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(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano will run for senator in 2019. This was after Alejano accepted the nomination of his party to run for the post. “ I have the duty to prepare and equip myself for the tasks ahead,” Alejano said in a statement on Tuesday, June 5. Alejano thanked his colleagues in the Magdalo party, “especially” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for their nomination. “I submit to the direction and wisdom of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte fired Celestina Dela Serna as interim chief of PhilHealth because of excessive travels, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 5. According to Roque, there was also the issue of mismanagement of funds in the agency. He said it was a senior Palace official, whom he did not identify, who made the recommendation to dismiss Dela Serna following an inquiry. “”We need a completely honest PhilHealth if we […]
(Eagle News) — Nag-alok si South Korean President Moon Jae-In ng $1 bilyon para sa “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure program ng pamahalaan. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, sa naganap na pulong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kasama si President Moon ay nagbigay ang Pangulo ng South Korea ng official development assistance upang makatulong sa nasabing programa ng gobyerno. Ayon naman kay Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, dinoble ng South Korea ang offer […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A Seoul court has turned down a request from prosecutors to arrest the matriarch of the troubled Korean Air dynasty over multiple assault charges, sparking public anger. Lee Myung-hee, the wife of Korean Air chairman Cho Yang-ho, was released from police custody late Monday after the Seoul Central District Court refused to issue an arrest warrant for her. It was a rare piece of good news for the family, who […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi sang-ayon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magkaroon ng residential area sa Boracay Island. Ayon sa Pangulo, gagawin niya ang Boracay na agricultural land, isasailalim sa land reform at ipamamahagi sa mga magsasaka. Sa ngayon, kailangan pa niyang makita ang dokumento kung ang isla ay isang commercial at residential area. Ipinauubaya naman ng Pangulo sa Kongreso ang pagpapasya kung magtitira ng bahagi sa Boracay para gawing commercial area.
by Jenny Vaughan and Asia bureaus © Agence France-Presse THANH HOA, Vietnam (AFP) — A Vietnamese mangrove draped with polythene, a whale killed after swallowing waste bags in Thai seas and clouds of underwater trash near Indonesian “paradise” islands — grim images of the plastic crisis that has gripped Asia. About eight million tonnes of plastic waste are dumped into the world’s oceans every year, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic being tipped into […]
(Eagle News) – Hinaharap ngayon ng Department of Education (DepEd) ang hamon ng paglipat ng mga guro mula sa private schools papunta sa mga pampublikong eskwelahan. Ayon kay Education Secretary Leonor Briones, sa gitna ng isyu ng hirit na umento sa sahod ng mga public school teachers ay dapat tugunan ng DepEd ang migration o paglipat ng mga private school teacher dahil sa mas malaking sweldo sa public schools. Sinabi ni Briones na bukod sa […]
(Eagle News) — Mula Oktubre noong nakaraang taon, umabot na sa 927 ang nabiktima ng motorcycle riding criminals sa buong bansa. Sa kabuuang bilang, 880 sa mga biktima ang napatay, habang 47 naman ang nasugatan. Ayon sa otoridad, mahigit sa isang libo ang suspek sa nasabing mga krimen, ngunit 51 pa lamang sa kanila ang naaresto habang 12 naman ang napatay sa engkwentro. Sa kasalukuyan ay 1,008 na ang bilang ng mga suspek kung saan […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Qantas is poised to list Taiwan as part of China on its websites, sparking concern Tuesday from Australia’s foreign minister who said private firms must be able to conduct business “free from political pressure”. The Chinese Civil Aviation Administration sent a notice to 36 foreign airlines in April, asking them to comply with Beijing’s standards of referring to Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau as Chinese territories. Despite Taiwan’s having been governed […]
Ni Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines – Dalawang pinaghihinalaang tulak ng droga ang patay matapos nagtangka sila umanong tumakas mula sa mga otoridad sa isang buy-bust operation. Sa isang kuha ng cellphone video ng mga operatiba ng Special Drug Enforcement Unit (SDEU) ng Quezon City ay makikitang nagkaroon ng putukan at habulan habang tinutugis ang dalawang drug suspek diumano na sina Robert Salas alyas Bulak at Randy Selevino alyas Buboy sa Brgy. Holy […]
by Alina Dieste © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States and six influential members of the Organization of American States urged the body Monday to reject Venezuela’s elections and to begin moves to kick Caracas out of the club. There is anger among pan-American nations at Venezuela’s slide into chaos and autocratic rule, fueled by what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo dubbed President Nicolas Maduro’s attempt to “dismantle democracy.” […]
(Eagle News) — Kaya umano ng mga kumpanya, malaki man o maliit, na ibigay ang panukalang 750 pesos na nationwide minimum wage increase. Ito’y bagamat sinabi ng Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) na imposible ang hirit na dagdag-sahod. Ayon sa IBON Foundation, milyung-milyong piso ang kinikita kada taon ng mga kumpanya kung pagbabatayan ang pag-aaral ng Philippine Statistics Authority noong 2015 annual survey ng Philippine business and industry. Lumabas sa naturang pag-aaral na mahigit […]
