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(Eagle News) — A Filipino immigrant who was planning a mass shooting at an Islamic Center was arrested in Florida on Monday, Jacksonville authorities said. According to local media reports, Bernandino Gawala Bolatete was apprehended after he tried to buy a gun silencer from an officer who had gone undercover. He was charged for possessing a silencer that was not registered to him. The operation was set up after the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office received a […]
The government intends to sue Sanofi after authorities suspended the pharmaceutical giant’s anti-dengue vaccine in response to the company warning the drug could lead to severe infections in some cases, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said Thursday. “Eventually it’s the court of law that is going to decide in so far as the liability of Sanofi is concerned,” Duque said in a television interview. Duque said he may ask Sanofi to refund 1.4 billion pesos ($27.6 […]
(Eagle News) – Bwineltahan ni National Democratic Front of the Philippines Senior Adviser Luis Jalandoni si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay matapos nitong lagdaan ang proklamasyon na nagdedeklara sa Communist Party of the Philippines at armed wing nitong New People’s Army bilang teroristang grupo. Ayon kay Jalandoni, hindi maniniwala ang taumbayan na ang CPP-NPA ay teroristang grupo dahil mismong si Pangulong Duterte umano ang terorista dahil sa dami ng pinapatay nito sa kaniyang drug war. […]
(Eagle News) – Muling tutulong ang National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) sa mga anti-illegal drug operations ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Ayon kay Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, naglabas na siya ng Department Order upang atasan ang NBI na ipagpatuloy na ang kanilang mga anti-illegal drug operations. Ginawa ito ng kalihim isang araw matapos ibalik naman ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang Philippine National Police (PNP) at iba pang mga law enforcement agencies sa kampanya kontra […]
Gordon, Ejercito say meetings were held prior to gov’t purchase of Dengvaxia By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Two senators on Thursday said former President Benigno Aquino III with Sanofi Pasteur officials prior to the government’s P3.5-billion purchase of Dengvaxia should be looked into. In a radio interview, Senator Richard Gordon, head of the blue ribbon committee that is set to resume hearings together with the Senate health committee on the matter, said he found […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The French government never recommended the use of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia because it did not have the approval of the European Medical Association. This is according to Senator JV Ejercito, chair of the Senate committee on health, who said this was based on a letter sent to him by the Embassy of the Philippines in the European country. He said this was why it was a wonder why […]
MANILA. Philippines (Eagle News) — Tumaas ng 1.1 percent (%) ang naaprubahang building permits nitong 3rd quarter ng taon. Sa tala ng Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), nasa 36,0076 ang naaprubahang building permits mula nitong Hulyo hanggang Setyembre. Bagama’t tumaas ang bilang ng construction projects ay bumaba naman ng 6.5 percent ang halaga nito mula sa 77 billion pesos noong third quarter ng 2016 ay bumaba ito sa 72 billion pesos sa kaparehong panahon. Ang pinakamaraming […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pabor si Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Leonor Briones na itaas ang sahod ng mga guro upang maging karagdagang budget sa kanilang pangangailangan. Gayunman, nilinaw niyang dapat ay may basehan o matrix at dapat itong pag-aralang mabuti. Para kay Secretary Briones, sapat na ang kasalukuyang 19 thousand pesos na basic salary ng isang guro sa public school. Una rito, nilagdaan niya ang DepEd Order 55 na siyang magtitiyak na hindi […]
(Eagle News) – Miss Universe beauties, including 2017 Miss Universe Demi Leigh Nel-Peters and Miss 2016 winner Iris Mittenaere, had a tour of Manila’s tourist spots and had a taste of what the Philippine capital had to offer on Wednesday, December 6, shortly after their arrival at the airport. The Miss Universe beauties visited historic Intramuros and Rizal Park where they also took time to see the monument of the country’s national hero, Dr. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinagbibitiw sa puwesto ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez si Land Transportation Office (LTO) Chief Assistant Secretary Edgar Galvante. Sa harap ito nang umano’y napakabagal na proseso sa plaka ng mga sasakyan. Ayon kay Alvarez, mag-iisang taon na sa puwesto si Galvante subalit napakarami pa ring mga sasakyan ang walang plaka. Aniya, ang matagal na pag-aksyon ay nangangahulugan lamang na hindi kaya ni Galvante ang kaniyang trabaho. Agad namang nilinaw ni […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinangunahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang isinagawang mass oath taking ng mga opisyal ng gobyerno sa Malacañang. Nakiusap ang Pangulo sa ilang mga bagong appointee sa kanyang administrasyon na iwasan ang anumang uri ng katiwalian. Sinabi pa ni Duterte na kung gusto ninuman ang magpayaman ay iwasan nila na pumasok sa gobyerno dahil ito ay isang uri ng public service. Kabilang sa mga nanumpa sa bagong pwesto sa Duterte Administration […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Philippine National Police na wala pang opisyal na kautusan na nagtatalaga kay Police Deputy Director General Ramon Apolinario bilang susunod na pinuno ng PNP. Sa harap na rin ito ng pagpapakilala ng ilang opisyal kay Apolinario bilang susunod na PNP Chief sa gitna ng isinagawang pagpupulong ng PNP National Advisory Council sa Cebu City. Posible raw na biniro lang si Apolinario dahil kung susundin umano ang PNP hierarchy, maituturing […]
