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Tulak ng pandan-flavored shabu, arestado

(Eagle News) — Arestado ang isang lalaking suspek sa pagtutulak ng pandan-flavored na shabu sa Dagupan City. Kinilala ni Police Superintendent Benjamin Ariola, acting Chief of Police ng Mangaldan Police Station, ang suspek na si Barry Sacayacay, isang photographer. Ayon kay Sacayacay, nahulihan ng 10 pakete ng nabanggit na illegal drugs sa buy-bust operation ang suspek sa Barangay Poblacion Oeste ng naturang lunsod. Nakuha din mula kay Sacayacay ang P500 marked money at isang boteng […]

Mangingisdang Pilipino, payagang mangisda sa West Philippine Sea – Duterte

(Eagle News) — Umapela si incoming president Rodrigo Duterte sa pakikipag-usap nito kay Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua sa Davao City na pahintulutan ang mga mangingisdang Pilipino na ipagpatuloy ang pangingisda sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Duterte, malaking bagay kung babalik na sa normal ang situwasyon  sa lugar at magagawa na ng mga mangingisdang Pilipino ang kanilang aktibidad ng walang harassment. Dagdag pa ni Duterte, patuloy na magiging kaalyado ng Pilipinas ang […]

Dagdag-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo, ipatutupad bukas

(Eagle News) –Nag-anunsiyo na ng dagdag-presyo sa kanilang produktong petrolyo ang Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. at Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc. Simula bukas, 6:00 ng umaga, magtataas ang Shell ng P1.20 sa kada litro ng gasolina; P1.25 sa kada litro ng kerosene at P1.00 naman sa kada litro ng diesel. Samantala, P1.20 rin ang ipatutupad na dagdag-presyo ng Phoenix sa kada litro ng gasolina at P1.00 sa kada litro ng diesel.

Batas na lilikha sa bagong ahensya ng gobyerno, nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Aquino

(Eagle News) — Nilagdaan na ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang Republic Act 10844 – batas na lumilikha sa bagong kagawaran ng gobyerno na Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Mayo 23. Dahil sa naturang batas, magkakaroon ng restructure ang Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) kung saan papangalanan na ang nabanggit na ahensya na Department of Transportation habang ang lahat ng operating units nito na may kinalaman sa komunikasyon ay ililipat na sa […]

Senior senators vie for senate presidency

QUEZON City, Philippines – For the position of the Senate President, four senior senators are vying for the position including Franklin Drilon, Tito Sotto, Koko Pimentel and Alan Peter Cayetano. The four are also qualified to be majority floor leader, minority floor leader and Senate President Pro Tempore. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Duterte threatens to open doors to foreign telcos

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to open the doors to foreign telecommunication companies if their local counterparts do not provide better and cheaper internet services. Duterte said that creating competition will force the local telcos to improve their services and to lower their charges. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

NPC showed support to PDP Laban

QUEZON City, Philippines – Iloilo Congressman Raul Tupas confirmed that the officials of the National People’s Coalition and their counterparts in the PDP-Laban Party signed an agreement showing support to the new administration including full support to the legislative agenda of the new president. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC IT group ready to reveal alleged fraud during May 9 elections

QUEZON City, Philippines – A group of IT experts at the Commission on Elections expressed its willingness to appear in front of the Congress in order to share their knowledge regarding the alleged fraud during the May 9 elections. But the group also asked for a guarantee of their rights against self-incrimination as well as the annulment of the non-disclosure agreement that they signed. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]

Duterte asks media not to be intimidated by his strong personality

QUEZON CITY—Presumptive President Rodrigo Duterte asked the members of the media to not be intimidated by his strong and forceful personality. His staff also said that the members of the media should be prepared for midnight or early morning press conferences. Duterte will also discontinue the practice of submitting pre-screened questions. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

China conducts shooting exercises in West Pacific Ocean

QUEZON City, Philippines – China exerted its naval muscles when it conducted shooting exercises in the western portion of the Pacific Ocean. Said exercise aims to test the might of China’s naval armaments as well as to calibrate the position of its naval vessels. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

COMELEC asks DOJ to prioritize election code violations

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections will issue a resolution asking the Department of Justice to prioritize investigation and filing of cases against those who violated the Election like those who violated the gun ban and the liquor ban. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Attempt to break largest gospel choir record during INC Reconnect to be submitted to Guinness office

The attempt of the Iglesia Ni Cristo to break the current record for the largest gospel choir on May 22, 2016 during the INC Reconnect Worldwide Intensive Propagation at the Philippine Arena will still have to be submitted to the Guinness main office for its adjudication, according to organizers. A total of 21,272 gospel choir members has been counted by the Punongbayan auditing firm, one of the major accounting and auditing firms in the country, […]