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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Francisco Duque III as health secretary. The appointment comes after Paulyn Ubial’s nomination as health secretary was rejected by the powerful Commission on Appointments. Duque served as health secretary under then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s term.
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the dismissal of Iloilo Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog from government service. The anti-graft body, in a 13-page decision dated Aug. 29, dismissed Mabilog, who was named a narcopolitician by President Rodrigo Duterte, for serious dishonesty relative to his unlawful acquisition of wealth. This was after Mabilog failed to explain the almost P9-million increase in his wealth as shown in his 2012 and 2013 Statement of Assets, […]
(Eagle News) – United States President Donald Trump will be in the country for only two days during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings, and will also have a bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte. This was confirmed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, saying that Trump will only be in the country from November 12 to 13. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella also said that Trump will […]
(Eagle News) — Permits to carry firearms outside of residences for civilians are suspended in Metro Manila and Central Luzon from Nov. 1 to Nov. 15. Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa said the suspension was in connection with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit to be held next month. The summit which 21 heads of states from different countries is expected to attend is slated from Nov. 12 to Nov. 15. United […]
(Eagle News) — Lodi para sa salitang idol, petmalu para sa salitang malupit, werpa na ibig sabihin ay power at orb na ang ibig sabihin ay bro. Ilan lamang yan sa mga binaligtad na salita na patok ngayon sa mga millennial at gamit na gamit sa social media. Kaya minsan, may ilan ang mapapakamot ng ulo kung saan ba galing at sino ang nagpasimula ng mga salitang ito. Para sa Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF), […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Thursday issued an immigration lookout bulletin order against other individuals who were mentioned in the Oct. 18 Senate hearing on the hazing death of Horacio Castillo III, including University of Sto. Tomas Faculty of Civil Law dean Nilo Divina. Apart from Divina, included in the ILBO were Alex Bose, Alex Cairo, Alexander J. Flores, Allan Chrisopher S. Agati, Alvin S. Dysangco, Arnel A. Bernardo, Arthur B. Capili, […]
(Eagle News) — Bumagsak ang job satisfaction ng mga mangagawang Pilipino ngayong taong 2017, ayon sa survey na isinagawa ng Jobstreet.com. Ito’y dahil sa kakulangan ng career development at training opportunities sa mga kumpanya. Lumitaw sa survey na bumaba ang Philippine Job Happiness Index sa 4.97 ngayong taon kumpara sa 5.25 na naitala noong 2016. Isinagawa ang survey ng Jobstreet mula July 31 hanggang August 31, 2017. Kung ikukumpara sa mga kalapit na bansa sa […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) na tutulungan ang lahat ng mga residente ng Marawi City na nawalan ng trabaho dahil na rin sa nangyaring kaguluhan. Ayon kay Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III, isinasaayos na ang mga polisiya upang matulungan ang ating mga kababayan sa Marawi na muling makabangon. Magbibigay din aniya sila ng additional assistance sa mga naapektuhan ng kaguluhan upang magkaroon ng pagkakakitaan. Magsasagawa aniya sila ng isang […]
(Eagle News) — Mainit na pagbati at pasasalamat ang sumalubong sa halos dalawang daang Special Action Force (SAF) trooper mula sa Marawi City sa kanilang pagbabalik sa Camp Bagong Diwa sa Taguig. Ang mga residente, matiyagang nag-abang sa kalsada para masilayan ang pagdaan ng mga nagmamartsang SAF. Kanya-kanya sila ng diskarte sa pagpapaabot sa pagsasalamat habang iwinawagayway ang mga hawak na bandila. Pagdating sa kampo, mainit din silang sinalubong ng mga kapwa pulis at kanilang […]
(Eagle News) — Suspect-turned-state witness Marc Ventura said ten others were present in the initiation rites that led to Horacio Castillo III’s death, a report said. According to a report by dzbb, in his affidavit submitted to the Department of Justice on Thursday, Ventura said apart from those charged by the Manila Police District, Edric Pilapil, Zach Abulencia, Daniel Ragos, Dave Felix, Sam Cagalingan, Alex Cairo, Luis Kapulong, Kim Cyrill Roque and Ged Villanueva participated […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France-Presse MARAWI City, 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 of […]
United States Defense Secretary James Mattis on Wednesday praised the Philippine military for upholding human rights in a five-month battle against pro-Islamic State group militants in Marawi. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte declared the end of the nation’s longest urban war in the city in Mindanao, where troops battled to flush out the militants who attacked in May in what authorities said was a bid to establish a Southeast Asian caliphate. Mattis, who was […]
