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DOJ issues immigration lookout order vs former President Aquino, others

  (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice  on Saturday issued an immigration lookout bulletin against former President Benigno Aquino III, several former high-ranking government officials and six others. The lookout bulletin order against the former President, his former Health Secretary Janette Garin, former Budget Secretary Butch Abad, former Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa and Gillaume Leroy, Olivier Brandicourt, Ruby Dizon, Thomas Triomphe and Carlito Realuyo of drug manufacturer Sanofi was in connection with a complaint […]

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In photos: Rescue workers, including those from INC’s SCAN International, help storm “Vinta” victims

    (Eagle News) — Government and other rescue workers, including those from the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s SCAN International, joined together to help thousands of people affected by severe tropical storm Vinta (international name Tembin) which had killed more than a hundred people, with others still declared missing. As of Saturday, December 23, the latest death tool reached 133 in southern Philippines, as rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river, police said. The […]

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Death toll from “Vinta” climbs to 133

The death toll from Tropical Storm “Vinta” climbed swiftly to 133 on Saturday, as rescuers pulled dozens of bodies from a swollen river, police said. The tropical storm has lashed the nation’s second largest island of Mindanao since Friday, triggering flash floods and mudslides. Rescuers retrieved 36 bodies from the Salog river in Mindanao on Saturday, as officials reported more fatalities in the impoverished Zamboanga peninsula. The Philippines is pummelled by 20 major storms each […]

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Philippines storm death toll rises to 74, dozens missing

MANILA, Philippines ( AFP) – The death toll from a tropical storm in the southern Philippines has risen to 74, officials said Saturday, with concerns the figure could rise as dozens remained missing. Tropical Storm Tembin struck Mindanao, the archipelago nation’s second-largest island on Friday, triggering flash floods and mudslides that have since erased a remote village from the map. The Philippines is pummelled by 20 major storms each year on average, many of them deadly. But Mindanao, […]

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SWS: 71 percent of Filipinos satisfied with Duterte’s performance; increases in his ratings seen across geographical areas, socioeconomic classes

(Eagle News) — A whopping 71 percent of adult Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, a 10-point rise from the net satisfaction rating he got in September, the Social Weather Stations said. The 71 percent translates to a net satisfaction rating of +58, classified by the pollster as very good. Only 15 percent were undecided, and 13 percent were dissatisfied. In September, Duterte got a +48 net satisfaction rating, classified as good. Increases across all […]

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“Vinta” continues to intensify as it moves toward southern Palawan

(Eagle News) — “Vinta” continues to intensify as it moves toward southern Palawan on Saturday, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 8  a.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of “Vinta,” now a tropical storm, was seen  210 kilometers west northwest of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur or 285 kilometers southeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The tropical storm is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 80 kilometers per hour near the […]

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Dec. 26 at Jan. 2, hindi holiday para sa pribadong sektor – DOLE

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na hindi holiday ang December 26 at January 2, 2018 para sa pribadong sektor. Ayon kay Secretary Secretary Silvestre Bello III, ang mga nabanggit na petsa ay special non-working days, subalit para lang sa executive branch ng gobyerno. Iginiit din niyang hindi saklaw ng holidays ang legislative at judiciary branch at nasa desisyon na nila kung gagawa ng parehong deklarasyon. Una rito, […]

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WHO, pinuri ang pag-apruba ng SSB tax sa bansa

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinuri ng World Health Organization ang bansa ukol sa pag-apruba ng tax sa sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). Ayon sa WHO, Isa ang Pilipinas sa mga unang bansa sa Asia na isinama ang SSB tax sa national agenda. May mga ebidensya ring nagpapakita na makakatulong ito sa pag-bawas ng konsumo ng asukal para ma-iwasan ang sobrang timbang, diabetes at sakit sa puso. Sa Pilipinas, tumataas na ang bilang ng mga over-weight o […]

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‘Baywang watch’, inilunsad ng DOH para sa holiday season

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Para maiwasang tumaba dahil sa masasarap na pagkaing ihahain ngayong holiday season, inilunsad ng Department of Health ang ‘Baywang watch’. Makatutulong daw ito para mahikayat ang ating mga kababayan na isama sa kanilang ihahanda ang masusustansyang pagkain at iwasang kumain ng mga pagkaing makakasama sa inyong puso, atay at baywang. Batay umano sa isang pag-aaral, ang timbang na nadagdag sa atin sa mga okasyon tuwing Disyembre ay siya na ring […]

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President Duterte vetoes several TRAIN provisions

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed several provisions of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Act. A copy of President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto message showed that he vetoed the reduction of the income tax rate of employees of regional headquarters, regional operating headquarters, offshore banking units and petroleum service contractors and subcontractors. He also vetoed the exemption from percentage tax of gross sales/receipts not exceeding P500,000 of self-employed professionals, the zero-rating of sales of […]

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DICT: Four other companies vying to be third telco player in PHL

(Eagle News) —  Four other companies are vying to become the third telecommunications player in the country, an official of the Department of Information and Communications Technology said. According to  DICT officer-in-charge Eliseo Rio Jr., the companies from  Japan, South Korea, US, and Australia’s Telstra Corp. Ltd. are interested in partnering with local firms for the possible venture. They are apart from  China Telecom, which was earlier reported to have been chosen as the third player. “Right now, […]

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“Vinta” weakens into tropical depression; is now over Zamboanga del Sur

(Eagle News) — “Vinta” has weakened into a tropical depression and is now over Zamboanga del Sur, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the center of “Vinta” was in the vicinity of Sominot as of 4 p.m. The tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 60 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour. It […]

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