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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed the average hunger rate in the country in 2018 was the lowest since 2003. “The best is yet to come, as the Chief Executive continues to work double time in the remainder of his term to uplift more Filipino families out of poverty and hunger, towards a more comfortable and prosperous life for all,” […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mixed Thursday as renewed concerns about China-US tensions overshadowed a positive lead from Wall Street following a better-than-expected round of corporate earnings. The pound extended gains against the dollar after Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote as she prepares to draw up new proposals to leave the European Union that is palatable to a majority of MPs. After a tumultuous December, global equities have enjoyed […]
(Eagle News) — The girl who was suspected of having died of meningococcemia in a Valenzuela hospital over the weekend tested negative for the disease. The Valenzuela government made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, Jan. 17. In a television interview, Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian said the results of the “blood culture” test on the girl have already been sent to the Department of Health. He said the test was conducted by a […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace has declared Jan. 21 a special non-working holiday in several parts of Mindanao. According to Proclamation No. 646, the declaration applies to the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela in Basilan and to Cotabato City. The declaration was made to allow voters to participate in the plebiscite on the Bangsamoro Organic Law ratification slated on that day. Residents of Lanao del Norte except Iligan City, and six towns in North Cotabato […]
(Eagle News)– Paolo Duterte has asked a Davao court to cancel the bail it granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for libel. In making the plea in a motion filed before Branch 54 on Jan. 4, the former Davao vice mayor, through his lawyers, argued Trillanes “flagrantly violated the conditions of his bail and (the) court’s custody over him” when he left for the United States without seeking the court’s permission allegedly to attend speaking […]
(Eagle News) – Wala umanong nakapasok sa bansa na pork products mula sa Belgium na apektado ng African swine fever. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, false alarm lamang ang mga ulat na isang milyong kilo ng pork products na infected ng African swine fever ang nakapasok sa bansa. Ang mga imported pork aniya na mula sa Belgium ay nasasaklaw ng sanitary at phyto-sanitary permits. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, ang mga nasabing permit ay inilabas […]
(Eagle News) — One person was killed after a fire hit a building in Manila on Thursday, Jan. 17. Authorities have yet to identify the victim, who was found in a bathroom in the residential-commercial building in Sta. Cruz, Manila that caught fire at 9:52 a.m. The blaze reached the second alarm. A fire-out was declared at 10:50 a.m. The cause of the fire has yet to be determined.
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has cried foul over some people’s comments her detention was a result of the existing political climate, saying this implied she targeted political enemies when she was in a “better” political climate in the first place. “I have persecuted no one for political reasons or personal vengeance. I have killed no one. I have stolen nothing. I have sold or traded no drugs. I have not conspired with […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Department of Transportation (DOTr) sa mga motorista laban sa pekeng Land Transportation Office (LTO) social media page na umano’y nag-aalok ng serbisyo sa pamamagitan ng online transactions. Ayon sa DOTr, ang page na ‘Land Transportation Office License Division,’ ay hindi ang official account ng LTO. Scammer anila ang nasabing page. Sabi ng DOTr, ang LTO ay hindi nakikipag-transaksyon sa pamamagitan ng courier o SMS at hindi rin tumatanggap ng payments […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia could become a test ground for another of Elon Musk’s massive infrastructure projects after the maverick billionaire tweeted a “bargain” price to build a tunnel through a mountain to solve Sydney’s traffic woes. Musk in 2017 made a Twitter pitch — and followed through with the offer — to build what was the world’s biggest battery in an Australian state to solve its severe energy crisis. The entrepreneur behind electric […]
(Eagle News) — Kung ikaw ay magagawi at mapapasyal sa lalawigan ng Bohol, isa sa hindi dapat na mamissed na makita at mapuntahan ay ang Chocolate Hills. Dahil kahit ang lokal na pamahalaan ng Bohol, ipinagmamalaki ito bilang kanilang sikat na tourist attraction—dahil kasama ang Chocolate Hills sa kanilang provincial flag at seal. At sa halagang Php 50.00 para sa entrance, ay sulit na sulit ang iyong punta dahil mapapalibutan ka may isang libo at […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino has renewed his call for the suspension of the excise tax on fuel following what he said was a recent “big-time fuel price hike” due to an increase in oil prices in the world market. “Nalulunod pa rin sa mahal na presyo ng pagkain at bilihin ang ating mga kababayan kaya napakalaking pagkakamali na payagan ang ikalawang bahagi ng excise tax sa ilalim ng (Tax Reform for Acceleration and […]
