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QUEZON City, Philippines – Malacañang is not worried about reports that the U.S. State Department will put a stop with its arms deal with the Philippines as recommended by US Senator Ben Cardin. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the Palace through the leadership of the Philippine National Police, will look into the matter and confirm if the US will indeed not push through with its sale of 26, 0000 M-16 Armalite rifle. Andanar […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of former President Fidel V. Ramos as special envoy to China, even as Malacanang said the former President would still continue to play a vital role in China-Philippine relations. “I’d like to thank him for helping me and for being of the service of the nation even at his age,” Duterte said late Tuesday evening in Davao City. Presidential communications chief Martin Andanar earlier […]
PASIG CITY, Nov. 2 — The Department of Education (DepEd) is helping make the Filipino dream of a simple and comfortable life more accessible for all as it pushes the boundaries of learning further through the Education Summit 2016. According to Ambisyon Natin 2040, the National Economic and Development Authority’s (NEDA) 25-year development planning guide recently adopted by the Duterte administration, 79.2 percent of Filipinos commonly share the aspiration to have “a comfortable life, free of hardship and […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Russia is ready to help in the provision of firearms for the Philippines, and is not bothered with reports that the United States has stopped the sale of assault rifles for the Philippine National Police. The President said Russia, through Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev had already offered to help the Philippines by providing the weapons the country needs, when they met in Laos during the […]
MANILA, Nov. 2 — It is a must that employers pay their workers’ 13th month pay not later than December 24, Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III said Monday. “All employers are required to pay their rank-and-file employees the 13th month pay, regardless of the nature of their employment, and irrespective of the methods by which their wages are paid, provided they worked for at least one month in a year,” Bello said. Labor laws and their implementing […]
(Eagle News)– Two children died while 14 others were hurt in a car accident on Monday (October 31) along the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) Tollway in Malvar, Batangas. Janelle Anne Dalanon (9) and Jaylord Lance Dalanon (12) were declared dead on arrival at the Mary Mediatrix Medical Center in Lipa, Batangas. The 14 others hurt, including a baby and five other minors, were also rushed to the hospital in Lipa. The victims, all kin, were aboard […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (October 31) flew to Jolo, Sulu to visit eight soldiers wounded in action. The soldiers were hurt in recent firefights against Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and were brought to a hospital in Camp Teodulfo Bautista. Duterte gave each of them P100,000 in cash and a Glock pistol. The eight soldiers were also awarded with Wounded Personnel Medal each.
Wala pa ring supply ng kuryente sa buong Cagayan Valley. Ito ang kinumpirma mismo ni Cagayan Governor Manny Mamba sa panayam ng programang “Sa Ganang Mamamayan” maka-lipas ang mahigit isang linggo matapos hagupitin ng super bagyong Lawin ang kanilang lalawigan. Ayon kay Mamba, naroon na sa kanilang lugar ang mga tauhan ng MERALCO at iba pang electric cooperatives para isa-ayos ang mga nasirang poste at linya ng kuryente.
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Chinese coastguard ships are still patrolling the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea but are not stopping Filipinos from fishing there, a Philippine defence spokesman said Sunday. The information — from fishermen who have just returned from the shoal — came despite earlier Philippine government statements that the Chinese had left the outcrop they seized in 2012. A spokesman for President Rodrigo Duterte had said Saturday there were no […]
Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service correspondent Persecution to pride. That summed up the journey of some Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members who experienced from being laughed at, discriminated and sometimes barred from their exercise of their religious freedom to receiving accolades for the parade of victories that the Church of Christ has manifested being God’s chosen nation. Now a global church, INC has spread to 130 countries and territories around the world, and the […]
MANILA, Philippines | AFP | — Five Filipino fishermen released after being held hostage by Somali pirates for nearly five years broke down as they were reunited with their families Friday, recounting beatings and abuse. The seafarers, among 26 hostages freed from the crew of Naham 3 seized south of the Seychelles in March 2012, alternated between tears and laughter as they embraced their loved ones on arrival back in Manila. “I am so […]
