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(Eagle News) — Tropical depression “Urduja” has slightly intensified and slowed down as it threatened Samar provinces, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. As of 10 a.m., Thursday (December 14), the center of tropical depression “Urduja” was estimated based on all available data at 120 kilometers east of Guian, Eastern Samar. It has maximum sustained winds of up to 60 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph, […]
We didn’t want to expose the public to a risk that could have been prevented, he says (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday defended the apparent haste with which the money for the purchase of Dengvaxia was released. Speaking before the Senate blue ribbon committee inquiry into the Dengvaxia mess, Aquino said this had to be done so as not to “expose the public to a risk that could have been […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday revealed he was “approached” by Sanofi so they could have a meeting with him. “But I’m sorry, I’m not going to meet with them. It’s not advisable and not timely to do so knowing what I read,” Gordon said, apparently referring to the reports of bribery and false claims, among others, that have hounded Sanofi in other parts of the world. He said the French ambassador also […]
(Eagle News) — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Thursday recommended the investigation of former President Benigno Aquino III and other former high-ranking government officials, among others, over the allegedly anomalous purchase of Dengvaxia. VACC general counsel Ferdinand Topacio said former President Benigno S. Aquino III, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Garin, former Undersecretary Boy Gako, former Undersecretary Kenneth Hartigon-Go, Undersecretary Lilibeth David, Undersecretary Gerardo Bayugo, Undersecretary Carolina Vidal-Taino, Assistant Secretary Lyndon […]
(Eagle News) – Umaabot sa Php 460 milyon ang taunang nasisingil ng mga komunistang rebelde bilang revolutionary taxes sa dalawang lalawigan sa Southern Mindanao. Ayon kay Philippine Army 1001st Infantry Brigade Col. Erwin Bernard Neri, hindi bababa sa 60 % ang nakukuha ng mga komunista mula sa mga minahan sa mga bayan ng Monkayo, Maco, Pantukan at Nabunturan sa Compostela Valley na pawang hitik sa ginto. Maliban pa aniya sa mga small at large-scale mining […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday said that he acted only in the best interest of the country when the government procured Dengvaxia for use in the national vaccination program. Speaking for the first time on the issue in the Senate committee hearing on Thursday, Aquino said that dengue was already a problem in the country as early as 2010. He admitted he met with Sanofi representatives in […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Buo ang suporta ng Philippine National Police sa pagpapalawig pa ng martial law sa Mindanao sa loob ng isang taon. Nito lamang Miyerkules, Diyembre 13, ay inaprubahan na ng Kongreso ang hiling ng Pangulo kaugnay ng martial law extension. Para sa PNP, malaking tulong daw ito sa para pigilan ang anumang banta ng terorismo sa Mindanao at iba pang bahagi ng bansa. “The threat […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III showed up on Thursday at the Senate to serve as a resource speaker in the ongoing Dengvaxia probe. Aquino arrived a few minutes before the inquiry scheduled at 10 a.m. The probe is being held by the blue ribbon and health committees. Also attending the probe were his Budget Secretary Butch Abad and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. Earlier, Aquino said he wanted to “participate in telling […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Urduja” has accelerated further as it approaches Eastern Samar, where it is expected to make landfall either on Thursday night or Friday morning. In its 8 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 7 a.m., the center of “Urduja” was located 140 kilometers east of Guiuan, Samar. The tropical depression was packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and […]
But militant solons allege TRAIN “railroading” in House of Representatives (Eagle News) — Congress on Wednesday night ratified the final version of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion bill, a priority measure of the Duterte administration. In the Senate, the bicameral conference report on the proposed tax reform was adopted with a vote of 16-4. Senators Sonny Angara, Franklin Drilon, Nancy Binay, Francis Escudero, JV Ejercito, Sherwin Gatchalian, Gringo Honasan, Loren Legarda, Grace Poe, Cynthia Villar, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines does not support US President Donald Trump’s move to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of Foreign Affairs said the country “has always supported the policy of two states for two peoples as a long-term solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians…” The DFA said this was “consistent with our vote in favor of the Partition Plan for Palestine in […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Tourist arrivals in the first ten months of 2017 have increased. According to the Department of Tourism, there is an 11.54% increase in the number of tourists who visited the Philippines in the first 10 months of 2017, compared to the same period in 2016. The DOT said international arrivals for the 10-month period have reached a total of 5,474,310 compared to the 4,908,017 of the same period last […]
