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MANILA, Philippines – Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Leila De Lima said that it is not an option for the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) to not surrender its members that were involved in the Mamasapano incident, adding that the said group is still under the Philippine laws. She further said that she is confident that the MILF will surrender its members in the name of peace. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, […]
PASIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Armin Luistro is confident that the implementation of the K-to-12 program will push through despite several petitions for the suspension of said program. He added that the government has prepared for the K-to-12 program, with the construction of new classrooms and school buildings. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) asked the public to take care of the environment. Said announcement was made in advance of the national celebration for Earth Day on April 22. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Thousands of cyclists joined the campaign for clean air and alternative modes of transportation in celebration of Earth Day. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Union of Filipino Consumers and Commuters warns against possible coin shortage as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas announced that it will procure new coins using multiply technology. According to the group’s research, coins made using the multiply technology have durability issues. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) recorded higher revenue for the first quarter of 2015. According to Customs Commissioner John Sevilla, the Bureau collected 6.6% more compared to the same period last year, which is worth 92.2 billion pesos. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is pushing for the successful implementation of the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB) which had earlier been signed by representatives of the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF). This was conveyed on Monday by OIC Secretary General Iyad Ameen Madani as he continued his five-day visit to the Philippines to push forward the peace agreement and the autonomous […]
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — Another round of oil price hike was felt on Monday, April 20, as oil companies increased by at least one peso per liter the prices of gasoline and diesel. Flying V hiked the price of gasoline by P1.50 per liter Monday midnight, and also hiked diesel prices by P1 per liter. Seaoil is set to follow starting the first hour of Tuesday (April 21) by increasing the price […]
THE Philippines on Monday (April 20) called on China to stop its reclamation activities in the South China Sea as it poses risks on security. Recent satellite images suggest China has made rapid progress in building an airstrip suitable for military use in contested territory in the Spratly islands in the South China Sea and may be planning another, moves that have been greeted with concern by G7 states and Asia. Philippine Armed Forces Chief Gregorio […]
QUEZON City, April 20 (Eagle News) — Members of the Cabinet security cluster, as well as top military officials have snubbed the resumption of the hearings of the House of Representatives on the proposed peace process. At the resumption of the hearing in Congress on the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL), all six resource persons invited for the hearing did not show up. The officials invited were Interior Secretary Manuel “Mar” Roxas II, National Defense Secretary […]
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) conducted inspections on several markets in Quezon City were said government agencies caught several vendors not following the suggested retail price (SRP) of 110 pesos per kilo of chicken meat. (A report by Jerold Tagbo, Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines, April 20 (Eagle News) — Congressman Niel Tupas, chairman of the House Committee on Justice asked the Supreme Court (SC) to investigate the allegations of “Justice for Sale” in the Supreme Court (SC), saying that the said House committee cannot investigate said allegations due to lack of jurisdiction. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
