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(Eagle News) — Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras on Thursday, May 31, said he was considering filing charges against Akbayan party-list Rep. Tom Villarin. Paras made the statement after Villarin urged his fellow lawmakers to ban Paras from the premises of the Lower House. Villarin made the call after accusing Paras of stealing his cellphone within the House premises in March, allegedly to get information from the gadget that could be used against Senator Risa Hontiveros. […]
(Eagle News)- Nasa mahigit 600 na benepisyaryo ng Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program o 4Ps mula sa tatlong barangay sa isla ng Boracay, sa Aklan ang tumanggap ng tulong pinansyal mula sa Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) nitong Miyerkules, Mayo 30. Ayon kay Gemma Santerva, project development officer ng 4Ps sa Boracay, nasa P2.442 milyon ang inilabas nilang ayuda para sa buwan ng Pebrero at Marso, 2018. “Aming minadali ang paglalabas sa nasabing pera na […]
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AFP) — Slovenia’s former center-right Prime Minister Janez Jansa and his Democratic Party (SDS) look set to emerge on top in early parliamentary elections on Sunday, as campaigning enters the home stretch. The campaign has been overshadowed by controversy over Jansa’s strident anti-migrant rhetoric and the public support he has received from fellow firebrand Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. According to the latest poll published by daily Dnevnik on Wednesday, Jansa’s SDS is […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in Pyongyang Thursday, North Korea’s state media said, ahead of a landmark summit between Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Lavrov’s visit comes amid a flurry of diplomatic activity to organize next month’s summit, with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also meeting Kim’s right-hand man Kim Yong Chol in New York late Wednesday. “Sergei Lavrov, foreign minister of the Russian Federation, arrived […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 31, lauded the passage of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. “We are pleased that both houses passed their respective versions of the BBL. The certification was a signal that the President considers the BBL as absolutely indispensable in the search for peace in Mindanao,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. He said Malacanang was also “pleased that both houses of Congress […]
(Eagle News) — “A big fat lie.” This was how Solicitor General Jose Calida described the allegations he had a mistress and diverted 1.8 million in public funds to her. Speaking to CNN Philippines, Calida said the complainant herself has admitted the she has no evidence to back up any of her claims. He was apparently referring to Jocelyn Marie Acosta Niperos, who filed a complaint for graft, malversation of funds and misconduct before the […]
(Eagle News) — Former PhilHealth president Alex Padilla on Thursday, May 31, denied he diverted P10.69 billion intended for senior citizens. In an interview over GMA’s News to Go, Padilla said his August 2015 request for the release of the same to fund the construction of rural health facilities instead was not acted upon by the Department of Budget and Management then headed by Secretary Butch Abad in the first place. In fact, he said […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahang sa 3rd quarter ng taon isasagawa ang susunod na Bilateral Consultative Mechanism sa pagitan ng China at Pilipinas. Ayon kay Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana, wala pang eksaktong petsa pero posible aniyang isagawa ito sa Agosto o Setyembre. Inaasahan aniyang mapag-uusapan ng dalawang bansa ang progress report ng resulta sa panel study hinggil sa gas cooperation sa West Philippine Sea. Noong Pebrero nang isagawa ng Pilipinas at China […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian equities bounced back Thursday from the previous day’s mauling while the euro held on to a recovery as fears of turmoil in Italy were soothed by conciliatory noises from the country’s two biggest populist parties. The head of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement said he was prepared to offer a compromise candidate for the finance ministry after President Sergio Mattarella’s decision to veto an avowed eurosceptic led to the […]
(Eagle News)- Pinag-aaralan ngayon ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang posibilidad ng paglalagay ng suggested retail prices o SRPs sa mga pangunahing produktong agrikultural. Ayon kay Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan, ang paglalagay ng SRPs sa mga nasabing produkto ay pinagsamang inisyatiba ni Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez at ni Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol. Layunin ng inisyatibang ito na protektahan ang mga mamimili laban sa mga nagpapatubo at sa […]
(Eagle News) — Tumatanggap na ang Social Security System (SSS) ng online retirement application mula sa mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) at voluntary members na sisenta (60) anyos pataas sa pamamagitan ng kanilang website www.sss.gov.ph . Sinabi ni SSS President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Dooc na simula Mayo 10, 2018 ay maaari nang gamitin ng mga OFW at voluntary members ang online web facility para mas mapabilis at mapadali ang pagsusumite ng kanilang retirement […]
Sand art filled the shoreline of Mabua Beach recently as Tandag in Surigao del Sur celebrated its 10th founding anniversary. Photos by Merly Orozco, Eagle News Service
