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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”

(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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Duterte calls out Sison for trying to justify imposition of “revolutionary taxes”

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 11, lashed out at Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison after he rejected the chief executive’s condition for Communists to stop imposing “revolutionary taxes” for peace talks to resume. “Gusto niyo patayan lang palagi, tapos mag-dream ka na kailangan ko mag extort kasi yung inyong gobyerno kailangan mabuhay,” Duterte said. But Duterte denied Sison had his own government in the first place. “‘Anong gobyerno? P**a**  […]

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Palace calls out Robredo for “speculative comments” on PHL treatment of Chinese

“Stop giving comments that may inflame incidents,” Panelo says (Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo for her “speculative comments” on the Philippines’ treatment of Chinese nationals. Robredo had said the taho-throwing incident involving a Chinese national at a Metro Rail Transit station was a “wakeup call” to Filipinos about the “special treatment” being granted to the Chinese in the country. “Maybe it’s a wake up call for […]

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Acosta hindi magre-resign; iginiit na may under distribution ng measles vaccines

(Eagle News) — Nagkaroon ng under-distribution ng measles vaccine sa bansa mula noong 2014 hanggang 2017. Sinabi ni Public Attorney’s Office (PAO) chief Persida Acosta, mali ang paratang sa kanya ni Senadora Risa Hontiveros na siya ang dahilan kung bakit nagkaroon ng measles outbreak sa bansa. Ayon kay Acosta, batay sa inilabas na report ng Commission on Audit (COA), noong 2014 hanggang 2017 ay nagkaroon ng under-distribution ng measles vaccine, gayundin ng bakuna sa diphtheria, […]

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Palace defends Duterte’s endorsement of Jinggoy Estrada

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of Jinggoy Estrada’s comeback Senate bid even if he was facing plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Estrada was after all still presumed innocent until proven guilty. He noted that Estrada was also granted bail by the Sandiganbayan, which is “anchored on the fact that evidence of guilt is not strong.” “We have to respect the Constitution. We […]

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Naitalang kaso ng tigdas umakyat na sa mahigit 4,000

(Eagle news) — Umabot na sa 4,300 ang naitalang kaso ng tigdas sa bansa. 70 sa mga ito ang kumpirmadong namatay. Sinabi ni Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo, batay ito sa latest report ng Department of Health. Aminado si Domingo na sa nakalipas na lima hanggang sampung taon ay  hindi naaabot ng pamahalaan ang 90 percent  target nito sa immunization program. Nasa 70–80 percent lamang umano nang target nilang bilang ng kabataan ang nababakunahan. https://youtu.be/DIsIST8wODA

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