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(Eagle News) — Labintatlo-katao ang namatay sa Eastern Visayas dahil sa dengue fever. Naitala ito sa unang apat na buwan ng taon. Ayon sa Department of Health (DOH), nadoble ito kung ikukumpara sa naitalang nasawi noong nakaraang taon sa kaparehong panahon. Nakakaalarma anila ang nasabing ulat dahil maaaring maragdagan pa ang bilang nito mula Mayo hanggang Disyembre. Noong nakaraang taon, lima lang ang naitalang nasawi dahil sa dengue sa nasabing rehiyon. Kung ikukumpara ay mas […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao says the outcome of his July bout against Argentine Lucas Matthysse will likely determine whether he will hang up his gloves after a storied career. After a one-year hiatus from the ring, the 39-year-old has started training two weeks earlier than usual to bring himself up to peak fighting condition. “I am not saying it will be the last, but it will be the basis for (me) […]
(Eagle News)— Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, May 18, said the eight Supreme Court justices who voted to grant the quo warranto petition nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice “deserve to be impeached.” In a statement, Lagman said this was the rule “if magistrates who are sworn to uphold the Constitution, subvert the very fundamental law by arrogating jurisdiction over an impeachable official.” In this case, he said he believes Associate Justices […]
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Malacañang na naka-depende pa rin sa shortlist ng Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) ang susunod na Ombudsman kapalit ng magreretirong si Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, hihintayin ng Malacañang ang shortlist ng JBC kung saan dito pipili si Pangulong Duterte. Kabilang sa mga nag-apply sa JBC bilang Ombudsman sina Edna Batacan, Rex Rico, Rey Ifurung, Felito Ramirez, Rainier Madrid, Judge Carlos Espero Ii, Special Prosecutor Edilberto […]
(Eagle News) — Animnapung opisyal ng barangay na kabilang sa narcolist ang nanalo sa katatapos na barangay elections. Ayon kay Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) Director General Aaron Aquino, mula sa 207 barangay officials na umano’y sangkot sa iligal na droga, 36 na kapitan ng barangay at 24 na kagawad ang nanalo sa May 14 barangay elections. Partial pa lamang aniya ito at hindi pa nakukumpleto sa Region 5 at Caraga. Sabi ni Aquino, ang […]
(Eagle News) — Ibinunyag ng Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) ang bagong modus ng mga sindikato ng alahas at ginto upang maipuslit papasok sa bansa ang kanilang mga alahas. Sa modus, sangkot diumano ang ilang opisyal ng gobyerno, kabilang ang ilang mga opisyal Bureau of Customs. Sabi ni PACC Comissioner Greco Belgica, sinusundo ng mga kurap na opisyal ng pamahalaan ang mga smuggler sa terminal upang kunin at mailabas ang kontrabando. Nangyari aniya ito sa Ninoy […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, May 18, lashed out at Maria Lourdes Sereno, following her comments President Rodrigo Duterte was behind the Supreme Court decision nullifying her appointment. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the scathing comment a day after he refused to dignify her claims. “..The former top magistrate has been engaged in grandstanding and seeking media coverage, pointing an accusing finger at President Duterte for the result of the quo warranto petition […]
(Eagle News) — Pinaiimbestigahan ni Senador JV Ejercito sa Senado ang aniya’y “mafia” na nasa likod ng korapsyon sa mga housing programs ng gobyerno. Tinukoy ni Ejercito ang mga housing unit na itinayo gamit ang mga sub-standard na materyales sa flood-prone at landslide-prone areas sa Tacloban City na para sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Yolanda. Sinabi ni Ejercito na inimbitahan na nila para magpaliwanag sa imbestigasyon ng Committee on Housing and Urban Resettlement ang mga […]
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang gawin online ang renewal ng driver’s license at motor vehicle registration. Sa pamamagitan ito ng online portal ng Land Transportation Office (LTO). Ayon kay LTO Management Information Division Chief Rector Antiga, apat na distrito ng LTO ang maaari nang gawin ang online renewal ng driver’s license at motor vehicles. Kabilang sa mga nasabing distrito ay ang Pasig, Muntinlupa at Novaliches. Ang online processing ng LTO ay maaaring gawin sa pamamagitan […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Pentagon is not considering cutting back the joint US-South Korean military exercises that have drawn angry condemnation from Pyongyang ahead of a planned US-North Korea summit, an official said Thursday. “There’s been no talk of reducing anything. There’s been no talk of changing our scope,” Pentagon spokeswoman Dana White said. The exercises “are defensive in nature and the scope hasn’t changed … This is about safeguarding the alliance,” she […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The Saudi and Emirati energy ministers voiced concerns on Thursday over oil price fluctuations, saying they were determined to maintain output, the Saudi oil ministry said. In a phone call, Saudi Arabia’s Khaled al-Faleh and the United Arab Emirates’ Suheil al-Mazrouei “voiced their concerns about recent market volatility, fuelled by anxiety over geopolitical events despite the availability of ample supply,” the ministry said. Benchmark oil contract Brent North Sea hit […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace has refused to dignify Maria Lourdes Sereno’s call for President Rodrigo Duterte to resign for what she claimed was his role behind the Supreme Court decision nullifying her appointment as Chief Justice. “Ayaw ko na po magkomento diyan at tingin ko po ang Presidente ayaw na ring magkomento,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a radio interview. In making the call for the resignation during a forum organized by her […]
