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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed Proclamation No. 555, which lists down the regular holidays and special non-working holidays in 2019. Under the proclamation, declared regular holidays were: New Year’s Day – January 1 Araw ng Kagitingan – April 9 Maundy Thursday (for Catholics) – April 18 Good Friday (for Catholics)- April 19 Labor Day – May 1 Independence Day – June 12 National Heroes Day – August 26 (last Monday of August) […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV challenged the family of President Rodrigo Duterte to undergo a drug test, after he tested negative for illegal drugs, based on results of a surprise drug test conducted in the Senate. “Kailan kaya magpapadrug-test ang mga Dutertes?” he asked, after posting a picture on his Twitter account of an East Ave. Medical Center report that said he was negative for cocaine, ecstacy, metamphetamine, morphine, and tetrahydrocannabinol. In July, Senate President […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 16, met with Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on Wednesday night. There are so far no details about the meeting, which took place in Malacanang. A picture released by the Palace showed, however, that apart from Duterte, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Thursday, August 16, were suspended in some areas as a result of flooding brought about by monsoon rains. Below is a list: Marikina — all levels Malabon — only schools in Barangay Dampalit (public and private) San Mateo, Rizal — all levels Calumpit, Bulacan — all levels Macabebe, Pampanga — all levels (public and private) Hagonoy, Bulacan — all levels (public and private), until Friday, August 17 Apalit, Pampanga — Paligui ES, Sampaloc ES, […]
(Eagle News) — Inamin ng Department of Health na lomobo ang bilang ng mga tinamaan ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila kasunod ng patuloy na pag-ulan na nagdudulot mga pagbaha. Sa briefing sa Malakanyang, sinabi ni Health Secretary Francisco Duque na umabot na sa 1,121 ang tinamaan ng leptospirosis sa Metro Manila at 100 sa mga ito ay namatay. Inihayag ni Duque namahagi na sila ng gamot sa iba’t ibang health centers sa buong Metro Manila […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment is studying the feasibility of the proposal to allow for a 14th month pay for employees in the private sector. In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said they were “consulting with both the labor and management.” President Rodrigo Duterte, on the other hand, he said, was “consulting with our economic advisers.” “In other words, there is willingness and openness in the proposal for the 14-month […]
“Hanggang dito ba naman nakalimutan si Alan (Peter Cayetano)?” Barry Gutierrez says, referring to Duterte’s running mate in the 2016 elections (Eagle News) — The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Aug. 15, hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte after he again belittled her leadership abilities. “Mga ‘competent’ ayon sa Pangulo: Tourism Secretary na walang ginawa kundi mangurakot, (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) head na nawawala kapag baha, (National Food Authority) […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Aug. 15, said he wants drug smugglers to face the firing squad. Pacquiao made the comment after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said shabu worth P6.8 million slipped through the country, hidden in lifters. The lifters were discovered in Cavite, but were empty. Customs Chief Isidro Lapena later said the lifters tested negative for shabu, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to say the claim there was […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Aug. 21 a holiday. In Proclamation No. 556, Duterte said the declaration was in observance of Eid’l Adha celebrated by those subscribing to the Islamic faith. He noted that Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eid’l Adha be observed as a regular holiday.
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives will resume budget hearings on Thursday, Aug. 16. House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya said this was after the House leadership–represented by him and Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo—“established clear lines of communication” with President Rodrigo Duterte in a meeting on Tuesday in Malacanang. “We clarified that there is no rejection in the proposal of the Palace. A lot of the hype was most probably due to miscommunication,” he said. In […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Chiz Escudero said he was humbled by President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement he would only step down if the likes of the lawmaker would succeed him. But Escudero said Duterte himself noted that “wala namang legal na paraan para mangyari ito.” “Naniniwala ako na nagpapahayag lamang (si Duterte) ng kanyang frustration kaugnay sa mabagal na pagtakbo ng mga nais niyang makamit at makita dito sa ating bansa lalo na sa larangan ng […]
President lauds leadership skills of Chiz Escudero, Bongbong Marcos instead (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 14, appeared to belittle Vice President Leni Robredo’s leadership abilities, saying she cannot handle the country’s problems. In the same speech, the President instead appeared to express support for the leadership skills of Chiz Escudero and Bongbong Marcos, who both ran against Robredo in the 2016 elections, but lost. Marcos has filed an electoral protest against […]
