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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte again called on members of the New People’s Army (NPA) to surrender to the government, saying that the communist movement would not give a comfortable life to their children. The President said he hoped the communist rebels would realize that it is time to surrender to the government, and help bring about peace. Duterte said he is ready to give decent jobs and housing to NPA surrenderees who […]
Newly-appointed Foreign Affairs Secretary and concurrent Representative to the United Nations Teodoro Locsin Jr. represented President Rodrigo Duterte at the 12th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit and EU-ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting in Brussels, Belgium on October 18 Central European Summer Time. ASEM, a platform for dialogue and cooperation between Asia and Europe, is expected to reinforce its role as a catalyst for effective alliance of countries pursuing common goals as well as to bring out the pillars […]
(Eagle News) — Humingi ng pang-unawa sa publiko si Pasang Masda Persident Obet Martin sa sampung pisong pamasahe sa jeep. Ayon kay Martin, ang pisong pagtaas sa pamasahe ay upang matugunan lamang ang ilang beses na naging pagtaas sa presyo ng gasolina. Sinabi pa ni Martin na ang grupo naman nila ang nauuna at boluntaryong naghahain ng petisyon sa pagbaba naman ng pamasahe sa sandaling magkaroon ng pagbaba sa presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo. “Remember, […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte again urged businessmen and other Filipino citizens to report to him any government official who is engaged in questionable transactions, especially graft and corruption, saying he is “ready to give you an audience anytime.” Speaking at the concluding ceremonies of the 44th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E) at the Manila Hotel on Thusday, Octo. 18, the President again vowed he would strike hard against those engaged in […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s inflation for the third quarter was recorded at an average of 6.2 percent which is higher than the previous quarter’s average of 4.8 percent, according to data released Friday, Oct. 19, by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Officer-in-Charge Maria Almasara Tuaño-Amador said in a press briefing in Manila that this has brought the inflation for this year to date at 5 percent. Dennis Bautista, officer-in-charge of BSP’s Economic […]
(Eagle News) — Kukumpirmahin pa lamang ni Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo kung itatalaga si senador gringo honasan bilang head ng Department of Information and Communications Technology o DICT oras na matapos ang kaniyang termino sa Hunyo 2019. Ayon kay Panelo, walang pang sinasabi sa kaniya si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte patungkol sa nasabing usapin. “Wala pa. I was with the President, he has not told me anything about it,” ayon kay Panelo. Si Honasan ay nagsilbing […]
(Eagle News) — Naninindigan naman si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV na nagawa umano nito ang lahat ng requirements para makakuha ang amnesty mula sa pag-aaklas nito noon laban sa pamahalaan ng bansa. Sa kaniyang sagot sa komento ng prosecutor sa pagdinig na ginagawa ng Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150, muling iginiit ng mambabatas na maliwanag ang isinasaad ng certification of amnesty na kaniyang hawak. Pinagtibay aniya ito ng Kongreso at Senado, base na rin […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, October 17 signed the Petroleum Service Contract No. 76 with Israel’s Ratio Petroleum Ltd., covering the East Palawan Area. The petroleum service contract for the Area 4, the fifth round of the Philippine Energy Contracting Round (PECR5), was signed at the Heroes Hall in Malacañang, Palace. According to the Department of Energy, the service contract deal will allow the Israeli firm to explore the Area 4, covering […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) warned profiteers not to take advantage of the prices of basic commodities especially those of seasonal or holiday products. The DTI even asked local government units (LGUs) and market administrators to help them pinpoint and catch those who will take advantage of the situation. Those who will be caught overpricing will be barred from continuing doing business in the country until they answer the notice […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) approved the Php1 fare hike for provincial and city buses which will take effect in November. The announcement came a day after the LTFRB approved the PhP10 minimum jeepney fare that will be implemented next month. On Thursday, October 18, the LTFRB issued the order that the fare for ordinary buses will increase from Php 10.00 to Php 11.00, and for the air-conditioned buses […]
(Eagle News) – A group of jeepney operators and drivers on Thursday thanked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) for its decision approving the proposed Php1 fare hike that will set the minimum jeepney fare from the current P9 to P10 starting November. Zeny Maranan, President of Federation of Jeepney operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP) said the one peso fare increase would already be a big help to the jeepney […]
(Eagle News) — Former Philippine envoy to the United Nations, Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin Jr., took his oath as the new secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs, taking over from Alan Peter Cayetano, who filed his candidacy for the 2019 mid-term elections. Locsin was sworn in as DFA secretary by President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, October 17. The President chose Locsin, whom he had appointed earlier in 2016 as Philippine envoy to the […]
