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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) Chief Secretary Ernesto Pernia allayed fears of a negative impact of a martial law extension to the country’s economy. Pernia said that he recently attended a meeting with businessmen from Cagayan De Oro City where the businessmen expressed that they feel safer because of martial law. “I was in Cagayan de Oro just the other day and there were businessmen there in the forum […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has reported that its former janitor who had passed the bar, Atty. Ramil Comendador, had been promoted and appointed as Election Officer IV. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista signed his promotion papers from the Regional Selection Promotions Board on July 17. “In our previous conversations, I encouraged Atty. Comendador to consider applying for a higher position,” Bautista said. “We recognize his diligence and determination to reach […]
(Eagle News) – Labindalawang flights ng Cebu Pacific mula at patungong Cebu ang kanselado ngayong araw, Hulyo 21. Ito ay dahil sa anim na oras na sarado ang runway sa Mactan, Cebu International Airport dahil sa maintenance work at repair. Kabilang sa mga nakansekalng flights ay ang mga sumusunod: 5J561/554 Manila – Cebu – Manila 5J586/551 Cebu – Manila – Cebu 5J562/553 Cebu – Manila – Cebu 5J563/564 Manila – Cebu – Manila 5J608 Cebu […]
(Eagle News) — Associate Justice Marvic Leonen is the poorest of all magistrates in the Supreme Court, while his colleague Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza, based on a summary of the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of justices released on Friday. Leonen’s net worth as of December 2016 was pegged at P2,485,211.92, while Jardeleza’s was at P252,165,867.36. Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro follows Leonen, with an estimated net worth of P17,732,000. It was De Castro who […]
(Eagle News) – Umatras na ang Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) sa planong pangunahan ang pakikipag-negosasyon sa Maute Terror Group sa Marawi City. Ayon kay MILF Chairman Al-haj Murad Ebrahim, magiging mahirap ang mamagitan dahil mismong si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang nagsabing hindi makikipag-usap ang gobyerno sa mga terorista. Malabo na aniyang makumbinseng sumuko ang mga miyembro ng Maute Group dahil tiyak na bago pa nila isagawa ang planong pag-atake ay nakahanda na ang mga ito […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday said the government will take “bold and decisive steps” to ensure the country will not be a “haven” for the operations of terrorists, as reported by the United States State Department in its counterterrorism report for 2016. “The Duterte administration recognized this early and will continue to take bold and decisive steps to eliminate this nefarious threat, destroy their resource channels from illicit drugs and […]
(Agence France Presse) — The government has ordered the arrest of communist rebel leaders involved in peace talks, after a guerrilla ambush left five presidential bodyguards wounded in the latest escalation of the half century-long conflict. The insurgents have been engaged in off-and-on peace talks with Manila to end one of the world’s longest insurgencies. But the government suspended formal peace talks in May, and on Thursday chief government lawyer Jose Calida said guerrilla leaders […]
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte in his third attempt, successfully visits Marawi City by going to the 103rd Infantry (Haribon) Brigade, 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Kampo Ranao, Marawi City on Thursday, July 20. The Commander-in-Chief checks the government troops who have been in the frontline of the war against the Maute terror group. He leads the ceremonial distribution of grocery packs and G-shock watches to about 3,000 soldiers and police forces in […]
(Eagle News) — The Asian Development Bank forecast a “strong growth” for the Philippine economy for 2017 and 2018, with inflation predicted to pick up, and current account expected to post a surplus. The Manila-based lender pegged Gross Domestic Product growth for 2017 at 6.4 percent, and for 2018 at 6.6 percent. In 2016, ADB said the Philippine economy posted a 6.8-percent growth, buoyed by domestic demand. It said in that same year, private consumption […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte revealed plans of the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf Group to attack Basilan City, General Santos City, Cagayan De Oro City and Zamboanga City in Mindanao. He detailed this in his seven-page letter to Congress which sought a five-month extension of martial law in Mindanao “Validated reports disclose that Hapilon and the Mautes have sent an operational fund to ASG sub-leader Furuji Indama in order to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited war-torn Marawi on Thursday, making good on his word to check up on government troops fighting Islamist militants in the area. Lt. Col. Jo-Ar Herrera, 1st Infantry Division spokesperson, said the President made the visit in Camp Ranao around lunchtime. There was no media coverage of the event, as they were only informed about the President’s visit after he left. Prior to this visit, Duterte had attempted to […]
Agence France Presse — Limits on foreign ownership of the Philippine telecom industry should be lifted to attract investment and improve its service, a senior minister said Thursday. Currently foreign firms can own a maximum 40 per cent of Philippine utilities, including telecom companies, which should be raised, according to Economic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia. “If we want to attract foreign direct investment, they have to have a larger stake in the investment,” he told […]
