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Palace defends Faeldon’s appointment as OCD deputy; says he can do job while detained

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s appointment of former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon as deputy administrator III of the Office of Civil Defense, saying he still enjoys the President’s trust. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also stressed that Faeldon’s appointment is the President’s “exclusive prerogative.” “The President is the appointing authority and Mr. Faeldon, with his new appointment, certainly enjoys the Chief Executive’s trust and confidence,” Roque said. “Mr. Faeldon […]

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Sara Duterte: Mans Carpio, Paolo Duterte did the right thing when they sued Trillanes

(Eagle News)– Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Friday said her husband and brother did the right thing when they sued Senator Antonio Trillanes. Duterte said she hopes that the case Mans Carpio and Paolo Duterte filed against the senator for his statement linking them to the so-called Davao Group will prosper. “I feel na what Trillanes did to them is too much, especially that my husband is a private individual. He is not a public official,” […]

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Alvarez, isinusulong na pag-isahin na lang ang LTO at LTFRB

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nais ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez na pag-isahin na lamang ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at Land Transportation Office (LTO). Ito ang nilalaman ng inihain nitong House Bill No. 6776 o ang Land Transport Act of 2017, na naglalayong bumuo ng Land Transportation Authority para mabawasan ang pagkalito kung anong ahensya ang nakatalaga sa pag-maintain ng Land Transportation Laws sa bansa. Sa nasabing panukala, ang nasabing opisina […]

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Temperatura sa Mt. Pulag, bumaba sa 9°c

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bumaba sa 9 degrees Celsius ang temperatura sa Mount Pulag sa Kabayan, Benguet nitong Huwebes, Disyembre 28 at inaasahang mas lalamig sa mga susunod na araw. Dahil dito, inabisuhan ng Mount Pulag National Park and Protected Area Office ang mountain climbers na mag-dala ng extra at makapal na pananggalang sa lamig. Sinusubukan din ng park managers na ma-control ang pag-dagsa ng mga turista tuwing peak season, gaya ng Disyembre at […]

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Pamumuno ni Pangulong Duterte, binigyan ng mataas na grado ng isang grupo

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Binigyan ng mataas na grado ng isang grupo ang pamumuno ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ngayong taon sa bansa. Ayon sa People’s Initiative Towards Revolutionary Government, 96 percent ang grado na kanilang ibinigay sa Pangulo dahil sa pagtupad nito sa kanyang pangako na baguhin ang nakasanayang sistema ng bansa lalo na ang usapin sa war on drugs. Sa ganitong pamumuno ni Pangulong Duterte, dapat daw itong tularan ng iba. Dapat din […]

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Manufacturers, sellers at users ng illegal firecrackers, makukulong – DILG

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbabala si Interior and Local Government officer-in-charge Catalino Cuy sa publiko na mapapatawan ng multa at maaaring makulong ang sinumang mahuhuli na gumagawa, nagbebenta, namamahagi o gumagamit ng mga iligal na paputok o pyrotechnics. Ayon kay Cuy, seryoso ang gobyerno sa pgbababawal sa iligal na paputok at kanilang papatawan ng parusa ang mga hindi susunod sa batas at regulasyon. Ang mga lalabag aniya ay papatawan ng Php 20,000 hanggang Php […]

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Mga biktima ng bagyong “Urduja,” makakakuha ng P103.3M tulong – NDRRMC

(Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 103.3 million pesos ang halaga ng naipagkakaloob na tulong sa mga pamilyang labis na apektado ng bagyong urduja na nanalasa sa bansa ngayong buwan. Ayon kay National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) Spokesperson Mina Marasigan, ibinigay ang tulong sa mga apektadong pamilya sa pamamagitan ng Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) at mga local government unit sa Mimaropa, Caraga at sa Regions 5,6,7 at 8. Labing-apat […]

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PUV modernization program hindi ‘anti-poor,’ ayon sa Malacañang

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinakakalma ng Malacañang ang mga tsuper ng jeepneys na tutol sa public utility vehicle modernization program na magsisimula na sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, hindi anti-poor ang naturang programa. May mga hakbang aniya na inilatag ang pamahalaan para matulungan ang mga jeepney driver at para mapaganda ang public transport sector ng bansa at hindi para tanggalan ng kabuhayan ang mga drayber ng jeep. Sa katunayan […]

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PUV modernization program to be implemented starting next week

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will start the implementation of the government’s public utility vehicle (PUV) modernization program next week. DOTr undersecretary for roads and transport network and general manager of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Tim Orbos said that they will not totally phase out the jeepneys. Only the old and dilapidated units will be phased out as part of “the three-year transition beginning January,” he said. He […]

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Trillanes calls civil case filed vs him by Paolo Duterte, Mans Carpio a “harassment suit”

(Eagle News) — A “harassment suit.” This was how Senator Antonio Trillanes IV described on Thursday the civil case filed against him by Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio. “..Because our corrupt and co-opted justice system have become the refuge of the Duterte scoundrels,” Trillanes said. “Just be sure that you’d be in power forever because I have made it my life’s mission to make your murderous and corrupt clan accountable for your actions,” he added. Duterte […]

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Paolo Duterte, Mans Carpio sue Trillanes over statement linking them to P6.4-b shabu shipment mess — report

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s son and son-in-law have sued Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for damages over his statement linking the two to the entry of a P6.4-billion shabu shipment in the country via Customs express lanes in May. Quoting a Davao court official, a GMA 7 report said Paolo Duterte and Mans Carpio filed the charges on December 27. The filing comes days after the younger Duterte resigned from his post as vice […]

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BSP admits “faceless” P100 bills due to “printing error”

(Eagle News) –The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas  on Thursday admitted that the “faceless” P100 bills were due to a “printing error.” “We have resolved the mechanical cause of printing error that led to the faceless notes,” BSP managing director Carlyn Pangilinan said. According to Pangilinan, the error was “isolated.” She said 33 misprinted P100 bills were released to the public. Of the 33, 19 have been recovered. She said that the “affected machine” has been identified […]

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