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Pagpapalit ng hash code ng Smartmatic iginiit na hindi maliit na bagay

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi maliit na bagay ang pagpapalit ng ‘hash code’ ng Smartmatic official na si Marlon Garcia sa transparency server ng Commission on Elections (Comelec). Ito ang binigyang diin ni Rodolfo Javellana Jr., ng grupong Mata sa Balota Movement kasunod ng isinampa nilang kasong electoral sabotage sa Ombudsman. Iginiit ni Javellana na ang ginawa ni Garcia ay nakaapekto sa integridad at kredibilidad ng eleksyon. Bukod kay Garcia, sinampahan din ng katulad […]

Metro-Wide Quake Drill, muling isasagawa sa Hunyo 22

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Umaasa ang Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na lalahok ang mahigit 14 million na residente ng Metro Manila sa ikalawang Metro-Wide Quake Drill. Ayon kay MMDA Chairman Emerson Carlos, alas-9:00 ng umaga sa Hunyo 22 isasagawa ang Metro Shake Drill matapos ang pakikipagpulong nila sa mga government officials at religious groups. Kasama din sa shakes drill ang mga probinsiya ng Cavite, Rizal, Bulacan at Laguna. Ang naturang quake drill ay […]

Duterte Game App, patok ngayon

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Marami ngayong mga mobile user ang nahuhumaling na mag-download ng game application na batay sa personalidad ni Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte. Tampok sa game application ang pakikipagbarilan ni Duterte sa mga armadong kriminal at mga masasamang tao gamit ang iba’t-ibang klase ng armas at pampasabog. May boses din si Duterte na naririnig sa game app maliban sa makukulay na graphics. Kapag na-game over naman ang gamer ay lalabas ang larawan […]

Palasyo may paalala kay Duterte sa ‘Shoot-to-kill Option’ vs Criminals

(Eagle News) — Pinaalalahanan  ng Malacañang si Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte na bilang Chief Executive ay dapat nitong ipatupad ang batas na patas at sa makatarungang pamamaraan. Ginawa ng Malacañang ang pahayag matapos ang pahayag ni Duterte na ipatutupad ang “Shoot-to-kill Option” kung ang isang suspek ay tumangging magpaaresto o lumalaban sa otoridad. Binigyang diin ni Communications Sec. Sonny Coloma na ang Commision on Human Rights o CHR ang may karapatan na itaguyod ang pagsunod […]

Philippines economy grows 6.9 percent, beats forecasts

MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ economy grew a better-than-expected 6.9 percent in the first quarter, the government said Thursday, putting it on track to meet full year targets and making it one of Asia’s best performers for the three month period. The GDP figure beat economist forecasts of about 6.6 percent, and marks the highest quarterly growth in the Philippines since the end of 2014. It was achieved despite a drought-ravaged farm sector […]

SSS welcomes Enterprise Bank as new partner for housing and business loans

QUEZON CITY, May 19 – The Social Security System (SSS) forged a memorandum of agreement with Enterprise Bank (A Thrift Bank) as its new partner in providing housing and business loans to members and employers during ceremonies held at the Executive Lounge at the SSS Main Building in Diliman, Quezon City, recently. Enterprise Bank is the first thrift bank accredited in 2016 by the SSS as a participating financial institution (PFI) for the agency?s housing and […]

Ronald Dela Rosa, hinirang na bagong PNP Chief

(Eagle News) — Matapos ang ilang araw na alingasngas, tuloy na tuloy na ang pag-upo ni Police Chief Superintendent Ronald Dela Rosa bilang susunod na pinuno ng pambansang pulisya. Ayon kay Dela Rosa, Linggo ng gabi nang kausapin siya ni Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte hinggil dito. Si Dela Rosa ay miyembro ng PMA Sinagtala Class of 1986 at kasalukuyang Executive Officer ng Human Resources Doctrine and Development ng Philippine National Police. Naging Chief of Police […]

Congresswoman Imelda Marcos still hopes Bongbong will win

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ilocos Norte congresswoman Imelda Marcos still hopes for poll integrity and that Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., would be proclaimed the winner for the vice presidential polls. Next week, the senate and the house will convene for the official count of the winning president and vice president.

Dating SEC chief Yasay, tinanggap ang alok na maging acting DFA Secretary

Tinanggap na ni dating Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr. Ang alok ni president-elect Rodrigo Duterte na maging acting secretary ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Si Yasay ay Tubong Kidapawan City, North Cotabato at kabilang sa mga unang batch na pinangalanan ni Duterte para magsilbi bilang gabinete sa kaniyang administrasyon. Si yasay ay isa ring abugado at nagtapos sa University of the Philippines. Nagkaroon din ng papel si Yasay sa naging impeachment […]

Comelec, Smartmatic, PPCRV face poll sabotage raps

An election watchdog group filed an electoral sabotage rap against the Commission on Elections, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting and poll service provider Smartmatic at the Office of the Ombudsman. Mata sa Balota Movement (MBM) filed the complaint. It said the respondents violated the automated election law, after the Smartmatic altered the script, which resulted to a change in the hash code of the poll body’s transparency server. Named as respondents in the complaint […]

VP candidate Bongbong Marcos files formal request for election systems audit

(Eagle News) — The camp of vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has formally asked the Commission on Elections for a systems audit of the automated elections. Atty. Jose Amor Amorado, who heads Marcos’ quick-count center, went to the Comelec main office in Intramuros, Manila on Wednesday (May 18) —to formally request for a poll systems audit. This was following the alleged irregularities in the tabulated partial and unofficial results of the May […]

IBP asks SC to nullify President Aquino’s appointments of two Sandiganbayan justices

(Eagle News) — The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) asked  the supreme court to nullify President Benigno S. Aquino III’s appointment of two associate justices to the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan. In a petition, the IBP said Aquino violated the constitution when he appointed former Cebu City Regional Trial Court Branch 9 presiding judge Geraldine Faith Econg and undersecretary Michael Frederick Musngi of the Office of Special Concerns at the Office of the President to […]