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DepEd postpones NCAE and NAT in Metro Manila

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) has temporarily suspended the National Career Assessment Examination (NCAE) and the National Achievement Test (NAT) in Metro Manila. The exams, which aim to assess and evaluate the aptitude, skill and inclination of a student for a particular occupation or field, were initially scheduled for March 1 and March 2. DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones cited logistical difficulties for the temporary suspension. The NCAE and NAT in […]

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PNP chief connects failed assassination attempt on him to drug war revival

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said on Tuesday  that there was a failed attempt to assassinate him during his visit in Marawi late January. Dela Rosa said in his speech at the 23rd National Police College anniversary in Silang, Cavite that the Maute Group tried to assassinate him. “Big-time na pala ako kasi i-a-assassinate ako,” Dela Rosa said. “Report sa akin ng PNP at army doon […]

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Legarda: ‘It’s a great day for climate warriors’

(Eagle News) — Senator Loren Legarda hailed on Wednesday President Rodrigo Duterte’s signing of the Paris Agreement, calling the day of his signing “a great day for..climate warriors.” Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Climate Change, made the statement a day after Duterte signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that compels ratifying countries to take steps to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and to limit the temperature increase […]

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Drilon elected as new Senate minority leader

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  – Senator Franklin Drilon is the new Senate minority leader. It was Senator Benigno Paolo Aquino IV who nominated Drilon, the Senate president pro-tempore until he was ousted on Monday. Aquino’s motion was seconded by Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III. Drilon, for his part, nominated Aquino as his Senate assistant minority leader. Senator Leila De Lima, who is detained at the Philippine National Police Custodial Center, meanwhile, expressed her  decision to join the […]

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Senate reorganization, normal – Palace

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang said that the recent reorganization in the Senate is a normal occurrence. According to Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, what happened was that the will of the majority was just upheld after the voting. Abella did not deny that the Duterte administration will benefit from the reorganization as more senators allied with the government will facilitate the passing of what the administration considers as important laws. https://youtu.be/uoEV5SCO9GM

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Former President Aquino wants to visit De Lima, to give her chocolates

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III asked for permission to visit Senator Leila De Lima. Aquino made the statement after the Liberal Party caucus. The former president stands as the LP Chairman Emeritus. Aquino said he is waiting for the “go” signal to visit the senator as he wants to know De Lima’s condition. He said he also wanted to give her some chocolates.  

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LP solons claim they might leave “super majority” after vote on death penalty bill

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  — Several members of the Liberal Party are ready to leave the “super majority” bloc in the House of Representatives allegedly because of the vote on the revival of the death penalty. Based on the Liberal Party caucus, the party deferred its decision to bolt from the “super majority” only after the voting on death penalty. “Ang Liberal Party, ganun ang aming proseso. We have to discuss, we have to […]

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Aguirre: NBI to release report on Martinez ambush

(Eagle News) –The National Bureau of Investigation is set to come out with a report on their investigation into the ambush of Lalaine Madrigal Martinez, even if the incident was not reported to the police. Justice Vitaliano Aguirre said the absence of a police report on her ambush in Makati on Friday does not mean that the incident did not take place. “Kita niyo naman, yung sasakyan may tama…Kasi ang pinagbabasehan lang niyo na porke hindi totoo yung ambush ay […]

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MSMEs reminded of accurate weighing, product certification marks

GUIMARAS – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Guimaras is reminding the public and the Micro, Small and Medium Entrepreneurs (MSMEs) in the Province of Guimaras of the importance of weighing scales and the use of product certification marks. DTI team conducted an inspection at Jordan Food Terminal Market, Barangay. San Miguel, Jordan recently to check the functionality and effectiveness of weighing scales used by MSMEs. The team was composed of the Municipal Treasury Office (MTO), […]

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Irrigation chief quits amid corruption allegations

  (Eagle News) — The administrator of the National Irrigation Authority has resigned. In a Facebook post, Peter Laviña confirmed that he quit his post in order to “spare the President.” “Paalam! I have been vilified in the past; my name used, abused and maligned. Recently, there had been efforts to discredit me again. There are rumors circulating that I have asked money from NIA contractors. These are not true..To spare the President from these […]

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“I am very sorry. We have failed,” says Duterte to Germany as he vows to hunt down Abu Sayyaf

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (February 28) expressed his apologies to the German government and to the whole German nation a day after the confimation on the beheading of one of its nationals, Jurgen Kantner, by the terrorist group, Abu Sayyaf. At the same time, he reiterated the Philippine government’s policy not to give in to the ransom demands of the terrorist group who claims to be linked to the Islamic […]

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AFP: No letup in military ops vs Abu Sayyaf

(Eagle News) — There will be no letup in military offensives against the Abu Sayyaf. The Armed Forces of the Philippines issued this statement on Tuesday, a day after a  German national was confirmed beheaded by the terrorist group in Sulu. “There will be no letup in our operations until we have rescued all the remaining kidnap victims and we have negated  the Abu Sayyaf capability who continue to fight government and perpetrate their terrorist activities,” Col. Edgard […]

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