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Ilang negosyante, nasisiyahan sa isang taong pamumuno ni Pangulong Duterte

Nasisiyahan ang ilang negosyante sa isang taong pamumuno ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Natutuwa anila sila sa paglaban ni Duterte sa katiwalian, ilegal na droga at sa kriminalidad. Ayon sa mga negosyante, importante ang mga ito upang magkaroon ng magandang pundasyon para sa pagpapalawig ng ekonomiya ng bansa. Naghahanda na ang Malacañang ng accomplishment report kaugnay sa unang isang taon ni Pangulong Duterte.  

PH Communications Operations Office, hindi nakaligtas sa mga scammer

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Hindi nakaligtas ang Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) sa mga scammer. Nakarating sa tanggapan ng PCOO na ang mga mapagsamantalang indibidwal ay gumamit ng cellphone number na 0995-278 4620 para sa solicitation gamit ang pangalan ni Secretary Martin Andanar. Dahil dito, pinayuhan ng PCOO ang publiko na makipag-ugnayan sa kanilang legal affairs ang sinumang posibleng mahingan ng solicitation ng kawatan at maaaring tumawag sa 733-3624. Ipinaalala pa ng PCOO na […]

Lockout policy, ipinatupad na para sa mga mambabatas sa Kamara na late

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Sinimulang ipatupad ng House of Representatives ang lockout policy para sa mga mambabatas na nahuhuli sa mga plenary sessions. Sa pagsisimula ng sesyon ng mababang kapulungan noong Martes, July 25, isinara ang mga pintuan ng plenary hall para sa gagawing roll call. Batay sa memorandum na inisyu ni House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas noong May 22, mamarkahan nang absent ang mga mambabatas na kailangan sa sesyon ngunit hindi nakasama sa […]

Classes suspended in some parts of country due to inclement weather

(Eagle News) — Classes were suspended in several parts of the country on Wednesday as “Gorio,” which entered the Philippine area of responsibility,  intensified into a tropical storm, and the southwest monsoon intensified over the western section of Luzon. Authorities have suspended classes at all levels in Cavite, Malabon, Caloocan and Olongapo. In Quezon City; Navotas; Valenzuela; Manila; and San Mateo, Rizal the suspension only applies from the pre-school  to senior high school levels in all […]

CPP founder Sison says President Duterte’s accusations vs him “baseless”

“He has to look after his mental health and consult with a professional psychiatrist,” Sison says (Eagle News) — The word war between President Rodrigo Duterte and his former professor,  Jose Maria Sison, continued to heat up, with the communist leader denying Duterte’s accusations and taking a swipe at the President’s mental health. “I pity him and I am tempted just to let him go because what he says against me is patently baseless and […]

Grab at Uber, pinasusumite ng financial statement sa Kamara

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Pinasusumite ni Negros Oriental Representative Arnolfo Teves ng financial statement ang Transport Network Companies na Grab at Uber. Ayon kay Teves, dapat isumite ng mga nasabing kumpanya ang mga dokumento sa House Committee on Metro Manila Development. Nais aniya niyang malaman kung nagbabayad ba ng buwis ang Grab at Uber, at kung magkano ang kanilang kinikita. Una nang sinabi ni Yves Gonzalez, head of policy ng Uber Philippines, na […]

Batas laban sa ‘motorcycle crimes’ lusot na sa Senado

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Ipinasa na ng Senado sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ang bill na mag-oobliga sa mga motorsiklo at scooters na magkaroon ng dalawang malalaking license plates. Nakakuha ng 21 affirmative votes ang Senate Bill No. 1397 o Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act of 2017 sa pangunguna nina Sen. Richard Gordon at Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III bilang mga may-akda. Naglalayon ang naturang bill na wakasan ang mas umiigting na riding-in-tandem […]

PNP Chief Dela Rosa denies President Duterte had hand in reinstatement of Supt. Marcos, others

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director Ronald dela Rosa denied President Rodrigo Duterte had a hand in the reinstatement of Supt. Marvin Marcos and 18  of his men, saying the chief executive’s public pronouncements did not have an effect on his decision. “Your Honor, kung basehan natin yung pinagsasabi ni Presidente, your Honor, it has not affected our decision. Because for the record your honor, he (the President) did not call me up to […]

SC unanimously junks petitions seeking joint session of Congress for martial law proclamation

  (Eagle News) — Voting 15-0, the Supreme Court junked the consolidated petitions that had earlier urged the high court to order Congress to convene a joint session on President Rodrigo Duterte’s martial law proclamation in Mindanao. All 15 justices voted the junk the consolidated petitions, but for different reasons. Thirteen of the 15 justices decided to junk the petitions saying Congress did not commit grave abuse of discretion when it did not decide to […]

President Duterte announces 1,000 housing units for soldiers; warns KADAMAY against occupying them again

“Wag ninyo ako pilitin,” he tells the group (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday warned members of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap against occupying more housing projects not intended for them, saying they would be forcibly removed if they did it again. “You are almost anarchists..Wag niyo ako pilitin, ayoko ng masakit..Kung ulitin ninyo at pilitin ninyong pumasok, order ko talaga paalisin kayo ng puwersa. Either batutain kayo or pagbabarilin kayo. Wag ninyo […]

DOTr main office to be transferred to Clark by July 28

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will transfer its main office to Clark, Pampanga. The transportation department said that the decision to transfer its main office to Pampanga is in line with its goals to improve the system of transportation as well as to assist in the development of areas outside Metro Manila. “The decision to transfer is in line with the unwavering efforts of the government to decongest Metro […]

NDF warns of bigger troubles ahead due to martial law extension

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Democratic Front (NDF) warned about bigger troubles stemming from the extension of martial law in Mindanao, saying the extension will mean more suffering for Moros in Mindanao. The NDF said that the extension of martial law may result in farmers’ protests as well as actions against the government by the indigenous tribes in Mindanao. “With an extended martial law, the Duterte regime’s naked fascism will target not […]