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QUEZON City, Philippines – Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte warned Senator-elect Leila De Lima that he will not go easy on her and will investigate her slow and weak response regarding reports of illegal drugs in the national penitentiary. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Finance, through outgoing Secretary Cesar Purisima, recommended to the incoming Duterte administration to lower the income tax and to increase the value-added tax or VAT. Specifically, the individual and corporate income tax should be lowered from 32% to 25% and to exempt from income tax a total of 11 million wage-earners as well as fiscal incentive rationalization and index excise taxes on gas and diesel. Regarding VAT, the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the results of the survey conducted by the Social Weather Station last March 30 to April 2, 46% of 1, 200 respondents considered themselves poor which is lower compared to a similar survey conducted last December 2015 where 50% considered themselves poor. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/wEVjZd6EWyA
QUEZON City, Philippines – As early as now, the Congress through incoming House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said that its ready to give the executive department extra power to solve the traffic problem, especially in Metro Manila. Alvarez said the traffic problem can already be considered as a crisis and the new administration needs to implement drastic measures to solve it. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – The National Youth Commission urged the concerned authorities to conduct a full investigation on the cause of death of at least five young people during a public concert held at the open parking grounds of the Mall of Asia in Pasay City over the weekend. According to police reports, the cause of death of the victims is still under investigation. Young people are saddened by this turn of events where lives were compromised. […]
QUEZON CITY, May 27 – A 13-man Philippine Delegation, led by Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon “Dinky” Soliman, took part in the first ever World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) in Istanbul, Turkey on 23-24 May 2016, to share its vast experience in disaster risk reduction and management. “Our participation in this Summit is a commitment to continue the Philippines’ long tradition of humanitarian assistance… This tradition lives on,” said Sec. Soliman as she […]
NORZAGARAY, Bulacan — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Thursday unveiled the Angat Water Transmission Project at the Ipo Dam in Norzagaray, Bulacan. The project involves the construction of a new tunnel (Tunnel No. 4) from Ipo to Bigte in Norzagaray that aims to ensure a sustainable water supply and to reduce the risk of a partial or total disruption of water supply to Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan and portions of Cavite. The new tunnel has a […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang claimed it is exerting “determined efforts” to rescue and secure the safe release of the remaining hostages in Mindanao. Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said in a recent statement that “government continues to exert determined efforts to bring about the safe release of the kidnap-for-ransom hostages through a combination of law enforcement and military operations.” President Aquino met with the security cluster at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Coloma said […]
MANILA, May 27 – Malacanang said it expects president-elect Rodrigo Duterte to adhere to the principles protecting women’s rights enshrined in the Magna Carta for Women when he takes office on June 30. The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Wednesday, May 25 ruled that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte violated the Magna Carta of Women when he gave a controversial comment on the rape and killing of an Australian missionary many years ago. “In adopting […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao said Friday he would skip the Rio Olympics even if professionals were allowed to compete, knocking out the Philippines’ best chance of winning its first gold medal. Pacquiao, who was this month elected to his nation’s Senate and harbours dreams of becoming president, said he wanted to instead focus on his political career. “I have decided to prioritise my legislative duty as I owe it to the […]
INCOMING President Rodrigo Duterte maintained that the Philippines would assert its claims over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea and Sabah. China has been maintaining that the disputed areas fall within the “nine-dotted line” which it asserts as its territory. But the Philippines has challenged this claim in the international tribunal for the law of the sea, and said that China violated the United Nation’s Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, […]
Isusulong ni incoming president Rodrigo Duterte ang dayalogo sa mga rebeldeng grupo, kabilang ang Communist Party of the Philippines o CPP at Moro National Liberation Front o MNLF. Sinabi ni Duterte na nakipag usap siya kay Fidel Agcaoili, tagapagsalita ng National Democratic Front o NDF kagabi sa Davao City. Nagkasundo aniya sila sa framework kung paano itutuloy ang usapang pangkapayapaan. Una nang nagpahayag ng kahandaan si duterte na maka-trabaho ang mga komunista sa pamamagitan ng […]
