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Drug-test para sa mga mag-aaral, hindi tulad ng Oplan Tokhang – DOH

(Eagle News) – Hindi katulad ng Oplan Tokhang ang gagawing drug testing ng Department of Education (DepEd) sa mga mag-aaral. Ito ang malinaw na ipinahayag ni DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones na kinausap ng mga mamamahayag. Dagdag pa ng kalihim, kakaiba ang kanilang gagawing pagsasailalim sa drug test ng mga mag-aaral sa private at public schools. Kapag nag-positibo ang isang estudyante ay kanila itong dadalhin sa social workers para sa counselling. Nasa 60,000 mag-aaral ang inaasahang isasailalim […]

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Nat’l college entrance exam, kinukonsiderang muling ipatupad – CHED

(Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni Commissioner Prospero De Vera ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) na mayroong diskusyon na muling ipatupad ang National College Entrance Examination (NCEE). Ito ay para ma-control ang posibleng pagdagsa ng mga estudyante sa state universities and colleges dahil na rin sa libreng matrikula. Ayon kay Commissioner De Vera, ang NCEE ay maaaring maging gabay ng SUCs sa pagtanggap at pag-papanatili ng mga estudyante. Gayunman, iginiit niyang kailangan ng suporta ng […]

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Random drug tests ng DepEd, sisimulan sa Setyembre

(Eagle News) — Nakatakda nang umpisahan ang random drug testing policy na ipatutupad ng Department Of Education (DepEd)  ngayong darating na Septyembre sa lahat ng secondary o high school students kasama rin ang mga guro at staff ng mga paaralan pribado man o pambubliko. Sa inalabas na guidelines ng DepEd, kakatuwangin ang DOH sa pagsasagawa ng testing at assessment sa mga sasailalim rito. Resulta ng drug tests, hindi isasapubliko – DepEd Tiniyak naman ni DepEd […]

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House solon files bill requiring public officials to commute once a month

(Eagle News) — A young congressman has filed a bill requiring public officials to commute to and from work at least once every month so they can “empathize with the riding public,” among others. Under House Bill 6195 filed by Aangat Tayo Partylist Rep. Neil Abayon  “elected and appointed public officials and civil servants in national and local government offices with the rank of (or equivalent to) division chief to department secretary” are enjoined to […]

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Agri Sec. Piñol, nakipag-dayalogo sa poultry farmers sa San Luis, Pampanga; kumain ng balut at poultry dishes

(Eagle News) — Mismong sina Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel “Manny” Piñol at mga lokal na opisyal ng Pampanga ang kumain ng mga balut at iba pang poultry dishes ng San Luis, Pampanga. Ito’y upang ipakita na ligtas kainin ang mga itlog at iba pang poultry products mula sa nasabing bayan at sa buong lalawigan. Subalit sa harap nito, hindi pa rin mailalabas ang mga poultry product mula sa idineklarang one-kilometer radius control area kung saan naka-concentrate […]

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Bird Flu – What you need to know

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Province of San Luis, Pampanga was placed under a state of calamity last Friday, August 11, due to a confirmed outbreak of avian influenza virus (bird flu) that has killed almost 40,000 poultry animals. Last Monday,  August 14, the Department of Agriculture or DA  targeted for slaughter more than 200,000 poultry heads such as chicken, ducks, quails, pigeons and fighting cocks as part of the government’s precautionary measure to cut the […]

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NBI files criminal raps vs 9 believed behind P6.4-b drug shipment; Senator Gordon seeks HDO vs them

(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed criminal complaints against the nine individuals believed behind the entry of a P6.4-billion drug shipment in the country in May via express lanes. Taiwanese Chen I. Min and Jhu Ming Jyun; chairman of Philippine Hongfei Logistics Group of Companies Chen Ju Long (alias Richard Tan or Richard Chen); Chinese national Li Guang Feng; warehouse caretaker Fidel Anoche Dee; businessman Dong Yi Shen (alias Kenneth Dong); […]

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21 drug suspects killed by Bulacan Police in overnight buy-busts

(Eagle News) — Policemen killed 21 drug suspects and arrested 64 more in an overnight buy-bust operation in Bulacan on Monday night that lasted until Tuesday morning, a police official said. Senior Superintendent Romeo Caramat Jr., Bulacan provincial police director, said that the buy-bust operation was done with the implementation of two search warrants. The raids will continue until tonight, August 15, he said. Caramat also said that a total of 21 firearms and 100 […]

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Alleged middleman in P6.4-b drug shipment arrested in connection with rape case after Senate hearing

(Eagle News) — National Bureau of Investigation agents arrested the alleged middleman in the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May after the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on Tuesday. NBI deputy director Ferdinand Lavin said in an ambush interview that Kenneth Dong was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by the Paranaque regional trial court in connection with a case of rape he is facing. In a press conference, […]

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Senator Trillanes threatens to cite Customs Chief Faeldon in contempt

(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday threatened to cite Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon  in contempt after he refused to answer questions on corruption in the Bureau of Customs. Faeldon said he would not answer the question because “In the past few days, the honorable senator has come up with a lot of accusations already that I am in the middle of the smuggling of shabu in the country.” “It is pointless for me […]

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DFA itinaas ang alert level 1 sa Guam, Northern Mariana Islands

(Eagle News) — Itinaas na ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang alert level 1 sa Guam at northern Mariana Islands at hinimok ang mga Filipino na maging alerto at i-monitor ang sitwasyon sa gitna ng bantang pag-atake ng North Korea sa bansang Guam. Sa ilalim ng alert level 1 o precautionary phase, dapat kilalanin ng mga Pilipino na naninirahan at nagtatrabaho sa Guam na hindi ordinaryo ang sitwasyon  kaya dapat itong tutukan. Kabilang sa […]

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PHL Red Cross stages successful benefit concert to help raise funds for rebuilding Marawi

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — People from different walks of life gathered at the Mall of Asia Arena on Thursday, August 10, with a common goal to help fellow Filipinos affected by the conflict in Marawi City. Dubbed as “Rebuilding Life in Marawi”, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in collaboration with the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, Net25, Pinas FM 95.5, and other media partners spearheaded a fundraising concert for Marawi evacuees. Popular singers and bands […]

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