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PBBM condoles with Iran following deaths of President Raisi, companions in helicopter crash

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Monday, May 20, expressed his condolences to Iranians following the deaths of Iran President Ebrahim Raisi and several others in a helicopter crash. “We offer our deepest condolences to the people and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially to the families and loved ones of the late President Ebrahim Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, and their companions in this traffic incident,” President Marcos said. “The Filipino […]

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Chiz Escudero is new Senate President

Zubiri resigns as Senate chief (Eagle News)–Senator Chiz Escudero will replace Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri as Senate President. On the Senate floor on Monday, May 20, no one objected when Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano nominated Escudero as the next leader of the upper chamber. The voting took place after Zubiri announced his resignation as Senate chief on the floor. The resignation came amid rumors of a motion to be filed for a change in leadership […]

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4.5-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur early Monday, May 20

(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Monday, May 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:17 a.m. The epicenter was 21 kilometers northeast of Cortes. The depth of focus was 21 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – City of Tandag, Surigao Del Sur No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Luzon, Visayas grids under yellow alert on Monday, May 20

(Eagle News)–The Luzon and Visayas grids are under yellow alert on  Monday, May 20, the The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said. The NGCP said the alert over the Visayas grid is in place from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. One plant, the NGCP said, has been on forced power outage since 2022, two since 2023, two between January and March 2024, and 11 between April and May 2024. Seven, it said, were running […]

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DMW: 23 Filipinos onboard vessel attacked by Houthi rebels ‘safe, unharmed’

(Eagle News)–The 23 Filipino crew members onboard a vessel attacked by Houthi rebels on Saturday are “safe and unharmed,” the Department of Migrant Workers said on Sunday, May 19. The DMW said their vessel only sustained slight damage after they were attacked while sailing close to the Yemeni port city of Hodeida. The DMW said the vessel was “continuing on its journey to its next port of call.” It added it was closely coordinating with […]

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Gov’t to implement integrated electronic invoicing system for imported commodities

(Eagle News)–The government is implementing an integrated pre-border technical verification and cross-border electronic invoicing system of all imported commodities. In ordering the move through Administrative Order No. 23, President Bongbong Marcos said “a single electronic invoicing system controlled by the Philippine Government is necessary to effectively monitor international trade transactions of all imported goods.” For  implementation of the system, a Committee for Pre-border Technical Verification and Cross- border Electronic Invoicing shall be created, according to […]

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State crop insurer back under DA oversight

(Eagle News)–President  Bongbong Marcos has ordered the transfer of the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. from the oversight of the Department of Finance to that of the Department of Agriculture. In ordering the reorganization through Executive Order No. 60, the President noted that “a strong organizational link between the PCIC and DA is necessary to enhance agricultural insurance protection program highly responsive to the needs of small farmers and fisherfolk and other agricultural stakeholders..” Under Republic […]

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PAGASA says shear line, easterlies affecting PHL

(Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Batanes, and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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Gov’t eyeing increase in tourist arrivals

(Eagle News)–The Philippine government is eyeing a 10-fold increase in tourist arrivals from the original target set under the original Balikbayan program to become Asia’s tourism behemoth. “Ang ambisyon natin doon one million tourists. That was the ambition. One million tourists can come back. And then kasama na doon ‘yung mga overseas Filipinos..Now, we are targeting 10 times that,” President Bongbong Marcos said during the recent launch of the Tourist Rest Area (TRA) in Pagudpud, […]

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PBBM to military: Develop skills to combat new forms of warfare

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Thursday, May 16, called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines to develop the skills needed to fight new forms of warfare, particularly in the digital space. “Times are changing and we are facing new threats now to our nation’s security. The battlefield is changing, it will go beyond traditional warfighting as we have known it,” President Marcos said in his visit to Camp Edilberto Evangelista in Cagayan de Oro […]

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PAGASA says shear line affecting extreme N. Luzon

Rest of country affected by easterlies (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Batanes, Cagayan, and Isabela will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have […]

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NEDA Board approves zero tariff policy for two-wheeled EVs, hybrid vehicles, others

(Eagle News)–The National Economic Development Authority Board has approved the reduction of tariffs imposed on e-motorcycles, e-bicycles and nickel metal hydride accumulators to zero until 2028. Also covered by the zero tariff policy are e-tricycles and quadricycles, hybrid EVs and plug-in hybrid EV (PHEV) jeepneys or buses. The NEDA Board, in its 16th meeting on Wednesday, May 15, also agreed to maintain the Most Favored Nation rate at zero for duty on 34 tariff lines […]

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