Tag: philippines

WATCH: Presumptive president Marcos Jr., bares Sara Duterte as his nominee to be next DepEd chief

Gives first press announcement of his plans once he assumes presidency after proclamation (Eagle News) — Presidential frontrunner Ferdinand Marcos Jr., gives his first press announcement as presumptive president of the Philippines on Wednesday night, May 11, 2022, announcing that his first cabinet nominee would be his running mate, presumptive Vice-President Sara Duterte, as the next secretary of the Department of Education. Marcos Jr., also said that he and his team have started consultations on […]

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Over 20,000 hacking attempts prevented by PHL gov’t before and during May 9 elections — Esperon

  (Eagle News) – There had been more than 20,000 attempts to hack the automated election system before and during the May 9, 2022 polls, according to the government’s national security adviser. Secretary Hermogenes Esperon said that because of the government’s “pre-emptive” action, all these hacking attempts were prevented and frustrated. In the Kapihan sa Manila Bay Forum on Wednesday, May 11, Esperon said that the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) and other […]

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Three security guards shot dead at Philippine polling station

  by Ferdinandh Cabrera with Cecil Morella in Manila Agence France Presse Three security guards were killed Monday when gunmen opened fire at a polling station in a restive region of the southern Philippines, police said, as millions of Filipinos voted in national elections. Elections are a traditionally volatile time in a country with lax gun laws and a violent political culture, but police said this season had been comparatively peaceful. The deadly shooting happened […]

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Marcos Jr heads for landslide as Philippines votes for new president

by Andrew Beatty with Mikhail Flores in Magarao Agence France-Presse BATAC CITY, Philippines (AFP) —  Millions of Filipinos thronged primary schools and other polling stations Monday to elect a new president, with the son of former president Ferdinand Marcos the favourite to win the high-stakes election. Nearly 40 years after the patriarch was deposed by a popular revolt and the family chased into exile, Ferdinand Marcos Junior looks set to complete their remarkable comeback from […]

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Steps to follow when voting in the May 9, 2022 elections

  (Eagle News) — On May 9, 2022, the first national and local elections in the country that will happen amid the Covid-19 pandemic, begins. Here are the steps to follow for voters who will troop to the polls to exercise their right to vote.  It would help for the voter to check his precinct number before going to the voting center, by checking the Commission on Elections’ precinct finder (See link here:  https://voterverifier.comelec.gov.ph/voter_precinct) Click […]

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At least 355 defective vote counting machines found as Comelec completes delivery of VCMs, ballots

Testing and sealing of VCMs to end Saturday, May 7, 2022, says Comelec commissioner Garcia   (Eagle News) – At least 355 vote counting machines have been found to have some problems as the Commission on Elections finished the distribution of these machines as well as the ballots to be used in the national and local elections on Monday, May 9. Comelec commissioner George Garcia said that in the course of the testing and sealing […]

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PHL employment rate at 94.2 percent in March 2022, highest in two years

  (Eagle News) – Philippine employment rate grew in March 2022 at 94.2, the highest since April 2020 or a month after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic. “In terms of magnitude, an increase of 1.50 million employed persons was accounted from February 2022 (45.48 million) to March 2022 (46.98 million),” the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said. A total 1.64 million employed individuals were also added to the employed population of 45.33 […]

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World champion Yamaguchi powers into Badminton Asia semis

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Top seed Akane Yamaguchi of Japan surged into the Badminton Asia Championships semi-finals after fighting back to defeat Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong on Friday. Sixth-seeded Pornpawee romped to the first game 21-9 but the title-holder recovered to win the next two 21-15, 21-17 and wrap up the quarter-final in 55 minutes in Manila. Yamaguchi will play India’s P.V. Sindhu in the last four after the fourth seed overcame China’s fifth seed He […]

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Metro Manila to stay under Alert Level 1 until May 15; over 90 areas nationwide also under Alert Level 1

44 other areas under Alert Level 2 (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will remain under Alert Level 1 until May 15, the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) announced on Thursday, April 28 During the same period, May 1 to May 15, Alert Level 1 is also in effect in about 94 more areas nationwide, including provinces, towns, and cities, while Alert Level 2 would be in effect in at least 44 areas. -Around 60 areas including […]

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Bigger oil price hike looms on April 26; gas, diesel prices to increase by at least P3 per liter

  (Eagle News) – Another oil price hike is set next week where gasoline and diesel prices are set to increase between P3 to P4 per liter. Some oil companies have already issued advisories about the price hike that is scheduled on Tuesday, April 26. Unioil said that their diesel process would increase by P3.90 to P4.10 per liter, while gasoline prices would go up by P3 to 3.20 per liter. This is the second […]

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PHL to start second booster dose for immunocompromised next week

Second booster dose for health workers (A1) and the elderly (A2) to follow only after WHO, CDC approval   (Eagle News) –- The Philippine government will start next week the rollout of the second booster dose of the vaccines against Covid-19, but only for the immunocompromised. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they will initially limit the administration of the second booster dose for the “immunocompromised” individuals, or those who have primary immune deficiencies […]

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Philippines halts oil and gas exploration in disputed South China Sea

  Manila has suspended oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Wednesday, as it tries to strike a deal with Beijing on a joint energy project. Drilling off the Philippines was allowed to resume in October 2020 when Duterte — who has taken a softer approach than his predecessor to Beijing’s claims over most of the waterway — lifted a 2014 moratorium. It was hoped that Duterte’s […]

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