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MANILA, Philippines — Presidential Communications Office (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar on Sunday said the Task Force on Media Killings will recommend to the President that past cases should be reviewed. “You know what they say, justice denied is certainly injustice,” he said, adding that “it’s about time, I believe the current Secretary of Justice would also agree, that we should hasten all of the past cases and give justice to those families who have been […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — President Rodrigo Duterte met with a businessman he accused of being one of the Philippines’ top drug lords and threatened to kill him to his face. In the bizarre meeting held Friday that evoked scenes from a gangster film, the hardline anti-crime president warned Peter Lim to steer clear of narcotics. “I will execute you…. I will finish you off,” Duterte said during the meeting. A video of the sitdown was […]
MANILA, July 18 – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his dismay over the inability of mayors and governors to manage garbage in their areas. Last Friday, July 15 the President vowed to create a special body to look into the intelligence and discretionary funds of local officials that may be misspent. “Many localities in the country are so dirty and yet the mayors are not doing anything about it,” he said. “There is trash and garbage […]
(PIA) MANILA, July 17 – Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III will convene all the DOLE regional directors, including selected heads of bureaus, attached agencies, and services next week to continue discussing issues and strategies needed to address labor contractualization in the country. In his memorandum, Secretary Bello ordered all the DOLE regional directors, including the directors of the Bureaus of Working Conditions, Local Employment, Labor Relations, Workers with Special Concerns; the Legal […]
(PIA) MANILA, July 17 (PIA) – Despite the awarding of a favorable decision on the West Philippine Sea dispute, the government is still studying the decision on what should be the next steps regarding the matter. “We are not keeping our cards close to our chest. We are really thinking through the right response but the initial statement should be some time after Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay comes back from Mongolia,” Presidential […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Weeks after Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo announced her proposal to host the forthcoming Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has given her the go signal to carry it out. Teo said Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach is due to return to the country and call on Duterte even as she assured that commercial sponsors have offered to put up part of the franchise money. Teo earlier said […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Imumungkahi ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) na isulong ang non-stop o 24-hour construction sa mga urban projects. Pahayag ito ni Budget Sec. Benjamin Diokno kasunod na rin ng mga inilatag na programa ng administrasyong Duterte. Sinabi ni Diokno na base sa pag-aaral ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), umaabot sa 2.4 billion pesos ang nawawala sa ekonomiya ng bansa kada araw dahil sa trapiko. Kabilang sa sanhi ng […]
QUEZON CITY, July 15 – This National Disaster Consciousness Month, Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael D. Sueno urges the public to start disaster preparedness in their own families and homes. “Ang tamang paghahanda ay nagsisimula sa lebel ng mga kabahayan.Huwag tayong maging kampante at huwag ipagpabukas ang paghahanda. Ramdam na natin ang malalakas na pag-ulan at hangin,” said Sueno. “More than anybody else, families should know their roles and understand practical tips in disaster preparedness, […]
QUEZON CITY, July 15, (PIA) – – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced its readiness to deal with the effects of the La Niña phenomenon. The assurance was made despite the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s (PAGASA) forecast that La Niña may not be as severe as the previous years. DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo said the Department continues to strengthen its mechanisms to ensure genuine, fast, and efficient delivery of relief […]
MANILA, July 15 (PIA) – Voters registration for the upcoming Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections will start today, July 15 up to July 31, 2016. Comelec said youth voters in the October 31 polls are those that are 15 to 30 years old. Comelec Resolution No. 10148 provides, those who are qualified to register as voters for the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls are Filipino citizens; at least 15 but not more than 30 years old […]
SAN Juan, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inalok ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si dating Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos para maging Special Envoy sa China. Ang pahayag ay ginawa ng pangulo sa isang testimonial dinner na ginanap sa Club Filipino sa San Juan. Una rito, nanawagan ang kapatid ni FVR na si Dating Senador at Foreign Relations Committee Chairperson Leticia Ramos-Shahani kay Pangulong Duterte na huwag ibenta ang bansa sa sandaling masimulan na ang negosasyon sa Beijing […]
Eagle News — Itinaboy ng Chinese Coast Guard ang ilang mangingisdang naglakas ng loob na mangisda sa Scarborough shoal. Kasunod ito ng naging ruling ng International Arbitration Court sa petisyon ng Pilipinas laban sa China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Matapang na naglayag ang grupo ng mga mangingisda mula sa Masinloc, Zambales ngunit agad silang hinarang ng isang puting Chinese coast guard ship sa bukana pa lamang ng Scarborough shoal. Tatlo pang mga […]
