MANILA, June 29 – Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. on Tuesday, June 28 bid farewell to journalists and reporters whom he has worked with for the past six years. In his last press briefing before leaving his post as spokesperson of outgoing President Benigno S. Aquino III, Secretary Coloma expressed his gratitude to the members of the Malacañang Press Corps, a group of reporters covering the President, for helping inform the public […]
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Be careful when taking herbal supplements, doctors warn
DUMAGUETE CITY, June 29 (PIA) – Health experts in Negros Oriental are reminding the public to be careful in taking herbal supplements because this may bring negative effects to the kidneys. Speaking in Kapihan sa PIA forum on renal health care today, Dr. Kenneth Coo, a nephrologist of Holy Child Hospital, noted that the primary function of the kidney is to filter wastes from the blood. When a person drinks herbal capsules, its particles enter the […]
Government and media need not be adversaries, says Palace official
MANILA, June 29 – In his message during his final press briefing in Malacañang on Tuesday, outgoing Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. underscored the importance of the media in a democratic country. Secretary Coloma, who will be replaced by former TV news anchor and radio commentator Martin Andanar on Thursday (June 30), said the government and the media should have a good relationship. “Hindi kailangang maging magka-away ang pamahalaan at media. Puwede namang […]
President-elect Duterte’s inauguration to reflect Filipino pride
MANILA, June — Tomorrow, June 30, 2016, Rodrigo Roa Duterte will take his oath as the 16th President of the Republic of the Philippines. The ceremonies will be less of a spectacle than tradition requires but bellowed of the Filipino pride. Incoming Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar has revealed preparations have already been finalized from the program down to the food. The program drafted by the Malacañan estimates the day’s activities to begin […]
Philippine Navy at Surigao del Sur provincial gov’t nagsagawa ng medical at dental mission
Sa pagtutulungan ng Philippine Army at pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Surigao Del Sur ay nagsagawa sila ng medical at dental mission at grooming para sa mga kabataan sa bayan ng Carmen sa nasabing probinsya ang nasabing proyekto ay tinawag na Batang Puyat Homecoming 2016.
Look: Another behind-the-scenes of Hapi ang Buhay
Let’s take a look for another behind-the-scenes of Hapi ang Buhay.
93 % of the country to have free public Wi-Fi
MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Information Communication Technology Office (ICTO) said that around 93 percent of the country will be able to access the free public Wi-Fi by the end of the year. According to ICTO Undersecretary Louis Napoleon Casambre, they have fast-tracked the roll-out of public wifi in public places recognizing the importance of this to the public.
President Aquino all set to leave Malacanang on June 30
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Benigno S. Aquino III is all set to leave his office in Malacañang on Thursday, June 30, the day of the inauguration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte, a Palace official said. Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., said that President Aquino will no longer deliver a departure speech. Instead, Aquino will have a one-on-one meeting with President-elect Duterte before the inauguration ceremony and will be given departure honors at the […]
Duterte administration vows to standardize Budget Reform Act of 2016
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The incoming Duterte administration has vowed to push for a new budget reform act, according to incoming Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno. Diokno said that the next administration will also follow the Supreme Court’s decision on the issue of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
Indonesian Forces allowed to enter PHL maritime zone- DND spokesman
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense has allowed Indonesian security forces to enter the Philippine maritime zones in hot pursuit situations to strengthen the collective commitment to address transnational crimes. DND spokesperson Peter Paul Galvez, in a statement, said that quote: “consistent with the 1975 border crossing agreement, Indonesian security forces are allowed to enter Philippine maritime zones under the concept of hot pursuit in the same way that Philippine forces […]
Sanders: Brexit’s message could draw Trump support in US
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The same popular frustration that saw a majority of Britons vote to abandon the EU could send droves of disgruntled Americans into the arms of Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders warned on Wednesday. In an opinion piece appearing in the New York Times, Sanders wrote that legions of American voters, alienated by the forces of globalization, are ripe for the message of political retrenchment and economic protectionism espoused by Trump. […]
NFA tiniyak ang suplay ng bigas sa mga buwang mahina ang ani
MANILa, Philippines — Tiniyak ng National Food Authority na sapat ang supply ng bigas para sa mga buwang mahina ang ani. Batay sa kanilang imbentaryo ay sapat na ang stock mula June 15 para sa tatlumpu’t dalawang (32) araw simula hulyo hanggang Setyembre. Naka-ukol na ang stocks sa buong bansa lalo na sa madalas na tamaan ng kalamidad. Inatasan din ng d-f-a ang kanilang field offices na i-accredit ang karag-dagang rice outlets at i-monitor ang […]





