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(Eagle News) — With the current water shortage being experienced in many parts of Metro Manila and in some areas in Rizal province, people are now more conscious and realize how water is such an important resource. Every living thing needs water to live and grow. About 60% of our body is composed of water. Plants and trees, fruits and vegetables, need water to grow. It is a basic demand of all life. But during […]
By Caesar Vallejos OPEN FOR BUSINESS, Eagle News Service Members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) were urged to rethink their policies and strategies to prepare their businesses for the transformation that the digital revolution is bringing. “Workers, businesses and the government must prepare for the transformation,” PCCI President Ma. Alegria Limjoco said in her speech at the PCCI General Membership Meeting held at the Dusit Thani Hotel last March 12, 2019. […]
President says more names to follow (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, March 14, bared over 40 names of politicians on his narco-list. Duterte said administrative charges were already filed by the Department of the Interior and Government against the 46 individuals—consisting of 35 mayors, seven vice mayors, one provincial board member and three members of the House of Representatives—today, which meant the accusations against them have been “validated.” Among those Duterte named […]
(Eagle News)—House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. maintained on Thursday, March 14, that the House of Representatives would not accept the “lump-sum” version of the proposed national budget even if it has already been ratified by both chambers of Congress, but at the same time welcomed “any effort” to break the Senate-House impasse. According to Andaya, the House was “steadfast in its mission of itemizing all lump-sum funds in the 2019 General Appropriations Act,” after […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has suspended Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay for 90 days. The fourth division gave the order for Pichay to “cease and desist” from performing his functions as representative of the 1st district of Surigao del Sur to supposedly allow for an impartial probe into his graft case that stems from a supposedly anomalous banking agreement he entered into in 2009. Pichay had argued he should not be meted out the preventive […]
(Eagle News) — The list of politicians allegedly involved in illegal drugs will be released tonight, Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said. According to Malaya, the so-called narco-list will be released in the National Peace and Order Council meeting in Davao. He said the names will be announced either by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año or President Rodrigo Duterte. The Palace has vouched for the release of the list, saying voters in the May elections should have a guide […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 14, said it was possible there was mismanagement in the distribution of water, and that the water shortage in some parts was “artificial.” Artificial scarcity refers to the paucity of items even though the technology for production exists to create a limitless abundance of such, or it exists to create at least a greater production than what exists currently. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the remark after he […]
(Eagle News) – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has called on all Filipinos to cut down on plastic use as the Philippines becomes one of the top five countries in the world that contribute to plastic waste in oceans. Citing a United Nations report, Cimatu said the Philippines is one of top 5 contributors of plastic waste in the world’s oceans, accounting for about half of the total plastic leakage. “We produce 2.7 metric tons […]
(Eagle News) – Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., is set to make an official visit to China for a meeting with his counterpart, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, next week. Locsin’s visit is set from March 18 to 21, his first trip to China as the Philippines’ top diplomat, according to Department of Foreign Affairs. In a statement, the DFA said that Locsin and Wang Yi will “hold a bilateral meeting to discuss the […]
(Eagle News) — A Manila court has allowed Rappler’s executive editor Maria Ressa to travel abroad in March and April. In granting Ressa’s urgent motion to travel outside the country from March 15 to 29, April 2 to 14, and April 21 to 28, Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa said Ressa’s position in the media outfit “diminished the risk of flight.” The judge, however, said Ressa should post a P500,000 travel bond to ensure she would […]
(Eagle News) — The water level of La Mesa Dam in Quezon City sunk to an all-time low Thursday morning, March 14, as the water level reached 68.74 meters. This was already the lowest water level ever recorded in the dam, according to Sonia Serrano of the PAGASA Hydrology Division. Before this, the lowest water level ever recorded in La Mesa Dam was way back 1998 at 68.75 meters. It is expected that the water […]
(Eagle News) — Anim na water tanker ang ipakakalat sa mga ospital sa Metro Manila ng Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Ito’y matapos humingi ng katiyakan ang Department Of Health(DOH) sa mga water service provider na hindi magkakaroon ng krisis sa tubig sa mga pagamutan. Ayon kay PRC Chairman Sen. Richard Gordon, maaari silang makatulong sa pangangailangan sa tubig sa mga ospital dahil sa kanilang mga water tanker na kayang maka-suplay sa high pressure water system. […]
