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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Earthquakes struck parts of northern and southern Philippines on Monday, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. The first earthquake took place at 7:28 a.m., at 22 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud in Ilocos Norte. Intensity 1 was felt in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte and Intensity 2 in Claveria, Cagayan.There was no reported damage yet. The PHIVOLCS also noted a 4.1-magnitude quake in Saranggani, Davao Oriental at 8:51 am. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte revealed plans to put up a hospital in the Middle East for the old and sickly Overseas Filipino Workers who need medical attention. Duterte disclosed this during his arrival speech at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Terminal 1 on the dawn of Monday (April 17). Duterte had arrived from official visits to three Middle Eastern countries since Monday: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Qatar. According to the President, some of […]
(Eagle News) — Today, April 17, is the last day for the filing of taxes and Filipinos are lining up to beat the deadline. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Caesar R. Dulay earlier reminded individual and corporate taxpayers that they have until April 17 to file their 2016 income tax returns. The BIR issued Revenue Memorandum Circular No. 28-17 for this as the earlier actual April 15 deadline fell on a holiday, a Saturday which […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived from his successful Middle East trip early Monday morning, saying this was his “most productive trip ever” with signed business deals worth more than $925 million in the three countries visited. He also came home together with the overseas Filipino workers who had been given pardon by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, fulfilling his earlier promise that he would come back home with his fellow Filipinos. They were […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has allowed detained former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to attend his father’s birthday celebration on April 19. In a two-page decision, the fifth division said it was granting the former senator’s March 28 motion “in recognition of deeply embedded Filipino customs and traditions, covering respect and regard to parents and the elderly.” It noted that Estrada “appears to have complied with all the conditions of his detention and no serious adverse […]
DOHA, Qatar –The Philippines and Qatar have signed trade agreements worth $200 million during the final leg of President Rodrigo Duterte’s Gulf tour, Manila’s trade and industry secretary told reporters in Doha Sunday. Ramon Lopez said 6,000 jobs would be created in the Philippines as a result of the 13 agreements signed between private companies at the weekend, which covered areas such as health, defense and tourism. “The private firms in Qatar have shown great […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the people he called “oligarchs” of the country, saying they were his “enemies” who had “nothing else to do but sit and use their influences.” Speaking to around 7500 Filipinos at the Lusail Sports Arena in Qatar on Saturday, Duterte said based on information he received, for instance, the owner of Inquirer purchased a piece of land from the government in Makati under a “sweetheart deal.” […]
(Agence France Presse) — The Philippine military announced plans to create all-Muslim fighting units on Saturday as it looks to bolster efforts to tackle Islamic insurgents. Five percent of all new applications will be allocated for Muslims under the new order, military spokespeson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said in a statement, adding the eventual aim was to have a dedicated brigade or division to be deployed in the country’s troubled south. The country is battling Muslim […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines would “stand by and protect” Bahrain as it was in the country’s “national interest” to do so. “It is in our national interest that we..support and defend Bahrain,” he told around 4000 Filipinos who gathered at the Khalifa Sports Center on his last day of visit to Bahrain. According to Duterte, Bahrain was, after all, a place where there are Filipinos. He said he has already […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has announced the creation of a Department of Overseas Filipino Workers that will address the concerns of that sector of Philippine society. Duterte made the announcement in a speech before around 4000 Filipinos who had gathered at the Khalifa Sports Complex on his last day of official visit to Bahrain on Friday. “Ang (OFWs) meron na kayong in a few months a Department of OFW only. Sabi ko kay […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – A Kuwaiti man suspected to be a member of the Islamic State group was Friday deported by the Philippines to face charges at home, a justice department official said. Hussein Al-Dhafiri, one of the two suspected IS members arrested in the Philippines last month, was flown out of the country to Kuwait, undersecretary Erickson Balmes said. A statement from the Kuwaiti embassy said Dhafiri was due to be tried in […]
(Eagle News) — The Social Weather Stations (SWS) reported that Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) members topped its survey on Filipinos who have the highest attendance in religious services weekly, beating other Filipinos who belong to other religions. Among Filipinos, it is also the INC who believe that “religion is very important” in their lives, the SWS further said. The survey was conducted among adult Filipinos from March 25 to 28 this year. “The proportion of those […]
