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(Eagle News) — Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray captured hearts and inspired her countrymen once more when she repeatedly said “thank you” and “I love you” to thousands who gathered and waited to welcome her during the homecoming parade on Wednesday, February 21. Wearing a Sampaguita inspired terno-jumpsuit adorned with anahaw, the national leaf, the 25-year old beauty seemed to blossom more with beauty and effortless elegance. The outfit was designed by Mark Tumang who […]
(Eagle News)–Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Morteza Sarmadi has gone on a visit to the Philippines, and paid a courtesy call on Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday, Feb. 21. In a brief statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the Iranian official met with Locsin at the DFA main office. The DFA said the two discussed the “status of bilateral relations between Manila and Tehran and regional developments.” Diplomatic relations between the two […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines welcomed home Miss Universe Catriona Gray on Thursday, Feb. 21, with a colorful parade through the capital that inspired and brought joy to thousands of Filipino adoring fans who waited amid the heat of the sun for a glimpse of the 25-year old beauty that brought pride and honor to the country. Gray wore a Sampaguita-inspired terno jumpsuit adorned with anahaw, the national leaf, which made her all the more […]
Propose a bill containing the suggested name instead, Palace says (Eagle News)—The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 12, thumbed down the proposal to create a commission that would study the feasibility of changing the country’s name. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said instead of creating a Geographic Renaming Commission, as proposed by Rep. Gary Alejano, the suggested name could be directly deliberated on in Congress. “If the Constitution says you can enact a law, why do you […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 11, said the Philippines should be renamed Maharlika. “Panahon ni (former President Ferdinand) Marcos, tama talaga si Marcos. Gusto niya palitan [ng] Maharlika, the Republic of Maharlika because maharlika is a Malay word and it means more of a concept of serenity and peace,” he said. According to Duterte, the word Philippines in the first place reflected remnants of colonialism. The word, after all, was derived from the Spanish […]
(Eagle News)—The Metro Rail Transit management is slated to file separate charges against the woman who splashed taho at a police officer at an MRT station on Saturday, Feb. 9. The charges to have Jiale Zhang deported and declared an undesirable alien would be apart from the charges for direct assault, unjust vexation and disobedience to a person of authority earlier filed against her. She has been subjected to inquest proceedings at the Mandaluyong Prosecutors […]
(Eagle News)—The Chinese woman who threw taho at a police officer in a Metro Rail Transit 3 station on Saturday, Feb. 9, insulted not only the cop but also Filipinos in general, Vice President Leni Robredo said. In her weekly radio show, Robredo said what Jiale Zhang did to P01 William Cristobal, who was only explaining to her the MRT-3 ban on food and drinks when she refused to dispose of the taho she was […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake shook Surigao del Norte Friday night, February 8, with its epicenter located 28 kilometers southeast of General Luna town of this province, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) Phivolcs said the quake which hit the province at 7:55 p.m., Friday, would like be followed by aftershocks. The quake was felt at intensity 5 in Surigao City: intensity 4 in Gingoog City; intensity 3 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ recent construction work on Thitu Island (Pag-asa Island) has provoked a “paramilitary response” on the part of China, which has claims on the same as well, an American think-tank said in a recent report. In its report published on Feb. 6, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative said China deployed a “large fleet of ships from Subi Reef, just over 12 nautical miles southwest” off the island after satellite imagery from […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s inflation in the first month of the year continued to slow down at 4.4 percent, much lower than last December’s 5.1 percent, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Although this was relatively lower compared to the last half of the year, the inflation in January this year was still higher than January 2018’s 3.4 percent. The PSA said that this was “primarily due […]
(Eagle News) – The country’s business sector, including bankers and foreign businessmen, has issued a joint statement fully backing the bill seeking to impose tariffs, recognizing it as measure that will liberalize the economy and eventually free consumers from “food supply apprehension,” according to the Department of Finance. The joint statement was signed by the Management Association of the Philippines (MAP), American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (AmCham), Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP), […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippines’ ranking in the Corruption Perception Index 2018 has improved, with the country moving up 12 notches. Transparency International said the Philippines ranks 99th out of 180 countries, with a score of 36, or two points more than the 34 it got in 2017. The country shares the spot with Albania, Bahrain, Colombia, Tanzania and Thailand. According to Transparency International, there was “little to no progress on anti-corruption” in the Asia Pacific where the […]
