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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte ihas prohibited members of his Cabinet from using special protocol license plates and sirens. Duterte said the use of these cause an inconvenience to the public. “Have you ever seen me use a siren in Davao? Only when there was an explosion at the airport, a fire. But have you ever seen me pass by using a siren?” the President said. He added that everyone should follow traffic rules […]
(Eagle News) — Officials at the Energy Regulatory Commission may be on their way out. President Rodrigo Duterte said in his speech during the Orthopedic Association Convention that he would “eventually remove all of them,” including ERC Chair Jose Vicente Salazar. “I suspended him because of corruption,” Duterte said. Salazar is facing a complaint before the Civil Service Commission for alleged misconduct, among others. He was placed on a 90-day preventive suspension by Malacanang. […]
(Eagle News) — The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines thanked the Commission on Appointments for what it said was its “speedy resolution” of Regina Lopez’s nomination as environment secretary. “(We are) thankful to the Commission…,” COMP vice president Ronald Recidoro said. In an interview with Net 25’s, Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Recidoro added that the country needs a secretary who understands environmental issues and natural resource management. He added that this was not the end […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) is now studying decreasing the number of skilled Filipino workers deployed abroad. In a statement, Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the move was due to the shortage of manpower supply in the country. “We are studying the possibility of decreasing the number of deployment para hindi naman ma-affected yung ating local demand,” the labor secretary said. Bello also said that many local […]
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) will start the initial transfer of provincial buses from the Southwest Interim Provincial Terminal (SWIPT) at Uniwide Coastal Mall to a new terminal in Pasay. According to MMDA chairman Tim Orbos, around 300 provincial buses will be transferred to the new SWIPT site at HK Sun Plaza on Macapagal Boulevard in Pasay City on Friday, May 5. Orbos said the new site was better than the […]
May is National Volunteerism Month Infographics by Dex Magno Research by Jodi Bustos, edited by Jay Paul Carlos
China’s President Xi Jinping on Wednesday hailed the “dialogue” between Beijing and Manila over their border dispute in the South China Sea during a phone call with President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte is loosening the Philippines’ long alliance with the United States while strengthening ties with China and Russia, saying this week he might turn down an invitation from US President Donald Trump to visit the US. The call came two days after Duterte toured a visiting Chinese […]
(Eagle News) — Naniniwala si GRP Peace Panel Chief at Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello na hindi maiiwasan na magduda ang publiko sa sinseridad ng CPP-NPA-NDF sa usaping pangkapayapaan. Ito’y kasunod na naman ng ginawang pag-atake ng rebeldeng grupo sa isang police station sa Quirino at panununog sa pasilidad ng Lapanday Plantation sa Davao City. Ayon kay Bello, dapat magpakita ng lubos na sinseridad ang rebeldeng grupo para makuha ang suporta ng sambayanan sa peace talk. […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinaiimbentaryo ng ilang opposition congressmen sa Malacañang ang P15.5-bilyong pondo na inilaan ng gobyerno sa katatapos lamang na ASEAN o Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. Ayon kay Albay Representative Edcel Lagman, dapat na i-account ang nabanggit na ASEAN Fund kung saan bahagi rin dito ang budget para sa Office of the President. Iginiit naman ni Caloocan City Representative Edgar Erice na nararapat lamang na magpaliwanag ang administrasyong Duterte, bung bakit malaki […]
(Eagle News) — Ikinasiya ng Malacañang ang pagbaba ng bilang ng mga Pilipino na nakararanas ng pagkagutom sa unang quarter ng taong kasalukuyan. Batay sa Social Weather Station Survey na isinagawa nitong March 25 hanggang 28, nasa 11.9 percent na lamang ang nakararanas ng pagkagutom, mas mababa ito ng 2 percent kumpara sa 13.9 percent na naitala sa unang quarter noong 2016. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, sumasalamin lamang ang naturang survey sa programang […]
(Eagle News) — Index crimes have gone down by 28.57 percent because of the government’s fight to curb illegal drugs, government data released during the recent #RealNumbersPH forum showed. The data compared index crimes committed from July 2015 to March 2016 during the administration of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to the index crimes committed in the same eight month time frame, July 2016 to March 2017, under the administration of current President […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe has called for an inquiry into, among others, the “reported inefficient management and maintenance” of the Metro Rail Transit 3, which she said results in “increasing incidents of train malfunctions.” In filing the three-page resolution calling for such, Poe noted that the MRT3 has experienced several “technical problems” such as “derailment, doors failing to close, and service interruptions,” which lead to “increasing complaints from the public.” She noted that […]
