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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has begun giving financial assistance to evacuees from Marawi City. The department has started to distribute PHP1,000 cash assistance to each of the affected families that can be used to buy food. Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo said that the Php 1,000 cash assistance is part of the initial P5,000 cash aid promised by the agency for each displaced family from Marawi […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Another long weekend is coming up. Malacanang on Friday declared June 26, Monday, as a regular holiday in the country. Proclamation No. 235, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, said that the declaration was made in observance of Eid’l Fitr, an important Muslim holiday. The declaration was made upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos. Below is the copy of the declaration:
Urges clients to report “unauthorized transactions” in their accounts (Eagle News) — Banco de Oro on Friday said it had received reports of “potentially compromised” automated teller machines, urging its clients to contact their branches if they discovered unauthorized transactions in their accounts. “Customers with unauthorized transactions may reach out to the bank via formal channels so that their cases may be properly investigated and, where confirmed as impacted, may be reimbursed,” BDO said. The statement, however, […]
(Eagle News) — No, the President is not ill. In fact, President Rodrigo Duterte appears to have been fully recharged after taking some days off to rest following his very hectic schedule in Mindanao, where he visited various military camps and hospitals where police and soldiers who were wounded in action were being treated, and also visited various wakes of those killed in the Marawi fighting which has entered its fourth week. In this […]
Assures public gov’t troops have taken “proactive measures” to ensure security there (Eagle News) — The military on Friday said Maute members may have traveled to Iligan and Cagayan de Oro, but assured the public they have already taken “proactive measures” to ensure security there. “We have coordinated with local governments and other security partners (so they can) heighten their security posture,” Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, told reporters during the Mindanao Hour briefing. Padilla added that Maute’s “capabilities” have been […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur, on Friday, June 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–with a depth of focus pegged at six kilometers– hit Bislig at 9:44 a.m. The earthquake was felt at Intensity IV in Bislig City, and Intensity III in Hinatuan. No damage nor aftershocks are expected, Phivolcs said.
Eagle News — Patuloy pa ring hinahanap ng mga owtoridad ang isang 60-anyos na Pilipina na nawawala matapos masunog ang isang high-rise residential building sa London nitong Miyerkules, Hunyo 13. Ayon kay Sen. Joel villanueva, napa-ulat na nawawala ang ginang na nakilalang si Ligaya Moore sa nangyaring sunog na tumupok sa Grenfell Tower. Si Moore ay mag-isang naninirahan sa 21st floor ng apartment building na may 27 palapag. Una nang kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs na […]
(Eagle News) – Tuluyan nang tinanggal ng Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ang moratorium sa pagpapadala ng mga manggagawang Pilipino sa Qatar. Ayon kay Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, resulta ito ng konsultasyon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, gayundin sa naging rekomendasyon ng Philippine Overseas Labor Office (POLO) sa nasabing bansa. “This decision was arrived at on the advice of Foreign Affairs Secretary Allan Peter Cayetano and upon the recommendation of Qatar […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang released on Thursday night pictures showing a sprightly President Rodrigo Duterte attending functions, amid speculations he was ill after he was not seen in public engagements for four days. The Palace said two pictures showed Duterte visiting Villamor Airbase, Pasay on Thursday. In one of the photographs taken from the airbase, the President–who was sporting a cap and a brown leather jacket— was seen saluting government troops who welcomed him upon […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism on Thursday cut ties with the advertising agency behind the country’s current tourism campaign, adding that it expected a public apology from the company. “In the midst of this controversy, the DOT expects a public apology from McCann (Worldgroup Philippines) over the negative feedback that the department has been receiving owing to the glaring similarities between McCann’s ‘Sights’ ad and South Africa’s ad released in 2014,” the DOT said in […]
(Eagle News) — The top officials of the Department of National and Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines are ready to participate in the ongoing oral arguments on President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao. AFP spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla on Wednesday, June 14, said that Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Eduardo Año are willing to cooperate as the High Court begins the oral arguments. “We […]
Says President Duterte only needs to “rejuvenate” after punishing schedule President Rodrigo Duterte has withdrawn from public duties this week because he needs to rejuvenate, his spokesperson said Thursday. “He’s just taking some time off to rejuvenate,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella told reporters. Abella said there was no date for when Duterte would resume his official duties, although he emphasized that the president was healthy. “I’m saying that there’s nothing to worry about in terms of […]
