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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)- – Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero, chairman of the Senate committee on banks, expressed the need to conduct a probe the undeclared wealth and assets of Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista. Escudero said that the Senate and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) have expressed their interest to conduct a probe on the almost P1 billion that allegedly belonged to Bautista which his wife, Patricia, said were not declared his Statement […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar assured that the accreditation of social media practitioners or bloggers will not be influenced by politics. “Kapag sila po ay nag-apply, whether pro-Digong, whether dilaw ka or whether wala kang kinakampihan, apolitical or talagang as in observer ka lang ng politika, you are all welcome … at tingnan natin kung yung mga past blogs at write-ups mo are really consistent and until now you’re […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mindoro Occidental Representative Josephine Ramirez Sato asked government agencies to be vigilant to ensure that no contaminated poultry products will be sold to consumers following the outbreak of the bird flu virus in San Luis, Pampanga. Sato said that the government agencies should strictly monitor the movement of poultry products even if the strain found in the affected area cannot be transmitted to humans. She also called on the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Health allayed the public’s fears on the bird flu outbreak in Pampanga, saying there was a small possibility of the bird flu virus affecting humans. Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial made the statement after an outbreak of bird flu in San Luis, Pampanga. Ubial also said that it was safe to eat bird flu-infected poultry if it was properly and well-cooked. “Sa ating mga kababayan, huwag po […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture on Monday (August 14) assured that the current bird flu outbreak in a town in Pampanga is the kind that is not transferrable to humans, as it announced a ban of poultry products, eggs and live birds from Luzon to Visayas and Mindanao as a “precautionary measure.” As of Monday, only 19,000 poultry birds in San Luis, Pampanga – the area of the bird flu outbreak – had […]
(Eagle News) — A House of Representatives committee on Monday gave the green light to a bill seeking the postponement of the 2017 barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections to next year. More than 10 members of the suffrage and electoral reforms panel voted for the postponement to May 2018, echoing President Rodrigo Duterte’s position that barangay and other local officials involved in illegal drug activities should be weeded out before the conduct of the polls. Only two representatives […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has a new associate justice. Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo takes the place of Associate Justice Jose Catral Mendoza, who retired on Aug. 13, the Supreme Court said on Monday. In a letter to SC Chief Ma. Lourdes Sereno, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said President Rodrigo Duterte had signed Gesmundo’s appointment, making him the 178th justice of the country’s High Court. Gesmundo chaired the anti-graft court’s seventh division […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Manila’s metro disaster corps is providing free training to Filipino pet owners who want their canines to become rescue dogs if a devastating earthquake hits the city. To prepare Filipinos for a magnitude 7.2-magnitude earthquake that, Philippine geologists believe, may hit the Philippine capital, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) trains dozens of volunteers and their dogs in search and rescue protocols every Saturday. The training includes searching through debris and agility […]
(Eagle News) — Napatay ng tropa ng gobyerno ang isang sub-leader ng Abu Sayyaf Group sa isang engkwentro sa Sulu nitong Sabado. Ayon kay Brig. Gen. Cirlito Sobejana, Commander ng Joint Task Force Sulu, napatay ng Marines si Abu Sayyaf Sub-Leader Bagong Muktadil sa isang engkwentro sa Barangay Silangkan, sa bayan ng Parang. Naka-engkwentro aniya ng puwersa ng Marines ang grupo ni Muktadil na nakasakay sa isang jungkong type na watercraft. Sinabi ni Sobejana na […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture is looking into the possible criminal liability of people who reportedly had the “intent to refuse to share information” about the outbreak of bird flu in San Luis, Pampanga. In a radio interview on Monday, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said he has directed the Bureau of Animal Industry to do this. “Tingin ko, sa ating mga protocol, ay merong mga kaparusahan pag di sila nagreport,” he said. […]
(Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas stormed to yet another victory in the Asia Cup on Sunday, beating Qatar who never said die but fell short nonetheless. The Philippine national team–which had secured a slot in the quarterfinals even before Sunday’s match— swept Group B with its six-point win against the Qataris, who did not disappoint with their outside shooting, especially in the later part of the game. The threes were what essentially put the Qataris […]
(Eagle News) — The local chief executives of Lanao del Sur are recommending the “organization, training and arming” of barangay peacekeeping action teams that will “assist (in) and sustain” the war against the Maute group, against whom they declared an “all-out war.” In a manifesto, the League of Municipalities of the Philippines-Lanao del Sur chapter said they made the recommendation to train the BPATs as Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Units or Special Civilian Active Auxiliaries to […]
