post “until the end of her term.” During an interview at the groundbreaking of the Bicol International airport on Thursday (December 8), Duterte dismissed Robredo’s fears that there was ever a plot to remove her as Vice-President. “I will assure Leni and the Bicol region that she will be there until the end of her […]

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Duterte, pwedeng ma-impeach sa pagtatanggol sa mga pulis na dawit sa Espinosa killing – De Lima

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maaari raw maalis sa posisyon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte dahil sa pagtatanggol niya sa mga pulis na sangkot sa pagpatay kay Mayor Rolando Espinosa at sa kaniyang kapwa inmate. Ayon kay Sen. Leila De Lima, maari aniyang ma- impeach ang pangulo dahil sa  “betrayal of public trust.” Responsibilidad aniya ni Duterte bilang Chief Executive na ipatupad ang batas at bahagi aniya nito ang pagpapanagot sa mga mga maysala. Naniniwala rin […]

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UPDATE: Relief distribution for affected families of military ops in Lanao del Sur still ongoing

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its Field Office XII continues to assist families affected by military operations against the Maute  group in  Butig , Lanao del Sur. Social workers from the Field Office are still detailed in the area for relief distribution. As of Wednesday, some 1,203  family food packs have been distributed  to  evacuees who sought temporary shelter in neighboring barangays and evacuation centers, broken down as […]

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Plano ng CHED na Degree Program para sa agriculture, pinuri

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinuri ni Senadora Cynthia Villar ang plano ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na magkaroon ng tatlong taong (year) degree program para sa agrikultura at hikayatin ang mga anak ng magsasaka sa pagtatanim. Nagsagawa na rin ng kumperensya ang Ched para himukin ang mga paaralan na lumikha ng extension projects para maging malapit ang mga guro at scientists sa mga komunidad. Ayon kay Villar, sa ngayon ang mga magsasaka ay […]

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P8-T needed to fill infra backlog

MANILA, Philippines (PIA)- In order to to close the infrastructure gap over the next six years, the Duterte administration needs at least P8 trillion, and it is also the job of the Department of Finance (DOF) to generate enough funds to spell the financial sustainability of this ambitious public investment program. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III told a business forum that an initial list of 18 big-ticket items worth a total of P427.5 billion have already […]

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COMELEC calls on public to participate in voter registration over the Yuletide break

QUEZON CITY, Philippines –The Commission on Elections is calling on the public to take advantage of the upcoming Yuletide break and participate in the ongoing voter registration for the 23 October 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections which started last 07 November 2016 and will end on 29 April 2017. Applications for registration, transfer, transfer with reactivation, reactivation, change/correction of entries and inclusion/reinstatement of records in the list of voters will be received by the Offices of the Election […]

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House justice committee okays death penalty measure

(Eagle News)– The House justice committee on Wednesday (December 7) approved its substitute bill seeking to revive the death penalty as punishment for heinous crimes. Twelve voted to approve the bill, six voted against it, and one abstained. The committee approval of the measure implies it might meet the deadline for its passage before Congress goes on holiday break. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the death penalty is needed for his war against illegal drugs. […]

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EDSA travel time doubled in the last five years — MMDA

(Eagle News)– Travel time on Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue (EDSA) has doubled in the past five years due to increasing number of vehicles, according to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). Traffic started building up early morning nowadays on major roads of Metro Manila. Among these roads are Marcos Highway, Shaw Boulevard, and Roxas Boulevard. The looming holidays have made the vehicle volume heavier, with the number of vehicles on the road increasing by 25 […]

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