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Former President Aquino should be asked to explain Dengvaxia vaccine mess, says Gordon

  (Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon said former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should also be investigated, and possibly even invited to the senate hearing probing the government’s unusually hasty procurement and implementation of the anti-dengue vaccination program, particularly the Dengvaxia vaccine which has not completed clinical trials. Gordon said that the P3.5 billion budget released for the Dengvaxia vaccination on more than 800,000 schoolchildren was also released with undue haste, or in just […]

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PHL consulate: No reports of Filipino casualties in New York subway blast

(Eagle News) — There are no reports of Filipinos injured in the subway attack in Times Square on Monday so far. The Philippine Consulate General urged the Filipino-American community to contact  9172940196 should they know of any  Filipino or Filipino-American affected by the attack police said was done by Akayed Ullah using a home-made pipe bomb. At least four people, including the Bangladeshi suspect, were hurt in the attack.  

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Philippines wins Fitch upgrade despite drug war

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines on Monday was handed a credit rating upgrade from international agency Fitch which raised the nation’s sovereign rating by one level, citing continued investor confidence despite a deadly drug war. President Rodrigo Duterte has launched an unprecedented crackdown on drugs that has killed thousands and sparked widespread condemnation of alleged extrajudicial killings from rights groups and Western powers. The bloody campaign has also risked detering investors from one of […]

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Libya, muling umapela sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling umapela ang gobyerno ng Libya sa Pilipinas na bawiin na ang ipinatupad na hiring ban sa mga Pilipino worker. Ayon sa Libya, bumuti na ang sitwasyon ng seguridad sa kanilang bansa noon pang 2014. Sinabi ni Libyan Embassy Charge D’affaires Ahmed Eddeb, naiintindihan niya ang pagkabahala ng gobyerno ng Pilipinas sa seguridad ng mga Filipino workers. Kaya hinihikayat niya ang mga opisyal ng Pilipinas na muling isalang sa evaluation […]

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Mga titulo ng lupa, ipamamahagi ng DAR sa mga farmer-beneficiary

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inihayag ni Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) acting Secretary John Castriciones na mamadiliin nila ang pamamahagi ng mga titulo ng lupa para sa mga farmer-beneficiary. Ayon kay Castriciones, sa ilalim ng kanyang liderato, magiging prayoridad ang mga kuwalipikadong magsasaka sa ilalim ng Agrarian Reform Program ng pamahalaan. Inatasan naman ni Castriciones ang iba pang matataas na opisyal ng ahensya na suriin ang demand ng mga magsasakang nagpoprotesta sa bisinidad […]

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Garin: DOH only looking after welfare of public when it decided to procure Dengvaxia

(Eagle News) – Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Monday said the Department of Health at that time was only looking after the welfare of Filipinos when it decided to procure the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. “The (DOH) is a department of dedicated professionals motivated by nothing more to address severe public health problem posed by dengue,” she said during the joint hearing of the Senate public health and blue ribbon committees on the Dengvaxia […]

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President Duterte formally asks Congress to allow one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formally asked Congress to extend martial law for one year in Mindanao. In a letter addressed to Senate President Koko Pimentel and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Duterte cited a  letter of recommendation suggesting the one year extension beginning January 1, 2018 from the Secretary of National Defense. In the letter received by Duterte on December 4, the defense department cited the “current security assessment” made by the chief […]

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Pagbisita ng Miss Universe sa bansa, makakatulong sa turismo ng Pilipinas ayon sa DOT

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malaki ang naitulong ng pagdaraos ng ika-65 Miss Universe Coronation Night noong 2016 sa pagpapalakas ng turismo sa Pilipinas. Ito ang naging pahayag ni Department of Tourism (DOT) Wanda Teo. Kaya naman sa pagbisita sa bansa ng mga kandidata, maging si Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, ay inaasahan ng kagawaran ang paglago muli ng turismo ng Pilipinas. Sinabi ni Teo na nangako na ang mga kandidata ng naturang beauty pageant […]

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Jinggoy Estrada gets court nod for Hong Kong “family bonding”

(Eagle News) —  The Sandiganbayan has allowed former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to go on vacation abroad. In his motion before the fifth division Estrada had said the trip–which if allowed would be from December 26 to 31—was something he promised his family. “After accused-movant was allowed bail, the family has been longing for bonding outside of the country. The…holidays would be the most opportune time to have this,” he had said. He said if allowed, […]

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Korean nationals, nanguna sa pinakamaraming turista na bumisita sa Pilipinas

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nananatiling mga koreano ang pinakamaraming bumisita sa Pilipinas ngayong taon. Batay sa datos ng Bureau of Immigration (BI), umabot sa mahigit 1.4 million na South Koreans ang pumasok sa bansa simula noong January hanggang November ngayong taon. Mas mataas ito ng 1.3 percent kumpara sa bilang ng bumisitang Koreano sa bansa noong 2016. Pangalawa sa pinakamaraming bumisita sa bansa ay mga American national na umabot sa 869,732, pero mas mababa […]

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PNP, nagpatupad ng balasahan sa mga opisyal na isasabak sa war on drugs

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagpatupad ng balasahan ang Philippine National Police (PNP) sa hanay ng mga matataas na opisyal ng pulisya habang naghahanda ito sa muling pagsabak sa war on drugs. Sa isang memorandum, tinanggal si Chief Supt. Joseph Adnol bilang pinuno ng PNP Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) at ipinalit sa kanya si Sr. Supt. Albert Ferro, epektibo ngayong Lunes, Disyembre 11. Magugunitang nagpahayag ng pagtutol si Adnol sa ideyang lagyan ng mga body […]

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Garin: No corruption in Dengvaxia procurement

(Eagle News) — Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Monday denied money exchanged hands in the procurement of the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. In a media interview before the start of the joint hearing of the blue ribbon and health committees, Garin said that the proper process was followed in the procurement of the vaccine during former President Benigno Aquino III’s term. “Wala po itong korupsyon. Wala po itong paghahangad na pagmamadali,” she said. She […]

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