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(Eagle News) — The government has lost an estimated P145 billion annually in foregone revenues because of the non-adjustment of fuel excise taxes for the past two decades, the Department of Finance revealed during a public hearing at the House Committee on appropriations. The DOF said that this loss was equivalent to about 1 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). “The non-adjustment of fuel excise taxes for the past two decades has […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte emphasized the need to dismantle and destroy the illegal drug trade apparatus in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, saying it was a “scourge” that “threatens” the youth and the “future of our societies.” “We cannot turn a blind eye (to) the scourge of illegal drugs that threatens our youth and the future of our societies. We need to take a committed stand to dismantle and destroy the illegal drug […]
PARIS , France (AFP) — The life expectancy of HIV-infected people in Europe and the United States has been boosted by a decade since anti-AIDS drugs became available in the mid-1990s, researchers said Thursday. In fact, a 20-year-old who began treatment any time since 2008, now has an expected lifespan, about 78 years, approaching that of an uninfected person, said a study in The Lancet HIV. Life expectancy in the “general population,” excluding people infected […]
BAGUIO CITY (Eagle News) — Mahigpit ng ipatutupad ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Baguio City ang City Ordinance No. 05, series of 2017 o truck ban sa lungsod. Ito ay matapos na maamyendahan at maaprubahan ng lower legislative body o konseho sa lungsod ang naturang ordinansa na kinatigan din ng iba’t ibang sektor. Matatandaan na apat na beses na sinuspinde ng lokal na pamahalaan ang pagpapatupad sa naturang ordinansa matapos na iakyat sa konseho […]
ZAMBOANGA CITY (Eagle News) – Sumuko sa militar ang pitong miyembro ng Abu Sayyaf Group na mga tauhan at tagasunod ng napatay na ASG Sub-leader na si Alhabsy Misaya sa Sulu. Ayon kay Joint Task Force Sulu Commander Brig. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, kusang-loob na sumuko ang pitong ASG sa Sitio Kanjawali, Bgry. Tandu Bato, Luuk, Sulu. Nakilala ang limang sumukong Abu Sayyaf na sina: Aminula Sakili Saharijan Sakili Hayden Sahidul Sattar Sadjal Orik Samsuraji Habang ang dalawang iba […]
Several members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s official delegation on Thursday, May 11, held a joint Cabinet presentation and press conference on ‘DuterteNomics’ before the opening plenary of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) 2017 at the Sokha Hotel in Cambodia. The term ‘DuterteNomics’ refers to the socio-economic agenda of the current administration that aims to widen the country’s economic reach and uplift the quality of lives of the Filipino […]
PIÑAN, Zamboanga del Norte (Eagle News) – Malaki ang naitutulong ng mga programa ng lokal na Pamahalaan ng Piñan, Zamboanga del Norte, para sa mga drug surrenderee sa ikapananatili ng kapayapaan at kaayusan sa lugar, ito ay ayon sa Piñan PNP. Sa panayam kay Police senior Inspector Arcelito Hampac Derama, OIC ng Piñan, Municipal Police Station, napag-alaman na tatlong beses nang nagsagawa ng training seminars ang TESDA sa mga surrenderee na walang sapat na kabuhayan o mapagkakakitaan. Ayon kay […]
PALAWAN (Eagle News) – Nag-isyu na rin ng kanilang travel advisory ang iba pang mga bansa para sa kanilang mga kababayan na nagbabalak na magtungo sa Palawan dahil sa banta sa seguridad. Kabilang sa naglabas ng bagong abiso ay ang mga bansang: United Kingdom Canada Australia Una rito, nagsabi ang Estados Unidos na kailangan nilang balaan ang kanilang mga mamamayan na mag-ingat o kaya ay ipagpaliban muna ang pagpunta sa Palawan dahil sa posibilidad ng […]
LAGUNA (Eagle News) — Sa pagtutulungan ng Manila Water Philippine Ventures, (MWPV) water.org. at Waterlinks ay tinatayang 1,500 na maralitang pamilya ang ikokonekta sa linya ng tubig ng Laguna Water upang makatanggap ng malinis at ligtas na tubig sa kanilang mga tahanan sa buong lalawigan ng Laguna. Ang proyektong ito na tinawag na Water Connect na pasisimulan sa Laguna ay naglalayong suportahan ang mga pamilyang Pilipino na salat sa kakayanang makakuha ng malinis na tubig. Ang […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said he would create a new task force that will look into the alleged pork barrel scam and the disbursement acceleration program. Aguirre said it was still unclear what the composition of the task force would be. “We are going to conduct the investigation without being influenced by anybody,” Aguirre said, noting that he believed selective justice was practised in the prosecution of certain personalities in the previous administration. […]
(Eagle News)– Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol disclosed on Thursday (May 11) that President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Benham Rise, renamed and now known as Philippine Rise, a Protected Food Supply Exclusive Zone. Because of the declaration, mining and oil explorations are no longer allowed in the 13-million hectare undersea region located east of Luzon. Piñol said Duterte tasked him and the Department of Agriculture (DA) to conduct a feasibility study on establishing a structure in Benham Rise […]
(Eagle News) — Pangunahing problema pa rin ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) ang mga overcrowded na kulungan sa bansa. Sa panayam sa Saganang Mamamayan, sinabi ni BJMP Chief Serafin Barretto Jr. na nakadagdag sa jail congestion ang kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra sa illegal na droga. Inihayag pa ni Barreto na bagamat tumataas ang bilang ng mga nabibilanggo ay hindi naman ito dahilan upang itigil ang pagdetine sa mga lumalabag sa batas. Dagdag pa […]
