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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinimulan na ng Department of Budget Management (DBM) ang budget preparations para sa susunod na taon kahit kasisimula pa lang ng 2018. Ayon kay Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, aabot sa record high na 4.2 trillion pesos ang budget para sa 2019. Mas mataas ito ng 11.5 percent sa naaprubahang 3.76 trillion pesos para ngayong taon na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte noon lang December 19, 2017. Inilabas na ng kagawaran […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aabot sa 350 na nurse ang kailangan ng Germany batay sa impormasyon mula sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). Kabilang sa mga kailangan ay mga nurse na may dalawang taong karanasan sa intensive care unit (ICU), general, medical at surgical ward, geriatric care, at operating room. Babayaran ng employer ang visa at pamasahe patungo sa nabanggit na bansa. Ayon sa POEA, may starting monthly salary na 1,900 Euros o 114 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tatlo pang mahistrado ng Supreme Court ang nakatakdang imbitahan ng House Justice Committee sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig sa determination of probable cause sa reklamong impeachment laban kay Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Ayon kay Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali na siya ring tumatayong chairman ng komite, nagkaroon ng pagpupulong ang impeachment team ng Kamara at ito ang kanilang napagkasunduan. Kabilang sa mga bagong mahistrado na padadalhan ng imbitasyon sina Senior […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Monday that they were expecting her detractors to “intensify their smear campaign against her.” Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, said this was “to cover up for the fatally defective impeachment case.” “It is our position that if there is a strong case against the Chief Justice, it should have long been elevated to the Senate for trial,” he said. He […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard. The President signed Elson Hermogino’s appointment paper on January 4. The former Maritime Safety commander of the PCG was also promoted to Rear Admiral. He replaced Commodore Joel Garcia, who was also promoted to Rear Admiral, together with Rolando Legaspi and Leopoldo Laroya. “PCG will support Hermogino and thanks the President for the appointment of a regular Commandant,” PCG spokesperson […]
(Eagle News)– The Palace will seek for a reversal of a Court of Appeals decision that saw former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes cleared of charges in connection with the killing of environmentalist Gerry Ortega in 2011. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the executive branch would file a motion for reconsideration in particular. “We will exercise all legal options to reverse this decision of the Court of Appeals,” Roque, who was a lawyer for the Ortegas, […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte remains the most trusted government official, a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. Based on the results of the survey done from December 10 to 17, the President was also the official most approved of by the public. Results showed Duterte got an approval rating of 80 percent, with only 13 percent undecided and 7 percent disapproving of him. His trust rating was at 82 percent, with 13 percent undecided, and 6 […]
(Eagle News) – Up to 70 percent of Filipinos nationwide believe that President Rodrigo Duterte performed better as the country’s president, so far in the past one year and a half that he is in office, compared to former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s full six year term. This was according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Station based on a poll conducted from December 8, 2017 to December 16, 2017. Based […]
(Eagle News) — The fate of 67 policemen who are undergoing an investigation will be known before the end of this month. Philippine National Police chief Director Ronald dela Rosa said by then the National Police Commission would have finalized its inquiry. “It will be submitted to Malacañang for the approval of the President before the end of the month kasi ino-observe namin properly ‘yung due process,” he said. Dela Rosa earlier said the highest-ranking […]
(Eagle News)– Nine Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and a member of the Philippine military died on Saturday night in a gunfight in Maguindanao, the Philippine Army reported on Sunday. Capt. Arvin Encinas, spokesman for the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, said the gunfight ensued in Barangay Maitumaig, Datu Unsay, at 7:23 p.m. on Saturday. The military also launched airstrikes to deter the around 50 BIFF under the leadership of Imam Karialan who initiated the gunfight. Pursuit operations are […]
(Eagle News)– There is no rift in our party. Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III had this to say when asked whether there were factions in the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan after an ensuing word war between him and party mate Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. “We will all enjoy the birthday party of Speaker in Davao/ Tagum. We are good friends,” Pimentel said in a statement. Alvarez’s birthday is on January 10. He said he and […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Information and Communications Technology has plans of putting up 250,000 Wi-Fi access points in the country before the term of President Rodrigo Duterte expires. DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio made the announcement in an interview over GMA 7 on Sunday. “Ito yung RA 10929 na kami ay may reponsibilidad ho yung DICT na pairalin yung paglagay ng mga free Wi-Fi sa mga public places ho sa buong bansa,” he said. He […]
