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(Eagle News) — Asahan na ang mas mainit na summer season ngayong taon dahil sa epekto ng El Niño. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA), aabot sa 38.2 degree Celsius ang magiging temperatura sa Metro Manila sa oras na magsimula ang panahon ng tagtuyot o El Niño. Papatak naman sa mahigit 40 degrees Celsius ang maaaring maging temperatura sa lungsod ng Tuguegarao, Cagayan. Inaasahan din na mararamdaman ang epekto ng El Niño […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the expanded maternity leave bill. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the bill was signed into law by Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, before the 30-day deadline within which proposed measures should have been acted on before they lapse into laws. Under the version approved by Congress, the number of paid maternity leaves was increased to 105 from the current 60 paid leaves for normal delivery, and 78 […]
(Eagle News) — The World Health Organization lauded the Philippines for passing the Universal Health Care Law that seeks to ensure Filipinos’ equal access to quality healthcare. In a statement, the WHO said the new law was a “critical step” to ensure “major reforms to consolidate existing yet fragmented financial flows, increase the fiscal space for benefit delivery, improve the governance and performance of devolved local health systems and institutionalize support mechanisms such as health […]
(Eagle News) — Pinaghahanda ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration-Department of Science and Technology (PAGASA-DOST) ang publiko sa pananalasa ng El Niño sa bansa. Sa kasalukuyan ay may umiiral ng mahinang El Niño sa tropical Pacific na tinatawag na meteorological drought ng PAGASA dahil nagdudulot ito ng kabawasan o kakulangan sa ulan. Ayon kay PAGASA Administrator Dr. Vicente Malano, malaki ang porsyento na mabubuo ang El Niño sa buwang ito. Ilang lugar sa […]
(Eagle News) — Binatikos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV sa pagkakaugnay ng public perception sa pagbaba ng bilang ng mga drug addict na bahagi ng kampanya ng gobyerno kontra droga. Sinabi ito ng Pangulo sa kaniyang pagdalo sa isang pagtitipon sa Davao City. “Some critic, a senator, s****d Trillanes said there are no more [drug addicts] because they are dead and so? Are you not happy that I am doing it […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) declared a measles outbreak in some parts of Cagayan Valley or Region 2 after a 500% spike in cases in February this year compared to February last year. As of February 17, 2019, Cagayan province has the highest record at 34 cases followed by Isabela at 24, Nueva Vizcaya at 11 and Quirino at 4, according to Dr. Rio L. Magpantay, DOH regional director. Of the […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte wants the list of “narco-politicians” released ahead of the May elections. Duterte made public his stance on the Department of the Interior and Local Government proposal on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in an interview with reporters. “Or would you rather hindi na talaga lalabas ‘yung pangalan nila? Galit ako sa droga,” Duterte said. Earlier, Philippine National Police spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said the list was so far undergoing “validation.” “We have […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed on Wednesday, Feb. 20, the Revised Corporation Code which allows the registration of a “one-person corporation” and removing the requirement for the minimum number of five incorporators, among others. The Revised Corporation Code, which amended the 38-year old Corporation Code, aims to strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards for a more business-friendly environment amidst the drop in the country’s rank in the latest Ease of Doing Business […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 21, expressed its condolences to the family of the late National Artist for Architecture Bobby Mañosa. “The so-called father of Philippine neo-vernacular architecture devoted his lifetime work championing the extensive use of indigenous Filipino materials in his design,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, while Mañosa “will be missed,” his “influence and legacy will continue to live on.” Mañosa, whose works include the Coconut Palace […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, said international drug cartels were behind the blocks of cocaine recently found floating in some of the country’s waters. “The news that you hear every day about the floating drugs all around the country is that really we have confirmed that (Sinaloa) and the Medellin cartels are in the trade now. And it’s cocaine. It has always been cocaine from Mexico,” Duterte said. Earlier, PNP Chief Oscar […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health said that a patient suspected of having Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) who was first rushed to a Laguna hospital had tested negative for the disease. The 47-year old man who arrived in the Philippines last Feb. 14 from Saudi Arabia was first reportedly rushed to the emergency room of the Laguna Doctors Hospital before he was transferred to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, signed an order directing the government to identify agricultural lands owned by the state and distribute these to qualified beneficiaries. In Executive Order 75, Duterte ordered “all departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the government” to do this within 30 days from effectivity of the order. According to the order, the Department of Agrarian Reform shall then “cause the preparation of an inventory” of the lands “devoted to” […]
