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(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government has ordered local government units to stop setting “a “narrow or limited period” within which residents are given access to markets and pharmacies. In a memorandum dated April 18, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the “imposition of such restrictions further creates congestion of people who flock to these establishments at the same time, and poses risks on the implementation of social distancing.” According to […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government will start checking the compliance of local government units to a DILG memo for them to clear public roads of obstructions by Monday, Sept. 30. In a statement issued by Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya, the DILG said DILG validation teams will be deployed to the LGUs to make sure they meet the criteria set in DILG’s Memorandum Circular 121-2019 that was based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has not issued any memorandum to put a stop to negotiations or pacts on loans with countries that expressed support for a probe into the Philippines’ drug war. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the remark after a Reuters report said an Aug. 27 memorandum had directed the same against countries that backed the resolution spearheaded by Iceland. Eighteen countries voted in favor of the July 11 resolution, 14 were against, and […]
by Sally MAIRS and Saska CVETKOVSKA Agence France Presse SKOPJE, Macedonia (AFP) — Macedonian voters on Sunday supported a plan to rename the country aimed at ending a decades-long spat with Greece and unlocking a path to NATO and EU membership, although the referendum was marred by low turnout. With ballots from 93 percent of polling stations counted, 91.3 percent of votes favored the name changing to North Macedonia, compared to 5.7 percent opposed, according […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – All the undersecretaries and assistant secretaries of the Department of Justice have already submitted their “courtesy resignation” as of Monday, April 30, in compliance with a memorandum issued by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra. Guevarra himself confirmed that all the five undersecretaries and the seven assistant secretaries of the department had tendered their resignations. The DOJ chief said that some of the said officials had even […]
