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QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment reminded private companies in Metro Manila regarding the effectivity of the new salary increase approved by the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board will be tomorrow, June 2. Starting tomorrow, the daily wage will now be at Php 491. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
PASIG CITY, June 1 – With the new school year ushering in the implementation of the K to 12 program, the Department of Education (DepEd) is calling on the private sector to help teachers, families, local government units, and community members to support this year’s Brigada Eskwela, to ensure that schools all over the country are in peak condition. Brigada Eskwela is a nationwide program that aims to bring together teachers, parents, and community members […]
MANILA, Philippines — “Sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte, hindi na pwede ang mga opisyales na korap, mabagal at pateka-teka. Its either they shape up or ship out. They have one month.” This was the warning issued by Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano to all officials currently working in the government, now that Davao City mayor Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte has been officially proclaimed as the next president of the Philippines. The incoming administration under Duterte […]
Chinese President Xi Jinping said, China wants to deepen relations with the Philippines under incoming president Rodrigo Duterte. The country is seeking to revive bilateral ties strained by rising tensions over conflicting claims in the South China Sea. Since the election, Duterte has adopted a more conciliatory tone on the sea dispute than President Aquino, who brought China before an international arbitration tribunal over its claims to 80 percent of one of the world’s most […]
Rodrigo Duterte became the 16th president of the Philippines on Monday, May 30 when a joint session of congress declared him winner of a May 9 election, succeeding Benigno Aquino who steps down next month after six years in office. The tough-talking Duterte, Mayor of Davao City in the south, campaigned on the single issue of crushing crime and now faces a daunting task of fixing infrastructure, creating jobs and lifting more than a quarter […]
MANILA, May 31 – The total budget approved by Congress for social pension and other social welfare programs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) was released last week, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). The amount of P2.6-billion, which is part of the “For Later Release” (FLR) appropriation under the DSWD budget this year, will fund the Social Pension for Indigent Senior Citizens, Protective Services for Individuals and Families in Difficult Circumstances, […]
DAVAO, Philippines (AFP) — Incoming Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday described China’s Xi Jinping “a great president”, in another hint that frosty relations between the Asian neighbors could soon warm. Duterte heaped the praise on Xi in a news conference in response to questions about a message the Chinese president sent to congratulate him on winning this month’s election. But the longtime mayor of the southern city of Davao, who has been criticized for […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpaabot ng pagbati si Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno kina President-elect Rodrigo Duterte at vice president-elect Leni Robredo isang araw matapos ang kanilang proklamasyon. Ayon kay Sereno, ang tanging maipapangako ng hudikatura sa administrasyong Duterte ay ang patuloy nilang pagpapatupad ng rule of law na patas at tama at may mapanuring mata. Samantala, ibinasura naman ng Korte Suprema ang petisyong inihain ni senatorial candidate Francis Tolentino na humihiling na pansamantalang ipatigil ang proklamasyon […]
(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang Republic Act 10863, batas ukol sa Customs Modernization and Tariff Act o CMTA. Inamyendahan ng nasabing batas ang kasalukuyang Tariff and Customs Code na umiral noong 1978 at inaasahang magmomodernisa sa pasilidad, proseso at pangkalahatang operasyon ng Bureau of Customs (BOC). Sa pagsasabatas ng CMTA, inaasahan ang implementasyon ng mga reporma sa BOC kabilang ang full electronic processing ng mga shipment, streamlining ng export […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – As the intensified military operations against the Maute Group continues, the Armed Forces of the Philippines – Western Mindanao Command recorded 55 dead. The military operations resulted in the evacuation of thousands of residents in the said area. The Maute Group is said to be behind the extortion and kidnapping activities in the province. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The camp of Senator Bongbong Marcos proposed to incoming President Rodrigo Duterte the formation of an investigating committee to look into the issue of under-vote in the vice-presidential race. The Marcos camp will also file an electoral complaint within 30 days after the proclamation of incoming Vice President Leni Robredo. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines — After the proclamation of the President and Vice-President, the ballot boxes containing the Certificate of Canvass and the Election Returns were returned from the Congress to the Commission on Elections. The security of the Congress re-examined each boxes before being returned to the COMELEC where it will be archived. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
