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JULY 1– The Palace on Tuesday denied the involvement of politics in the issuance of another suspension order against Makati City Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay, appealing to him to follow the rule of law to prevent the disruption of public service in the city. “Patuloy ang panawagan ng pamahalaan sa pagpapairal ng kaayusan at rule of law upang matiyak ang daloy ng serbisyo publiko,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. told reporters during a press […]
JULY 1 — During her meeting with President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands commended the Philippines’ efforts in making financial services more accessible to all Filipinos. The Queen, who is also the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, paid a courtesy call on President Aquino in Malacañang as part of her three-day official visit to the country to promote financial inclusion. “Queen Maxima […]
MANILA (Eagle News) — The United States has recognized the Philippines for registering the greatest increase in palay production for the last five years. This was according to Agriculture Secretary Prospero Alcala, although he admitted that the country would still have to continue importing rice. He said the national rice sufficiency level was still at 96 to 97 percent, and that the country had still not achieved the 100 percent rice self-sufficiency level targeted way […]
JUNE 30 (Eagle News) — In the lighter side of the news, a handsome gorilla became a popular attraction for female tourists, with visitors calling the said gorilla a “good-looking man”. (Nagoya, Japan) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
METRO Manila, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — According to the group Kadamay, an estimated 1.4 million informal settlers and urban poor in Metro Manila are in danger of losing their homes due to the implementation of public-private partnership scheme of the Aquino administration. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — SMARTMATIC withdrew from the bidding regarding the refurbishment of the precinct count optical scan machines after the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) cut the allotted budget. The COMELEC declared a failure in bidding regarding the refurbishment of precinct count optical scan (PCOS) machines. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1X0f397DV_Y
MAKATI City, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine National Police (PNP), they will implement a policy of maximum tolerance in Makati City as the Office of the Ombudsman issued a new suspension order against Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. On the other hand, the PNP is studying the possibility of filing complaints against supporters of Mayor Binay who harmed some PNP personnel. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is currently monitoring two low pressure areas (LPA) that is approaching the Philippine area of responsibility. Said LPA’s have the possibility of becoming storms and are strengthening the “habagat” which brings heavy rain in the majority of the country. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Ok2ySv33M0g
MAKATI City, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) – Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr., filed a petition at the Court of Appeals asking for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the new suspension order issued by the Office of the Ombudsman. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAKATI City, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — In an oath-taking ceremony conducted at the old city hall, Makati City Vice-Mayor Romulo “Kid” Peña Jr., was sworn in as the Mayor of Makati under the direction of the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) after the Office of the Ombudsman issued a new suspension order against Mayor Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Jr. The suspension order was issued due to the controversy surrounding the construction […]
ALABANG, Philippines, June 30 (Eagle News) — The Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) is currently examining three South Koreans who show symptoms of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome or MERS. Said patients are considered under investigation since it is not yet confirmed that they have MERS. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Y7_Akxd8Oy0
JUNE 30 (Reuters) — Philippine authorities recovered more than 4,000 critically endangered turtles at a warehouse in Palawan Island, believed to be bound for China and the illegal pet trade, an animal conservation group said on Wednesday (June 25). Katala Foundation, an animal conservation organization that works with the local government of Palawan, said they received the turtles a day after authorities found the animals stuffed inside crates at a warehouse on June 17. “They […]
