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Sanctions await government workers not observing office hours – CSC

QUEZON  CITY – The Civil Service Commission (CSC) reminded state workers to strictly observe government working hours. The CSC issued the reminder through Memorandum Circular No. 1, series of 2017, which reiterates the policy on government office hours, and penalties for unauthorized absences, tardiness in reporting for duty, and loafing during office hours. The reminder came in the wake of reports of government officials and employees not observing prescribed offices hours and failing to account for their […]

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Proud Lolo: President Duterte visits newest “apo,” baby “Stonefish”

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte was the picture of a very proud and happy “Lolo” (grandfather) when he excitedly visited his newest “apo” (grandson) Marko Digong Duterte Carpio nicknamed baby “Stonefish” in Davao City late Thursday night. Lolo Digong’s smile as he viewed baby Stonefish at the Davao Doctors’ Hospital’s nursery was captured in film by his trusted aide Christopher “Bong” Go who took to Facebook to post his photos of the newest […]

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Expelled INC members rounded up by police after shooting incident

2 policemen hurt; High-powered firearms found inside #36 T. Sora (Eagle News) — More than 30 expelled members of the Iglesia ni Cristo were rounded up by authorities on Thursday, March 2, after two policemen who were serving a search warrant inside the compound where they lived despite being ejected by a court were shot. Angel Manalo, Lottie Hemedez and several others were taken into custody by members of the Quezon City Police, who also found a cache of […]

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President Duterte willing to talk to those who joined transport strike

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to hear the drivers and operators’ concerns on the planned phaseout of old jeepneys by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “The President has assured the workers’ group that he would be holding a separate meeting with jeepney drivers who joined a nationwide transport strike,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella said that there is no definite date yet for the planned dialogue. Drivers […]

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Sabtang, Batanes hit by 4.6-magnitude quake

(Eagle News) — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Sabtang in Batanes on Thursday morning, March 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said the quake was felt at 164 kilometers south of Sabtang at 9:27 a.m. The tremor’s epicenter was traced at 49 kilometers west of Sabtang, Batanes. There were no aftershocks reported.

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Davao Mayor Duterte gives birth to baby boy

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte became a grandfather once again after his daughter gave birth to a healthy baby boy on Thursday. Davao Mayor Sara Duterte gave birth to the presidential grandson via Cesarean section at 12:56 p.m. The boy weighs 2.42 kilos or 5.3 pounds, and is reportedly stable and generally fine. The Davao mayor is married to fellow lawyer Manases Carpio, who is the nephew of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.  

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Wanted: Young policemen lacking in skills, experience, but with a pure heart

(Eagle News) — Wanted: Young policemen “lacking in skills, experience, but with a pure heart.” These are the kinds of policemen the Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa wants in the new team that will be tasked to go after illegal drug personalities. Dela Rosa made the statement as the national police prepare for a war against drugs that had been temporarily suspended following the kidnapping and killing of South Korean businessman Jee […]

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Panelo to review amnesty given to Trillanes by former President Aquino

(Eagle News) – Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said he would “go over” the amnesty earlier granted by former President Benigno Aquino III to senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Panelo said Trillanes could be sent back to jail if it would be found that the amnesty given to Trillanes was invalid. “I don’t know of the facts of the case yet but there are some legal quarters expressing the same uncertainty or doubt on that. […]

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Lorenzana: The Abu Sayyaf ‘will feel the wrath of the entire Filipino nation’

  (Eagle News) –Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana assured the family of the slain Jurgen Kantner on Thursday that the military was going after the “animals” who beheaded him “with the full force of the law.” In his statement, Lorenzana refused to name the Abu Sayyaf as the one responsible for the beheading of the German national in Indanan, Sulu, saying they were merely “bandits whose name no longer deserves to be mentioned.” “We strongly denounce […]

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Only drug offenses covered in death penalty bill which passed 2nd reading in House

  (Eagle News) – The House of Representatives passed on second reading early Wednesday evening (March 1) the controversial death penalty bill, even as opposition congressmen tried to block its passage. House Bill 4727 was passed in just less than a minute, through a voice vote, after the House agreed that only drug offenses would be covered by capital punishment. The death penalty will also not be mandatory since there can be a choice between […]

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Asia Tours Israel, may alok para sa mga estudyanteng Pilipino

(Eagle News) — Inilahad ng bansang Israel ang kakaibang oportunidad na naghihintay para sa mga nasa on-the-job-training (OJT) sa Pilipinas lalo na sa agro-technology. Ito ang inihayag ni Israeli Ambassador to the Philippines Effie Ben Matityau sa nang gunitain ang 40th anniversary ng Asia Tours na may temang “the land of creation and creativity.” Ayon kay Matityau, mula sa 550 na estudyante sa 29 na state colleges at universities sa buong mundo. Taun-taon na may […]

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