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QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is entertaining the idea of renaming the Malacañang Palace into the People’s Palace. According to President Duterte, the word “Malacañang” has imperialist undertones. President Duterte also wants to open the Palace to the public. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Cynthia Villar is proposing a bill that will penalize schools with “no permit, no exam policy”. According to Senator Villar, Senate Bill 722 aims to allow students to take exams even if they were not able to pay their tuition fee. The senator emphasized the need of schools to understand students under financial straits. Schools that will not follow the law will be made to pay a fine of Php […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – There will be a reduction of the thousand of buses that traverse Metro Manila by 2018 after the government finishes the two inter-modal bus stations. In the second Senate hearing regarding the giving of emergency powers to the President to alleviate traffic, the officials of the Department of Transportation said that the Duterte administration targets the completion of two inter-modal bus terminals in south and south-west Metro Manila by 2018. The […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Metro Manila Development Authority that they will follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s mandate of quicker processing of documents. According to the new MMDA General Manager Tomas Orbos, the MMDA has a new mandate of ensuring the convenience of the public in availing the MMDA’s services like permits and release of licenses of drivers with violations. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group Director Police Senior Superintendent Antonio Bersola, also the chief of the newly-established Inter-Agency Council on Traffic, lead the inventory of traffic management resources from the Metro Manila Development Authority, Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in preparation of the IACT’s deployment tomorrow, August 27 in EDSA, Mabuhay lanes and arterial roads near EDSA in order to alleviate traffic. Other than […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Joel Villanueva is proposing to give employees in the public and private sector with parental responsibilities additional 15 days leave through his Senate Bill 1064 or Parenat Leave for Workers. Senator Villanueva said that there are employees who were forced to not go to work due to their parental responsibilities and face termination and sanctions from their employers. The bill also penalizes employers who will not comply with a Php […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ma. Lourdes Sereno ensured that the judiciary is not going to be lenient to those of its ranks who commit illegal acts. CJ Sereno added that since 2012, twelve judges have been removed from office, 31 lawyers were disbarred and 194 were suspended from the practice of law. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Justice will examine bank accounts allegedly containing deposits of drug money. According to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, the involved personalities made use of dummies in order to deposit money from convicted drug lords. Aguirre added that NBP inmates who served as witnesses against Senator Leila De Lima expressed fear for their lives and are asking for transfer in safer detainment facilities. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has sufficient evidence to file a case against Senator Leila De Lima regarding her alleged role as protector of illegal drug operations in the New Bilibid Prisons. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Senator Leila De Lima is not an ordinary personality and that’s the reason why President Duterte will not recklessly accuse her without sufficient evidence. Andanar added that the matrix of drug operations in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines may extend its 7-day ceasefire with the positive results between the Philippines and the National Democratic Front in Oslo, Norway. Labor Secretary and Chief Peace Negotiator Silvestre Bello III said that the two panels will recommend the giving of pardon to political prisoners especially to the elderly, women and those who are sick. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Due to the reports of corruption in its re-sealing stations, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board decided to suspend the testing and re-sealing of taxi meters. According to LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra, the suspension will last until further advisory from the LTFRB and the government agency will not apprehend taxi operators with meters that were not yet tested and re-sealed. The Philippine National Taxi Operators Association gladly welcomed the move […]
(Eagle News)– Chief Presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo explained the remarks of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pushing drug surrenderees to kill and burn the house of drug lords as a simple “gulpe de gulat.” Hindi naman siya nagti-threaten, drama lang iyon. Alam mo naman ang mga Pilipino, kung walang gulpe de gulat, hindi naman tayo … gulpe de gulat lang iyon,” Panelo told reporters. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, on the […]
