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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front chair Nur Misuari in Davao on Wednesday, Aug. 22. This is according to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Without elaborating, Go said Misuari and the President expressed hopes for a lasting peace in Mindanao. Duterte also met with Dante Ang, and Indonesian Ambassador Dr. Sinyo Harry Sarundajang, among others.
(Eagle News)—There may be isolated rainshowers in Metro Manila today, Thursday, Aug. 23. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon except for a few areas may experience the same conditions, including partly cloudy to cloudy skies, due to the southwest monsoon being enhanced by three weather systems outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. These include a low pressure area that may develop into a typhoon […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department Of Finance (DOF) na hindi magreresulta sa tanggalan sa trabaho ang ikalawang bahagi ng TRAIN law na tinatawag ngayong TRABAHO bill. Ito ang sinabi ng DOF sa harap na rin ng pangamba na baka umalis sa bansa ang mga investors o magbawas ng trabaho ang mga kumpanya sa oras na bawasan ng pamahalaan ang natatanggap na incentives ng mga ito mula sa pamahalaan tulad ng mas mababang bayarin sa […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Aug. 23, were cancelled in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list. Apalit, Pampanga – Fausto Gonzales Sioco Memorial Elementary School (Colgante), Paligui Elementary School, Sampaga Elementary and High School Masantol, Pampanga – all levels; public and private Sto. Tomas, Pampanga – Sto. Tomas High School (until Aug. 24, 2018), Sto. Tomas Elementary School, San Matias National High School Abra-all levels, public and private La Trinidad, Benguet – […]
(Eagle News) — Dumaranas umano si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng matinding sakit dahil sa kanyang ini- indang spinal injury na resulta umano ng isang motorcycle accident ilang taon na ang nakakalipas. Inamin ito ng Pangulo sa kanyang talumpati sa Cebu City. Ayon sa Pangulo, ayaw ng kanyang common law wife na si Honeylet Avanceña na sumailalim pa ito sa operasyon sa kanyang spinal injury dahil sa pangambang magkaroon ito ng kumplikasyon. Una nang inako ng […]
(Eagle News)–Xiamen Air on Wednesday, Aug. 22, vowed to pay for the costs of the “aircraft handling and runway recovery” brought about by one of its planes making a hard landing on a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway and getting stuck there. In a statement, Xiamen Air said that after the incident, it immediately contacted MIAA and made the commitment. It said it was also cooperating with an ongoing investigation being conducted by the Civil Aviation […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte questioned the motives of a United States defense official who claimed that the US-Philippine relations would be affected if the Philippines proceeded with its plan to buy submarines from Russia. Duterte said that he should be the one demanding an answer from the US government why it gave the Philippines “refurbished” helicopters which led to the death of the “best pilots” of the country. He also noted that […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has confirmed that deaths due to leptospirosis have almost doubled and reached more than 200 this year. According to Health Secretary Francisco Duque, the spike in the number of leptospirosis victims was monitored with the start of the rainy season this June when flooding became more frequent. The floods in the past few weeks that affected many low-lying areas in Metro Manila and other parts of the country […]
(Eagle News) — Tatanggap ng Php 5,000 na cash assistance ang mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) na naapektuhan ang flight sa pansamantalang pagsasara ng runway ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, maaaring mag-avail ang mga OFW ng financial assistance simula ngayong Miyerkules, Agosto 22 hanggang Biyernes, Agosto 24. Maaari itong pakinabangan ng mga oFW na ilang araw nang stranded sa NAIA matapos magdulot ng matinding perwisyo ang […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 21, lamented the alleged involvement of policemen and Philippine Drug Enforcement personnel in Cebu in illegal drug activities, as he reiterated his commitment to put a stop to the drug menace. “The Cebu police are all addicts, even your officials and your PDEA. Imbes na mataas na ang rango ng p***** ina niya, he’s the distributor [of illegal drugs],” he said in a speech before local chief executives […]
(Eagle News) — Maraming mga pribadong paaralan, kolehiyo at unibersidad ang nakaranas ng pagbaba ng bilang ng mga nag-enroll ngayong taon. Ayon sa isang grupo ng mga pribadong educational institution sa bansa o ng Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP), maaaring makaapekto sa kanila ang pagpapatupad ng Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education. Base kasi sa nakalap nilang datos noong 2015 hanggang 2016, naitala ng grupo ang 60 hanggang 70 porsyentong pagbaba ng bilang […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has monitored two weather systems outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said Typhoons Soulik and Cimaron, however, will have no direct effect in the country and is not expected to enter PAR. The weather bureau said it was monitoring a “circulation” system that could develop into a low pressure area, though. As it is, PAGASA said it was the southwest monsoon that was bringing rains […]
