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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang on Wednesday (December 14) announced the declaration of a special non-working holiday on December 26 and January 2, 2017 both falling on a Monday. The proclamation was signed by the acting Executive Secretary of the President, Menardo I. Guevarra and by the Acting Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs, Ryan Alvin r. Acosta. Malacañang stated that the additional holidays is to give people the full opportunity to celebrate the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte stressed the importance of harnessing the economic strengths of Southeast Asian Nations as an agenda that he would push with his state visits to Cambodia and Singapore. He would also raise cooperation in economic development and defense as important points in his state visits to the two countries. The President arrived in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh on Tuesday, December 13, particularly at the Phnom Penh […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Environmentalists have hit out at organisers of the Miss Universe beauty pageant in the Philippines, calling them “irresponsible” for letting contestants swim with endangered whale sharks. A group of bikini-clad Miss Universe candidates were photographed smiling and waving from boats on their way to swim with the world’s largest living fish in waters off the island of Cebu on Tuesday, ahead of January’s contest. Tourists swimming with the creatures is strongly discouraged […]
China is ready to give the Philippines weapons to help President Rodrigo Duterte wage his controversial war on drugs and to fight terrorism, the Chinese ambassador to Manila said. Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, in remarks late Monday, confirmed China was ready to supply the Philippines with weapons. “We’re exploring the possibilities of providing arms, light arms,” Zhao told reporters. “Arms for fighting against terrorism, (for the) anti-drug campaign.” Beijing has previously said it supports Duterte’s […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (Reuters) — Filipino boxer and senator Manny Pacquiao met with Cambodian tourism minister Thoang Khon on Wednesday (December 14) and several local boxers in Phnom Penh. Pacquiao is visiting Cambodia in efforts to better ties with the Philippines along with President Rodrigo Duterte is also making a state visit to the country as well. Pacquiao, a professional boxer who in November won the World Boxing Organization’s welterweight title in Las Vegas, is […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Wednesday (December 14) sacked the acting chief of the Bureau of Immigration’s Intelligence Division chief Charles Calima Jr. Aguirre removed Calima after two Immigration deputy commissioners had claimed that Calima also got money from Chinese businessman and online gaming operator Jack Lam. The Department of Justice chief also said he would not change his recommendation to immediately remove from government service the two BI deputy commissioners […]
TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — Responding to concerns over methanol blends, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi directed DOE Undersecretary Donato D. Marcos to conduct inspections and sampling of liquid petroleum products in various gasoline stations/retail outlets nationwide for compliance with existing Philippine National Standards for fuels, especially focusing on the presence of methanol in their liquid petroleum products. Usec. Marcos and DOE-OIMB OIC-Director Melita V. Obillo personally led the inspection of fuel quantity […]
MANILA, Dec. 14 – The Department of the Interior and Local Government assured the public that security plans for the forthcoming Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Manila in January 2017 are already in place. DILG Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Special Concerns Emily Padilla, also the designated point person for the security preparation of Miss Universe 2017, said the DILG and the Philippine National Police (PNP) with the cooperation of the Department of […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday (December 13) approved the appointment of former Makati congressman Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr., as the Philippines’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN). The CA also approved the interim appointments of three Cabinet secretaries, and 21 foreign service officers. The powerful CA also approved the appointment of Secretaries Ismael Sueno for Interior and Local Government, Arturo Tugade for Transportation, and Mark Villar for Public Works […]
(Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday (December 13) revealed the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) still holds 18 foreign and five Filipino hostages. AFP spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said two of the foreign captives were Japanese treasure hunter Toshio Ito and Dutch national Ewold Horn. Ito was abducted from Pangutaran Island in Sulu on July 16, 2010. Horn, on the other hand, was abducted along with fellow European bird watcher […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo, who has openly criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and the reimposition of the death penalty, announced that she is determined to lead a campaign to ‘make the president to listen.’ “I think it is very important that I will be very vocal in the issues that I feel so passionate about and talk to more people who feel the same,” she said. Robredo warned that Duterte’s war […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte warned the terrorist Maute group not to set conditions on the Philippine government after it demanded that the military stop its attacks. Duterte said on Monday (December 12) that the Maute Group has threatened to burn Marawi City if the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would not stop its attacks on their forces. “Itong Maute… It was carried by a Moro ambassador, former, sabi niya na, ‘Maghinto sila basta […]
