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(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is banning the entry of pork and other pork products from Japan following reports that African Swine Fever (ASF) is feared to be spread there. Agriclture Secretary Manny Piñol said that he had already alert the Bureau of Animal Industry at noon of Sunday, February 10. “At 12 noon today, I have alerted the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) through (DA) Undersecretary for Policy and Planning Segfredo […]
(Eagle News)–Uniformed personnel will receive a 20-percent discount in all city and provincial utility buses soon. The Department of Transportation made the announcement on Monday, Feb. 11. “The special fare discount for all uniformed personnel of the (Armed Forces of the Philippines), (Philippine National Police), and (Philippine Coast Guard) shall continue and remain effective indefinitely, which will then be reviewed one year thereafter,” the DOTr said. According to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, this was in […]
(Eagle News)—The United States has committed more than P300 million to fund intelligence gathering efforts in order to strengthen the Philippines’ counterterrorism capabilities. The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, made the announcement as it welcomed the aid, which came after the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 23. The explosions were blamed on an Indonesian couple assisted by local terrorists. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Philippines needed “all the help as […]
(Eagle News) — Magsisimula na bukas, Pebrero 12 ang kampanya sa national level para sa midterm elections. Bunsod nito, pinatatanggal na ng Commission on Elections ang mga nagkalat na campaign materials ng mga kandidato bago ang ganap na pagsisimula ng kampanya. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, na dapat sundin ng mga pulitiko at kanilang mga taga-suporta ang direktiba ng poll body, para hindi sila mapatawan ng election offense na maaaring maka-apekto sa kanilang kandidatura […]
(Eagle News)—Japan has renewed its vow to help the Philippines combat the “scourge of terrorism” following the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 23 people. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono, in his visit to Davao, also “conveyed (Japan Prime Minister Shinzo) Abe’s grave concern over the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu, and expressed Japan’s condemnation of the terrorism and violent extremism..” Panelo said Kono […]
(Eagle News)–Light rains are expected over some parts of the country as the northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon. In a weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains are expected over Batanes, Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, will prevail over Abea, Benguet, Mt .Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, […]
(Eagle News)—The Chinese woman who threw taho at a police officer in a Metro Rail Transit 3 station on Saturday, Feb. 9, insulted not only the cop but also Filipinos in general, Vice President Leni Robredo said. In her weekly radio show, Robredo said what Jiale Zhang did to P01 William Cristobal, who was only explaining to her the MRT-3 ban on food and drinks when she refused to dispose of the taho she was […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the measure that aims to strengthen the Philippine Coconut Authority, among others, because there were some provisions that could allow for corruption. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement on Sunday, Feb. 10, days after Duterte vetoed the reconciled version of Senate Bill 1976 and House Bill 8522, or An Act to Further Strengthen the (PCA). In the first place, Panelo said the proposal for a […]
(Eagle News)—The P75 billion which House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. described as an “insertion” in the proposed national budget would be divided among members of the House of Representatives and some members of the Senate, he admitted on Sunday, Feb. 10. Andaya’s statement in an interview over radio dzbb is a confirmation of Senator Panfilo Lacson’s earlier claim. Lacson had said each congressman had been allotted P160 million to supposedly fund their projects. Some senators, […]
Thumbs down, however, mandatory vaccination (Eagle News)—The Palace has directed the Department of Health to intensify its information drive on the government’s vaccination programs following the measles outbreak in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, however, shot down proposals to make vaccination mandatory for children. According to Nograles, intensifying the information drive was in accordance with Section 4 of Republic Act (RA) 10152, or the Mandatory […]
(Eagle News)–Senator JV Ejercito hailed the recent passage of the P3.757-trillion national budget in the bicameral conference committee, describing it as “pro-health.” In a statement, Ejercito said the national budget “carries the funds for the Health Facilities Enhancement Program, or HFEP, and Human Resource for Health Development (HRHD), both under the budget of the DOH (Department of Health).” According to Ejercito, who is the chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, he “fought for […]
(Eagle News)—-The House appropriations committee will continue hearings on the alleged anomalies in the P3.757-trillion national budget despite it having been passed by the bicameral conference committee. This is according to panel chair Rolando Andaya Jr., who issued a statement on Saturday, Feb. 9, a day after the national budget was approved jointly by the House of Representatives and the Senate. “If the good Secretary thinks he can now relax and continue with his illicit […]
