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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte asked Filipinos to give him three or four years to turn around the country, as he spoke with overseas Filipino workers in Hong Kong. “Give me time. Three to four years, I will have solved almost all of the problems by then,” he said. In his speech, the President said he would fulfill his promise to rid the country of graft and corruption. But he told OFWs in Hong […]
(Reuters) — An environment group has launched a 50-foot (15.2-metre) sculpture of a dead whale made out of plastic waste in a campaign to raise awareness about the effects of dumping rubbish in the sea and on the beach. Greenpeace Philippines mounted the sculpture on Thursday (May 11) on the shores of Naic town in Cavite Province, south of Manila, using over 60 kg of plastic bottles, cups, bags and other disposable waste found […]
The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila’s ambassador to Beijing said on Saturday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has sought to deepen relations with China despite their territorial dispute over the waterway, a turnaround from the hardline stance adopted by his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III. “We will inaugurate the bilateral consultative mechanism on issues of particular concern to each side. This is where the sensitive […]
President Rodrigo Duterte, together with members of the Philippine delegation, is now meeting with representatives from more than 355 Filipino community organizations during his working visit in Hong Kong at the Regal Airport Hotel on May 13, 2017. As of March 2017, there are around 16,000 residents and 193,000 are household service workers. Most of the 355 Filipino community organizations are composed of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). The Philippine Association of Hong […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte became an economic ambassador during the recently-concluded World Economic Forum (WEF) on Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Cambodia. This was how Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez described President Duterte, recounting how the latter conducted himself before the forum in Phnom Penh, which was attended by hundreds of top CEOs and executives and other world leaders. Lopez said Duterte highlighted the economic thrust […]
(PNA) — Twenty bandits were “killed” as the Philippine Air Force’s newly acquired FA-50 fighter jets pounded and destroyed a camp of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Sumisip, Basilan province, military officials said. Lt. Col. Andrew Bacala Jr., Army’s 4th Special Forces Battalion commander, on Friday said the fighter jets “delivered deadly payload, inflicting heavy casualties to the ASGs.”“The ASGs were shocked. They abandoned most of their personal belongings and left unfinished meal at […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang has said that President Rodrigo Duterte himself wants to revisit the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) case in order to hold those involved accountable regardless of their affiliations. “PRRD in fact has publicly said that he wants to revisit it. The President wants the truth to finally come out and hold those involved, regardless of political color or party line, accountable,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. “The Filipino people deserve to know […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Friday (May 12) maintained it was personal grudge which caused the explosion in Quiapo, Manila, completely rejecting Islamic State claims of involvement. Dela Rosa said they were more focused now on personal motive as the probe continues. “Eh bakit sa kanya [Nasser Abinal] nakapangalan kung walang galit sa kanya. Bakit sa kanya idineliver? Iyan ang pag-isipan niya. Kasi kung terorista ako, bakit […]
(Eagle News) — Coming soon: Our very own subway. Department of Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade revealed on Friday plans to construct a subway in the country to add to the existing public transportation for commuters. In a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Hong Kong, where President Rodrigo Duterte is on official visit, Tugade said the loan agreement under the Japan International Cooperation Agency program would hopefully be signed between the Philippine leader and Japanese […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment is studying the possibility of implementing a deployment ban of overseas Filipino workers in the Middle East. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that this was in light of the agency receiving numerous reports of abuse on OFWS there. Bello said if it was not a total deployment ban, it was possible the agency would just reduce the number of OFWs deployed to the Middle East. https://youtu.be/QRp5b6mxzK4
QUEZON City, Philippines – Lawmakers expressed their support for the implementation of a national identification system in order to counter terrorism. Compostela Valley 2nd District Representative Roel Gonzaga said the system will facilitate the identification of individuals. He said it will also be easier to trace individuals who have committed violations of the law. https://youtu.be/ZjL5GC4FYIM
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Energy Regulation Commission has ordered the Manila Electric Corp. to refund around Php 7 billion in supposed overcharges to consumers. Meralco customers are set to receive a 75-centavo refund for every kilowatt-hour as a result. The ERC said this will take effect in June and July. The refund is on top of the price rollback already announced by Meralco. https://youtu.be/I-6jQdYbajY
