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(Eagle News) — Paiiralin ng gobyerno sa Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) ang sistemang ipinatupad sa Boracay para sa mga mawawalan ng trabaho na small-scale miners. Sa press briefing na isinagawa sa Malacañang, sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na kabisado na ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ang sistema kaya hindi na mahihirapan sa pagbibigay ng emergency employment sa mga mawawalan ng trabaho sa CAR. Hindi naman masabi ni Roque kung hanggang kailan […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government ordered the release of some 4.6 million bags of rice from the warehouses of the National Food Authority to retailers in public markets as well as in grocery stores as part of its immediate measures to address food supply issues. This was revealed by the government’s economic managers who assured the public that there would be adequate food supply in the country as vegetables and other food products, […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipinos were hurt during the onslaught of Typhoon “Mangkhut” in Guangdong Province in China, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, based on the Philippine Consulate General’s coordination with authorities and Filipino community leaders in the area, there were also no Filipino nationals “seriously affected by the typhoon.” Consul General Marshall Louis Alferez said the Guangdong government implemented a “three stops” notice, enabing the relocation of around 2.5 million people and […]
(Eagle News)—-The European Commission is bringing more than P125 million in emergency aid for the victims of Typhoon “Ompong.” In mobilizing the P125.06 million worth of aid, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said the “contribution will help provide crucial support to those most in need” and will help the victims “face the challenges during this time of need.” The EC said the amount can be used to provide the basic needs […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Manny Pacquiao is now the chair of the Senate’s committee on ethics. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian was also elected a member of the panel that covers the actions of senators and the reputation of the Senate in general. Pacquiao replaced now-Senate President Tito Sotto, who, based on tradition, should no longer chair a committee and was now deemed a member of each panel. Gatchalian replaced Pacquiao as member of the panel.
(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino on Tuesday, Sept. 18, urged the government to buy the “storm-damaged palay” of farmers affected by Typhoon “Ompong” so they could get back on their feet. In a statement, Aquino urged President Rodrigo Duterte to order the National Food Authority to do the same. He said the NFA, after all, already did this in the past. He said the government can also “use the President’s Social Fund or the […]
Lauds officials in Isabela, where there was zero casualty due to “Ompong,” for job well done (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, pushed for the creation of refugee centers, following the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” over the weekend. “Let us talk about money needed to set up refugee (centers) and all,” Duterte told officials in Isabela, whom he also commended for a job “well done.” Although one of the hardest-hit provinces, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 18, reiterated his wish to ban mining in the country, following a landslide that buried at least 30 people in Itogon, Benguet, and which was blamed on mining operations in the area. “I want to stop mining because it has created a monster in the country,” Duterte said in a press briefing in Isabela. He said mining destroys marine life, and “puts in peril the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday, Sept. 18, said the conviction of retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan and his two co-accused in the disappearance of two University of the Philippines students should “serve as a lesson” to security forces. “Binigyan sila ng kapangyarihan para proteksyunan ‘yung mga citizens ng ating bansa at habulin ang mga dapat habulin—‘yung mga enemies of the state so hindi natin ito dapat abusuhin,” he said. He […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will probe ten municipal mayors for possible negligence after they were alleged to be missing in action even as Typhoon “Ompong” battered their areas of jurisdiction over the weekend. Jonathan Malaya, DILG spokesperson, did not name the mayors but said they were from the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley. “Ompong” made landfall in northern Luzon. “We are now doing a review of their performance […]
(Eagle News)–Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday, Sept. 18, extended his condolences to President Rodrigo Duterte for the lives lost due to “Ompong.” “On behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in his own name, Xi mourned the victims and expressed sympathy to those injured, the bereaved families and the people in the affected area,” Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said in a statement. The statement, quoting Xi, added that “China and the Philippines are friendly […]
by Purple Romero Agence France Presse ITOGON, Philippines (AFP) — Hundreds of Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands Tuesday to sift through a massive landslide, with dozens feared dead in the region worst-hit by Typhoon Mangkhut as the storm’s toll climbed to 74. The typhoon, 2018’s most powerful, smashed homes and flooded key agricultural regions in the northern Philippines before battering Hong Kong and southern China with fierce winds and heavy rain. […]
