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(Eagle News) – Inihahanda na ng National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) ang investment program, isang buwan bago muling buksan ang isla ng Boracay. Ayon kay NEDA Undersecretary for Regional Development Adoracion Navarro, magiging kapareho ito sa programa para sa mga naapektuhan ng Marawi Seige. Tatlong buwan itong bubuuin ng NEDA na nakabatay sa medium-term action plan framework na una nang ginawa ng ahensya. Layunin ng programa na makatulong sa paglago ng Boracay sa pamamagitan […]
by Heather Scott Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — As Washington and Ottawa resumed trade talks Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he would only sign a new trade pact that was good for his country. Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland was upbeat in Washington after meeting US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, saying that “detailed” discussions to salvage the North American Free Trade Agreement as a three-nation deal would begin the following […]
Count of injured now at 39 (Eagle News)—The death toll in the bomb explosion in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday night has risen to two, the police said. The number of those injured was also now at 39, the police said, as they looked for those responsible behind the incident in Isulan. In a television interview Wednesday, Isulan police chief Supt. Celestino Daniel dismissed reports the Islamic State had a hand in the explosion. “Hindi pa po […]
Two other bombs reportedly defused in area (Eagle News)–One person was killed and 36 others were injured after an improvised explosive device went off during a town festival in Sultan Kudarat on Tuesday night. The explosion took place at 8:34 p.m. near a gas station in Barangay Kalawag 3, as activities were ongoing in commemoration of the town’s 61st founding anniversary. Authorities said the IED had been placed inside a motorcycle that had been […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Aug. 28, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to bring retired police and military officials with him in his trip to Israel in September. “For security personnel, a trip to Israel would entail collaborating and mingling with security forces of Israel in order for our men in uniform to benefit from the experience of Israel, particularly in their drive against extremism and terrorism,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. Earlier, President […]
(Eagle News) — Popular American band Maroon 5 is coming to the Philippines next year. Philippine Concerts said the band will be in the country on March 5, 2019 for its Red Pill Blues Tour. Red Pill Blues is the band’s sixth studio album released in November last year. It includes songs such as “Who I am,” “Moves like Jagger,” among others. Maroon 5 last performed in the Philippines in 2015.
(Eagle News) — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) reminded the public that emergency vehicles have the “right of way” when responding to emergency situations. The MMDA issued the reminder after videos of motorists arguing with the drivers of an ambulance and a fire truck have gone viral. “Buhay po ‘yung nakataya. Pwede po silang mag-counterflow. Pwede po silang mag-swerve biglaan, pwede po silang mag-left-turn sa hindi tama. Kaya nga ho kapag nadidinig niyo ‘yung […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Cynthia Villar, chair of Senate committee on agriculture and food on Tuesday, August 28 urged President Rodrigo Duterte to set a ceiling on prices of rice in the country. This came in the wake of continuous increase in the prices of rice in the market. Villar said the President can declare a state of calamity under the provision of Republic Act 7581 or the Price Act that could control and stabilize […]
(Eagle News) — Apektado pa rin ng habagat o southwest monsoon ang northern at central Luzon. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, ngayong araw ay apektado ng habagat ang Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, at Central Luzon. Ang nasabing mga lugar ay makararanas ng maulap na papawirin na mayroong kalat-kalat na pag-ulan at thunderstorms. Maaaring magdulot ng flashfloods at pagguho ng lupa ang mararanasang katamtaman hanggang sa kung minsan ay […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, Aug. 28, expressed support for Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio replacing Teresita Leonardo-De Castro once she retires as Chief Justice in October. In the first place, he said based on his understanding, “the President did not close the door to future nominations of Carpio as next Chief Justice.” “In fact, the President’s statement that seniority is his major and principal consideration in appointing individuals to the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed support for the proposal to rename the Mactan-Cebu International Airport as Lapu-Lapu International Airport. The proposal was first made by National Historical Commission of the Philippines Chairman Dr. Rene Escalante. In supporting NHCP’s proposal, the President said that Lapu-Lapu should be given more honor because of his bravery after he killed the Portuguese explorer, Ferdinand Magellan, in 16th century. “You know, Magellan was the first invader to […]
by Catherine Marciano Agence France Presse VATICAN CITY (AFP) — The Catholic Church’s Pope Francis has declined to comment on a claim that he ignored sexual abuse allegations against a senior clergyman amid speculation conservative elements in the Catholic hierarchy are using the issue to mount a “putsch” to remove the liberal pontiff. Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, a former Vatican envoy to the United States, on Saturday said he had told Francis of the […]
