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Anti-Balimbing Bill isusulong sa Senado

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isinusulong ni Senate President Franklin Drilon ang panukalang batas na nagbabawal sa pagiging balimbing o political butterfly ng mga pulitiko. Itoy sa pamamagitan ng Senate Bill 226 o ang Political Party System Act na siyang magpapatatag sa loyalty o katapatan at ideological principles ng isang partido pulitikal. Nakasaad sa nasabing panukala na pagbabayarin ang isang pulitiko ng 25 porsyentong surcharge kung aalis sa kanyang partido maliban pa sa pagsasauli ng […]

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Gov’t workers na sosobra sa lunch break, sibak

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tanggal agad sa trabaho ang mga opisyal at empleyado ng gobyerno na lumalagpas sa kanilang lunch break at tumatakas para mamasyal sa mga mall. Sinabi ni Pangulong Duterte na dapat isipin lagi ng mga manggagawa sa national at local government offices na binabayaran sila ng mga mamamayan para magtrabaho ng walong oras. Ayon kay Duterte, ang mga empleyadong wala sa kanilang tanggapan pagkatapos ng […]

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Proposed 2017 budget higher by 11.6%, says DBM

MANILA, July 18 – Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno in his first sit-down press conference today told the media the department’s preparations for the 2017 budget under President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s administration. Secretary Diokno, a two-time budget secretary, said that the budgets for 2017 until 2022 will support the president’s promise to improve the country’s infrastructure, invest in human resources, modernize agriculture and rural development, and develop lagging regions. For Fiscal […]

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Andanar: Task Force to review past cases of Media Killings

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 […]

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Philippines’ Duterte meets alleged drug lord

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 […]

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President Duterte vows to investigate intelligence, discretionary funds of LGUs

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 […]

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Sec. Bello to convene DOLE directors, heads of agencies for a workshop to address contractualization

(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 […]

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Right response, right time on the West Philippine Sea issue, says Palace official

(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 […]

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President Duterte approves proposal to host Miss U in PHL, Says DOT

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 […]

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24-hour construction sa gov’t projects ipatutupad

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 […]

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DILG to public: Start disaster preparedness in your own homes

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, […]

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DSWD assures readiness for La Niña

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 […]

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