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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that allows qualified individuals to have access to free technical-vocational education. Under Republic Act 11230 or the Tulong-Trabaho Act signed by the President on Feb. 22, a fund shall be set up to allow for the full payment of selected program training fees and transportation and laboratory fees. Under the law authored by Senator Joel Villanueva, qualified individuals include any person at least 15 years old, who […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, March 13, called on the Senate and the House of Representatives to break the budget impasse and submit an appropriations law it said would “aid this government better, the lives (of Filipinos) and help (the) country move forward.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement after the leaders of both houses of Congress met with President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss the budget issues. Senate majority leader Juan Miguel […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police on Wednesday, March 13, expressed its condolences to the kin of Moro Islamic Liberation Front Vice Chair Ghazali Jaafar, who passed away early in the day. In his statement, PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac called Jaafar “a partner of the government in peace-building in Mindanao” and a “pillar of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority,” the interim government of the newly created Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. “The PNP (Philippine […]
(Eagle News) – Nananatiling sapat ang antas ng tubig sa Angat Dam para makapag-suplay ng domestic water requirements para sa mga residente ng Metro Manila ngayong papasok na ang panahon ng tag-init. Ayon kay National Water Resources Board (NWRB) Executive Director Sevillo David, Jr., dinagdagan na nila ang alokasyon para sa pangangailangang tubig ng mga taga-Metro Manila dahil sa mababang water level ng Mesa Dam. Ang NWRB, na attached agency ng Department of Environment and […]
(Eagle News)–The seven Filipino seafarers who were sentenced to prison for fuel smuggling in Libya but were later acquitted by the country’s high court are now in the Philippines. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the seven, who were crewmen of M/T Levante, arrived in Manila on board a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul. They were accompanied by Presidential Adviser on Overseas Filipino Workers Affairs Abdullah Mama-o and Philippine Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Mardomel Melicor, and were […]
(Eagle News)–Light rains are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, March 13, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In an advisory, PAGASA said Batanes and Cagayan will have cloudy skies with light rains caused by the frontal system. Isabela and Aurora will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with light rains, while Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have only partly cloudy to cloudy skies. In Northern […]
(Eagle News)–Moro Islamic Liberation Front vice chair Ghazali Jaafar has died. He was 75 years old. In a radio interview, Professor Raby B. Angkal, chief of staff of the Office of the Chairman of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission and also the Jaafar family spokesperson, said Jaafar had been hospitalized due to a heart problem. Jaafar had been appointed as speaker of the parliament of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, which replaced the Autonomous Region in Muslim […]
(Eagle News) – After a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on the budget impasse Tuesday night (March 12), the House of Representatives seemed to have “acquiesced” to stick to the previous bicam-approved version of the P3.757-trillion budget, according to Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Speaking to reporters about the meeting, Sotto said that President Duterte had stressed to both the House and Senate leaders that he would not sign the budget if it is […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure requiring the use of a safety restraint system for children in motor vehicles while on the road. Under Republic Act 11229 or the Child Safety in Motor Vehicles Act, children 12 years old and below should use the device that can put a child in a sitting or supine position so in the event of a collision or abrupt deceleration, his or her mobility is limited, […]
(Eagle News) — Several opposition lawmakers on Tuesday, March 12, slammed as “presumptuous” the Palace’s statement the rise in President Rodrigo Duterte’s satisfaction ratings was proof of the public’s “unshakeable trust” in him and his administration. “Beguiled or bewitched but never given such unshakeable trust by Filipinos. That is too presumptuous and overbearing of Malacañang to describe the SWS satisfaction survey results,” Akbayan Rep. Tom Villarin said in a statement. Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said […]
(Eagle News) — Over 60 percent of those who took the March 2019 Pharmacist Licensure Examination passed, the Professional Regulation Commission said on Tuesday, March 12. According to the PRC, 2,100 out of 3,234, or 64.9 percent, had a passing rate in the test administered in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga. Julienne Nicole Chua Dela Cruz of the University of the Philippines in Manila topped the exam, with a rating of 92.7 percent. She […]
(Eagle News) — The Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. has filed a defamation case against the Bank of Bangladesh for what it said were its “baseless allegations” against the Philippine bank in connection with the $81-million cyber heist in 2016. “It is public knowledge that Bangladesh Bank has embarked on a massive ploy and scheme to extort money from plaintiff RCBC by resorting to public defamation, harassment, and threats geared towards destroying RCBC’s good name, reputation, and […]
