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UPDATED: Duterte signs PHL Mental Health Law

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill providing basic mental health services in the grassroots level. It was Senator Risa Hontiveros, an opposition senator, who pushed for the passage of Republic Act 11036, or the Philippine Mental Health Law, that will essentially integrate mental healthcare in the country’s public healthcare system. “The Mental Health Law cements the government’s commitment to a more holistic approach to healthcare: without sound […]

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Stress test: saliva swab detects workplace burnout

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — A simple saliva test can show within hours whether someone on the job is overly stressed and at risk of burnout, researchers said Friday. Measuring levels of the anti-stress hormone cortisol at different times of the day more accurately reveals stress levels than more complicated measures, including blood tests, they reported in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports. In experiments, scientists compared healthy workers with burnout patients diagnosed by psychologists. […]

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Roque: Palace “pleased” with Ombudsman indictment of Aquino over DAP

Why only now and why only usurpation, Roque, in his personal capacity, however, asks (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, June 21, said it was “pleased” with the Ombudsman’s indictment of former President Benigno Aquino III over the disbursement acceleration program. “We welcome any effort to bring about accountability of public officers,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said when asked to comment on the charges for usurpation of legislative authority filed against Aquino. In his […]

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Light quakes shouldn’t be ignored as strong quakes may hit country anytime, says Phivolcs

(Eagle News) — Almost every day the country is experiencing light earthquakes. Although the light quakes do not cause any damage, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) explained that these small quakes could signal a strong earthquake. PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum explained that the light quakes were due to the frequent movements of the active fault lines. In line with this, Solidum encouraged the public to visit their website or to download the mobile […]

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El Niño mararanasan sa huling bahagi ng taon – PAGASA

(Eagle News) — Ibinabala ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) ang posibilidad ng pagsisimula ng mahinang El Niño sa huling bahagi ng taon. Ayon kay Pagasa Climate Monitoring and Prediction Section Officer-in-Charge Ana Liza Solis, ipinapakita ng mga pinakahuling datos ng World Meteorological Organization ang unti-unting pag-init ng tropical pacific na kalauna’y magdudulot ng posibleng mahinang El Niño sa fourth quarter ng taon. Inaasahan ng weather bureau ang near average hanggang slightly warmer […]

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DTI, naniniwala na maaaring makasama sa ekonomiya ang P750 na minimum daily wage

(Eagle News) — Naniniwala ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na maaaring makasama sa ekonomiya ng bansa ang hinihiling na P750 kada-araw na minimum wage ng mga militanteng grupo dahil sa magiging negatibong epekto nito sa mga negosyo at sa mga presyo ng bilihin sa buong Pilipinas. Sinabi ni Trade Sec. Ramon Lopez, dapat na ibatay sa inflation ang pagbibigay ng umento sa sahod upang masiguro na walang negatibong epekto sa ekonomiya ang pagtataas […]

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Guevarra: Contracts between DOJ, security firm of Calida’s family aboveboard

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Thursday, June 21, reiterated the contracts entered into by the Department of Justice and the security agency owned by Solicitor General Jose Calida’s family were aboveboard. Speaking to CNN Philippines, Guevarra said the “conclusion is still the same” even after they “looked into our records” of the contract inked between Vigilant Investigative and Security Agency Inc. and the DOJ. Although Calida said he had resigned as chair […]

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“Radical changes”: Draft of proposed charter ready for submission to President Duterte for review, says Puno

No term extension for the President and Vice President after June 30, 2022; Senators to be elected per region, among other changes (Eagle News) — The first draft of the proposed Constitution will be submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte for his review “this week or early next week” before this will be presented to Congress which will then meet as a “constituent assembly” to revise the present 1987 Constitution. This was revealed by former Supreme […]

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Drilon says policemen who arrest loiterers can be “liable for arbitrary arrest”; Poe bats for cops’ “orientation” beforehand

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The policemen who continue to arrest loiterers can be “liable for arbitrary arrest,” Senator Franklin Drilon said on Thursday, June 21. According to Drilon, “vagrancy,” after all, was “not a crime.” “I do not know on what basis the arrests are being made. There must be a crime committed,” Drilon said. President Rodrigo Duterte, who ordered the Philippine National Police to intensify the operations, denied, however, that arrests were […]

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Duterte to immigration personnel: Stop harassing tourists

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered on Wednesday, June 20, the Bureau of Immigration (BI) personnel to stop extorting money from tourists, particularly Korean and Chinese nationals. “Pagka na-istampan na kasi ‘yang [passport], admitted to the country for so many days, […] they are always bugged by Immigration and police, and that has to stop,” Duterte said in his speech in Cabanatuan, Iloilo. He threatened to send BI personnel approaching any of the tourists in the […]

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NDF: Peace talks should be held in “foreign neutral venue,” not in PHL

(Eagle News)– Communist rebels on Thursday, June 21, reiterated peace negotiations with the government should be held in a “foreign neutral venue,” contrary to President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal they be held in the Philippines. In a statement, the National Democratic Front said the two sides, after all, “must comply” with the Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantees, “consistent with the general practice of warring parties to negotiate peace outside of their country or their […]

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Guevarra: SC decision on Sereno ouster “correct” but some rules need to be made clear “to avoid similar situation in future”

(Eagle News) –The Supreme Court was “correct” in its decision to nullify Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. According to Guevarra though, there was a need to make the rules clear so as to “avoid a similar situation in the future.” “Now the Constitution is proposed to be amended, we’d rather make it very clear in the Constitution that the only way — only way — to remove impeachable […]

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