Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Big oil companies on Thursday, March 2 implemented a price rollback on cooking gas or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Eastern Petroleum is now implementing a Php 0.35 centavos per kilogram or Php 3.85 per 11 kg cylinder rollback of its EC gas products. Petron also implemented the same rollback on Wednesday, March 1. The LPG price decrease was due to the downward trend of LPG contract prices in the […]
(Eagle News) — Inaprubahan na ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB) ang 25.00 pesos na karagdagang sahod bawat araw ng mga minimum wage earners sa Western Visayas at Negros Occidental. Sinabi ni Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Region 6 OIC Regional Director Salome Siaton na siya ring chairperson ng Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board, resulta ito ng serye ng konsultasyon at public hearings sa mga employer at manggagawa. Ngunit nilinaw ng […]
(Eagle News) — Pinangunahan ngayon ni Philippine National Police chief Ronald Dela Rosa ang isinagawang pagtatapos ng may 186 mga drug surrenderees sa bayan ng Laoac lalawigan ng Pangasinan. Si Dela Rosa ay nagsilbing guest of honor and speaker sa pagbubukas ng bagong himpilan ng pulis sa bayan ng Laoac, kung saan ay ideneklara na isa nang ganap na drug cleared municipality ang bayan ng Laoac. Dito rin ay iprenesenta ang pagtatapos ng may 186 […]
Nag-paalala ang mga doktor sa publiko na ingatan ang kanilang kalusugan dahil sa mabilis na pabagu-bagong panahon. Ayon sa spokesperson ng Lung Center of the Philippines, mas madaling magkaroon ng sipon, allergic rhinitis at upper respiratory tract infection dahil sa pabagu-bagong panahon. Anila, hangga’t maaari ay umiwas muna sa mga taong may sakit upang hindi mahawa at huwag mag-self medicate. Batay sa kanilang datos, halos pareho na ang bilang ng out-patients sa nag-daang malamig na […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to hear the drivers and operators’ concerns on the planned phaseout of old jeepneys by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “The President has assured the workers’ group that he would be holding a separate meeting with jeepney drivers who joined a nationwide transport strike,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella said that there is no definite date yet for the planned dialogue. Drivers […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Sabtang in Batanes on Thursday morning, March 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the quake was felt at 164 kilometers south of Sabtang at 9:27 a.m. The tremor’s epicenter was traced at 49 kilometers west of Sabtang, Batanes. There were no aftershocks reported.
(Eagle News) — The provincial government of Misamis Oriental has warned local and foreign tourists against travelling to tourist destinations in the province. Provincial tourism officer, Yvonne Waga, also discouraged tourists from climbing mountains in the areas affected by continuous operations by the military. Waga said that this is to ensure the safety and security of the local and foreign visitors. On February 27 and 28, two soldiers were killed and three others were hurt after the National People’s Army […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has announced that there will be certain adjustments in the prices of basic commodities such as milk, coffee and canned goods in the country in March. DTI undersecretary Teodoro Pascua said that the price adjustment was due to the devaluation of the Philippine peso against the US dollar. According to Pascua, the higher base prices of skimmed milk and tin plates may be partially attributed to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte became a grandfather once again after his daughter gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Thursday. Davao Mayor Sara Duterte gave birth to the presidential grandson via Cesarean section at 12:56 p.m. The boy weighs 2.42 kilos or 5.3 pounds, and is reportedly stable and generally fine. The Davao mayor is married to fellow lawyer Manases Carpio, who is the nephew of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.
(Eagle News) — Wanted: Young policemen “lacking in skills, experience, but with a pure heart.” These are the kinds of policemen the Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa wants in the new team that will be tasked to go after illegal drug personalities. Dela Rosa made the statement as the national police prepare for a war against drugs that had been temporarily suspended following the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) –The only North Korean arrested over the dramatic airport assassination of Kim Jong-Nam is to be freed, Malaysia’s attorney general said Thursday. The announcement came the day after two young women appeared in court and were charged with murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un with a banned nerve agent. It also came hours after Kuala Lumpur said it was abruptly ending a visa waiver program that allows […]
(Eagle News) – Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said he would “go over” the amnesty earlier granted by former President Benigno Aquino III to senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Panelo said Trillanes could be sent back to jail if it would be found that the amnesty given to Trillanes was invalid. “I don’t know of the facts of the case yet but there are some legal quarters expressing the same uncertainty or doubt on that. […]
