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(Eagle News) – Nasa 10 milyong Pilipino ang nagsasabing sila ay nananatiling mahirap. Ito ang nilalaman ng pinakahuling resulta ng nationwide survey na isinagawa ng Social Weather Stations (SWS) sa huling quarter ng taong 2017. Ayon sa survey, mas mababa ito ng 900,000 na Pilipino kung ikukumpara sa September 2017 survey results. Ayon sa SWS, bumaba ng 10 puntos ang bilang ng mga self-rated poor na pamilya sa Luzon. Bahagya ring bumaba ang datos sa […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo said she would “respect” the decision of the people if they no longer wanted to have a vice president. “Pero kinakailangan kahilingan ito ng tao, hindi ng ibang politiko,” Robredo told reporters in an ambush interview on Tuesday. It was former Rep. Neri Colmenares who said the Office of the Vice President could be abolished under a “PDP-Laban Constitution.” In the House, the committee on constitutional amendments proposed […]
Proposed shift to federalism a “lethal experiment” By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide on Wednesday said there was no need to amend the Constitution, which he called the “best” in the world. Davide made the statement at the start of the Senate’s hearing on resolutions calling for the convening of the Upper House as a Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. Davide said the proposed shift to federalism was only […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte rapped Rappler for its “fake news” citing its latest report accusing Presidential Assistant Christopher “Bong” Go of allegedly intervening in the acquisition of warships by the Philippine Navy, and called the online news site as a “fake news outlet.” “Sumobra kayo. You are not only throwing toilet paper. You are throwing s— at us!” said an angry President Duterte as he faced the media in Pasay City on […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque denied that the Duterte administration influenced the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission in revoking Rappler’s registration. “He had nothing to do with this decision. He was not even aware that this decision was coming up,” Roque said. Roque also said that the commissioners of the SEC were all appointees of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. “It’s [a decision made] by individuals who […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives agreed to adopt a resolution that would convene Congress into a constituent assembly in preparation for the move to amend the 1987 Constitution. In House concurrent resolution no. 9, both the Senate and the House of Representatives will constitute itself as a constituent assembly. The resolution was sponsored by House Committee on Constitutional Amendments chair Roger Mercado. It was approved by majority of the lawmakers and adopted via […]
LEGASPI, Albay (Eagle News) — Photos of Mount Mayon covered by thick smoke and ash as it erupts on Tuesday morning, January 16, 2018. (Photos by Eagle News Correspondent Rebert Soriao) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology notes “quiet lava effusion from a new summit lava dome” in Mayon volcano. It also noted lava flow down the Miisi and Bonga Gullies and lava collapse events characterized Mayon Volcano’s eruptive activity from Monday to Tuesday […]
LEGAZPI, Philippines (AFP) — Spectacular lava “fireworks” shooting from its crater are drawing tourists to the Philippines’ most active volcano, authorities said Tuesday as scientists warned of a potential dangerous eruption within days. Lava spurting from Mayon volcano lit up the sky overnight Monday in what scientists said was a sign of increasing activity that prompted official calls for evacuation of areas under threat from a major eruption. But even as thousands of residents […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The province of Albay is now under a state of calamity. The provincial board declared this because of the monitored increasing and continued volcanic activity of Mt. Mayon, which puts in peril residents who continue to remain in the seven kilometer danger zone. Earlier, Governor Al Francis Bichara of Albay Province said that anytime now, the provincial government may declare a state of emergency because of the continued volcanic […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Various oil companies added Php 0.80 centavos to every liter of gasoline and Php 0.55 centavos in the price of diesel and kerosene. Flying V, one of the independent oil players in the country, implemented its increase at 12:01 AM today, Tuesday, January 16, 2018. Pilipinas Shell, Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, PTT, and Eastern Petroleum, Seaoil, Total, and JETTI followed suit but their increase took effect at 6 AM. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate has allowed former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon to temporarily leave his detention cell to take his oath of office as deputy administrator of the Office of Civil Defense in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. According to Senate Sgt. at Arms, Retired General Jose Balajadia, Faeldon was allowed by Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chairperson Senator Richard Gordon to leave his detention cell from 7 a.m. to 9:30 Tuesday morning, January 16, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ng Malacañang ang pagdalo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa gaganaping summit sa pagitan ng India at Southeast Asian Nations sa huling bahagi ng Enero. Ayon kay presidential spokesman Harry Roque, gagawin ang nasabing summit sa Enero 24 hanggang 27 na gaganapin sa New Delhi, India. Ang naturang summit ang unang summit sa ilalim ng ASEAN chairmanship ng Singapore. Si Prime Minister Narendra Modi ang magiging host ng mga ASEAN […]
