QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — To discourage people from buying more private cars which worsen traffic congestion, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said that it will consider lifting the number coding scheme. LTFRB Chairman Atty. Martin Delgra III told reporters in a press conference that quote: “There should be more people on the road than cars. Once we remove colorum vehicles, we will consider lifting number coding in public […]
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Executive Order on FOI expected until next week – Andanar
Credit photo from PCOO MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — “The best days are yet to come.” Presidential Communications Office Secretary, Martin Andanar has announced that the long-awaited Freedom of Information Bill is being finalized and is expected within the week, he said over Radyo ng Bayan on Sunday. “This week, watch out for the draft of the Executive Order for the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act which should be released within the week. This is the President’s […]
Drilon pushes for con-con to review 1987 Constitution
MANILA, Philippines (PIA) — Senate President Franklin M. Drilon has filed a resolution calling for a constitutional convention to review the 1987 Constitution. “There is a need to re-examine the Constitution to determine if it is still attuned or responsive to the demands of present-day realities,” Drilon explained. Drilon said that Resolution of Both Houses No. 1 calls for a convention, whose members shall be elected by January of next year, to propose amendments to, […]
Mga Pinoy sa Iraq, pinag-iingat sa posibleng mga pag atake
Nagbabala ang embahada ng Pilipinas sa Iraq sa mga Pilipino sa posible pang pag-atake matapos magkaroon ng pagsabog sa Baghdad na ikinamatay at ikinasugat ng maraming katao.
Oil price adjustment, asahan
May aasahang rollback sa presyo ng ilang produktong petrolyo sa papasok na Linggo.
Mga empleyado at kasambahay sa Region 9, may umento sa sahod
Pinagtibay ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPD) ang disisais pesos na dagdag sa arawang sahod ng mga obrero at limandaang pisong buwanang sahod ng mga kasambahay sa Region 9 o Zamboanga Peninsula.
China, magsasagawa ng military drills malapit sa West Philippine Sea
Magsasagawa ng military drills ang China sa paligid ng pinagtatalunang isla sa West Philippine Sea, ilang araw bago ilabas ng International court ang desisyon ukol sa maritime dispute ng Pilipinas laban sa China.
Robredo, hindi na umaasang mabibigyan ng pwesto sa gabinete
Hindi na umaasa si Vice President Leni Robredo na mabibigyan pa siya ng pwesto sa gabinete ngunit posibleng magpulong ang dalawang opisyal sa Malacañang.
Paglikha ng National Soil Mapping Data, pinag utos ni Agri. Sec. Piñol
Ipinag-utos ng bagong Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol ang paglikha ng bagong soil analysis data sa buong bansa para mapaghandaan ang epekto ng climate change lalo na sa larangan ng pagsasaka.
Labor Secretary Bello, nangakong tatapusin ang “endo” o contractualization
By Jerold Tagbo (EAGLE NEWS) — Desidido si bagong Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na wakasan ang “endo” o contractualization na una nang ipinangako ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon kay Bello, dapat ipatupad ang batas para masugpo ang endo. Pero sa tanong kung dapat bigyan ng dagdag na ngipin ang batas laban sa “endo” (end of contract), nakasalalay na aniya sa Kongreso ang pagpapatibay ukol rito. Sa kanyang talumpati matapos ang pormal na turnover ceremony […]
Agriculture Sec Pinol at Environment Sec. Lopez, nagsimula nang manungkulan
By Eden Suarez Santos (EAGLE NEWS) — Pormal nang naupo sa kani-kanilang puwesto sina Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol at Environment Secretary Gina Lopez. Ito ay matapos ang isinagawang turn-over ceremony sa kani-kanilang tanggapan kasama sina outgoing Secretary Proceso Alcala at Ramon Paje. Ipinaabot ng dalawang kalihim sa kani-kanilang mga nasasakupan ang naging marching order sa kanila ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kauna-unahang cabinet meeting noong Huebes pagkatapos ang oathtaking ceremony sa Malacanang. Pangunahin anila […]
President Duterte meets VP Robredo for the first time after inauguration
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte met Vice-President Leni Robredo on Friday, July 1 for the first time after their separate inauguration ceremonies on Thursday (June 30). The occasion was the turn-over ceremonies at the Armed Forces of the Philippines in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City where the new AFP chief of Staff, Lieutenant. Gen. Ricardo Visaya took his oath of office. Visaya replaced AFP Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda. Duterte also referred to Robredo while […]