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(SULTAN KUDARAT, Maguindanao) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has affirmed that the laying down of arms by “our Moro brothers” is a testament to their unreserved and honest participation in the talks to find lasting peace in Mindanao. “Panawagan ko po ay suklian naman natin ang pagtitiwalang ipinakita nila (Moro Islamic Liberation Front – MILF) sa atin. Sikapin nating umabot sa puntong masasabi nating: Talagang binigay natin ang lahat ng pagkakataon upang mabago nila […]
JUNE 16 (Eagle News) — Malacanang said the turnover of weapons and the decommissioning of combatants of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) on Tuesday, June 16, is an important confidence-building measure that shows that both sides are committed to achieve enduring peace in Mindanao. During a press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the decommissioning is important to attain peace in Mindanao, and it is part of the normalization […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma assured to the public that the government is fully prepared to contain Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) if it ever enters the country. Some of the preventive measures utilized by the government include contact-tracing and other infection-prevention protocols. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/1IzCBznwoBA
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Senator Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero confirmed that he will meet with President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III regarding the 2016 presidential elections but denied that he have plans to run for the presidency, adding that he does not have the necessary funds and machinery. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 16 (Eagle News) — President Benigno “Noynoy” S. Aquino III is present at the formal decommissioning ceremony of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) which is part of the ongoing peace process. (Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
JUNE 16 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a magnitude 5.8 earthquake rocked Saranggani, Davao Occidental past 5:00 in the morning. (Saranggani, Davao Occidental) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — According to Health Secretary Janette Garin, public and government hospitals have the ability to contain Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV), contrary to what some groups were saying. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/r8rEAfH6TKA
MANILA, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — The Manila government conducted a demolition operation at the Barangay 600, Zone 59 in Sta. Mesa, Manila with the residents conducting self-demolition. The residents are still hoping for a temporary restraining order from the Supreme Court. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 16 (Eagle News) — Atty. Salvador Panelo denied reports that his client, Andal Ampatuan Sr., is already dead. He added that his client is confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute due to liver cancer. Ampatuan is the main suspect in the 2009 Maguindanao Massacre. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, June 16 — The deployment of household service workers (HSWs) has declined drastically in the first five months of 2015, the Department of Labor and Employment reported. “I have received a report yesterday from Philippine Overseas Employment Administration chief Hans Leo J.Cacdac that the deployment of newly-hired OFWs who are working as household service workers have decreased by 20 percent over a five-month period, from January to May 2015, compared to the same period […]
JUNE 15 — A Palace official on Monday assured that the country is prepared to deal with the Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus (MERS-CoV). “The Philippines is fully prepared to thwart and contain the Middle East Respiratory Coronavirus and government has put in place all the necessary preventive measures, including contact-tracing and other infection control protocols to isolate those exhibiting symptoms of MERS-CoV,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement. Secretary Coloma noted that […]
MANILA, Philippines, June 15 (Eagle News) — Starting June 16 (Tuesday), the first batch of decommissioning of firearms of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will take place in Maguindanao as part of attaining the peace process and “a strong commitment to end the armed conflict”. According to Philippine National Police Officer-in-charge (PNP-OIC) Police Chief Supt. Wilfredo Franco said “decommissioning” of firearms of the MILF was part of strengthening ties between the Government and the […]
