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(Eagle News)– The government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) on Thursday gave the go signal on an accelerated timetable drafted by the Reciprocal Working Committee (RWC) and Reciprocal Working Groups (RWG) to complete substantive agenda of the peace talks in less than a year. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said in a press release that both sides had agreed on […]
(Eagle News)– The Office of the President Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on Wednesday revealed that the government peace panel and the National democratic Front (NDF) have already resolved three out of five major issues in Oslo, Norway. These three major issues are: -Affirmation of previously-signed agreements; -Reconstitution of the Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) list; and -Accelerated process for negotiations, including the timeline for the completion of the remaining substantive […]
JUBA, South Sudan (AFP) — Thousands fled heavy fighting in South Sudan’s capital Juba on Sunday as government soldiers and former rebels traded fire in a return to hostilities that has claimed scores of lives, threatening a shaky peace deal. The battles are the first between the army and ex-rebels in Juba since rebel leader Riek Machar returned to take up the post of vice president in a unity government in April, under an accord […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine government forces fought hundreds of Islamic militants on two remote islands Thursday, with the military aircraft-backed campaign leaving up to 10 people dead, the army said. The gun battles on the southern islands of Jolo and Basilan followed orders by new President Rodrigo Duterte for the security services to go after the Abu Sayyaf, which recently beheaded two foreign hostages and is also blamed for the worst terror attacks in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines, together with other government agencies like the Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Marines, Philippine National Police, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Interior and Local Governments and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, formed the group known as the Area Task Force North in order to safeguard national interests in the West Philippine Sea. Specifically, the Northern Luzon Command of the Armed Forces […]
Federalism refers to the mixed or compound mode of government, combining a general government with regional governments in a single political system. Here are some facts about Federalism and what the public needs to know about it. (Research by Johanna Joy Matriano, Infographics by Krizia Mae Benesio)
LIZARD ISLAND, Australia (Reuters) — Australia’s Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday (June 13) pledged $1 billion in assistance for the ailing Great Barrier Reef if his government is re-elected next month. Speaking in Townsville in North Queensland, Turnbull said if his government is returned to power after the July 2 election he would instruct Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to redirect $1 billion of it $10 billion fund towards a loans scheme aimed […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore confirmed Wednesday it would cut off Internet access for government work stations within a year for security reasons, a surprise move in one of the world’s most wired countries. The decision will not disrupt government operations, the Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) said after local daily The Straits Times reported that some 100,000 computers would be affected. “We have started to separate Internet access from the work stations of a selected […]
According to the Malacañang, the government has no plans to retaliate against the New People’s Army after said group attacked a military unit in Camarines Sur, which is a violation of the ceasefire agreement between the government and the NPA. Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma added that the government will remain alert to stop NPA’s violent actions especially now that the ceasefire agreement has expired. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
The government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) are both hoping that the Congress will still pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law. This was stated in an open letter jointly issued by both parties. They added that they are holding Senator Bongbong Marcos to his promise that the BBL will pass before the session of the Congress ends. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) […]
Malacañang opted to remain grounded in aiming for the “tangible benefits” of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s regime of good governance, as it welcomed the results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) public satisfaction survey on his performance. An opinion poll conducted by the SWS last week showed that 58 percent among 1,200 Filipino adults nationwide, are satisfied with President Aquino, 26 percent thought otherwise, while 16 percent were undecided for a net satisfaction […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (November 10) – Should the government hide the homeless during the APEC summit? Imagine yourself walking besides Manila Bay; you feel that cold breeze, see the night lights from commercial buildings and lamp posts, you see happy faces from families who are trying to have some quality time with their loved ones, then suddenly bunch of kids with tattered clothes approached you, begging for money, I believe most of you would say “then […]
