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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 5, ordered the destruction of illegal drugs being kept as evidence against accused personalities “in one week.” The President gave the order as he noted that the illegal drugs could be again used and recycled in the market. “Tutal, pag mag-ocular inspection, may prosecutor iyan.. You can also invite the (National Bureau of Investigation) and the forensic guy of the NBI will also conduct the examination […]
(Eagle News) — Headline inflation decelerated to 2.3 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Inflation is defined as the general increase in the prices of goods and services over a period of time. According to the PSA, this was slower than the 2.4 percent recorded in August, but faster than the 0.9 percent recorded in September last year. With the development, the PSA said the year-to-date inflation for September 2020 […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 5, called on the relevant agencies to make the beep cards used for commuting free of charge. The President’s announcement came after the Department of Transportation said it had suspended the mandatory use of beep cards on Edsa Busway vehicles following complaints by commuters who were made to pay P80 for the card on top of the minimum required load of P65. The DOTr said it was currently […]
(Eagle News) – Palace spokesperson Harry Roque chided Vice-President Leni Robredo for her 50 percent trust rating and 57 percent performance rating in the recent Pulse Asia survey, and blamed this on her alleged “politicking amid the pandemic.” In a press briefing, Roque noted that Robredo was a “far fourth” behind President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto IV, and House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano. President Duterte was leading with a 91 percent […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 324,762 on Monday, Oct. 5, after the Department of Health reported 2,291 new cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 45,799 were active, of which 85.6 percent were mild, 9.2 percent asymptomatic, 1.6 percent severe, and 3.6 percent critical. Of the 2,291 newly-reported cases, 825 were from Metro Manila, 140 from Batangas, 128 from Laguna, 114 from Rizal, and 102 from Cavite. Recoveries rose to […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance has met with the outgoing Russian ambassador H.E. Igor Khovaev to discuss the continued strengthened economic cooperation between the Philippines and Russia, including a possible agreement on cooperation regarding customs and help in setting up a more efficient tax collection system. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III met last week with Ambassador Khovaev when the diplomat made a farewell courtesy call to the DOF. The ambassador also discussed […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval and trust ratings both rose to 91 percent in September, a Pulse Asia survey said. With his approval and trust ratings rising, the President was the only one of the government’s high-ranking officials to score a line of 9, based on the Pulse Asia survey conducted from Sept. 14 to 20. Relevant events prior to the survey include Ricardo Morales’ resignation as PhilHealth chief, the allegations by Senate Minority […]
(Eagle News)–Education Secretary Leonor Briones officially declared the start of school year 2020-2021 on Monday, Oct. 5, as the country shifts to a blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, October 5, 2020, we open our schools. Today, we claim victory over the destroyer, COVID-19,” Briones said, reading from a prepared statement. According to the Education secretary, “we will not allow COVID-19 to destroy our children’s education and their future.” “Araw-araw may bagong krisis, bagong […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 police personnel have recently recovered from COVID-19, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said with the additional 111 recoveries, the recovery tally in the PNP rose to 5,093 as of Sunday night. Seventy-five new cases have been reported, bringing the total to 6158. Of these, 1048 were active. The death toll remains at 17 with no additional deaths reported. The police continue to ensure peace and order, and man checkpoints amid […]
(Eagle News)–The tropical depression east of extreme Northern Luzon may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said by that time, the weather disturbance–which will be called “Nika” once it enters PAR— is forecast to have turned into a typhoon, and will have been situated 1,325 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. From Wednesday through Friday, “Nika” may move generally westward near or […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation is suspending the mandatory use of beep cards in the Edsa bus system. The DOTr said the suspension–which is effective Monday, October 5–was after AF Payments, Inc., the provider of the automatic fare collection system, refused to waive the cost of the beep card “despite consistent pleas made by the government.” “This would have made a big difference to the commuters, mostly daily wage earners who are the most affected […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that the maximum buying price for palay this September in the top two producing regions in the country was actually higher than in the previous years. Agriculture Secreary William Dar, citing statistics on the farmgate prices of palay, said that the buying prices for dry palay (paddy rice) in the country’s top-producing areas reach P19 per kilo, which is at par with the maximum buying price set […]
