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Five transport groups say they won’t join planned 2-day strike next week

  (Eagle News) — Five of the major transport groups announced that they are not joining the jeepney strike on October 16 and 17 (Monday and Tuesday). These transport groups are the Federation of Jeepney Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (FEJODAP), Alliance of Concerned Transport Organizations (ACTO), Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas (LTOP), Alliance of Transport Operators and Drivers Association of the Philippines (ALTODAP), and Pangkalahatang Sanggunian Manila and Suburbs Drivers […]

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Entrance fee sa Puerto Princesa Underground River, tumaas ng halos 105%.

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) –  Binabatikos ngayon ng mga residente ng Palawan at ilang pribadong sektor ang pagtaas ng entrance fee ng Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park. Ito ay dahil umabot na sa halos 105% ang entrance fee kumpara sa dating presyo nito. Ayon kay PPUR Superintendent Beth Maclang, ang nasabing pagtaas ay nakadepende sa lahat ng kinakailangan ng parke kasama na ang pagmimintena dito. Wala umanong fund na nakukuha galing sa national […]

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One-day education fair brings the best European higher education institutions to Manila

Have you always dreamt of pursuing higher education abroad? Now is the time to embark on a journey of a lifetime – travelling around and learning from the best European universities at the European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) 2017. EHEF will be held on October 18, 2017 at the Grand Atrium of Shangri-La Plaza in Mandaluyong, and will feature more than 20 higher education institutions from Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, […]

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Senate Electoral Tribunal acts on poll protest of ex-MMDA Chair Tolentino vs De Lima; orders vote recount

(Eagle News) — The Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) has decided to take action on the electoral protest case filed by former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Francis Tolentino against Senator Leila de Lima, as it ordered a recount of the votes he got in contested precincts in the 2016 senatorial elections. The SET ordered the recount of the votes he got during the May 2016 elections, as contained in the 635 ballot boxes that […]

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“Odette” intensifies into a severe tropical storm

(Eagle News) — “Odette” has intensified into a severe tropical storm, as it heads toward the West Philippine Sea. In its 5 p.m. weather bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of “Odette” as of 4 p.m. was located 205 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 113 kph, as […]

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DILG, nagbabala laban sa mga nanghihingi ng donasyon para sa Marawi evacuees

(Eagle News) – Muling nagbabala ang Department of the Interior and Local Government laban sa mga nanghihingi ng donasyon para umano sa mga evacuee ng Marawi City. Ginawa ni DILG officer-in-charge Catalino Cuy ang pahayag matapos makarating sa kanila na nagpapatuloy pa rin ang mga ganitong ilegal na gawain. Babala ni Cuy sa mga ito, kumikilos na ang mga IT expert ng Philippine National Police (PNP) para matukoy kung sinu-sino ang mga ito. Batay sa […]

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Klase sa Davao City sa Lunes, suspendido dahil sa transport strike

DAVAO CITY,  Davao del Sur (Eagle News) – Sinuspende na ang klase ng ilang estudyante sa Davao City sa darating Lunes, Oktubre 16. Ayon kay Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, ang suspensyon ng klase mula kindergarten hanggang kolehiyo ay bilang pagrespeto ng lokal na pamahalaan sa transport strike. Kaugnay nito, magde-deploy rin ang lokal na pamahalaan ng mga bus para maayudahan ang mga pasahero. Pinaalalahanan naman ng alkalde ang sasali sa strike at mga protesta na tiyaking walang kaguluhang […]

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PNP Chief: Duterte’s transfer of drug war leadership role to PDEA proof the President listens to the people

(Eagle News) — The fact that President Rodrigo Duterte transferred the reins of the conduct of the anti-illegal drugs war to another agency after his ratings slightly went down based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey only goes to show that he is “not a dictator,” and he listens to the people. This is according to Philippine National Police Chief General Ronald dela Rosa, who spoke to CNN Philippines’ Pinky Webb on Friday. “Frustrated si […]

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Tennis: Sharapova marches into Tianjin semi-finals

TIANJIN, China (AFP) — Maria Sharapova equalled her best performance since returning from a doping suspension when she reached the Tianjin Open semi-finals on Friday. The Russian easily defeated Swiss qualifier Stefanie Voegele 6-3, 6-1 in 64 minutes. The former world number one will face either China’s Peng Shuai or Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo in the last four. Sharapova returned from a 15-month suspension in April for taking the banned substance meldonium. In her first tournament back, […]

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Chief Justice Sereno’s approval, trust ratings see double-digit drop after filing of impeach complaints vs her

(Eagle News) — The approval and trust ratings of Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno have gone down, based on the latest survey conducted by Pulse Asia. According to the poll done from Sept. 24 to 30 via face-to-face interviews of 1200 adults, Sereno’s approval rating was at 35 percent, a 13 percent drop from the rating she got in June. The decline in her approval marks cuts across all geographical areas–from 45% in […]

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Canada, Mexico stick to NAFTA guns despite Trump threats

by Joshua Howat Berger  Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — The leaders of Canada and Mexico stuck to their upbeat view on the future of the North American Free Trade Agreement on Thursday, despite US President Donald Trump’s threats to axe it. Visiting Mexico on the heels of a tense trip to Washington, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau downplayed Trump’s attacks on NAFTA as part and parcel of the negotiations on updating the 23-year-old accord. “We […]

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Fake gadgets at sabon na nagkakahalaga ng mahigit Php 2B, kinumpiska sa Maynila

(Eagle News) — Pinasok ng mga magkasanib na operatiba ng Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service at ng Enforcement and Security Service ng Bureau of Customs ang isang apartment building na ginawang warehouse sa Sta. Cruz, Maynila. Tumambad sa mga ito ang kahun-kahong pekeng sabon maging mga pinekeng branded na electronic gadgets. Dalawang linggong minanmanan ng BoC ang nasabing lugar kasunod na rin ng reklamo ng isang multinational company tungkol sa pamemeke ng kanilang mga produkto. […]

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