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PHILCONSA asks SC to declare Bangsamoro deals unconstitutional

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA) petitioned the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro as well as to restrain the Budget Department to release funds for the implementation of said agreements. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/wHpJOchh8vU

Special: 154th birth anniversary of Jose Rizal

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The 19th of June marks the birth anniversary of our National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Watch this special feature about our National Hero. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

Taguig identifies areas on West Valley Fault

TAGUIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The local government of Taguig City and its partner organizations conducted the “Walk the Fault” program to identify areas on the West Valley Fault system by marking said areas. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

Transport groups ask for higher fares

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Land Transportation and Franchising Board is studying the requests of various transport groups to rescind the fare rollback due to the continuous increase of fuel prices. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/xqxKAvRkWtk

Sandiganbayan orders revelation of Luy hard drive

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Sandiganbayan ordered the prosecution to provide hard copies of all the contents of the hard drive belonging to whistleblower Benhur Luy in the case of the alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/EW5Uv6XNbAc

PNP to automate fingerprinting

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched its automated fingerprint identification system, with plans to totally phase out the manual system of taking fingerprints. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

Stopping “National Photo-bomber”, birthday gift for Jose Rizal

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – In celebration of Jose Rizal’s 154th birthday, the members of the Knights of Rizal declared that the issuance of the Supreme Court of a temporary restraining order against the construction of Torre de Manila is a perfect gift for the birthday of our National Hero. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/6mkr3nRlAmY

PSA: Road-reblocking this weekend

MAKATI City, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, the Department of Public Works and Highways will conduct road re-blocking projects in three major highways over the weekend. Check out the video for more details. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/9NCuHK11VVg

Imported rice to arrive in August

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – After winning the bid to import rice under the government-to-government scheme, Vietnam is expected to send its rice imports to the Philippines by August in preparation of the lean months. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/rYusCRTkMRY

Price of construction materials goes down

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the price of construction materials in Metro Manila exhibited a continuous drop since May. The PSA added that this is the result of the lower price of fuel compared to the same time period in 2014. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

Senator Angara to focus more on Philippine athletes

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Senator Sonny Angara, the government should look closely into the matter of Filipino athletes competing in international events. The senator added that the government should analyze why Philippines remain at low standing in international sports events. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/7l57rXqoV2o

Government Peace Negotiating Team ipinaliwanag sa mga Bicolano ang BBL

Nagsimula nang maglibot sa iba’t-ibang panig nang bansa ang mga miyembro nang Goverment Peace Negotiating Panel upang personal na ipaliwanag sa mga mamamayan ang isinusulong na Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL). Ipinagmalaki din ng panel ang nasimulang decommissioning ng mga armas ng Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) na patunay ng sinseridad nito sa usaping pangkapayapaan. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)