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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Department of Justice (DOJ) formed a task force that will handle the charges against erring policemen or also known as “police scalawags.” By virtue of Department Order No. 697, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre formed a 14-man, high-level state prosecutor panel to handle the criminal complaints against policemen who are reported involved in illegal dealings. The task force is headed by Senior Deputy State Prosecutor Severino Gana. Other members […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — In connection with its 50th anniversary next year, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) will be holding a public service project for those who have concerns with the Social Security System, (SSS), Philhealth, Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), and Pag-ibig. The project “Paglilingkod sa Bayan, Serbisyo sa Mamamayan” is initiated by EBC’s Radyo Agila DZEC, the broadcast company’s AM radio. Starting from 8 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday, December […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The widow of a slain Islamist militant leader will be charged for allegedly using social media to recruit Islamic State sympathizers to join a five-month siege of a southern city, Philippine authorities said Friday. Hundreds of local and foreign gunmen who had pledged allegiance to IS rampaged through Marawi, the principal Islamic city in the mainly Catholic Philippines, starting in May — sparking the nation’s longest urban war that claimed more […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Nancy Binay on Friday appealed for the Department of Health and Sanofi to issue a nationwide medical advisory and hold an information campaign on the dangers of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Binay issued the statement after Sanofi admitted the vaccine could result in “more cases of severe disease” following vaccination “upon a subsequent dengue infection” for those “not previously infected by (the) dengue virus.” Binay said such a […]
(Eagle News) — The government’s dengue vaccination program that uses the Dengvaxia vaccine was temporarily halted. This was after a statement released by its manufacturer, Sanofi, that said that people who have not contracted dengue before they were vaccinated with Dengvaxia could actually contract a more severe dengue disease because of the vaccine. In a press briefing on Friday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the vaccination program on dengue using Dengvaxia would […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano magsasampa ng kaso ang gobyerno ng Vietnam sa Pilipinas dahil sa pagkamatay ng dalawang mangingisda sa Cape Bolinao nitong Setyembre. Sinabi ni Vietnam Ambassador to the Philippines Ly Quoc Tuan, hindi na kailangan pa na magsampa ng kaso laban sa Pilipinas dahil mareresolba naman ito ng dalawang bansa. Sa talumpati ni Tuan, sinabi nya na kanyang kinakatawan ang mga pamilya ng limang mangingisda na naghihintay umano sa kanilang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Target ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na mabigyan ng special lending program ang mga residenteng naapektuhan ng kaguluhan sa Marawi City. Ayon kay DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez, ito ay para maalalayan na agad ang mga residente sa naturang lungsod at karatig-bayan na makapagsimula na ng kanilang munting ikabubuhay habang isinasagawa ang rehabilitation effort ng pamahalaan sa Marawi City. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, palalawakin ang pondo sa pagbabago at […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itataas ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ang buwanang kontribusyon nito simula sa Enero 2018. Sinabi ni PhilHealth Regional Information Officer Bryan Jabay, ang dagdag na kontribusyon ay alinsunod sa PhilHealth sirkular na inilabas noong Setyembre 11 para palakasin ang mga health program ng ahensiya. Batay sa sirkular, mula sa Php 250.00 ay magiging Php 275.00 ang monthly premium para sa mga sumusuweldo ng Php 10,000 pababa. Ang may buwanang […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Friday called for a Senate investigation into the government’s procurement of the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Ejercito made the appeal following a statement from the vaccine manufacturer Sanofi that those who were “not previously infected by dengue virus” but were vaccinated “upon a subsequent dengue infection” could, “in the longer term,” develop “more cases of severe disease.” Ejercito said since the issue was about “corruption and accountability,” the blue ribbon […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque has been officially dropped from the list of members of the 17th Congress. Majority Floor Leader Rodolfo Fariñas made the announcement during a regular session on Wednesday. The development came weeks after Roque, then the representative of the Kabayan partylist in the House of Representatives, was named presidential spokesperson by President Rodrigo Duterte. Roque replaced Ernesto Abella, who was later designated as Foreign Affairs undersecretary. Roque was also […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The second highest official of Guam recently visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office where he presented to INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo a proclamation from Guam that recognized the INC’s contributions to the island and the rest of the world. During the courtesy call of Guam’s Lieutenant Governor Ray Tenorio to Brother Eduardo on Nov. 21 at the INC’s Central Office in Quezon City, he […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ikinatuwa ni Senador Grace Poe ang tiwala sa kaniya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay matapos na ipahayag ni Pangulong Duterte na maaari siyang maging Presidente ng bansa sa darating na mga panahon kapag pinayagan na ng konstitusyon ang foundlings o mga inabandona na tumakbo. Dagdag pa ni Poe, malaking bagay, personal man o sa aspetong politikal, ang pagtitiwala na ito sa kaniya ng Pangulo. Gayunman, iginiit ng Senador na […]
