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President Aquino all set to leave Malacanang on June 30

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III is all set to leave his office in Malacañang on Thursday, June 30, the day of the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, a Palace official said. Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., said that President Aquino will no longer deliver a departure speech. Instead, Aquino will have a one-on-one meeting with President-elect Duterte before the inauguration ceremony and will be given departure honors at the […]

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Indonesian Forces allowed to enter PHL maritime zone- DND spokesman

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense has allowed Indonesian security forces to enter the Philippine maritime zones in hot pursuit situations to strengthen the collective commitment to address transnational crimes. DND spokesperson Peter Paul Galvez, in a statement, said that quote: “consistent with the 1975 border crossing agreement, Indonesian security forces are allowed to enter Philippine maritime zones under the concept of hot pursuit in the same way that Philippine forces […]

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NFA tiniyak ang suplay ng bigas sa mga buwang mahina ang ani

MANILa, Philippines — Tiniyak ng National Food Authority na sapat ang supply ng bigas para sa mga buwang mahina ang ani. Batay sa kanilang imbentaryo ay sapat na ang stock mula June 15 para sa tatlumpu’t dalawang (32) araw simula hulyo hanggang Setyembre. Naka-ukol na ang stocks sa buong bansa lalo na sa madalas na tamaan ng kalamidad. Inatasan din ng d-f-a ang kanilang field offices na i-accredit ang karag-dagang rice outlets at i-monitor ang […]

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Marcos to file electoral protest today

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos is set to file an election protest on Wednesday, June 29 against incoming Vice President Leni Robredo before the Supreme Court which will serve as the presidential electoral tribunal. In an interview with Net 25’s Liwanagin Natin, Marcos’ campaign manager, ABAKADA representative Jonathan Dela Cruz, said they are to present a 3,000-page detailed and comprehensive protest. This, he said, covers 40 thousand precincts or almost […]

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Thousands flee as flashfloods hit North Cotabato

NORTH Cotabato, Philippines (Eagle News) — Close to 1,500 families in two towns of north Cotabato were forced to flee their homes after torrential rains brought by tropical depression “ambo” hit the province on Tuesday dawn (June 28). The rains caused rivers and other waterways to overflow toward residential and vast agricultural areas in the low-lying villages of Kabacan and Matalam towns. In Kabacan, hundreds of farmlands planted with palay were inundated in barangays Kuyapon, […]

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Belmonte rules out impeachment vs. Duterte

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Outgoing House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte said that there’s zero possibility that he would lead an impeachment trial against President-elect Rodrigo Duterte in the 17th congress to favor Vice President-elect Leni Robredo. In an interview after the turnover of the 1935 bronze bust of National Hero Jose Rizal by Guillermo Tolentino to the House of Representatives, Belmonte called all these talk as “intrigues” or speculations. He said he saw no […]

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Robredo to hold ‘modest’ inauguration

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Leni Robredo will take her oath as Vice President of the country at her new office at the Quezon City reception house on June 30. The head of Robredo’s transition team, Boyet Dy, said Vice President-elect Robredo’s inauguration will take place at the QC reception house—-located in an upscale neighborhood in new manila. It will start at 9 a.m. and end at 10 a.m. Her camp said, the ceremony […]

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All set for Duterte’s inauguration

  MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Incoming and President Elect Rodrigo Duterte will be inaugurated as the 16th President of the Philippines on Thursday, June 30. Duterte is the first president hailing from Mindanao. In a radio interview in Radyo Agila, incoming Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) head  Martin Andanar , said a dry run was conducted to ensure the smooth transition as well as the positioning of guests and visitors in the two-hour inauguration. […]

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Importance of media and press freedom highlighted by outgoing Palace official

  (Eagle News) — Outgoing Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. underscored the importance of the media in a democratic country, as he explained that media and the government should always have a good working relationship. “Hindi kailangang maging magka-away ang pamahalaan at media. Puwede namang magtulungan para sa kapakanan ng bansa; mahalaga lang unawain ang konteksto at perspektibo sa pag-uulat ng balita at paghahatid ng impormasyon. (Government and media need not fight.  […]

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President Aquino signs new laws before leaving office

QUEZON City, Philippines – Just a few days before leaving office, President Benigno S. Aquino III signed four important bills into laws. These are Republic Act 10868 or Centenarian Act of 2016 which aims to give incentives to Filipinos who reach 100 years; Republic Act 10867 or the National Bureau of Investigation Reorganization and Modernization Act; The Batanes Responsible Tourism Act; and the Mayor Hilarion Ramiro Senior Medical Center Act. (Eagle News)

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COMELEC Commissioners will not participate in barangay and SK elections in October

QUEZON City, Philippines – Three of the commissioners of the Commission on Election will not participate in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections in October. COMELEC Commissioners Rowena Guanzon, Christian Robert Lim and Luie Tito Guia will limit their functions in the COMELEC and will focus on en banc sessions as well as in pending election protests. They will no longer be involved in the operations of the barangay and SK polls, they said. (Eagle […]

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