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(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay has filed a Senate bill seeking to institute a national health program for lupus. In filing Senate Bill No. 2070 or the “Comprehensive Lupus Prevention Act of 2018,” Binay said medical changes and interventions can help control lupus even if there is so far no cure for the same. Lupus is a chronic auto-immune disease that sees the immune system attacking the body’s cells and tissue, resulting in inflammation and tissue damage […]
(Eagle News)—Fifty percent of Filipino families consider themselves as poor, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey, done from December 16-19, 2018, found that the 50% translates to 11.6 million families. SWS said this is 2 points below the 52%, or the estimated 12.2 million families in September 2018. The results come after a 10-point increase in self-rated poverty over two consecutive quarters. In March, the proportion of […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte can now “directly investigate” and assume jurisdiction of administrative cases filed against presidential appointees. This was after Duterte signed Executive Order No. 73 on December 28. A copy of the EO was released to the media only on Friday, Jan. 11. “Nothing shall prevent the President, in the interest of the service, from directly investigating and/or hearing an administrative case against any presidential appointee or authorizing other offices under the Office of […]
(Eagle News)—–The high trust and approval ratings of President Rodrigo Duterte based on a recent Pulse Asia survey is “another repudiation” of his critics and detractors “who don’t see or refuse to see the good in whatever the Chief Executive does and says,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the survey was done when Congress approved the third extension of martial law in Mindanao and the President approved the government’s economic managers recommendation to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Facebook says it has banned a Philippine digital marketing group which runs hundreds of pages across the social network with 43 million followers, accusing it of “inauthentic behavior” and using fake accounts. Facebook has stepped up efforts to root out fake accounts after being criticized for failing to tackle hate speech and misinformation on its platforms. Filipinos are among the world’s heaviest users of social media, and the country has been […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Grace Poe on Friday, Jan. 11, urged the government to reconsider its 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge. According to Poe, some 500,000 motorists will be inconvenienced by the closure, which the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said would start on Saturday, Jan. 19. The senator also noted the project contractor, China Communications and Construction Corp., was “banned by the World Bank in 2009 for anomalies related to several multi-billion-peso Philippine road projects it had funded.” […]
(Eagle News) — Isang low pressure area ang binabantayan ngayon ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Service Administration (PAGASA) sa labas ng bansa. Huling namataan ang LPA sa layong 1,295 kilometers east ng Davao City, Davao Del Sur. Ayon sa PAGASA, maliit naman ang tsansa na magiging bagyo ang nasabing lpa sa susunod na 24 na oras. Gayunman, apektado na ng buntot ng LPA ang Caraga Region, ilang bahagi ng Davao region at ang malaking […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Jan. 11, welcomed the Pulse Asia survey results that showed President Rodrigo Duterte’s trust and approval ratings increase in December. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the survey results were a “testament to how this administration is attuned to the needs of the greater majority.” According to Andanar, the government “will continue to focus on the goal of giving a comfortable life for all, rid (the country) of […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, Jan. 11, accused the Duterte administration of “harassment” anew, after charges for grave threats were filed against him. Trillanes made the statement even as he said he would face the new charges against him “squarely,” like “all the other harassment cases filed against me.” According to Trillanes, “binaliktad na talaga ni Duterte ang hustisya sa Pilipinas.” “Siya itong pinapatay mismo ang mga ordinaryong Pilipino, pinapa-rape ang mga babae […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Jan. 11, said the Telecommuting Law recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte will contribute to easing the traffic conditions in Metro Manila and in other urban areas. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the law, after all, recognizes that telecommuting as “a work arrangement is fast becoming the new norm, with the Filipino labor market starting to open up with alternative avenues in view of computer technologies.” “The Palace notes […]
Distrust the plurality sentiment toward Arroyo, pollster says (Eagle News)—-Filipinos by and large approve of the performance of three high-ranking government officials in the country–President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Tito Sotto, and Vice President Leni Robredo–and trust them, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. A whopping 81 percent of Filipinos “express appreciation” for the performance of Duterte, the December 14 to 21 survey showed, up from the 75 percent he got in September. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines will no longer purchase weapons nor military equipment from the United States during President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. Duterte himself made the announcement in a speech in Bulacan on Thursday, Jan. 10. According to Duterte, the decision was made in view of the US’ threats to impose sanctions on countries that have dealings with Russia. “Pagkabumili ka sa China o maybe Russia, magsali ka sa embargo, you cannot trade with America. So para […]
