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Groups file impeachment complaint vs Chief Justice Sereno

(Eagle News) — An impeachment complaint was filed on Wednesday against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. included in their complaint accusations leveled by Associate Justice Teresita de Castro against the Chief Justice, in a five-page memorandum sent to the other magistrates on July 10. The groups said Sereno had “culpably violated” the Constitution after she issued an administrative order […]

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House minority bloc solons to Customs chief Faeldon: Take leave of absence or resign

(Eagle News) — Take a leave of absence or resign. This was the message of minority bloc solons in the House of Representatives to Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who has been accused of incompetence after a P6.4-billion drug shipment entered the country. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency National Capital Region chief Wilkins Villanueva also accused Faeldon of refusing to conduct a “control-delivery” of the six crates containing the illegal substance found in Valenzuela warehouses in May, […]

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Public Advisory: Roxas Boulevard, isasara para sa grand parade ng ASEAN 50th anniversary

METRO MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Maaga pa lang ay naglabas na ng abiso ang Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) para sa mga motorista na isasara sa trapiko ang Roxas Boulevard sa August 8. Ito ay para sa 50th anniversary ng Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) na gaganapin sa bansa. Bukod dito, magpapatupad rin ng truck ban ang MMDA sa nasabing kalsada. Ayon pa sa MMDA, isasara rin ang southbound lanes ng Roxas Boulevard mula […]

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Japan gives $800,000 to help residents affected by Marawi conflict

(Eagle News) – The Japanese government has donated $800,000 to help the people affected by the armed conflict in Marawi City. The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said the $800,000 from Japan will help improve sanitation in the war-torn city and in Lanao del Sur. “Reports of increased incidences of diarrhea including acute watery diarrhea draw attention to scaling up sanitation responses, access to clean water, and reinforce immunization and nutrition services in areas with […]

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PHP2B na pondo, nakalaan na para sa national ID system: solon

(Eagle News) — Naglaan na si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng dalawang bilyong pisong pondo mula sa 2018 national budget na nagkakahalaga ng 3.7 trilyong piso. Ito ang kinumpirma ni Rep. Sol Aragones, na nangunguna sa Committee on Women and Family Relations sa Kamara na nagpasa ng nasabing priority measure. Ang ibig sabihin nito ay maaaring ipatupad na ang national ID system sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Aragones, makakatulong ang national ID system–na tatawaging FIL […]

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PDEA to put up anti-drug trafficking units in regional offices

(Eagle News) – To prevent drug trafficking in the country, the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) will build Seaport Interdiction Units in all its regional offices throughout the country. According to PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapeña, the action is based on memorandum circular no. 2017-030 which was signed on July 24, 2017. The SIU will also be in charge of investigating any dock-related activities, including the information processing of passengers and shipping companies that […]

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Class suspensions for Wednesday, August 2

(Eagle News) — Classes on Wednesday have been suspended in some parts of the country after the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration announced there would be thunderstorms in Metro Manila, Quezon, Cavite,  Batangas, Laguna, Zambales, Bataan and Batangas. Below is a list of those places: All levels Baras, Rizal Cainta, Rizal Cardona, Rizal Imus, Cavite Laguna Las Piñas Morong, Rizal Muntinlupa — afternoon classes Taytay, Rizal Teresa, Rizal Morong, Rizal Pre-school to senior high […]

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Bagay na itinago ni Ozamiz Vice Mayor Parojinog mula sa mga pulis, hindi shabu – Topacio

(Eagle News) – Mariing itinanggi ni Atty. Ferdinand Topacio na ilegal na droga ang pilit na itinatago ni Ozamiz City Vice Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog mula sa mga pulis, bagay na nakita  sa isang cell phone video na kumalat na rin ngayon sa social media. Giit ni Topacio, ang shabu ay water soluble, kaya kung nilunok ito ng kaniyang kliyente, posibleng nangisay na ito agad dahil sa dami nito kung sakali mang iyon ay iligal na […]

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August is National Lung Month!

QUEZON City, Philippines (August 2) – The month of August was declared as National Lung Month in the Philippines through the Presidential Proclamation No. 1761 signed by former President Ferdinand Marcos on July 24, 1978. Our lungs are indeed very important and it is susceptible to many diseases. Luckily for us, these illnesses and ailments are quite easy to avoid! We just need to adopt a healthy lifestyle! In celebration of National Lung Month, here’s a […]

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President Duterte to decide Faeldon’s fate

(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday sent summons for Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to go to Malacañang in the middle of the hearing of the House of Representatives committee on the P6.4 billion shabu shipment wherein Faeldon’s men had not followed proper procedure. It was Surigao del Norte Second District Representative Robert Ace Barbers himself who had announced that Faeldon was being called to the Palace by the President. “I just […]

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PDEA seeks executive session at House hearing on confiscated PHP 6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director-General Isidro Lapeña on Tuesday, August 1, asked for an executive session or closed-door briefing with lawmakers due to the sensitivity of matters revolving around the conduct of the raid on the illegal shabu shipment worth P6.4 billion. Lapeña made the request during the House committee hearing on the raid conducted by the PDEA and the National Bureau of Investigation in two warehouses in Valenzuela […]

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BI issues new guidelines for traveling of LGU officials, gov’t employees overseas

The Bureau of Immigration has issued new rules for traveling local government officials and employees. In a statement on Tuesday, August 1, the Bureau of Immigration said officials and employees of the local government units planning to take vacations abroad are no longer required to present to the immigration officers at airports, the authority to travel from their department heads. Instead, they would only need to show a copy of their approved leave application to […]

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