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Kasunduan sa LRT-MRT common station, lalagdaan na bukas

Naresolba na ng Department of Transportation (DOTR) ang common station na magku-konekta sa LRT line 1, MRT-3 at ang panukalang MRT-7 na bibiyahe mula sa North Avenue hanggang San Jose Del Monte, Bulacan. Lalagdaan na bukas ang kasunduan sa pagitan ng DOTR, Light Rail Transit Authority at mga stakeholder. Sa common station, mabilis na makakalipat ang mga pasahero ng tren sa iba’t ibang linya.

Mga revenue officer na hindi makukuha ang target revenue ng PHL, masisibak — House Leaders

Tiniyak ng liderato ng kamara na magkakasibakan sa revenue generating agencies kung pumalpak na matamo ang kanilang target revenues. Sa plenary debate para sa pondo ng Department of Finance. Sinabi ni Appropriations Vice Chairman Lray Villafuerte na susundin ng gobyerno ang lateral attrition law. Ibig sabihin, ang mga revenue officers na makakaabot ng target revenue collection o koleksiyon ng buwis ay makakatikim ng reward. Habang ang mag-a-under perform ay mapaparusahan sa pamamagitan ng pag-alis sa […]

Mababang piso, ‘di dapat ikabahala — DBM Secretary Diokno

Pagbaba ng halaga ng piso kontra dolyar hindi dahil sa maanghang na pananalita ng Pangulo, ayon kay Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Si Vic Somintac sa detalye: https://youtu.be/4qpiJvFNJDI Niliwanag ng Malacañang ang tunay na dahilan ng paghina ng piso kontra dolyar. Sinabi ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno na patuloy na lumalakas ang US dollars dahil sa napipintong pagtaas ng interest rate ng federal reserve ng Amerika. Ayon kay Diokno, Ito ang dahilan kaya bumabalik sa U.S. […]

Relasyon ng PHL sa US at EU, hindi masisira sa maanghang na pananalita ni Duterte – Yasay

Hindi makakasira sa foreign relations ng Pilipinas ang maanghang na pahayag ni Pangulong Duterte sa Estados Unidos at European Union. Ito ang inihayag ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay. Aniya, hindi pini-personal ng pangulo ang U.S. at E.U. Kundi naghahayag lamang siya ng pagka-dismaya sa sinasabing human rights violations sa isyu ng extra judicial killings. Si Vic Somintac sa detalye: https://youtu.be/43PXosLaXFM

President Duterte wants China and Russia to invest in the Phl

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he will visit China and Russia to open up the Philippines for Chinese and Russian investors. In a speech during the oath taking rites of new officials of the Malacanan Press Corps on Monday, President Duterte said he had discussions with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. But the President clarified that he would not break ties with the United States but will start stronger trade alliances with […]

Mga prayoridad ng Duterte administration inilatag ni Sec. Yasay sa UN

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilatag ni Foreign Affairs Sec. Perfecto Yasay sa UN general Assembly ang apat na prayoridad ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon kay Yasay, kabilang dito ang commitment ng pamahalaan para sa pagsunod sa rule of law at ang pagbibigay ng dekalidad na serbisyo para sa publiko. Kasama din sa kanilang prayoridad ang commitment ng pamahalaan sa pagtugon sa climate change at disaster risk reduction at ang pagpapanatili ng […]

US cooperation with PHL remains strong —US State Dep’t spokesman

WASHINGTON (Reuters)– US cooperation with the Philippine government remains strong and the United States has not seen anything that would indicate a shift by Manila, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said at a daily news briefing in Washington. “They’re a sovereign nation and we’re certainly not going to hold them back from pursuing closer relations with either of those countries. … It’s not a zero-sum game,” he said. The comment was made after President […]

Duterte says he will create ‘so many new alliances’ for Philippines

  (REUTERS) Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said his country, a longtime U.S. ally, was seeking to build “many news alliances” and could turn to Russia and China for help, including on tackling his country’s drug problem. “By next year, I will have entered into so many new alliances,” he said during a speech after inspecting an illegal amphetamine factory. He also said he would not allow his country’s former colonial power, the United […]

Six international flights suspended due to Typhoon Helen

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Tuesday announced the cancellation of six international flights in Manila due to Typhoon Helen. The list of cancelled international flight as of Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016 are the following: • China Airlines Flights 702 and 703 (Manila-Taipei-Manila) • Philippine Airlines Flights 428 and 427 (Manila-Narita-Manila) • Philippine Airlines Flights 896 and 897 (Manila-Kansai-Manila)

COMELEC rejects Smartmatic request for refund

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday, September 26 said that it denied the request of Smartmatic International to refund around P20 million in penalties that were deducted from their receivables in 2013 polls. According to Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, the penalty was due to the company’s failure to deliver the software enhancement for the old Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines. Guanzon also said that they cannot allow the […]