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Malacañang welcomes Sen. De Lima’s resolution to probe 2 “Build, Build, Build” projects

(Eagle News) — Malacañang welcomed the resolution of Senator Leila De Lima to investigate two of the “Build, Build, Build” projects of the Duterte administration. De Lima had earlier alleged that some 180,000 families would be homeless if the administration will push through with the construction of the P23 billion North Luzon Expressway—South Luzon Expressway (NLEX-SLEX) Connector Road Project, and the P171 billion North-South Commuter Railway Project. De Lima filed the Senate Resolution 927 seeking […]

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PAO Chief says murder charges should be filed vs those responsible for Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News) – The Public Attorney’s Office plans to file an additional case for murder against former health officials and Sanofi and Zuellig Pharma executives responsible for the Dengvaxia mess that had claimed the lives of several Philippine schoolchildren who died after being given the vaccine. This was announced by PAO chief Atty. Persida Acosta in an interview with NET 25’s Agila Balita as the Department of Justice is set to hear on Monday, Nov. […]

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“Reign of strict enforcement of laws”- Palace refutes Fox’s “reign of terror” allegation on Duterte gov’t

  (Eagle News) — Malacanang refuted allegations made by Australian elderly missionary nun Patricia Fox that the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte was a “reign of terror,” saying what is present is a “reign of strict enforcement of the laws. “There is no reign of terror and tyranny in the Philippines. There is only a reign of fear in the minds and hearts of those who violated the law. They are terrified that the law […]

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Nograles takes his oath as new Cabinet Secretary, replacing Evasco

  (Eagle News) — Representative Karlo Nograles of Davao City’s first district is the new Cabinet Secretary, taking his oath on Monday, Nov. 5, to fill in the position left vacant by former cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco who is running for Bohol governor. Nograles himself confirmed that he had already taken his oath, and thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for his confidence in him. “As a fellow Mindanaoan and kapwa probinsyano, I hope to contribute to […]

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Australian nun Fox, now in Australia, criticizes PHL president on “reign of tyranny”

  The 71-year old Australian missionary Patricia Fox is now back in her home country Australia after leaving the Philippines Saturday night, Nov. 3. After losing a long legal battle with Manila to stop her deportation, she attacked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s “reign of tyranny” Sunday. Fox, who spent almost three decades working with Philippine laborers, farmers and urban poor, was accused of illegally engaging in political activism as Duterte’s government cracked down on foreign […]

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14 bodies so far recovered from DPWH landslide site in Natonin, Mt Province

(Eagle News) – Fourteen bodies have been recovered as of Saturday, Nov. 3, from the site of a landslide that covered in rubble the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) building in Natonin, Mountain Province. Two bodies were recovered on Saturday, bringing the total of bodies recovered from the rubble at 14. Only 11 of the bodies had been identified. According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) of Mountain Province, […]

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Duterte: “I don’t need that kind of policemen”; orders dismissal of PNPA cadets in oral sex hazing

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte directed the expulsion and dismissal of three police senior cadets at the Philippine National Police Academy involved in the “hazing” of two male plebes where oral sex was forced on them. Duterte said he will never tolerate such actions which traumatize victims, leaving a “deep psychological” wound. Speaking during the situation briefing in Isabela Thursday, Nov. 1, Duterte said there is no place for such people in his […]

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TUCP nanawagan kay Pangulong Duterte na gawing Php 80 ang umento sa sahod

(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na gawing Php 80.00 ang Php 25.00 dagdag-sahod na inaprubahan ng NCR wage board para sa mga manggagawa sa Metro Manila. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni TUCP spokesperson Allan Tanjusay na napakaliit ang 25 piso at hindi ito maipambibili ng disenteng pagkain ang mga mahihirap na empleyado. Napakalayo aniya nito sa kanilang proposal na 334 pesos per […]

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Comelec naghahanap na ng supplier ng ballot paper, marking pens at SD cards

(Eagle News) — Papasok ang Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa negotiated procurement para sa bibilhing mga ballot paper at marking pens na gagamitin sa may 2019 mid-term elections. Sa invitation for negotiated procurement na pirmado ni Atty. Maria Theresa Yraola, Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) secretariat head, halos P166 million ang inilaang halaga ng Comelec para sa mga bibilhing suplay. Sa nasabing halaga, P137.8 million ay inilaan para sa pagbili ng ballot paper, habang […]

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2 pang bagyo inaasahan papasok sa bansa ngayong Nobyembre

(Eagle News) — Hanggang dalawang bagyo ang inaasahang tatama sa bansa ngayong Nobyembre. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ang mga nabubuong bagyo sa panahong ito ay kalimitang nakakaapekto sa gitna at katimugang bahagi ng Pilipinas. Inaasahan ding mas malalakas ang mga bagyong nabubuo sa panahong ito na posibleng manggaling sa Pasipiko o kaya ay sa loob ng Philippine Area pf Responsibility (PAR). Samantala, ipinabatid ng PAGASA na patuloy pa ring […]

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Duterte surveys areas damaged by typhoon; orders immediate delivery of water, food for victims, rescuers

  (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte urged his officials to provide water and food to those areas severely affected by typhoon Rosita (international name Yutu) as he directed the “return to normalcy as soon as possible” of the affected areas. Duterte surveyed the areas damaged by the typhoon’s onslaught, and conducted an aerial surveillance along with his officials. In a situation briefing in Isabela on Thursday, Nov. 1, the President noted the “extensive” damage in Northern […]

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