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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said private companies that are using government lands to evade their tax liabilities, should give up these lands within three months. The President said that those who are abusing the government should return such lands to the government or else he will give the public the “go” signal to occupy the companies’ properties. “Within the next three months, those occupying government lands but did not pay taxes […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte, in his Labor Day message, promised thousands of new jobs for Filipinos. “Everyone who contributes labor as part of his commitment to nation-building deserves nothing less than a share of the fruits of his hard work,” he said. The President also said that government recognized the contribution of the Filipino worker to the country’s economy and promised to continue protecting the welfare of Filipino employees. “Workers […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s central bank held interest rates at a record low 1.50 percent Tuesday after annual inflation moved back into its target range, as it treads water ahead of the federal budget next week. The Reserve Bank of Australia slashed 300 basis points from borrowing costs between November 2011 and August last year to support non-resources industries as the economy transitions out of a mining investment boom. It has remained on […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pop superstar and new mother Janet Jackson said Monday she will resume a tour after a nearly two-year break as she confirmed separating from her husband. Jackson, who had abruptly suspended a tour in 2015 amid the surprise news she was pregnant, announced 56 concerts across North America later this year. In an online message to fans, Jackson voiced gratitude for her four-month-old son Eissa and acknowledged splitting […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday paid the first tranche required by the Presidential Electoral Tribunal for her electoral counterprotest to move forward. The P8 million they paid, Atty. Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s lawyer, said, was borrowed from Robredo’s relatives and those of the late Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo, her late husband. Before making the payment, Robredo’s camp filed an appeal on the PET’s […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks rose Tuesday morning ahead of a string of holidays in Japan, with a weak yen boosting exporters while Donald Trump looked to ease tensions with North Korea by saying he would be “honored” to meet Kim Jong-Un. Trump said he would be hold talks with Kim under the right conditions, dialling back earlier threats of military action against the regime in Pyongyang. Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei 225 index edged up […]
OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) — Two U.S. B-1B bombers were deployed over the Korean peninsula on Monday (May 1) during a joint drill with South Korea’s air force, South Korea’s ministry said. South Korean Defence Ministry spokesman Moon Sang-gyun told a briefing that the deployment of U.S. bombers was part of efforts to deter provocation by North Korea and respond to threats posed by the North’s nuclear and missile programs.
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Sa ikatlong pagkakataon, isinalang sa makapangyarihang Commission on Appointments ang kumpirmasyon ni Gina Lopez bilang environment secretary. Sa pagharap sa komisyon, isa-isang sinagot ni Lopez ang alegasyon ni Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez na hindi idinaan sa konsultasyon ang ginawang shutdown at arbitrary suspension sa ilang mining operations. Paglilinaw ni Lopez, hindi nya tinututulan ang pagmimina pero kailangan daw maging responsable ang mga mining firms. “I’m not against mining as […]
PUERTO PRINCESA, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng Safety & Health Seminar ang mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Hilagang bahagi ng Palawan. Isinagawa ito sa Pilot Elementary School sa lungsod ng Puerto Princesa kung saan dinaluhan ito ng hindi bababa sa 400 na mga miyembro ng Iglesia Ni Cristo. Ang aktibidad ay dahil na rin sa sunud-sunod na mga kalamidad at sakuna sa iba’t-ibang panig ng bansa. Kaya patuloy ang INC sa paglulunsad ng […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments is resuming today the confirmation hearing of Gina Lopez as environment secretary. Lopez–who faces opposition from several mining companies—was bypassed after two consecutive hearings last month. She was only reappointed to the position by President Rodrigo Duterte on April 17. The powerful body is set to implement new rules, which consist primarily in deciding whether to confirm or reject an appointment if the appointee has been bypassed three […]
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Cotabato South (Eagle News) – Dinagsa ng humigit kumulang 1,000 job seekers ang isinagawang job fair sa KCC Convention Center, General Santos City nitong Lunes, May 1. Inihanda ito ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) sa iba’t ibang lugar sa ating bansa. Ito ay bilang paggunita sa unang Labor Day sa ilalim ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Layunin nito na makapagbigay ng iba’t ibang trabaho, negosyo at pangkabuhayan. Ito ay may temang […]
