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(Eagle News) — Nakahandang gumastos ng P11 billion ang kumpanyang PLDT sa susunod na dalawang taon para pondohan ang modernization plan nito, kabilang ang fiber Internet na naglalayong mapabuti ang Internet speed sa bansa. Ilalaan ang nasabing budget sa pagro-roll-out ng million fiber ports sa buong bansa at pag-u-upgrade ng fiber optics cable mula sa Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) sa mahigit 1.3 million subscribers. Ayon kay Marco Borlongan, PLDT First Vice President at Head of […]
(Eagle News) — Magiging epektibo na sa Enero 2018 ang batas na naglalayong gawing sampung taon ang validity ng passport. Kasunod ito ng paglagda ni Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano sa Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) ng Republic Act 10-928 na naglalayong palawigin ang validity ng Philippine passport ng sampung taon. Ayon kay Cayetano, magiging epektibo na sa Enero 1, 2018 ang nasabing IRR. Hindi naman kasi aniya maaaring ipatupad ito agad dahil kinakailangan […]
The United States is not concerned about the Philippines’ deepening relationship with China and Russia, which has seen them for the first time provide significant amounts of military hardware to the Southeast Asian country. This is according to US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim, who spoke to reporters on Thursday. “I’m not in any way threatened by the fact that China and Russia are also providing military assistance to the Philippines,” Kim said. He noted that […]
On September 26, 1997, former President Fidel V. Ramos signed the Proclamation No. 1098 which declared the month of October and the year after as the “Consumer Welfare Month” to protect the public against unreasonable price increases or fraudulent practices in the market. This year’s celebration highlights the theme, “Consumer Rights in the Digital Age.” According to Department of Industry- Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG), Undersecretary Atty. Teodoro C. Pascua, “The advent of technology has opened […]
Former President Corazon C. Aquino proclaimed the month of October as the National Statistics Month to promote, enhance and instill nationwide awareness and appreciation of the importance and value that statistics provide to the different sectors of our society. This year’s celebration highlights the theme: “Facts and Figures for the Future: Statistics for Evidence-Based Decisions towards AmBisyon Natin 2040.” According to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the theme reflects the role of reliable statistics and […]
By Caesar Vallejos, EBC Correspondent The European Union (EU), the Philippine’s largest source of foreign direct investments, is earmarking 55 million euros that could be raised up to 100 million euros, or around P6 billion to rebuild war-torn Marawi. “What we have for Mindanao that we are discussing right now is 55 million euros and a major part will go to Marawi and if things go as we hope, that will be topped up to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Rey Guerrero to destroy all recovered firearms from Marawi. “May I just insert something, I will now request the chief of staff, General Guerrero, to supervise the destruction of all arms whether high-powered or hand guns,” Duterte said during the change of command ceremonies in Camp Aguinaldo. He said the act was “to show […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte is retiring from politics in 2019. A PNA report quoted the presidential son as saying that while it “will still be a Carpio-Duterte tandem (running for) the mayor and vice mayor” posts in Davao after his term, “definitely it will not be me.” The vice mayor was referring to Manases Carpio, the husband of his sister Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, and another Duterte, Sebastian, with whom he […]
(Eagle News) – The lawyer who filed an impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno believes she will be impeached before the year ends. Atty. Larry Gadon expressed confidence that the House of Representatives will be able to impeach Sereno within the year. He claimed that based on his calculations, 216 congressmen will vote in favor of Sereno’s impeachment. https://youtu.be/qlarGUTbnZI
(Eagle News) — Newly retired Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff Eduardo Año may be back in government service in less than a year. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday offered Año the post as special assistant to the President and the post of Undersecretary, “whichever was legally tenable.” “General Año will head the (Department of the Interior and Local Government) but while he is prohibited from assuming the post for one year (under the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines apologized Thursday and promised compensation for two Vietnamese fishermen killed by its naval personnel during an anti-poaching operation at sea. Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana made the apology in a meeting with Vietnam’s Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich as the two Southeast Asian neighbors discussed ways to improve cooperation, especially in naval matters. “Secretary Lorenzana also relayed President Rodrigo Duterte’s assurance that the families of the Vietnamese fishermen who […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) — The main battle zone in a southern Philippine city seized by Islamic State supporters resembles a tsunami-hit wasteland, with bullet-riddled mosques and a network of tunnels testifying to their hide-and-kill tactics. Two days after the military declared an end to the five-month conflict in which more than 1,100 people died, scrawny feral dogs and swallows flying above the ruins were among the few signs […]
