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(Eagle News) –The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is expected to raise over P786 billion in revenues in a span of five years. According to Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the projected revenues amount to P786.4 billion in that period of time. Based on DOF data, Package 1 of TRAIN, which was signed into law on Dec 19, 2017, is expected to generate P89.9 billion. Package 1 raises taxes on fuel, […]
Says official is male, and was neither from the ERC nor from the PCSO (Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday said that the person to be sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte was male, and was neither from the Energy Regulatory Commission, nor from the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office. “I can make the confirmation that the official who I was tasked to announce and may belatedly told to hold in abeyance is not from the […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as deputy administrator III of the Office of Civil Defense, saying he still enjoys the President’s trust. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also stressed that Faeldon’s appointment is the President’s “exclusive prerogative.” “The President is the appointing authority and Mr. Faeldon, with his new appointment, certainly enjoys the Chief Executive’s trust and confidence,” Roque said. “Mr. Faeldon […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinakakalma ng Malacañang ang mga tsuper ng jeepneys na tutol sa public utility vehicle modernization program na magsisimula na sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, hindi anti-poor ang naturang programa. May mga hakbang aniya na inilatag ang pamahalaan para matulungan ang mga jeepney driver at para mapaganda ang public transport sector ng bansa at hindi para tanggalan ng kabuhayan ang mga drayber ng jeep. Sa katunayan […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that President Rodrigo Duterte has the power to order the arrest or even the shooting of armed rebel groups. “Of course (he is within bounds), because anyone who bears arms is guilty of rebellion. The crime of rebellion is the crime of taking up arms against the government,” he said in a phone interview with media. Roque also said that armed groups fighting the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang is set to issue a memorandum-order that will return the anti-illegal drug operations to the Philippine National Police. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea will issue the memorandum-order. President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, November 22, said that the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency’s personnel are not enough to fight the illegal drugs machinery,. “Whether I like it or not, I have to return that power […]
Ni Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service Giniba ng mga tauhan ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority ang dalawang barangay hall na malapit lamang sa Malacanang sa Maynila. Ito’y makaraang mapaso ang ibinigay na 15 araw na palugit ng MMDA sa dalawang kapitan ng barangay upang magkusa nang gibain ang mga barangay hall na nakatayo sa bangketa. Binigay ng MMDA ang palugit sa mga opisyal nang una itong magsagawa ng clearing operations sa lugar. “Ganda-ganda […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday revealed that Dangerous Drugs Board Chief Dionisio Santiago was dismissed over allegations he went on junkets and received gifts from drug personalities. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was apart from the critical comments Santiago made to the media against the mega rehabilitation center. The allegations of corruption were made by the DDB Employees Union that sent a letter to the Office of the President […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has expressed its concern over the safety of MRT-3 coaches, as it vowed to upgrade and rehabilitate the MRT-3 system that had drawn flak for various operational defects, the most recent of which is the decoupling incident in Makati last week. But a statement from the Palace said shutting down the MRT operations is an option that needs to be further studied, as this would be more disadvantageous to the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday apologized to those inconvenienced by the security measures put in place by authorities in time for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. “Siyempre po may mga naabala, lalong-lalo na doon sa closure ng EDSA, pasensya na po kayo,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the good thing about the Philippines’ “successful” hosting of the summit is that the “whole world” now admires the Asian country, […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte expressed his sincere appreciation for the timely help given by China in the Philippines’ fight against terrorism, saying one of the rifles donated by China was the one that had been used to kill ISIS Southeast Asia emir Isnilon Hapilon. At the opening of the bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in Malacanang, Duterte asked the Chinese Prime Minister to relay his message of gratitude and “warm feelings” […]
(Eagle News) — The chief of the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) Dionisio Santiago has already submitted his letter of irrevocable resignation to Malacanang, according to reports. This was after he spoke out against the construction of the mega drug rehabilitation center in Nueva Ecija saying this was an ill-advised move, and after a recent reorganization at the Dangerous Drugs Board itself. Malacanang is yet to acknowledge that it has received Santiago’s resignation, The latest news […]
