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Alvarez, isinusulong na pag-isahin na lang ang LTO at LTFRB

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nais ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez na pag-isahin na lamang ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at Land Transportation Office (LTO). Ito ang nilalaman ng inihain nitong House Bill No. 6776 o ang Land Transport Act of 2017, na naglalayong bumuo ng Land Transportation Authority para mabawasan ang pagkalito kung anong ahensya ang nakatalaga sa pag-maintain ng Land Transportation Laws sa bansa. Sa nasabing panukala, ang nasabing opisina […]

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EU magbibigay ng P34M ayuda sa mga biktima ng bagyong “Vinta”

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nasa 570,000 Euro o halos Php 34 milyon ang ibinigay na pledge ng European Union (EU) para sa mga nabiktima ng bagyong Vinta. Sinabi ng EU na ang naturang pondo ay para makatulong sa relief efforts at mabigyan ng pangunahing pangangailangan ang mga pamilyang naapektuhan ng naturang bagyo. Kasabay nito ay nagpahayag rin ang EU ng pakikiramay sa mga nawalan ng mahal sa buhay dahil sa pananalasa ng bagyong Vinta. […]

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Temperatura sa Mt. Pulag, bumaba sa 9°c

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bumaba sa 9 degrees Celsius ang temperatura sa Mount Pulag sa Kabayan, Benguet nitong Huwebes, Disyembre 28 at inaasahang mas lalamig sa mga susunod na araw. Dahil dito, inabisuhan ng Mount Pulag National Park and Protected Area Office ang mountain climbers na mag-dala ng extra at makapal na pananggalang sa lamig. Sinusubukan din ng park managers na ma-control ang pag-dagsa ng mga turista tuwing peak season, gaya ng Disyembre at […]

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Mumbai fire kills at least 15, according to police

  NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Fire tore through a Mumbai building where a rooftop party was being held early Friday, killing at least 15 people and leaving many injured, police said. The blaze started just after midnight in a top floor restaurant in the center of the city and quickly spread to two adjacent bars, destroying the entire building in 30 minutes, media reports said. Most of those who died were women at a […]

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Russia probe makes US ‘look very bad’: Trump

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump Thursday said he believes the probe into Russian meddling in the US election “makes the country look very bad,” according to The New York Times. Speaking to the newspaper, Trump said he believes special counsel Robert Mueller will treat him fairly — a view in contrast with recent attacks on Mueller’s credibility from Republicans, who have pressed for a new independent prosecutor to investigate anti-Trump bias. […]

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Dollar heads into 2018 on a weaker note, Asia stocks mixed

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The dollar suffered fresh pressure on Friday as traders cash in the recent gains fueled by Donald Trump’s tax cuts, while Asian equities were on course to end a strong year in tepid fashion. Asia’s biggest markets have enjoyed huge gains over the past year — with Hong Kong up more than a third and Tokyo 20 percent higher — fuelled by expectations that Donald Trump would push through business-friendly […]

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Apartment fire considered New York’s worst in decades, kills 12 in the Bronx

by Jennie Matthew Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A fire tore through a Bronx apartment building on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, including a toddler, and leaving four others fighting for their lives in New York’s deadliest blaze in decades. The fire broke out around 6:51pm (2351 GMT) in a 25-apartment building near the Bronx Zoo, one of the most popular tourist attractions in the US financial capital. A one-year-old […]

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Pamumuno ni Pangulong Duterte, binigyan ng mataas na grado ng isang grupo

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Binigyan ng mataas na grado ng isang grupo ang pamumuno ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ngayong taon sa bansa. Ayon sa People’s Initiative Towards Revolutionary Government, 96 percent ang grado na kanilang ibinigay sa Pangulo dahil sa pagtupad nito sa kanyang pangako na baguhin ang nakasanayang sistema ng bansa lalo na ang usapin sa war on drugs. Sa ganitong pamumuno ni Pangulong Duterte, dapat daw itong tularan ng iba. Dapat din […]

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UPDATED: Mandaluyong police chief, several others sacked over “misencounter” that left two dead, others injured

(Eagle News)– The chief of police of Mandaluyong and several other policemen have been relieved over a “misencounter” that left two people dead and two others in critical condition. National Capital Region Police Office chief Oscar Albayalde said Senior Superintendent Moises Villaceran Jr and 10 other policemen from the Police Community Precinct 1 have been sacked after they shot at a vehicle, a Mitsubishi Adventure, they thought carried suspects in another shooting incident in the city. […]

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Manufacturers, sellers at users ng illegal firecrackers, makukulong – DILG

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbabala si Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Catalino Cuy sa publiko na mapapatawan ng multa at maaaring makulong ang sinumang mahuhuli na gumagawa, nagbebenta, namamahagi o gumagamit ng mga iligal na paputok o pyrotechnics. Ayon kay Cuy, seryoso ang gobyerno sa pgbababawal sa iligal na paputok at kanilang papatawan ng parusa ang mga hindi susunod sa batas at regulasyon. Ang mga lalabag aniya ay papatawan ng Php 20,000 hanggang Php […]

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Mga biktima ng bagyong “Urduja,” makakakuha ng P103.3M tulong – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 103.3 million pesos ang halaga ng naipagkakaloob na tulong sa mga pamilyang labis na apektado ng bagyong urduja na nanalasa sa bansa ngayong buwan. Ayon kay National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mina Marasigan, ibinigay ang tulong sa mga apektadong pamilya sa pamamagitan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at mga local government unit sa Mimaropa, Caraga at sa Regions 5,6,7 at 8. Labing-apat […]

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PUV modernization program hindi ‘anti-poor,’ ayon sa Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinakakalma ng Malacañang ang mga tsuper ng jeepneys na tutol sa public utility vehicle modernization program na magsisimula na sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, hindi anti-poor ang naturang programa. May mga hakbang aniya na inilatag ang pamahalaan para matulungan ang mga jeepney driver at para mapaganda ang public transport sector ng bansa at hindi para tanggalan ng kabuhayan ang mga drayber ng jeep. Sa katunayan […]

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