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Mahigit 500 e-jeepneys, posibleng ilabas ng DOTr ngayong Enero

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inihayag ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na mahigit sa 500 electric jeepneys ang ipapalit sa mga lumang jeepney ngayong buwan. Sinabi ni DOTr Undersecretary For Roads Thomas Orbos, hindi lamang sa Metro Manila makikita ang e-jeepneys kundi sa buong bansa. Aalisin na ang mga jeepney na nasa labinlimang taon sa lansangan ngayon buwan bilang bahagi ng Transport Modernization Program ng pamahalaan. Aniya, mag-ooperate ang e-jeepneys para na rin sa kaginhawaan […]

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“Agaton” slows down slightly as it heads toward the West Philippine Sea; is expected to exit PAR on Thursday

(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Agaton” has slowed down slightly as it heads toward the West Philippine Sea on Wednesday. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  that as of 4 a.m.,  the center of the tropical depression was seen 175 kilometers west northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. “Agaton” is packing maximum winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. It […]

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Mga tanod na ilegal na nagdadala ng baril, ipinaaaresto ni PNP Chief Dela Rosa

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinaaaresto ni Philippine National Polcie (PNP) Chief Ronald Dela Rosa ang mga barangay tanod na ilegal na nagbibitbit ng baril. Kasunod ito ng madugong shootout sa Mandaluyong City, kung saan nagpaputok ng baril ang mga barangay tanod na rumesponde sa isang shooting incident. Ayon kay General Dela Rosa, walang karapatang magbibit ng baril ang mga barangay tanod at batuta lang aniya dapat ang hawak ng mga ito. Ligtas naman sa […]

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Zero-casualty sa indiscriminate firing, naitala ng PNP

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Zero-casualty incident sa indiscriminate firing ang naitala ng Philippine National Police (PNP) sa nakalipas na holiday season. Ayon kay PNP Chief Ronald ‘Bato’ Dela Rosa, walang naitalang nasawi dahil sa mga ‘stray bullet’ mula December 16, 2017 hanggang alas-dose ng tanghali ng January 1, 2018. Nakapagtala rin ng all-time low record ang PNP sa bilang ng mga nasugatan dahil sa paputok. Sa tala ng Department of Health (DOH), mas mababa […]

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“Agaton” makes landfall over Aborlan, Palawan

(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Agaton” made landfall over Aborlan, Palawan on Tuesday night, bringing moderate to heavy rains. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 10 p.m., the center of “Agaton” was seen 40 kilometers south of Puerto Princesa. The tropical depression is packing maximum winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 75 kilometers per hour. It is  forecast to move […]

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Palace welcomes international survey results ranking PHL third among happiest countries in world

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday welcomed results of an international survey placing the Philippines third among the happiest countries in the world. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Philippines also welcomes 2018 with other “good news” it was “the fifth most optimistic about the country’s economic prosperity, and the ninth most optimistic about the prospects for 2018.” Roque attributed the results of the poll to the good qualities of […]

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Ejercito defends Gatchalian over cuss tweets; says senators “get hurt too”

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday defended Senator Sherwin Gatchalian after he came under fire for responding with expletives to a netizen who had called him a traditional politician. “In the incident involving my Co-Seatmate Sen. @stgatchalian, goes to show that we are also human, we get hurt & affected too,” Ejercito said in a tweet. He said “what is scary is if we public servants become immune from bashing […]

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“Agaton” maintains its strength as it moves closer to Palawan

(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Agaton” has maintained its strength as it moved closer to Palawan on Tuesday night. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4 p.m., the center of “Agaton” was located 185 kilometers east southeast of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. “Agaton” is packing maximum winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to move […]

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More than 2,000 passengers stranded due to “Agaton”

(Eagle News) — Over 2000 passengers were stranded in Visayas and Mindanao due to tropical storm “Agaton.” The Philippine Coast Guard reported that most of the 2, 300 passengers were in northern Mindanao and southeastern Mindanao,with 1,910 affected passengers. The ports in Central and Eastern Visayas had 398 stranded passengers.   https://youtu.be/bWWthEy62r4

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PHL among nine countries to benefit from $100-million UN aid

(Eagle News) — The Philippines is among nine countries to benefit from a  $100-million aid from the United Nations. Apart from the Philippines, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Tanzania, Cameroon, Mali, Eritrea, Haiti and Pakistan could avail of the funding that will be sourced from the Central Emergency Fund from the UN in 2018. The Philippines will be sharing $13 million with Mali for relief operations stemming from internal strife in the country. […]

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Malacañang denies compromise agreement between gov’t, Marcos family

(Eagle News) — Malacañang has  denied that it has reached an agreement with the Marcos family  about the numerous cases filed against them. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said that there is no truth behind these allegations. “The Marcos family has no knowledge or information on that apparent exchange and service of document between Atty. Lozano and the office of Secretary Sal Panelo,” former Senator Bongbong Marcos added, referring to Atty. Oliver Lozano. “As a point […]

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PhilHealth to shoulder treatment of firecracker-related injuries

(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that PhilHealth members do not have to pay for treatment of firecracker-related injuries. “Para doon naman sa hindi miyembro ng PhilHealth ay sasagutin din ng DOH ang gastusin nila sa pamamaraan ng medical assistance program. So wala po silang dapat alalahanin. Wala dapat silang problema patungkol sa kanilang gastusin. Ang importante po gumaling sila sa lalong madaling panahon,” he said in a press briefing. The DOH […]

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