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QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bureau of Internal Revenue started conducting lifestyle checks on its employees. BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay said that the lifestyle check aims to identify BIR employees who are abusing their position. Aiding the BIR are the Land Registration Authority (LRA), Land Transportation Office (LTO) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC) reported that 119 families were evacuated in Abra and Cagayan due to the storm “Carina”. Romina Marasigan, NDRRMC spokesperson added that the families are doing well. Samar also conducted a preemptive evacuation, with those affected returning to their homes after the storm passed.
MANILA, AUG. 1 – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the government is ready to extend assistance to would-be victims of tropical storm “Carina” with relief goods prepositioned in areas that may be affected. In a radio interview, Andanar said that based on the report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development are already on the ground with a stockpile of food packs ready […]
QUEZON CITY, AUG. 1 – Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said that the department and the rest of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte’s administration puts strong emphasis on disaster preparedness and the need to empower Filipinos when it comes to developing resilience. This was one of the core messages in her speech during the closing ceremonies of the National Disaster Consciousness Month, led by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management […]
“MANILA, Philippines (PIA) AUG. 1 — Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus G. Dureza issued a statement regarding the lifting of the unilateral ceasefire. The full text follows: “After President Duterte ordered last night the lifting of the government’s unilateral ceasefire, the leadership of the CPP/NPA/NDF announced through the media its belated but still strategic and awaited decision to also declare its own unilateral ceasefire. Indeed, this is a welcome development. It affirms the […]
MANILA, Philippines AUG. 1 – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the government is ready to extend assistance to would-be victims of tropical storm “Carina” with relief goods prepositioned in areas that may be affected. In a radio interview, Andanar said that based on the report of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRRMC), personnel from the Department of Social Welfare and Development are already on the ground with a stockpile of food packs […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday withdrew a unilateral ceasefire with communist rebels after his ultimatum for the group to reciprocate lapsed. Duterte had announced the truce on Monday to help end one of Asia’s longest insurgencies which claimed tens of thousands of lives since the 1960s. But the ceasefire was short-lived after communist rebels in the southern province of Davao del Norte killed Wednesday one government militia member and […]
MANILA, Philippines July 30 — Even with the unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) President Rodrigo Duterte declared on his State of the Nationa Address on Monday, he encouraged the military to stay on alert, saying that they should be involved in assuring the safety of residents in their respective jurisdictions. The ceasefire declaration is a sign of the government’s goodwill towards the realization of a peace agreement with […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernie Abella in a statement said members of the National Security Council (NSC), led by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, are considering the possibility of a shift from Constitutional Convention (Con-Con) to Constituent Assembly (Con-Ass) as a mode to amend the 1986 constitution. The NSC composed of 35 leader-members from the executive and legislative branches of government met on Wednesday in Malacañang palace to discuss various issues facing the […]
QUEZON CITY, July 29 (PIA) — The Low Pressure Area (LPA) East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar has developed into a Tropical Depression and was named “Carina”. According to PAGASA, at 10 am today, the eye of the storm was estimated at 195 km East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar. It has maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and is forecast to move Northwest at 11 kph. It has an estimated rainfall […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May mga listahan na ang Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency o PDEA na mga miyembro ng Philippine National Police (PNP) na nagre-recycle ng mga illegal na droga na kanilang nakukumpiska . Sinabi ni PDEA Chief Isidro Lapeña na patuloy ang ginagawa nilang imbestigasyon sa mga pnp members na gumagawa ng nasabing hakbang. Bineberipika mabuti ang pangalan para tuluyan ng mawala ang tinaguriang ninja cops sa hanay ng PNP. Magugunitang ilang pnp […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi natatakot si Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte na ma-impeach dahil lamang sa ipinatupad na all-out-war kontra iligal na droga. Ayon sa pangulo, handa niyang itaya ang kanyang posisyon, dangal at buhay kung ang kukwestiyunin ay ang pinaigting nitong kampanya laban sa illegal drug trade sa bansa. Binigyang-diin ng pangulo na wala siyang ilusyon dahil sa una pa lang ay ayaw niyang tumakbo sa pagka-pangulo, subalit nagsalita na ang taumbayan kaya […]
