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(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered some Cabinet members to undertake measures for the possible repatriation of Filipinos in the Middle East amid the escalating tensions between the United States, Iran and Iraq. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President gave the order in the 45th Cabinet meeting on Monday, Jan. 6, where he aired his concerns for Filipinos there following the US killing of Iran top military official Qassam Soleimani. Panelo said a committee […]
(Eagle News)-Rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Mindanao. Bicol Region, Marinduque, Romblon, Oriental Mindoro and Samar provinces will have cloudy skies with scattered rains due to the tail-end of a cold front affecting Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas. Intermittent gusts especially in mountainous and […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Jan. 6, signed the P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance committee, said the Department of Public Works and Highways received a net increase of P51.139 billion under the General Appropriations Act. “The idea is to complete as many projects as possible by the time President Duterte ends his term in 2022,” Angara said. Earlier, the Palace said President Duterte would veto what […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling calling for a special session of Congress to ensure the welfare of Filipinos amid the heightening tensions between Iran and Iraq and the United States. “Ngayon I suggest that Congress even for about … bahala na kung one or two days …(to) discuss the problems, the ramifications,” Duterte said after signing the P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. The President said he was worried about the situation in the Middle […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region, Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro and Samar Provinces will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front affecting Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas. Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered light rains due to the […]
(Eagle News)–At least two senators slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for saying the war on drugs was a failure. Senate President Tito Sotto said the only time the war on drugs can be considered a failure is if it stopeped the war on drugs. “It’s a constant battle against drug dealers, drug dependents , corrupt officials and cerebrally challenged critics,” Sotto said. According to Sotto, based on data from the Philippine National Police and the […]
(Eagle News)-The Palace on Monday, Jan. 6, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for what she said were her findings the war on drugs was a failure. “Palagay ko ‘yung failure ‘yung pag-upo niya,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, there was “nothing new” in what Robredo said. He said this was despite Robredo implying in the past that there were irregularities in the war on drugs. “Akala mo may bombang sasabog. It’s a […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, Jan. 6, said President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was a failure. Robredo made the announcement as part of what she said were her findings as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs, until she was fired by President Rodrigo Duterte. Robredo had delayed the release of the findings in December last year after a strong earthquake hit Mindanao and reportedly to give way to the Philippines […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has tasked the Armed Forces of the Philippines to evacuate Filipinos in Iran and Iraq should hostilities break out amid rising tensions with the United States. This is according to the Department of National Defense itself, which issued a statement after President Duterte summoned high-ranking military and intelligence officials to determine the course of action, if needed, following the killing of top Iran military official Qassam Soleimani reportedly by the US […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region, Romblon, Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Northern Samar, Aklan and Capiz will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front affecting Southern Luzon and Eastern Visayas. Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered light rains […]
(Eagle News)-The Inter-Agency Technical Working Group studying motorcycle taxis has vehemently denied Senator Koko Pimentel’s endorsement of Joyride influenced its decision to include the motorcycle firm as a new player in the ongoing pilot run. In a statement, the TWG also slammed the Lawyers for Commuters Safety and Protection for making the “serious allegations” against Pimentel and the TWG, adding that with or without Pimentel’s endorsement letter, the TWG was only looking out for the […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its appeal for Filipinos in Libya to leave areas where clashes between eastern Libya and the UN-recognized Government of National Accord are taking place. In a statement, the DFA reiterated its appeal to Filipinos in Tripoli to “avoid and, if necessary, immediately evacuate areas close to where fighting is taking place.” The embassy issued the appeal after eight Filipino nurses were evacuated on Thursday afternoon from a […]
