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Dredging sa Zambales hindi illegal – Governor Deloso

(Eagle News) — Pinabulaanan ni Zambales Governor Amor Deloso ang paratang ni Secretary Gina Lopez na walang kaukulang dokumento ang mga kompanyang nagsasagawa ng dredging sa Zambales. Sa panayam ng Agila 1062, nilinaw ni Deloso na may pahintulot niya ang isinasagawang dredging sa mga ilog na tinabunan ng lahar kaya ito ay legal. Aniya may mga permit at Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECC) ang mga dredging company at dumaan sa tamang proseso ang lahat bago niya […]

Pagpapatrolya sa Benham Rise, sisimulan na ng Philippine Coast Guard

(Eagle News) — Magpapadala ang Philippine Coast Guard ng dalawa sa kanilang mga barko para magsagawa ng maritime security patrol sa Benham Rise. Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar na magsisimula ang pagpapatrolya ng PCG sa Benham Rise sa Linggo, may 7. Aniya mahalaga ang gagawing pagpapatrolya sa benham Rise bilang bahagi ng pagpapahalaga at pagprotekta sa teritoryo ng bansa. Kabilang sa idedeploy ng pcg sa Benham […]

MMDA suspends towing company fleet after “anomalous transaction” with motorist in QC

(Eagle News) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday suspended the entire fleet of a towing company after some of its alleged employees figured in an anomalous transaction with a motorist in Quezon City. In a statement, the MMDA said it had placed the Compaq Towing Company under “indefinite preventive suspension.” The statement was issued a day after Roberto Minosa posted a video showing three men supposedly from the company towing his illegally parked car on  20th […]

16-man delegation nasa Geneva para idepensa ang Philippine drug war

(Eagle News) — Dumating na sa Geneva, Switzerland ang labing anim (16) na miyembro ng delegasyon ng Pilipinas para dumalo sa isasagawang Universal Periodic Review ng United Nations Human Rights Council. Pinangunahan nina Senador Alan Peter Cayetano at Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra ang delegasyon upang idepensa ang war on drugs na inilunsad ng administrasyong Duterte. Kabilang sa mga kasama sa delegasyon ang mga kinatawan mula sa Presidential Human Rights Committee, Deputy Speaker ng Kamara […]

“Give me 3 years to stabilize the country” – Duterte

(Eagle News) — Humihingi ng dagdag na panahon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte upang ayusin ang problema ng bansa partikular na ang patungkol sa korapsyon at iligal na droga. “In the fullness of God’s time. You give me three years and I will be able to stabilize the country. By that time, medyo on deck na tayo for a new phase of our national lives,” pahayag ni Duterte. Ayon kay Duterte, una na siyang nangako sa […]

12 milyong Pilipino, may hypertension – DOH

(Eagle News) — Sa pag-aaral ng Department of Health, aabot sa labindalawang milyong Pilipino ang mayroong hypertension. Subalit kalahati lamang sa nasabing bilang o lumalabas na isa sa bawat limang Pilipino ang alam na sila’y mataas ang presyon ng dugo. Ayon pa sa DOH, importanteng malaman agad ng isang indibidwal kung may hypertension ito o wala sa pamamagitan ng simpleng pag-alam sa blood pressure. Maituturing na walking time bomb ang altapresyon bukod sa pagiging silent […]

DOH sa mga motorista: Sundin ang road safety rules para iwas-aksidente

(Eagle News) — Pinaalalahanan ni Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial ang mga motorista na ugaliin ang pagsunod sa road safety rules lalo na at kabi-kabila ang aksidente ngayong tag-init. Sinabi ni Ubial na madaling maagapan ang mga aksidente sa kalsada kung disiplanado at sumusunod sa batas trapiko ang mga motorista. Aniya, napapansin nito ang pagka-counter-flow, pag-labag sa traffic lights, at hindi pag-intindi sa mga warning sign na maaring maging sanhi ng disgrasya. Sa isang pag-aaral, tatlong […]

Publiko, pinag-iingat sa cybercrimes

(Eagle News) — Mahigpit  ang ginagawang monitoring ng Philippine National Police sa ukol sa iba’t-ibang cybercrimes. Ito ay dahil gumagamit ng ibat-ibang identity lalo na sa social media ang mga manloloko. Paalala ng PNP mag-ingat sa pakikipag transaksyon sa Internet lalo na kung sangkot ay malaking halaga. https://youtu.be/pCEDjQMtnxE

2016 bar exams: A first in PHL history–All topnotchers from provincial schools

(Eagle News) — The 2016 bar exams are now in Philippine law history books. The examinations taken by 6,344 examinees registered a passing rate of 59.06 percent, the highest in 16 years. More interestingly though is that all of those who made it to the top of the bar exam results list came from provincial schools, a first in the entire history of the Philippine bar examinations. Topping the list was Karen Mae Calam, from the University […]

3 dead, 1 hurt after military chopper crashes in Tanay

(Eagle News) — Three people were killed and one was wounded after a military chopper crashed in Tanay, Rizal on Thursday. According to the authorities, the Huey–a UH 1D model—crashed in Sitio Hilltop, Barangay Sampaloc around 3 p.m. The names of the deceased and the injured have yet to be released at press time. No other details were available yet.  

President Duterte on tensions in Korean Peninsula: “We are getting the help of everybody”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Thursday that they were “getting the help of everybody” in addressing the heightening tensions in the Korean Peninsula. Duterte said in his speech  during the Orthopedic Association Convention on Thursday that he called Chinese President Xi Jinping upon the request of United States President Donald Trump for something to be done about the North Korean leader “situation.” Kim Jong Un has been conducting nuclear missile tests that have irked Washington, which […]

President Duterte on CA rejection of Gina Lopez appointment: “Sayang”

“Sayang si Gina.” This was the reaction of President Rodrigo Duterte to the Commission on Appointments’ rejection of Gina Lopez’s nomination as environment secretary on Wednesday. “I really liked her passion,” he said, noting that he made a pitch for her during a gathering in Malacanang. In his speech during the Orthopedic Association Convention on Thursday, the President said, however, that not everything was within his “control.” He said this was a democracy after all. “..And lobby money […]