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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte announced he was considering appointing Salvador Panelo at the helm of the Office of the Press Secretary after Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque threatened to quit from his post. Roque made the threat after he was left in the dark about the President going to Cardinal Santos Medical Center last week to undergo some physical tests. Roque had told the media the President was only taking a day off in Bahay Pangarap […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano is running in the 2019 elections. Duterte revealed this in a speech on Tuesday, Oct. 9. He, however, did not say what position he would vie for. Earlier, the Palace said there would be a revamp in the Cabinet with several running for different positions in the next polls.
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte himself revealed that results of his recent medical test showed that he was “negative” for cancer. The President told his cabinet members in a meeting Monday night, October 8, that test results had cleared him of cancer. Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Eduardo Año told reporters how the President himself had intimated this to them during Monday’s cabinet meeting, and that there was nothing to worry about his […]
(Eagle News) — Inanunsyo ng Department of Education (DepEd) na makakatanggap ng karagdagang bonus ang mga public school teacher. Ayon kay Education Secretary Leonor Briones, layon nilang bigyan ng 1,500 pesos ang mga public teacher sa tuwing sasapit ang October 5. Magsisimula silang ibigay ito sa susunod na taon. Nagpasalamat naman ang DepEd sa senado dahil sa pagsama ng special bonus sa 2019 General Appropriations Act.
(Eagle News) — Hinimok ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na huwag pansinin at itigil ang pag-se-share ng mga post online ukol sa titulong maaaring makuha sa halagang Php 185.00. Ayon sa DENR, hindi umano authentic ang laman ng nasabing online post kahit na may binanggit na pangalan na opisyal ng ahensya. Paliwanag ni Land Management Bureau Director Emelyn Talabis, nakadepende ang titulo ng lupa sa ilang aspeto at hindi lamang sa application […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Philippine Airlines (PAL) sa publiko laban sa pagbili ng murang ticket na ibinebenta ng mga scammer sa mga social media site. Ayon sa PAL, bultuhan kung bumili ng tickets ang mga scammer at ibinebenta nila ito sa online sa mababang halaga. Ang mga buyer naman ay bibigyan ng pekeng identification cards para maka-avail ng ticket at naka-book sa ilalim ng gawa-gawa lamang na pangalan. Ayon sa PAL, sinanay ang kanilang […]
(Eagle News) – Pensions of eligible living senior war veterans would be increased from the current P5,000 to P20,000 under the Senate Bill No. 1766 which was approved on Monday by the Senate. This will benefit some 6,000 still living veterans of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War who will be now eligible to receive P20,000 monthly pension — representing a 300 percent increase of their previous pension. The bill’s author and […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate has passed on third and final reading a measure that penalizes those who resort to cat-calling, stalking, and other forms of sexual harassment on the streets. Senate Bill 1558, or “Safe Streets, Workplaces and Public Spaces Act of 2017” which consolidates Senate Bill 1326, or An Penalizing Gender-Based Street and Public Spaces Harassment, Senate Bill 1250, or the Anti Sexual Harassment Act of 2016, and Senate Bill 1254 filed by Senator Grace Poe, […]
(Eagle News)–Chief Justice Teresita de Castro on Monday, Oct. 8, called on the Philippine National Police to “exert all means and efforts to apprehend the perpetrators” of the killing of the Ozamiz Regional Trial Court executive judge “at the soonest possible time.” According to De Castro, she has also “instructed the Court Administrator to coordinate with all law enforcement officers to bring to justice those responsible” for the death of Edmundo Pintac, who had been an […]
(Eagle News)–In this picture provided by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque is seen attending the Cabinet meeting on Monday, Oct. 8, despite being on leave. Roque was reportedly planning to seek an audience with President Rodrigo Duterte. Earlier, Roque said he would think about whether to stay as presidential spokesperson after he was left in the dark about President Duterte going to Cardinal Santos Medical Center to undergo medical tests, as admitted by […]
(Eagle News)–Australian nun Patricia Fox has lost her appeal for her missionary visa visa to be renewed. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the Bureau of Immigration also submitted its comment on Fox’s petition for review on the deportation order. “The matter is now submitted for the DOJ’s consideration,” Guevarra said. Earlier, the BI denied Fox’s motion for reconsideration of a previous decision which also denied her request for a missionary visa extension. Fox, however, was asked […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang isang low pressure area (LPA) sa silangan ng Cagayan. Ayon sa PAGASA , huling namataan ang sama ng panahon sa layong 1,030 kilometro silangan ng Aparri, Cagayan. Hindi inaasahan ng PAGASA na magiging isang bagong bagyo ang LPA at sa ngayon ay wala pa itong direktang epekto sa bansa. Ngayong araw, maalinsangang panahon ang mararanasan sa buong bansa na may […]
