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BAGUIO City, Philippines – In its first en banc summer session, the Supreme Court finally decided on the disqualification case against Senator Grace Poe, allowing her to run for presidency on the May 9 elections. The Supreme Court dismissed the 3 motions for reconsideration regarding the March 8 decision of the Supreme Court. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/d0DakdrDq8I
MANILA, April 6 – The Department of Budget and Management said that in the interest of truth and accuracy, it is clarifying false claims on NHA Yolanda Housing and El Niño assistance funds. The DBM said it would like to set the record straight regarding the following statements of Vice President and United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard-bearer Jejomar C. Binay: 1. That the government was slow to release funds to the National Housing Authority (NHA) […]
QUEZON CITY – As the summer vacation starts, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) reminds families to secure a travel clearance for their children, 17 years old and below, who will be traveling to other countries alone or with companions other than their parents. The reminder comes in time for the summer vacation when the number of travel clearance issued to minors noticeably increases. “Most parents working overseas want their children to stay […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file charges before the Sandiganbayan against Alan Purisima, former chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and Getulio Napeñas, former PNP-SAF Director in connection with the 25 January 2015 Mamasapano incident that left several casualties including members of the 44 Special Action Force (SAF), the biggest loss of a government elite force in history. The police officers are facing charges for […]
(Eagle News) — Bumuo na ng fact finding team ang Phililippine National Police para imbestigahan ang dispersal sa Kidapawan City na nauwi sa karahasan at ikinamatay ng dalawang raliyista habang ikinasugat naman ng mahigit 100 katao. Ayon kay PC/Supt. Wilben Mayor, tagapagsalita ng PNP, nagtungo na sa naturang lugar ang five-man team na pinamumunuan ni PC/Supt. Isagani Nerez para simulan ang imbestigasyon at upang malaman kung mayroong mga tauhan ng PNP na aniya ay nakalabag […]
MANILA, Philippines – The University of the East and the University of the Philippines are slowly recovering from the fires that affected their respective campuses. UE announced that its summer classes will start on April 11 and enrollment is ongoing while UP College of Arts and Letters suspended classes until April 7 while the university is negotiating with the Bureau of Fire Prevention for the creation of a new fire station inside the campus. (Eagle […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to SMARTMATIC, 85% of the polling precincts will make use of three SIM cads given by major telecommunication companies in order to transmit votes during the 2016 election. SMARTMATIC added that it was the Commission on Elections that made said decision due to the limited budget as well as the prohibitive cost of satellite transmissions. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to the Department of Labor and Employment, 60 overseas Filipino workers in Qatar will be laid-off this April due to employer cost-cutting. Some of the OFWs affected have worked in Qatar for 10 years. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
OLONGAPO City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi gaanong natuwa ang pamilya ni Jennifer Laude sa desisyon ng Olongapo City Regional Trial Court Branch 74 na ibaba sa 10 taon mula sa 12 taon ang sentensya laban kay US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton. Sa kabila nito, sinabi ni Atty. Harry Roque, abogado ng pamilya Laude na pinaikli man ang jail sentence kay Pemberton, hindi na ito ubrang humingi ng parole. Kasabay nito, sinabi ni […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hawak pa rin umano ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ang pondong para sa mga magsasakang apektado ng El Niño. Ibinunyag ni Department of Agriculture undersecretary Emerson Palad na ang hinihiling nilang pondo ang gagamitin sana ng mga magsasaka upang malabanan ang epekto ng matinding tagtuyot. Ngunit dahil, aniya, bigo ang DBM na ilabas ang nasabing pondo, sa regular fund muna ng agriculture department humugot ang ahensya para sa […]
Ni Meane Corvera (Eagle News) – Isinauli na ng negosyanteng si Kim Wong sa Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at Anti-Money laundering Council ang P38.28 million na bahagi ng ninakaw sa Central Bank ng Bangladesh. Ayon kay AMLC director Julia Bacay Abad, nagmula ang pera sa Eastern Hawaii Corporation, isa sa mga kumpanyang pag aari ni Kim Wong. Sumaksi sa turn-over ceremony si Abad, mga opisyal ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas at si Bangladesh Ambassador to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The world’s first public dengue vaccination program was launched in the Philippines on Monday as nurses began injecting the first batch of a million children with a French drug to combat the sometimes deadly disease. Several hundred children aged 9-10 queued in front of government health workers at a public school in eastern Manila for the injections, capping a 20-year, 1.5-billion-euro ($1.8 bn) effort by French drug manufacturer Sanofi to develop the […]
