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(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to shut down PLDT if it does not add trunklines to the citizens’ hotline 8888. “The present setup can’t accommodate all the calls. It’s always busy. Tell PLDT. If not, I’ll shut down their business,” Duterte said in a speech in Cebu on Sunday, Feb. 24. His statement drew laughter from the audience. “Oo, that’s true. I don’t want to brag, but they owe government eight billion (pesos),” Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Nais na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na tuluyan nang wakasan ang problema sa iligal na droga sa bansa. Ito ang reaksyon ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Police Director General Oscar Albayalde sa pahayag ng Pangulo na mas magiging madugo ang kampanya laban sa iligal na droga. Pero nilinaw ni Albayalde na ito ay ipatutupad ng Pangulo na makatarungan at nilinaw din ng Pangulo sa kaniyang pahayag na hindi ibig sabihin nito na […]
(Eagle News) — Nagdagdag ng presyo sa mga pangunahing bilihin ngayong pebrero dahil sa mataas na halaga ng raw materials at mahinang piso kontra dolyar. Ayon sa Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), tumaas ang nasa limampu’t anim na (56) stock keeping units sa may 242 na nasa Suggested Retail Price (SRP) habang nasa 186 na produkto ang nananatili ang presyo. Ayon kay DTI Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Ruth Castelo, ngayon lang sila nagpatupad ng […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, Feb. 25, said the Colombian Medellin cartel has expanded its operations and is now in the Philippines. In a speech before barangay leaders in Pasay, Duterte said this explained the bricks of cocaine found floating off waters of some parts of the country. The latest ones were recovered in Davao Oriental, Surigao del Sur and Aurora. According to Duterte, the GPS trackers were attached to the illegal drugs so […]
(Eagle News)–Isolated rains will prevail in parts of the Philippines today as the northeast monsoon affects the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region and the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will experience partly cloudy skies. PAGASA said the northern section of Luzon and the eastern […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV slammed President Rodrigo Duterte anew, saying he did not only fail to fulfill his promises to stop corruption and crime in the country, but also actually made the country’s problems worse. “Klaruhin ko lang, ang mga pangunahing pangako nya na lulutasin nya ang crime, corruption at illegal drugs in 3 to 6 months, ay lalong lumala,” Trillanes said. According to Trillanes, “nagkalat na ang mga killers ngayon sa lansangan.” He […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas got a slot to play in the 2019 FIBA World Cup after its rousing win against Kazakhstan on Sunday night, 93-75. The game played at the Republican Velodrome in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan showed a revitalized Philippine team that avenged their loss the last time that they played against Kazakhstan in November last year. On Sunday night Gilas Pilipinas’ Andray Blatche gave Gilas 41 points and 13 rebounds, prevailing […]
(Eagle News)—Typhoon “Wutip” may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Thursday, Feb. 28, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, once it enters PAR, “Wutip” will be named “Betty.” So far, “Wutip” is located 1740 kilometers east of southern Luzon, still outside PAR. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 185 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 225 kilometers per hour. It […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace has described as “nonsensical” journalist Ellen Tordesillas’ comment a Davao Mayor Sara Duterte presidency in 2022 was President Rodrigo Duterte’s “insurance” from an International Criminal Court arrest. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in the first place, the ICC, where communications have been filed against the President in connection with the drug war, has no jurisdiction over the chief executive “and for that matter any Filipino citizen.” “It is no […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has endorsed the party-list of former Assistant Communications Secretary Mocha Uson. Duterte made the endorsement of Uson’s AA-Kasosyo during an event in Cebu on Sunday, Feb. 24. Uson resigned from her post at the Communications department to pursue her bid for a seat in the House of Representatives. She had said her party-list would fight for the rights of Overseas Filipino Workers.
(Eagle News)–Isolated light rains are expected in parts of the Philippines as the northeast monsoon affects the whole country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Bicol Region and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Moderate to strong winds will prevail over the eastern […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were aboard the Biman Bangladesh flight which one man had attempted to hijack. This is according to the Department of Foreign Affairs that issued a statement on Sunday, Feb. 24. One man was arrested after he allegedly took out a gun after the plane took off from Chittagong in Bangladesh to Dubai. The plane, Flight BG-147, managed to turn around and return to the Chattogram airport, where all 142 passengers were evacuated.
