RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) – by Ian Timberlake Six months after Saudi Arabia said its war in Yemen was winding down, air strikes are again pounding rebels and rockets flying across the border, with no end to the conflict in sight. Facing criticism of its bombing campaign and a budget crunch from low oil prices, Riyadh is keen to bring an end to the intervention it launched last year against Shiite Huthi rebels and their allies, […]
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President says gov’t forces to cooperate in probe, but fight vs drugs won’t stop
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed he would not be deterred in his campaign to fight the drug menace, even in the face of complaints of human rights violations being hurled against his police force. In his speech during the 115th anniversary of the Police Service, the President said he is supporting the police force in their fight to suppress the drug menace since this was what he had promised even during his […]
Art exhibit tribute para kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng 19 na artist
DAVAO City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nagsagawa ng Kadayawan 2016 Art Exhibit na may temang “Sining para sa Pagbabago” (Art for Change) ang 19 na artists na mula sa Davao at ilang mga partisipante mula sa iba’t-ibang lugar. Ang group art exhibit na ito ay matatagpuan sa isang mall sa Ecoland, Matina Davao City at magtatagal ang kanialng exhibit ng isang linggo. Makikita dito ang mga drawings, paintings at sculpture pieces ng 19 na artists na kalahok. […]
Drop-in center ng Meycauayan, para sa mga batang street children, binuksan na
MEYCAUAYAN City, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Sa pagsisikap ng bagong Puno ng Lungsod ng Meycauayan, Atty. Henry R. Villarica ay nabuksan na ang Drop-In Center na proyekto ng CSWDO mula pa noong 2012 para sa mga batang napupulot at street children. Nagkaroon ng Soft Opening noong Agosto 10, 2016. Isang malaking tagumpay sa loob pa lamang ng unang buwan niya sa panunungkulan ay nagawan na ito ng isang mabilis na pamamaraan at solusyon upang ito […]
Relief goods para sa naapektuhan ng habagat, inihahanda na ng lokal na pamahalaan ng Marilao, Bulacan.
MARILAO, Bulacan (Eagle News) – Pinasimulan na ni Marilao, Bulacan Mayor Tito Santiago ang repacking at distribusyon ng relief goods para sa mga apektadong residente ng nasabing bayan dulot ng patuloy na pag-ulang nararanasan. Lalo na aniya sa mga lugar na binaha dulot ng patuloy na pag-ulan. Courtesy: Maine Amper
Ilang residente sa Ilocos Sur pansamantalang lumikas muna sa mga evacuation center dahil sa patuloy na pag-ulan
ILOCOS Sur (Eagle News) – Dahil sa epekto ng Habagat maghapon at magdamag na nakaranas ng mga pag-ulan sa buong probinsya ng Ilocos Sur nagdulot ito ng pagtaas ng tubig sa ilang mga barangay at pagkasira ng sea wall sa Barangay San Pedro sa Bayan ng Narvacan. Bagamat naglagay ang mga residente ng mga sand bag para protektahan ang kanilang mga bahay tinangay lamang ito ng malalakas na hampas ng alon sa dalampasigan. Inabisuan na rin ang mga residente na […]
Panibagong landslide sa Bontoc, Mountain Province
BONTOC, Mountain Province — Dahil sa walang tigil na pag-ulan, nagkaroon na naman ng landslide sa bahagi ng Alab hanggang Gonogon section sa Bontoc, Mountain Province. Sa ngayon, sarado ang nasabing section ng Bontoc at asahang matatagalan ang pagbu-bukas dahil sa laki ng slide. Inaabangan pa ang heavy equipment mula sa Department of Public Works and Highways para isagawa ang clearing operation. Wala namang nai-ulat na nasaktan sa insidente.
Uniformed personnel to start receiving rice allowance in September
QUEZON City, Philippines – Starting September 2016, every uniformed personnel will receive a 20-kilo rice allowance from the government. Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that the rice allowance is a non-salary benefit promised by President Rodrigo Duterte. The beneficiaries include all the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police, the Bureau of Fire Protection, and the Philippine Coast Guard. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
No penalties for companies that don’t regularize employees
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Labor and Employment admitted in the hearing of the Senate Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources that the law penalizing companies for not regularizing their employees is weak. Labor Assistant Secretary Joji Aragon said that what the DOLE can only do is to order the payment of the compensation of the employee whose contract has ended. This was, however, countered by Senator Franklin Drilon who said that there is […]
More barangays placed under dengue alert
QUEZON City, Philippines – The number of barangays placed under dengue yellow alert increased from 47 last week to 80 this week. According to Assistant Health Secretary and DOH spokesman Dr. Eric Tayag, 84, 000 dengue cases, with 300 casualties have been recorded since January 2016. Dr. Tayag guaranteed that despite the increase, there is still no dengue outbreak in the country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]
Mayor Espinosa ready to face drug complaints
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Espinosa camp is ready to face the illegal drug complaints filed against them. According to Atty. Rogelio Baguio Jr., legal counsel of Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., his client is ready to face all of the charges against him and that his client will clear his name against the wrong accusations. Mayor Espinosa, on the other hand, became emotional after returning to his home in Albuera, Leyte after seeing the support […]
Government set aside Php 23 billion for rice subsidy
QUEZON City, Philippines – The government will set aside Php 23 billion for rice subsidies for the beneficiaries of the conditional cash transfer (CCT). According to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, this is in compliance with the orders of President Rodrigo Duterte made in his first State of the Nation Address. Based on President Duterte’s order CCT beneficiaries will receive 20 sacks of rice each year. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
