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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Expect higher wages before the end of the year. According to Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III ordered the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Boards to start discussing about the possibility of a general wage increase. Maglunsod said that the wage boards were asked to iron out an across-the-board wage increase even if there was no official petition from laborers.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilabas na ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang kautusan para sa paglikha ng task force na magsasagawa ng hiwalay na imbestigasyon sa pagsabog sa Davao City. Sa Department Order 585 ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre inatasan ang mga piling tauhan ng DOJ at National Bureau Investigation (NBI) na makipag-ugnayan sa iba pang law enforcement agencies ng gobyerno na nag-iimbestiga sa Davao bombing noong September 2. Ang task force ay binubuo […]
(Reuters) — Leaders of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) signed an agreement on collective response to disasters on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Laos on Tuesday (September 6). The agreement affirmed the 10-nation bloc’s will to respond to disasters inside and outside the region as a body, including establishing a common mechanism and response system. The pact is meant to enhance ASEAN’s collective reaction in a fragile […]
MANILA, Sept. 7 (PIA) — President Duterte today affirmed that he continues to value the alliance with the United States, noting that both our countries share common goals in their pursuit of the war against drugs, terrorists, crime and poverty. He also thanked President Obama for the United States’ firm support for the Philippines during the G20, where President Obama emphasized the importance for China to abide by its obligations under international law and underscored […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Matapos ang Oplan Tokhang sa tinaguriang gated villages sa Makati City, gagawin na rin ang Oplan Tokhang sa mga subdivision at condominium sa Quezon City.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinuri ng World Health Organization (WHO) ang pamahalaan sa pagsisikap na ma-kontrol ang Zika Virus, kasunod ng naitalang ika-anim na kaso nito sa bansa. Ayon sa WHO, isa ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang may Zika transmission na sa nakaraan, subalit hindi ito kumalat kumpara sa mga bansang laganap ang Zika ngayon. Binanggit din ang hakbang ng Department of Health (DOH) sa voluntary testing para maintindihan ang lawak ng sirkulasyon ng […]
(Eagle News) – Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met President Rodrigo Duterte, ahead of the official opening of the ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos Tuesday (September 6), with both leaders affirming the long and close ties of both countries. This was the first bilateral meeting of President Duterte at the ASEAN Summit. In the bilateral meeting, Lee also invited Duterte to visit Singapore, said the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Mr. Lee also congratulated […]
(Reuters) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday agreed to provide two large-sized patrol ships and lend up to five used surveillance aircraft to the Philippines, a Japanese government spokesman said, with both countries locked in territorial disputes with China. Abe and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte agreed in Vientiane to strengthen cooperation to ensure a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute, Japanese Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda said. China claims […]
(Reuters) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte sat down for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (September 6) on the sidelines of a regional meeting in Laos, with both sides agreeing to strengthen cooperation to ensure a peaceful resolution of the South China Sea dispute. With both countries locked in territorial disputes with China, Abe agreed during the bilateral meeting to provide two large-sized patrol ships and lend up to five used […]
(Eagle News) — Plano ng Department of Justice (DOJ) na humingi ng tulong sa Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) para sa isinasagawa nilang imbestigasyon kaugnay ng milyon-milyong piso na naideposito sa limang bank accounts na sinasabing may kaugnayan kay Sen. Leila de Lima. Sinabi ni Justice Sec. Vitaliano Aguirre na dahil aniya sa bank secrecy law ay hindi nila basta mabubusisi ang bank deposit slips na naglalaman ng kabuuang P88 million na umano’y idineposito ng mga […]
(Eagle News) — THE Association of Southeast Asian Nations has strongly condemned the recent deadly blast in Davao, describing it as a terrorist attack, and at the same time reiterated its commitment to combat extremism and terrorism in all forms. “ASEAN strongly condemns explosion, an act of terrorist attack, in Davao, the Republic of the Philippines on 2 September 2016, which caused the loss of lives and injuries. ASEAN extends its deepest sympathies and […]
(Eagle News)– The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday urged air passengers to be at the airport four hours before their scheduled departures due to state of national emergency. The declaration requires tighter and much thorough security measures in all airports to avoid any terror attacks. Passengers would undergo security baggage checks, check-in at their airline counters, and submit themselves to boarding formalities and inspection by immigration officers. Travelers should be cleared for departure at the […]
