(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte returned to the country early Saturday, October 7, from his “productive” trip to Brunei Darussalam, where he was assured by the Sultan of Brunei of his friendship with the Philippines and “principled commitment” to the pursuit of peace and development in Mindanao and the ASEAN. President Duterte attended the golden jubilee anniversary of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s ascension to the throne, and personally conveyed his warm greetings to […]
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PHL, humakot ng parangal sa ASEAN Energy Awards 2017
(Eagle News) — Humakot ng parangal ang Pilipinas sa katatapos na ASEAN Energy Awards night 2017 kaugnay pa rin ng isinasagawang 35th ASEAN Ministers on Energy Meeting ngayong linggo. Ginawaran ang walumpu’t-anim na kumpanya at mga indibidwal dahil sa kanilang kontribusyon sa larangan ng renewable energy, energy efficiency at conservation, at coal resource utilization at development. Iginawad ang mga award na ASEAN Coal Awards 2017; ASEAN best practices competition for Energy Management in Buildings and […]
PHL closes 61st Int’l Atomic Energy Agency meeting with resolution condemning N. Korea’s nuclear tests
(Eagle News) — The Philippines closed the 61st General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria with a resolution condemning the six nuclear tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including the latest on September 3. The Philippines joined 74 other Member States in co-sponsoring the resolution with Canada. Adopted by consensus, the Resolution calls on North Korea to comply with the relevant resolutions of the United […]
PHL gov’t vows “fair, thorough investigation” into Vietnamese fishermen’s deaths
(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Monday assured Vietnam it would conduct a “fair and thorough” investigation into the deaths of two Vietnamese fishermen on Saturday, September 23, 2017. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano gave the assurance to Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh during an informal meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers at the United Nations headquarters in New York, a Department of Foreign Affairs statement said. “We would […]
Palace welcomes UN HR council’s unanimous adoption of PHL Universal Periodic Review on human rights
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Saturday, September 23, welcomed the United Nations Human Rights Council’s (UNHRC) final and unanimous adoption of the third Philippine Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report, which, the Palace said, reaffirmed the government’s commitment to protect human rights and respect the dignity of Filipinos. This was good news for the Palace after opposition members and administration critics have repeatedly denounced what they claimed were extrajudicial killings that they alleged were the […]
Big Western brands polluting oceans with cheap plastic in Philippines: Greenpeace
Western consumer giants are polluting oceans by selling products packaged in cheap, disposable plastic to Filipinos, Greenpeace said, naming Nestle, Unilever and Procter & Gamble among the worst offenders. The environmental group ranked the Philippines as the “third-worst polluter into the world’s oceans” after China and Indonesia in a report released on Friday. Single-use plastics from products sold by conglomerates, such as bags, bottle labels, and straws, stood out during a week-long Greenpeace clean-up campaign held […]
PHL signs “Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons” on sidelines of UN General Assembly session
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has signed the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons on the sidelines of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, as it called on nuclear weapons states to join the international community in making the world a safer place by also signing the Treaty. “We call on Member-States that possess the world’s largest nuclear arsenals to sign on to the treaty,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter […]
President Duterte announces P3 million bounty for “ninja cops,” lawmen protecting drug syndicates
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced a higher bounty for policemen involved with or protecting drug syndicates, or the so-called “ninja cops” from the previous P2 million to P3 million per head. Duterte bared this in his speech during the Outstanding Government Workers and Gawad CES awards rites on Wednesday, Sept. 20. In his speech, the President reiterated his administration’s commitment to fight corruption, criminality, and illegal drugs. He said he wanted […]
SEA games medalists given cash incentives, citations by President Duterte
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte gave millions of pesos in cash incentives to the Filipino athletes who became the pride of the Philippines in the recent 29th Southeast Asian Games for winning medals for the country in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Duterte gave the cash incentives to the athletes who won 24 gold medals, 33 silver and 64 bronze medals at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall in Malacanan. The athletes also received presidential citations for […]
“Maring” now in West PHL Sea, all storm warning signals lifted
(Eagle News) – Tropical Storm “Maring” is now traversing the West Philippine Sea and is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight. All storm warning signals have been lifted by the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, as “Maring” continues to move away at a west northwest direction at 15 kilometers per hour. Maring has maintained its strength with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of […]
Congress votes to reduce CHR budget to P1,000; CHR says move was “vindictive
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to grant the Commission on Human Rights a budget of only P1,000 for next year, after 119 lawmakers approved a party list lawmakers’ proposal on the budget cut. Only 32 lawmakers voted against the proposal by 1-SAGIP party-list Rep. Rodante Marcoleta to give the CHR a P1,000 budget after accusing the commission of doing selective investigation of human rights violations. “You are supposed to investigate […]
In photos: Floods in Pitogo, Quezon





