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Rains to prevail in some areas as northeast monsoon affects PHL

(Eagle News)–Rains will continue to be prevail over some areas as the northeast monsoon affects the country. In its weather forecast on Wednesday, Feb. 13, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino and Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, are expected over Abra, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ifugao, […]

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As campaign season kicks off, AFP chief orders troops to stop NPA rebels from “extorting”

(Eagle News)—The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Tuesday, Feb. 12, called on soldiers to stop the New People’s Army from extorting. AFP Chief General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. made the call on the same day the campaign season for candidates running for national positions kicked off. According to Madrigal, while there were areas where the NPA has been declared persona non grata, it would be best to be “on the lookout” for the “extortion” activities. President […]

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In photos: Japan donates bulletproof vests, ballistic shields, others to PNP

(Eagle News)—In these pictures released by the Office of the Chief of the Philippine National Police, Japan’s Ambassador to the Philippines Koji Hameda is seen turning over equipment donated by the Japanese government to the national police. Among those turned over were six bomb suits, six ballistic shields, 440 bulletproof vests and 440 ballistic helmets.    

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Palace to poll candidates: Strictly follow election rules

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 12, called on candidates in the upcoming elections to observe Commission on Elections rules and regulations as the campaign period kicked off for bets running for national posts. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the reminder as he gave the assurance President Rodrigo Duterte himself would not be using government resources in endorsing candidates. He said Duterte would only give his “verbal endorsement” on select candidates. “Every government, every administration […]

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Finance chief thanks Japan for “generous support” for PHL gov’t’s “Build, Build, Build” program

  (Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III thanked the government of Japan for its “generous support” in helping jumpstart the Philippines’ ambitious “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program, citing the nine loan agreements signed since the start of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Dominguez said the loan agreements with a combined amount of JPY398.82 billion (about $3.63 billion or P189.92 billion) were formalized between the Philippines and Japan since President Duterte assumed the […]

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PNP identifies 701 “election hotspots”

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has identified 701 election hotspots, as the campaign period for candidates seeking national posts kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 12. According to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, the figure represents 42 percent of the country’s 1,634 cities and municipalities. Albayalde said all in all, there were 223 election areas of concern (yellow areas), 382 areas of immediate concern (orange areas), and 94 areas of grave concern (red areas). According to Albayalde, areas […]

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Palace rejects proposal to create commission that will study possibility of changing country’s name

Propose a bill containing the suggested name instead, Palace says (Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 12, thumbed down the proposal to create a commission that would study the feasibility of changing the country’s name. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said instead of creating a Geographic Renaming Commission, as proposed by Rep. Gary Alejano, the suggested name could be directly deliberated on in Congress. “If the Constitution says you can enact a law, why do you […]

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Comelec calls out several bets for Senate, party-list posts for violating rules on campaign materials

(Eagle News)—The Commission on Elections on Tuesday, Feb. 12, called out several national and party-list candidates for violating the requirements for campaign materials. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez called the attention of the candidates in a series of tweets posted on the same day the campaign period for those bets kicked off. Among those Jimenez called out were the camps of Bong Revilla, Mar Roxas, Bong Go,  Jinggoy Estrada, Francis Tolentino and Sonny Angara. He also called […]

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Rains expected in some parts of PHL as northeast monsoon affects Luzon

(Eagle News)—Light rains will prevail in some parts of the country as the northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced in Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino, while partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains are expected over Aurora, Abra, Benguet, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan due to […]

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Taas-presyo sa produktong petrolyo epektibo na ngayong araw

(Eagle News) — Epektibo na ngayong araw ang panibagong dagdag-presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo ng mga kumpanya ng langis. Ayon sa Shell, Fying V, Petron, Caltex at Seaoil Philippines may dagdag silang 90 centavos sa presyo ng kada litro ng gasolina, 55 centavos sa presyo ng kada litro ng diesel at 85 centavos sa kada litro ng kerosene. Parehong halaga din ang dagdag sa presyo ng gasolina at diesel ng mga kumpanyang Petro Gazz, PTT, […]

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Over 14,000 Metro Manila policemen deployed as campaign period for nat’l candidates starts

(Eagle News)—–More than 14,000 policemen from the National Capital Region Police Office have been deployed in Metro Manila as the campaign for national candidates officially kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 12. With the start of the campaign period, over 60 senatorial candidates and 154 party-list groups will be more visible as they aim to get votes in time for the elections in May. NCRPO chief Guillermo Eleazar reminded the candidates to “properly coordinate with the […]

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Duterte: PHL should be renamed “Maharlika”


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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 11, said the Philippines should be renamed Maharlika. “Panahon ni (former President Ferdinand) Marcos, tama talaga si Marcos. Gusto niya palitan [ng] Maharlika, the Republic of Maharlika because maharlika is a Malay word and it means more of a concept of serenity and peace,” he said. According to Duterte, the word Philippines in the first place reflected remnants of colonialism. The word, after all, was derived from the Spanish […]

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