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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a landmark freedom of information order to allow the public full access to government records for the first time, his spokesman said Sunday, in a move welcomed by transparency advocates. The executive order, providing for “full public disclosure and transparency” by government agencies, was signed by the firebrand leader on Saturday, his spokesman Martin Andanar said, just 25 days after taking office. Media and watchdog groups […]
Former Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Edilberto Sandoval said the plan of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales to appeal the victorious ruling of the Supreme Court for former president and now Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is a waste of time. At the weekly news forum, Usaping Balita at Serye Restaurant in Quezon City, Sandoval said Morales should learn to accept the SC ruling being a former member of the chamber. Morales, in a press conference Wednesday, said that […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinuspende ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board ang pag-bibigay ng franchise para sa Transport Network Vehicle Services gaya ng Grab, Uber at U-Hop. Batay sa order na ni-lagdaan ni Chairman Martin Delgra, ipinasya ng lupon na itigil muna ang pagbibigay ng franchise para pag-aral ang mga issue at polisya ng TNVS category. Inatasan din ng lupon lahat ng regional officers na huwag tumanggap ng TNVS application na may panukalang […]
(Eagle News) – Aabot sa dalawang milyong piso ang gagastusin ng pamahalaan para sa kauna-unahang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Finance Undersecretary Paola Alvarez at siya ring spokesperson ng SONA’s preparations, kapareho lamang ito sa budget ng huling SONA ng dating pangulong Aquino . Nakapaloob na aniya ang budget ng SONA sa 2016 national budget na inaprubahan ng dating pangulong Aquino at ng 16th Congress. Ayon pa kay […]
(Eagle News) — Sang-ayon si Clark International Airport Corporation (CIAC) President and CEO Emigdio Tanjuatco III sa balak ni Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade na ilipat ang ilang domestic flight sa kanila mula sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Sinabi ni Tanjuatco na walang magiging problema dito, basta tulungan sila ng gobyerno na magpatayo ng karagdagang pasilidad. Maituturing din aniya itong “welcome development” basta magkaroon lamang ng well-planned at coordinated program. Noong nakaraang araw ay na-divert […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo was released from detention Thursday following nearly five years in a military hospital after the Supreme Court dismissed her corruption charges, her lawyer said.
MANILA, July 21 — Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno on Monday, July 18 directed the Philippine National Police (PNP) to be on the look out for cargo truck drivers and porters who reportedly get high on drugs to be able to handle long trips. At the same time, the DILG Chief ordered local government units and the local police to keep a tight watch on roadside eateries which are being used as front […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nag-hain ng panukalang batas si Senator Panfilo Lacson ukol sa registration ng prepaid sim cards para pigilin ang scams at krimen gamit ang modernong gadgets gaya ng smart phones at tablets. Sa ilalim nito, dapat mag-fill up ng registration form ang mga nais gumamit ng prepaid sim cards at mag-pakita ng valid identification card (ID) at dokumento gaya ng passports. Kailangang itago at ingatan ng dealers at service providers ang […]
DAVAO City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng tanggihan ng drug rehabilitation sa Davao City ang mga susunod na admission dahil sa over-crowding. Ayon sa Davao City Treatment and Rehabilitation Center for Drug Dependents, dumami ang mga pasyenteng na-admit noong nakaraang buwan dahil sa pina-igting na operasyon kontra ilegal na droga. Isan-daang (100) residente lang ang kasya sa pasilidad at sa ngayon ay nasa 114 na ang naka-admit at sumasa-ilalim sa treatment. Bukod sa espasyo , […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May ilang pagbabago sa unang State of the Nation Address o SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte sa Hulyo 25. Ayon kay House Deputy Secretary-General Artemio Adasa, wala nang welcoming committee at tanging mga leader ng Kamara, Senado at mga majority leader ng dalawang kapulungan ng kongreso ang sasalubong sa pangulo. Mananatili naman anya ang red carpet na daraanan ng mga dadalo kahit pina-simple na lamang sa “business attire” at […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has ordered all government employees to refrain from addressing him “His Excellency” in all official communications. A memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea on Friday, July 15 stated that the president shall be addressed in all official communications, events or materials as President Rodrigo Roa Duterte only, and without the term ‘His Excellency’. The memorandum also stated that all members of the cabinet shall be […]
TAGUIG CITY, July 21 (PIA) — Newly appointed Technical Education and Skills Development Authority Secretary, Atty. Guiling Mamondiong announced on Wednesday that TESDA will be opening its training centers all over the country for skills training of drug dependents and pushers. “This is in response to reports of convicts and inmates who resort to their old trades after serving time in jail because they have no other means of livelihood,“ Mamondiong said. The Secretary emphasized the need […]
