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EBC opens doors for public service as part of activities commemorating its 50th anniversary

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Eagle Broadcasting Corporation opened its doors to the public again on Saturday, February 24, so they could avail of public services offered by several government agencies. The public service event, organized by EBC’s AM station, Radyo Agila, was conducted in cooperation with different government agencies like Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), PAG-IBIG and Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Hundreds of people trooped to the EBC’s main […]

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Duterte: PHL to receive 5000 firearms from “friendly country”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the Philippines would receive 5,000 firearms from a “friendly country.” In a speech during the inauguration of a shooting range in Davao, Duterte did not say which country this was, but said the firearms would be received “in the next few days.” “We will survive and we will win this pocket wars. And we will be a great nation someday,” the President said. In October, Russia […]

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Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy: media

  LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Weinstein Company will file for bankruptcy, US media reported on Sunday, after prosecutors sought to impose conditions on a sale of the firm co-founded by disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein. The company has been in freefall since accusations of sexual harassment, assault and rape began emerging in October against Weinstein, who steered numerous films to Academy Awards glory including “The Artist,” “The King’s Speech” and “The Iron […]

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Senate orders arrest of former COMELEC Chair Bautista

(Eagle News) — The Senate has ordered the arrest of former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. Senator Francis Escudero said Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Jose Balajadia signed the warrant issued against the former COMELEC chair for his failure to attend Escudero’s committee hearings on Bautista’s alleged unexplained wealth, last Wednesday. Escudero, the chair of the  committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, said the warrants would be forwarded to Bautista’s residences. […]

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Senate President Pimentel says he sees no reason to postpone SK, barangay elections anew

(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday said he sees no reason to postpone the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan polls slated in May. Pimentel made the pronouncement after Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali and Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel filed separate bills seeking the postponement of these elections. Umali said the polls should be held in May 2019, while the Surigao del Sur representative said they should be held in October […]

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US should lower ‘threshold for talks’ with N. Korea: Seoul

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in urged the United States to “lower the threshold for talks” with North Korea on Monday as his aides held rare talks with a Pyongyang general on ways to defuse tensions. Moon has sought to use the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that ended on Sunday to open dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang in the hopes of easing a nuclear standoff that has sparked global security fears. […]

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Sanofi VP Triomphe says Dengvaxia not yet approved by EU agency that screens medicines for safety

  (Eagle News) — The vice-president of Sanofi Pasteur on Monday, February 26, admitted that the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine has not yet been approved by the European Medicines Agency EMA), the European Union agency which evaluates the safety of medicinal products for the EU. Thomas Triomphe, Sanofi Pasteur Asia Pacifi head, said that Sanofi cannot distribute nor sell the Dengvaxia within the European Union as it had not yet passed the requirements needed for its […]

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Aquino: JBC should explain why it deemed Sereno qualified for top magistrate post

(Eagle News) — President Benigno Aquino III on Monday said it should be the Judicial and Bar Council that should explain why Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was deemed qualified for the post despite her failure to submit all her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, among others. “Sila (JBC) magbibigay ng listahan na ‘di puwedeng pakialamanan, lalo na ng presidente, lalo na iyong nasa listahan, tapos doon ka lang mamimili….Sila (JBC) dapat sumagot no’n […]

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PHIVOLCS: Alert Level 4 still hoisted over Mt. Mayon

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said on Monday that an Alert Level 4 remains in effect over Mt. Mayon, as authorities announced that over 200,000 families have already been affected by the volcano’s activities. According to PHIVOLCS, the alert level means that a “hazardous” eruption of the volcano in Albay was still imminent, with weak lava fountaining, lava effusion and degassing being seen from its summit crater for the past 24 hours. As […]

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“LAKAD” tokhang campaign ng PNP, isinagawa sa Zamboanga del Norte

POLANCO, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Naging matagumpay ang isinagawang simultaneous LAKAD Tokhang o “Lipulin at Kalampagin ang Droga” ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa Zamboanga del Norte. Ito ay bilang pagsuporta sa re-launched “Oplan Tokhang” ng kapulisan sa bansa. Sa pakikipagtulungan ng Department of the Interior and Local Government, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency,  mga estudyante at iba pang mga kawani ng local government unit at nongovernment organizations ang nakiisa at nakilahok sa programa […]

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Bureau of Immigration: South Korean fugitive tagged in $8-million phone scam nabbed

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Monday announced the arrest of a South Korean allegedly behind a multi-million dollar “telephone fraud scheme” in his country. In a statement, BI Commissioner Jaime Morente said Jung Hyojin, 35, was nabbed by BI Fugitive Search Unit agents in Malate, Manila on Thursday, February 22. According to BI FSU chief Bobby Raquepo, Jung, who is the subject of an Interpol red notice, was the leader of a […]

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Epekto ng polusyon sa Boracay, sisiyasatin ng Senado

(Eagle News) – Iimbestigahan ng Committees on Environment and Natural Resources gayundin ng Tourism and Finance ang epektong dulot ng polusyon sa isla ng Boracay sa ika-dalawa ng Marso. Una rito, sinabi ni Environment Committee Chairman Cynthia Villar na magsasagawa muna sila ng pag-iinspeksyon sa lugar para personal na makita ang kasalukuyang sitwasyon doon. Kabilang sa mga makakasama ni Sen. Villar ay sina Sen. Nancy Binay at Sen. Loren Legarda maging sina Sen. Sonny Angara, […]

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