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Activists to seek sanctions before SC vs Marcoses, military for “surprise” FM burial

  (Eagle News) — Ten days after the Supreme Court’s controversial November 8 ruling, the Marcoses buried the late President Ferdinand Marcos in very private and tightly guarded ceremonies at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, catching the country by surprise, most especially the anti-Marcos activists. With no prior announcement about the event, the petitioners who had earlier asked the Supreme Court to stop the planned burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos, are now indignant […]

Malacañang Communications Group, surprised on Marcos burial today

QUEZON CITY, Philippines  (Eagle News) — The Presidential Communications Office admitted that they were surprised when they found out that the late President Ferdinand Marcos was buried today at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Anna Marie Banaag admitted that their office was not informed about plans to bury the late President today. She said that it is the Philippine National Police (PNP) that was fully informed about the details of […]

EDCA will continue but focus is on illegal drugs war – Yasay

  (Eagle News)– Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. met with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Lima, Peru on Friday morning (November 18), assuring the latter that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) will push through. Yasay, however, said the focus will not be on military exercises but on the cooperation in war against illegal drugs. “We will continue with EDCA. Not so much to focus on joint military exercises but more on […]

There are new rules on small-value tobacco, alcohol imports, BOC bares

MANILA, Nov. 18 – Small value importations of tobacco goods as well as wines and spirits are still subject to excise taxes under a new Customs Administrative Order (CAO) that raises to P10,000 the tax-exempt value of non-commercial imports. Finance Undersecretary Antonette Tionko, who heads the Revenue Operations Group of the Department of Finance (DOF), said the CAO also lists goods prohibited and restricted for importation. “The proposed CAO provides that de minimis importations of tobacco […]

NBI probes BOC exec slay

(Eagle News)– The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) is investigating the murder of Bureau of Customs Deputy Commissioner Arturo Lachica, who was shot by an unidentified assailant on Thursday night (November 17). Agents from the NBI-National Capital Region have been assigned to the probe, which was ordered by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. Lachica was shot by an unidentified gunman in his car while waiting for the green light at the corner of España Boulevard […]

2nd update: 21-gun salute, “Taps” played at Marcos burial at National Heroes’ Cemetery

          (Eagle News) — The late President Ferdinand Marcos has now been laid to rest at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani in tightly secured proceedings where media coverage was barred. The funeral rites were supposed to have started at around 11:30 a.m., and by 12:40 p.m., people were seen leaving the compound of the Libingan ng mga Bayani. There was a 21-gun salute and the playing of “Taps,” according to Chief Supt. […]

5,036, nakapasa sa Civil Engineering Licensure exam

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Five thousand thirty six ang naka-pasa sa Civil Engineer Licensure Examination ng Professional Regulation Commission. Nanguna rito ang examinee mula sa University of the Philippines-Los Baños na may score na 93.20. Ang licensure exam ay isinagawa ngayong buwan sa Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Ilo-Ilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban at Zamboanga. Ang registration para sa professional identification card at certificate of registration ay maaaring gawin on-line.

Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani set at noon

  (Eagle News)– The remains of the late President Ferdinand Marcos are set to be flown to Manila Friday morning, with the burial at the Libingan ng mga Bayani scheduled at noon, National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Dir. Oscar Albayalde said. In a radio interview, Albayalde said the late strongman’s body is expected to arrive at the LNMB at 11:30 a.m. via helicopter from Laoag, Ilocos Norte. “Eksaktong 12 o’clock ilalagak na,” he […]

Finance Dept., pinagpapaliwanag ukol sa pondo ng relokasyon para sa informal settlers

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinagpapaliwanag ng senado ang Department of Finance (DOF) kung bakit walang inilaang pondo para sa relokasyon ng mga informal settler na tatamaan ng connector road mula sa North Luzon patungong South Luzon Expressway. Sa deliberasyon sa panukalang 3.35 trillion-pesos na hinihinging budget ng gobyerno sa 2017, sinabi ni Senate Finance Chairman Loren Legarda na walang komunikasyon ang  Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) at  National Housing Authority (NHA) hinggil […]