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(Eagle News) – Lawyer Vic Rodriguez has stepped down as Executive Secretary but will stay on as the chief of staff of President Ferdinand Marcos. In a statement, Rodriguez said he has “asked permission to step down as Executive Secretary.” He said that while it has been a “rare privilege” to work as the President’s Executive Secretary, it was a very demanding “24/7 job with myriad topics expected to be attended to every day” that […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has logged 2619 more COVID-19 cases. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 tally in the country to 3916162. Of these, 26363 are active. The DOH said Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 10,000. It was followed by Calabarzon with 3800, Central Luzon with 2299, Davao Region with 1251, and Western Visayas with 1017. Of […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine peso plunged to a new record low against the US dollar at P57.43 on Friday, September 16. The previous lowest closing of the peso was recorded on Sept. 8 when the peso went down to P57.18 to a US dollar. According to data from the Bankers’ Association of the Philippines (BAP), intraday trading saw the peso even going as low as P57.44 against the dollar. It settled at P57.43 […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government is allotting P74.4 billion to the Bangsamoro region for next year and is pushing crucial legislation that would facilitate the elections in the region in 2025, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said. In his speech during the inauguration of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA), Marcos also urged the passing of crucial legislation on taxation and fiscal policy in the region. The President assured Bangsamoro leaders of his government’s commitment […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Nanmadol” has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the typhoon entered PAR at 5:40 p.m. It will be called “Josie” while inside PAR. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is affecting the western sections of Southern Luzon and of Visayas. In a 4 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said Western Visayas, Palawan, Occidental Mindoro, and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers […]
Pres. Marcos Jr., to meet with various CEOs, economic partners after UN General Assembly speech (Eagle News) – Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., said that he expects that the country would “finally begin to emerge” from the difficulties of the pandemic that have hounded the country since 2020. The 65-year old Philippine leader said that he is going to work hard on the country’s economy, which in his view is very much based on agriculture. […]
PBBM participation important as it represents his first engagement with UN, says DFA (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., is set to speak before the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on September 20 in New York, Malacanang said on Thursday, Sept. 15. This is the first in-person UN General Assembly (UNGA) to be attended by around 150 heads of state. Marcos Jr., will be delivering the Philippine national statement at the […]
Personal remittances for July 2022 reach $3.24 billion, while those for first 7 months of the year reach $20.33 billion (Eagle News) – The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas reported higher personal remittances from overseas Filipinas (OFs) for the first seven months of the year at US$20.33 billion, and for July 2022 at $3.24 billion. The cumulative personal remittances from January to July this year were higher by 2.7 percent compared to the same period […]
(Eagle News) — Severe Tropical Storm “Nanmadol” may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility tonight or tomorrow morning. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, once inside PAR, it will be given the domestic name “Josie.” The weather bureau said so far, “Nanmadol” was located 1,760 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. It’s packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 135 kph. […]
750K metric tons for industrial users, while another 750K MT for consumers; delivery set not later than November 15, 2022 (Eagle News) – The Sugar Regulatory Administration has authorized the importation of 150,000 metric tons of refined sugar – half of which are allocated to industrial users, while the other half is allocated to consumers. In SRA’s Sugar Order No. 2 signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and other agriculture and SRA officials, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allotted around P100-million worth of interventions to support the Philippine onion industry. The agriculture department has identified the country’s major onion producing regions as Central Luzon, Ilocos, Mimaropa, and Cagayan Valley. But it said it is also considering “partnering with farmers in the Visayas and Mindanao regions to expand local onion production and assist them with market linkage activities.” For this year, the DA High Value […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines will lift a ban on deploying domestic workers to Saudi Arabia and resume it in November after Riyadh agreed to boost protective measures for Filipino migrants, officials said. Manila had halted the sending of household workers last November to Saudi Arabia — a popular destination for Filipinos working abroad — after reports emerged of abuse and unpaid wages. Deployment will resume on November 7, a decision that […]
