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(Eagle News) – More aspirants for national elective posts visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office to make their respective courtesy calls to INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo as they sought the Church’s support for the May 9 elections. Presidential candidate Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, and the administration’s vice-presidential candidate, Camarines Sur Rep. Leni Robredo, were among those who visited the INC’s main office to see and talk to Brother […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Both Canda and Norway appealed to the Philippines to quickly apprehend the Abu Sayyaf after said group beheaded one of the Canadian nationals that it held captive. According to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Norweigian Foreign Minister Borge Brende, they are coordinating with the Philippine government in order to free the remaining captives of the Abu Sayyaf. Trudeau added that the Canadian government will not stop until justice is served […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The leadership of the Armed Forces of the Philippines dispelled the belief that the beheading of the Canadian national John Ridsdel last Monday in Sulu will lead to other countries to pay ransom to the Abu Sayyaf. The AFP reiterated its stance of discouraging the payment of ransom as such will encourage the ASG to continue with its terrorist activities. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – It is possible that the Philippine National Police may declare full alert status anytime soon. According to PNP Chief Police Director General Ricardo Marquez, aside from the upcoming elections on May 9, the PNP is also considering the May 1 Labor Day holiday. Marquez added that if ever the PNP declares full alert status before May 1, such will continue until the election, which means that there will no longer be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Chairman Andres Bonifacio of the Commission on Elections announced that they will no longer push through with the planned mall voting because of problems encountered when the COMELEC started transferring poll places to the mall. In a new vote taken by the COMELEC en banc regarding the issue, the proposal was finally discontinued with a vote of 4-3. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections gave a timeline of events to the investigating task force regarding the hacking of the official website of the COMELEC. According to COMELEC Commissioner Rowena Guanzon, the submission of the timeline aims for the quick resolution of the incident to ensure the safety of voters. The Department of Justice is also coordinating with different government agencies and the United States government in order to find out what […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections announced the start of the local absentee voting today, April 27 and will last until April 29, Friday. According to the COMELEC, the 25, 000 individuals approved can now vote before the May 9 elections. This includes government officials and employees, police and members of the armed forces as well as members of the media that are registered voters but cannot vote on the actual day of […]
MANILA,Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed Wednesday to launch a military assault aimed at “neutralising” Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants who beheaded a Canadian hostage and are holding more than 20 other foreigners. “Casualties are to be expected. But what has to be of utmost importance is neutralising the criminal activities of the ASG,” Aquino said in a statement, referring to the Abu Sayyaf by a commonly used acronym. Aquino released the statement after the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights recorded 52 cases of poll-related violence from January to April. According to Atty. Gemma Paruhinog, Officer-in-Charge of Human Resources Policy Office, this includes 14 cases of homicide, harassment, frustrated and attempted murder. The CHR is also waiting for 49 more cases to be reported by its regional offices. https://youtu.be/tNsUU8Wm900
MANILA, Apr. 27 — The Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) Procurement Service-PhilGEPS signed a General Fares Agreement (GFA) with the Philippine Airlines (PAL) on domestic airline travel for an initial 23 national government agencies. Under the Agreement, all official domestic trips of government officials, employees and personnel will be given 8 percent discount for economy class reservations, 10 percent discount for business class, additional baggage allowance, and waiver of processing fee worth P250 per […]
MANILA, April 27 — The Department of Health (DOH) discloses the latest coverage of Dengue School-Based Immunization which was started last 4 April 2016. As of 24 April 2016, a total of 204, 397 (73%) pupils were vaccinated out of 279,393 pupils with parents’ consent. A total of 362 cases of Adverse Event Following Immunization (AEFI) from the three regions where the Dengue School Based Immunization Program were received. The top five common reactions were fever, headache, dizziness, vomiting, […]
QUEZON CITY, April 27 – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) expects more efficient and faster delivery of public service, especially in the enforcement of Republic Act 9165, otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002, with the installation of new fiber optic cable in the national headquarters and regional offices. The PDEA, the lead agency in the national anti-drug campaign, signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Department of Science and […]
