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(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has already drafted the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the fuel marking program which is set for implementation next year to suppress oil smuggling in the country. The Bureau of Customs, together with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), will lead the fuel marking program’s implementation. The BIR has said that it had already drafted the IRR for the program. The masterplan, on the other hand, will be […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has approved a reconciled version of the Senate and House of Representatives Universal Health Care bills. Under the reconciled Senate Bill No. 1896 and House Bill No. 5784, Senator JV Ejercito, principal author and sponsor of the Senate’s version, said the funds for Filipinos’ health services would be sourced from the incremental sin tax collections. He said 50 percent of the national government share will come from the income of the […]
(Eagle News) — The series of reduction in the prices of petroleum products is due to the ample supply of petroleum in the international market, according to the Department of Energy (DOE). In an interview with Eagle News Service, Energy Assistant Director on Oil and Management Bureau Rodela Romero explained that the crude oil pricing in the world market affects oil prices in the country, particularly because we are highly dependent on imported fuel. Romero […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 27, said there was a need to put in place a mechanism that would allow the President to be updated on terrorist threats. He said the mechanism should be in the executive department. He cited as an example the United States, where he said the President receives a daily executive brief. “There is need for a regular update to allow quick analysis, submitted on a regular basis. […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has reconciled the Senate and House of Representatives versions of a measure that would strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards for a more business-friendly environment in the country. With Senate Bill No. 1280 and its House version reconciled, Congress is a step closer to amending the Corporation Code of the Philippines, which Senator Franklin Drilon said was an old law that had numerous and stringent incorporation and regulatory requirements that discouraged […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants Dennis Uy to be invited to the Senate panel hearing on Mislatel, the country’s third major telecommunications player. According to Trillanes, this is because he wants to ask Uy directly about how Mislatel, which is composed of Uy’s Udenna Corp. and its subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp, and China Telecom and Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co., bagged the contract on Nov. 19. “The public would like to know […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi pa man ganap na ipinag-uutos ni Pangulong Rordigo Duterte ang tuluyang pagbuhay sa Reserved Officers Training Corps o ROTC sa kolehiyo at Senior High School. Mariing na itong tinututulan ng grupong Kabataan Partylist. Natatakot aniya sila na kung pagtitibayin ng Kongreso ang hiling ng Pangulo sa pagbuhay ng ROTC sa mga paaralan. Ito naman ang maging daan upang hadlangan ang ginagawang malayang paghahayag ng mga kabataan. Kahit pa aniya maglalatag ng […]
(Eagle News) — Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is asking the Sandiganbayan to forward her case to the Supreme Court for “further proceedings” as she announced her plans to seek the help of the High Court over her graft conviction. Marcos made the appeal in a notice filed before the anti-graft court’s fifth division. “With due respect, the accused submits that the decision convicting her is contrary to facts, law and jurisprudence,” Marcos said. The […]
(eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng drill ang Philippine Coastguard at ang Japan Coast Guard laban sa piracy at hijacking incidents sa karagatan. Gamit ng dalawang guard teams sa drills ang apat na patrol ships sa Manila Bay kabilang na rito ang BRP Suluan at Fast Patrol Boat na BRP Boracay. Ang Echigo Patrol Vessel at helicopter naman ng Japan Coastguard ay ginamit sa Joint Maritime Exercise sa one nautical mile north ng Sangley Point sa […]
(Eagle News) — For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the deployment of additional troops is actually a deterrent to a declaration of martial law. Locsin made the observation in a Twitter post, responding to Vice President Leni Robredo’s comment the government should ensure that the deployment in Bicol, Samar, Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental under Memorandum Order No. 32 would not lead to the declaration. “Thank you, Ma’am for your understanding. Troop deployment if […]
(Eagle News) — Nangako Si Bureau of Corrections (Bucor) Director General Nicanor Faeldon na kanyang sasawatain ang illegal drug trade sa National Penitentiary at maging pag resolba sa sa jail congestion. Plano rin ni Faeldon na ilipat ang ilang pasilidad sa Bucor sa ibang lugar. Nitong nakaraang linggo, nanumpa ang bagong Bucor Chief sa harap ni Justice Menardo Guevarra. Naging hepe rin ito ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) at sa ilalim ng pamumuno nito nakapuslit […]
(Eagle News) — An Overseas Filipino Worker died after she allegedly fell from a building in the United Arab Emirates last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Based on a report from Consul General Paul Raymond Cortes of the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai, the Filipina, who was not identified, was believed to have fallen from the third floor of a building in Ajman on Nov. 23. She was declared dead on arrival at the […]
