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(Eagle News) – The national government has spent P281 billion on infrastructure in the first five months of 2018 which was 42 percent higher than the same period last year. This was announced by the Department of Finance which has expressed confidence in the economy expanding by 7 percent or better over the medium term. Finance Secretary Carlos Domimguez III said that with the P281 billion invested on infrastructure from January to May this […]
Australia and the Philippines apologized Thursday for bringing basketball into “disrepute” with a massive on-court melee between players, fans and officials during a World Cup qualifier. The violence on Monday in Manila made international headlines. “We wish to apologize to the entire basketball community worldwide — and in particular to our fantastic fans,” said the joint statement from the nations’ basketball associations. The apology in particular cited “the behavior displayed by both teams and […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has reset anew oral arguments on the consolidated petition challenging the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the debate on the petition filed by opposition senators Leila De Lima, Francis Pangilinan, Franklin Drilon, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, and Antonio Trillanes IV, and of the Philippine Coalition for the ICC was now scheduled on Aug. 14 from Aug. 7. They cited as a reason for […]
(Eagle News)–Shane Filan is coming back to Manila. The lead singer of popular boyband Westlife will be performing greatest hits and more on Saturday, September 15, at the KIA Theatre. Fans will hear songs that include “Swear It Again,” “Uptown Girl,” “If I Let You Go,” “World of Our Own,” among others. Filan has embarked on a solo career since Westlife. He last performed a solo concert in the country in 2013, when he was promoting […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs, scored Iceland and several other mostly European countries after a joint statement that criticized the Philippine human rights situation. The DFA , in a release, said these countries exhibited their “biased and unfounded criticism” of Manila’s human rights record. Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano also pointed out that these countries seemed to have believed the line of several human rights critics who had […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, June 22, reiterated the government was always implementing the law even without foreigners telling it to do so. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the comment after 38 states called on the Philippines to put a stop to what they said were drug killings and to cooperate in an international probe during the 38th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, June 18. The 38 nations– Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, […]
(Eagle News) – The weather bureau has officially announced the start of the rainy season. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that 10 up to 13 typhoons were expected to develop and enter the country until November. Esperanza Cayanan, weather service chief of PAGASA, said that by next month alone, the country would have two to four typhoons. Two to three typhoons are expected to enter the country by the months […]
By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service The Philippines has been chosen as the first country to become the administrator of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Academy through the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). In a statement, the DTI said that in particular, the Philippine Trade Training Center (PTTC) was named as the administrator of the academy, a one-stop multi-platform online learning and information resource for Southeast Asian SMEs. […]
(Eagle News) — Pinaigting pa ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food at Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ang pagtuturo ng Aquaculture. Sa harap ito ng mga reklamo ng mga mangingisda na wala nang mahuling isda dahil sa santambak na basura lalo na sa Manila Bay. Training ng mga mangingisda, libre – Sen. Villar Ayon kay Senator Cynthia Villar, sa mga training ituturo ang tamang pagpapalaki ng isda at pagbebenta sa merkado. Libre […]
Palace says landing of Ilyushin II 76 in Davao was cleared (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, June 11, questioned the landing of a Chinese military aircraft in Davao City, saying “strict internationally accepted standard protocols” must be complied with beforehand. “For one, a request through proper diplomatic channels is made beforehand, and the same is forwarded to the defense department who will either approve or reject such request,” Lacson said. According to the senator,”if […]
(Eagle News) – With an estimated 67 million Filipinos who are active in social media and the internet, the Philippines grabbed the 12th spot worldwide in terms of having the highest number of Internet users, according to the latest Internet World Stats (IWS) report. The report showed that the Philippines went two notches higher from its previous 15th place last year, after it noted that about 63 percent of the overall population (67 million out […]
(Eagle News) — The signed agreement on the Asian Forest Cooperation Organization (AFoCO) between the Philippines and South Korea will help the conservation of forests in the country. “Makakatulong ang bansang South Korea sa mga ASEAN members natin at bansang Pilipinas kung papaano mapapalawig ang ating kagubatan in terms of knowledge, technical knowhow and even resources,” DENR Undersecretary Jonas Leones said in a phone patch interview. Aside from this, Leones said that the Philippine government […]
