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Head of Japan’s House of Councillors pays courtesy call on President Duterte

  (Eagle News) — President Duterte received the President of Japan’s House of Councillors, Hon. Chuichi Date in a courtesy call at the President’s Hall in Malacañang Palace on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, where they discussed issues of mutual interests in a closed door meeting. Hon. Chuichi Date came together with his spouse Yuko. They were accompanied by Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda, Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano, Japan Embassy Secretary Yojiro Konno, Japan Embassy […]

President Duterte orders clean-up of Manila Bay, directs closure of hotels dumping waste into the sea

  (Eagle News) — After the successful rehabilitation of Boracay Island, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered announced a major clean-up, this time of the Manila Bay, warning hotels in the area to refrain from dumping their waste into the sea or else they will face closure. Speaking at the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order on Tuesday, January 8, President Duterte said he had ordered Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu and Interior and Local Government Secretary […]

NEU College of Agriculture officially opens in Pinugay, Baras, Rizal

(Eagle News) – The newly-opened College of Agriculture of the New Era University branch in Brgy. Pinugay, Baras, Rizal, officially started its first day of classes on Monday, January 7. With four faculty members, the newly opened College of Agriculture started its regular classes with 37 pioneering students. The opening of classes for the newest college of the NEU branch in Rizal was a milestone for the university as the College of Agriculture was a […]

AFP Chief Madrigal, nangako na magiging mapayapa ang plebisito ng BOL

(Eagle News) — Nangako si Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief Lieutenant General Benjamin Madrigal Jr., na maisasagawa ng mapayapa ang nalalapit na plebisito para sa pagpapatibay ng  Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Ayon kay Madrigal, buo ang kanilang suporta sa pagsasagawa ng plebisito ngayong buwan. Sapat din aniya ang tropa na idedeploy sa ground para magkaloob ng seguridad. Ang plebisito ng BOL ay isasagawa sa Enero 21 para sa mga botante sa mga lugar […]

Dating AFP Chief of Staff Carlito Galvez, nanumpa na bilang bagong Presidential Peace Adviser

(Eagle News) — Opisyal nang bahagi ng gabinete ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si retired Armed Forces Chief General Carlito Galvez Jr. Nitong Lunes, Enero 7 ay nanumpa na ito kay Pangulong Duterte bilang Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. Kasama ni Galvez ang kanyang asawa, mga anak at si Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Kagabi ay dumalo na rin ito sa  33rd monthly cabinet meeting na isinagawa sa presidential palace. Pinalitan ni Galvez si Jesus Dureza […]

OSG pinagkokomento ng sc ukol sa hiling na ipatigil ang martial law extension sa Mindanao

(Eagle News) — Pitong araw ang ibinigay ng Supreme Court sa Office of the Solicitor General upang isumite ang kanilang komento sa hiling na temporary restraining order ng Makabayan Bloc sa Korte Suprema noong Enero 4 sa pangungunguna ni Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman sa martilal law extention sa Mindanao. Paliwanag ni Supreme Court Spokesperson Midas Marquez, SolGen ang magbibigay ng komento sa petition ng mga kongresistang tutol sa martila law extention sa Mindanao dahil ang […]

Election gun ban ipatutupad na sa Lunes, Enero 13

(Eagle News) — Magsisimula na sa Lunes, Enero 13 ang gun ban para sa May 2019 midterm election. Ayon kay Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde , nangangahulugan ito na hindi papayagan ang mga may-ari ng lisensyadong baril na magbitbit nito sa labas ng kanilang mga bahay, bagamat maaari naman aniyang makakuha ng exemption sa Commission on Elections na siyang magre-review ng applications. Nilinaw ni Albayalde na exempted naman sa gun ban ang mga otoridad […]

One of 2 suspects in Cotabato blast surrenders to police, denies involvement in crime

  (Eagle News) — One of two suspects in the December 31 Cotabato City mall bombing incident have surrendered to authorities but denied any involvement in the New Year’s Eve blast, police said Tuesday. The suspect, Salipuddin Pasandalan, 56, a resident of Cotabato City and a native of Maguindanao, claimed he had no hand in the New Year’s Eve blast that killed two people and injured around 35 more. Chief Supt. Eliseo Rasco said the […]

Malamig na temperatura nararanasan sa Luzon at Visayas – PAGASA

(Eagle News) – Malamig na temperatura na ang nararanasan sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon at Visayas dahil sa epekto ng amihan. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), kahapon, Enero 7 ay naitala sa 21 degrees Celsius ang minimum na temperatura sa Quezon City hanggang alas 6:20 ng umaga. Ayon sa PAGASA, ngayong araw, generally fair weather ang iiral sa buong Luzon at Visayas at makararanas lamang ng pulo-pulong pag-ulan lalo na […]

P64.7-milyong ayuda, naipagkaloob sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Usman – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) — Mahigit 64. 7 milyong piso na halaga ng ayuda ang naipagkakaloob na sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Usman. Ayon sa National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), ang nasabing ayuda ay naibigay sa Mimaropa at sa Regions 5 at 8 ng Office of Civil Defense, Department of Social Welfare and Development, local government units at non-government organizations. Sa pinakahuling tala ng ahensya, isandaang at dalawampu’t anim (126) na katao ang nasawi […]

Php 9.00 jeepney fare rollback, dapat sundin – LTFRB

(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa mga driver na naniningil pa rin ng sampung pisong minimum fare sa jeep sa harap ito ng patuloy na paniningil ng nasabing pamasahe ng ibang jeepney drivers sa kanilang mga pasahero. Ayon kay LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra, ang sinomang tsuper ng jeep na mapatunayang naniningil pa rin ng sampung pisong (Php 10.00) minimum fare ay pagmumultahin ng limang libong piso (Php 1,000) […]

Makati court upholds decision ordering Trillanes’ arrest for rebellion

(Eagle News)–A Makati court has upheld its earlier decision ordering the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV  for rebellion. In junking Trillanes’ appeal of the Sept. 2018 order, Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda noted the senator did not raise any new issues in his motion for reconsideration. Alameda had ordered Trillanes arrested after ruling Proclamation no. 572, which declared the amnesty granted to Trillanes for his role in the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege […]