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Macron hosts 140 CEOs in pre-Davos charm offensive

by Laurence Benhamou Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – President Emmanuel Macron’s campaign for a “French Renaissance” kicks into overdrive Monday as he welcomes 140 multinational business leaders before this week’s jamboree of the rich and powerful in Davos. The business-friendly president will host executives at the grand Versailles chateau near Paris for an event billed as a warm-up for Tuesday’s opening of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss mountains. Several firms will use the conference […]

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Duterte: AFP Chief of Staff Guerrero to take over MARINA soon

(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief General Rey Leonardo Guerrero is the next administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority. President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the announcement in a speech in Camp General Manuel T. Yan Sr. in Mawab, Compostela Valley. “Iyang si Jagger pagkatapos niyan, siya iyong maghawak ng MARINA na pinaalis ko kay sige travel,” Duterte said. Guerrero would replace Marcial Amaro III, whom Duterte sacked over excessive foreign trips. Presidential Spokesperson […]

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Poe asks LTFRB to explain “scientific basis” for cap on TNVS units

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to explain the “scientific basis” for its decision to limit to 47,500 the number of Transport Network Vehicle Service units in the country. “What’s the math used in this decision? What were the parameters used, like demand and supply?” Poe asked. She said the decision to limit the number of allowable units to 45,000 in Metro Manila, 500 in Metro […]

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DOF: Over 6 million Filipinos to enjoy zero personal income tax under TRAIN

(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance (DOF) has reported that over six million or 86 percent of compensation earners with taxable income of P685 per day or P20,833 per month and below will be exempted from paying the personal income tax (PIT) starting January 2018. This, according to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, is one of the benefits of the provisions under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act (TRAIN) which was signed […]

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Duterte: “Destroy the NPA”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday dashed what already appeared to be little hopes of a revival of peace talks between the government and the communist rebels, using strong words to denounce what he said was an organization that disrespected the republic. “Dito sa giyera na ito, destroy the New People’s Army, destroy the organization..,” he said in a speech in Compostela Valley. According to the President, he did what he could to “try […]

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Asian Waterbird Census 2018, isinagawa sa Balanga, Bataan

Ni Josie Martinez Eagle News Service BALANGA, Bataan (Eagle News) — Sa ginawang Asian Waterbird Census 2018 sa Wetland and Nature Park sa Barangay Tortugas, Balanga City, Bataan, muling napatunayan na patuloy pa ring naninirahan dito ang mga ibong dayo o migratory birds sa lalawigan. Ang census ay isinagawa ng mga representative ng Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBPC) sa pangunguna ni Mr. Mike Lu, mga personnel mula sa Department of Environment and Natural […]

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Oil slick off China coast trebles in size

by Ben Dooley Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — The spill from a sunken Iranian tanker off China’s east coast has more than trebled in size, just over a week after the ship sank in a ball of flames. Authorities spotted three oil slicks with a total surface area of 332 square kilometers (128 square miles), compared to 101 square kilometers reported on Wednesday, the State Oceanic Administration said in a statement late Sunday. […]

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Agawan ng teritoryo sa West PHL Sea, sentro ng usapan sa 23rd House of Delegates Convention

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nagtipon ang mga opisyal ng Integrated Bar of the Philippines mula sa iba’t ibang panig ng bansa sa ginanap na 23rd House of Delegates Convention sa Puerto Princesa City. Nakasentro ang naturang aktibidad sa pagbuo ng mga plano at paraan upang patuloy na mapangalagaan ang West Philippine Sea, kung saan pinanghahawakan ng bansa ang ginawang desisyon ng International tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) na pumapabor […]

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S. Korea’s ‘Peace Olympics’ meet backlash at home

by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s efforts to bring the North to its Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang next month are provoking a backlash among its own people, with accusations that Seoul risks turning the Games into a “Pyongyang Olympics.” Many are fuming over what they see as exploitation of the South’s own athletes for political purposes, and accusing President Moon Jae-In’s government of making too many concessions to […]

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Mayon Volcano now under alert level 4 after more eruptions noted

  (Eagle News) – Mayon volcano is now under alert level 4 because of more recent eruptions, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which has now extended the six kilometer danger zone to eight kilometers. Phivolcs director Renato Solidum Jr., advised the residents near the area to wear face masks, or be ready with wet handkerchiefs or cloths to protect themselves from the ashfall. “We are advising the public not to […]

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Ona, Garin blame each other for Dengvaxia mess

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Health Secretary Janette Garin and her predecessor Enrique Ona pointed fingers at each other for the Dengvaxia mess at the resumption of the Senate blue ribbon committee’s hearing on Monday. Ona said he never included Dengvaxia in the list of vaccines to be used in the government’s  vaccination program at that time because the clinical trial had not been completed. According to Ona, this was despite the fact that […]

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