Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News)–Grab Philippines has asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to set aside its April 19 order directing the company to suspend its P2 per minute of travel time additional charge. According to Grab, in the first place, the order was “contrary to law and applicable jurisprudence.” It said almost all Transport Network Companies impose such charges. Even taxi companies, it said, did the same. “The suspension on the per minute charge imposed […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that he was rolling out the privacy controls demanded by European regulators to Facebook users worldwide because “everyone cares about privacy”. Speaking at the VivaTech trade fair in Paris a day before new European data protection rules come into force Zuckerberg said Europe’s history had made its citizens particularly wary when it comes to data collection. “There are specific points about history in Europe. If […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bam Aquino on Friday, May 25, urged the government to suspend the excise tax imposed on petroleum products. Aquino made the statement amid what he said was the surge in prices of goods, and after the Department of Energy said this was possible under the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. The DOE said, however, that such a suspension would only cover the excise taxes due for 2019. It was only possible, it […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited seven wounded-in-action soldiers at the Metro Davao Medical Research Center (MDMRC) in Davao City on Thursday, May 24, awarding to them the medals of the Order of Lapu-Lapu with the Rank of Kampilan to honor their courage, bravery, and sacrifice in the service of the country. The Order of Lapu-Lapu, Rank of Kampilan is conferred by the President to recognize exemplary service by workers of the government […]
(Eagle News) — Tutuparin ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang layunin nitong tuluyan nang mawala ang iligal na droga sa taong 2022 bilang pagtalima sa utos ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, apat na lalawigan pa lamang ang idineklara ng PDEA na ‘drug cleared,’ kasama rito ang Batanes, Biliran, Bohol at Southern Leyte. Ipinangako naman ni Aquino, bagaman mahihirapan ay tiniyak nya sa publiko na mayroon silang plano upang […]
(Eagle News)–National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said he “has a “reason to be optimistic” about the resumption of peace talks. He said this was “on the basis of the hard and productive work that the panels have already done in the form of back that the panels have already done in the form of back channel consultations, consensus building and bilateral drafting, unless the Duterte regime is once more […]
(Eagle News) — Naniniwala ang Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na hindi pa napapanahon na alisin ang martial law sa Mindanao, isang taon mula nang maganap ang Marawi siege. Ayon kay AFP Chief of Staff General Carlito Galvez Jr., hindi pa kailangang alisin ang Martial Law hangga’t hindi pa nahuhuli ang mga natitirang rebelde at nakukumpiska ang mga loose firearm. Sa ngayon, nasa 6,000 iligal na armas pa lamang ang naisusuko sa kanila, at […]
by Lachlan Carmichael Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Union’s new data protection laws came into effect on Friday, with Brussels saying the changes will protect consumers from being like “people naked in an aquarium”. The EU’s so-called General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been blamed for a flood of spam emails and messages in recent weeks as firms rush to request the explicit consent of users to contact them. Even […]
Asian markets mostly fell on Friday as Donald Trump shocked the world by pulling out of next month’s historic summit with Kim Jong Un, though analysts said the losses were tempered by hopes the talks can be rekindled. Traders had already been nervous in recent days after the US president warned he could pull out of the June 12 meeting with the North Korean leader, while also voicing his displeasure at a deal to […]
(Eagle News) — Nasa halos limangdaang (500) pribadong eskwelahan ang nakaambang magtaas ng kanilang matrikula para sa darating na School Year 2018-2019. Ayon kay Education Undersecretary Jesus Mateo, pwede pa itong madagdagan dahil sa ngayon ay anim na rehiyon pa lang ang nagbigay ng kanilang report kasama ang National Capital Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Caraga, Region 10 at Region 12. Samantala, hindi matiyak ni Mateo kung magkano ang idadagdag sa matrikula. Una nang sinabi ng DepEd […]
President Rodrigo Duterte led the inauguration of Davao River Bridge widening project which is expected to ease traffic congestion in the city and improve movement of goods and services. “Today’s inauguration of the new and improved Davao River Bridge symbolizes this administration’s commitment to usher in an era of rapid infrastructure development,” President Duterte said in his speech on Thursday, May 24, 2018. “Aside from this bridge being widened from four to six lanes, […]
(Eagle News) — A career officer at the Department of Tourism was named as the officer-in-charge of the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) after the resignation of its chief operating officer actor Cesar Montano. Arnold Gonzales was unanimously chosen as OIC of the Tourism Promotions Board, a government-owned corporation attached to the Department of Tourism tasked to market and promote the Philippines domestically and internationally as a world-class tourism and MICE destination. Gonzales is a […]
