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(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa on Monday said the ranks that figure in the list of unscrupulous policemen he submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte range from P01 to superintendent. “Ibig sabihin they’re just risking their life, their future their career and the future of their family just because of the comfort na naibigay ng ilegal na droga. I don’t see the logic,” he said. Dela Rosa’s statement came a day after […]
“There will be no oppression,” Duterte says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday reiterated his position he would no longer talk to the Communists, noting that he has been receiving reports the New People’s Army has been committing sexual abuses in the fields. “I do not want to talk to the communists anymore. I have been receiving (these) reports…Hinihipo ninyo ‘yung mga babae at ‘yung iba ninanakaw ninyo ang asawa,” Duterte said in […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Urduja” continues to maintain its strength as it prepares to make landfall over Palawan. In its 5 a.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 4:00 a.m. today, the center of the tropical depression was located 195 kilometers east northeast of Puerto Princesa City. “Urduja” is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 75 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Urduja” maintained its strength as it approached Palawan on Sunday night. In its 11 p.m. advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of “Urduja” as of 10 p.m. was 50 kilometers northeast of Cuyo. “Urduja” is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to move west southwest at 17 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would make a visit to the areas affected by “Urduja.” Duterte made the announcement before a crowd in Davao City on Sunday. “I have to fly to the places where the typhoon passed through. There’s so much destruction there,” Duterte said. He said he “would like to see for myself what government can do better than what these guys are doing now.” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude-5.1 earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Sunday. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 36 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 10:32 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 14 kilometers. An Intensity IV was felt in Burgos, Pilar, and Dapa in Surigao del Norte, while an Intensity III was felt in Dinagat and San Jose in the Dinagat Islands. An Intensity II was felt in […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government’s Federalism and Constitutional Reform program has a new administrator. Interior Assistant Secretary Jonathan Malaya has been appointed to the position, DILG Officer-in-Charge Catalino Cuy announced on Sunday. Malaya was Assistant Secretary for Communication and Capacity Development of the DILG before the appointment. “As directed by President (Rodrigo) Duterte, the DILG needs to let the local governments and the ordinary people appreciate and understand how federalism will […]
(Eagle News) — The northern portion of Samar can expect more rains as “Urduja” continues to move slowly over the area on Sunday. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of the tropical storm as of 4 a.m was in the vicinity of Calbayog, Samar, with the weather disturbance expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility until after five days. It is forecast to move west at 13 kilometers per […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine area of responsibility as Tropical Storm “Urduja” continues to traverse the northern part of Samar. In its 8 p.m. bulletin, PAGASA said the tropical depression was located 2330 kilometers east of Mindanao. Meanwhile, as of 7 p.m., the center of “Urduja” was in the vicinity of San Jorge, Samar. “Urduja” is packing maximum sustained winds of […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo is set to appoint Kariton Klasrum founder Efren Peñaflorida as a commissioner of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Duterte made the announcement days after he fired commissioners of the agency, including its chair, left-leaning Terry Ridon. Duterte made the move after Ridon traveled seven times outside the country since he was assigned to the commission in September. The President said the PCUP just met two to three times […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Urduja” continues to move westward as it prepares to make landfall in the Northern-Eastern Samar area either this afternoon or evening. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration said as of 7 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was estimated at 125 kilometers east northeast of Borongan City, Eastern Samar. “Urduja” is packing maximum sustained winds of 80 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 95 […]
(Eagle News) — Cebu Rep. Gwendolyn Garcia on Friday said she was only trying to do what she could for her constituents when she asked then-Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial to expand the government’s dengue vaccination program to her province. “Ginagampanan lang namin ang role namin as fiscalizer at mabigyan ng benefits ang constituents namin kung may government program na ganito,” Garcia said in a radio interview. She recalled telling Ubial during a session in 2016 […]
