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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Starting today, March 3, the pensioners of the Social Security Service or SSS can collect the Php 1, 000 increase in their pension. The increase in pension is retroactive so the March 3 increase represents what should have been an increase in January. The February increase will be received on March 10. The March increase, on the other hand, will be received on March 18.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Presidential Communications Operations Office is now set to be abolished. PCOO Secretary Martin Andanar said they are only waiting for the signature of President Rodrigo Duterte so they can commence the reorganization. “On the desk of the President right now is the executive order reverting back to the Office of the Press Secretary,” Andanar on Wednesday, March 2 said. Malacanang also clarified that only Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella can […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang said that President Rodrigo Duterte had already accepted the resignation of Peter Laviña, head of the National Irrigation Administration. In a press briefing in Malacañang on Wednesday, March 2, presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, through the official statement from the Office of Cabinet Secretary Leoncio “Jun” Evasco “Laviña, said Laviña tendered his resignation amid attempts to vilify discredit and malign him, and to spare the President from embarrassment due to […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would not stop his war against illegal drugs, as he repeated his vow when he took his oath as President to “preserve the Filipino people.” “My oath before God and country is to preserve the Filipino people. Period,” he said as he led the groundbreaking ceremony of the Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) in Barangay Dapitan, Cordova, Cebu on Thursday. “I do not need martial law. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has directed the police commanders all over the country to create a list of drug personalities in their area of responsibility. According to the President, police commanders should know who the drug pushers and drug addicts are in their area. The directive is in connection with the nearing resumption of Oplan Tokhang. https://youtu.be/N9e_HSIrTcY
(Eagle News) — So how do netizens generally feel about Senator Leila de Lima being arrested? Apparently, ecstatic. An overwhelming majority of those who answered a Feb. 24 Eagle News online survey said they were happy the senator had been apprehended, with some of them saying this was long overdue. As of March 2, of the 2488 who answered the survey since Feb. 25, 2,339 answered this way. “MASAYA….MASAYANG MASAYA,” Roger Espiritu wrote. Sherrie […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked the court to consolidate the drug-related cases filed against Senator Leila De Lima, saying they are one and the same. The prosecution specifically asked that all three cases lodged in Branches 204, 205 and 206 of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court be consolidated in the sala of Judge Juanita Guerrero of Branch 204. Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong argued that there were no differences among the three drug-related […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella slammed a report released by the New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) calling on donor countries to end all assistance to the Philippine National Police (PNP) until the killings stop. “We would advise special interest groups to do their homework more diligently before attempting to engage in propaganda,” Abella said in a statement. He said that the group should present solid evidence and prove their claims in court. […]
“Buhay at Ari-arian ay Pahalagahan, Ibayong Pag-iingat sa Sunog ay sa Sariling Pamayanan Simulan.” March has been labelled as the Fire Prevention Month because statistics show that a lot of fire accidents always happen during this month. An overwhelming number of fires occur in the home, so it’s better to be ready and prevent this life- threatening case to ensure the safety of everyone including you. Here are some friendly advice to prevent fire and […]
SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) – – The Department of Environment and Natural Resources called for community vigilance to prevent forest fires especially that summer months have come. Joining the campaign of the Bureau of Fire Protection on fire prevention, Information Officer Joery Ocson of DENR Community Environment and Natural Resources Office in Belison, Antique in an interview said that they are stepping up the construction of fire lines and patrol works in the sites of […]
MANILA – The Commission on Elections (COMELEC)and the National Youth Commission (NYC) conducted a motorcade on March 1, 2017, around the university belt area as part of the continuing effort to encourage young people to register for the October 2017 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE). “COMELEC recognizes the youth’s vital role in nation-building and social change, especially in light of the Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, which will be held again this October after seven years. We […]
KORONADAL CITY, South Cotabato — Fisherfolk in Lake Sebu have opted to limit the area devoted to aquaculture production to only 10 percent of the lake’s water surface. The decision was reached in a general assembly of the town’s fish cage operators on Monday to discuss the rehabilitation plan of the lake, which was recently affected by a fish kill that left nearly P126 million worth of damage to the town’s inland fishing industry. About […]
