(Eagle News) — A Quezon City court has convicted Benito and Wilma Tiamzon–believed to be top officials of the Communist Party of the Philippines–of serious illegal detention and kidnapping. Branch 216 Judge Alfonso Ruiz II sentenced the couple to reclusion perpetua or up to 40 years of imprisonment, and ordered them to pay Lt. Abraham Claro Casis P75,000 for moral damages, P75000 as civil indemnity, and P75000 for exemplary damages. The judge said the monetary […]
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Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed as presidential adviser on Clark projects
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo as Presidential Adviser on Clark Programs and Projects. The former President will receive an annual salary of P1. In a statement, Arroyo vowed to transform Clark into “Asia’s economic powerhouse in the 2020s.” She noted that “in this time of pandemic and the worst global recession in nearly a century, the rapid harnessing of the Clark-Subic service logistics corridor for jobs, investment and […]
19 more COVID-19 cases reported among overseas Filipinos; four more recover
(Eagle News) — Nineteen more Filipinos abroad have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional cases, the total COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos rose to 11592 as of Thursday night. Four more have recovered, pushing the recovery total to 7496. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remained at 834. The Middle East and Africa region still had the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among […]
PAGASA monitoring LPA off Bulacan
(Eagle News) –The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Bulacan. PAGASA said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, La Union, and Pangasinan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms because of the LPA in the vicinity of Bubulong Munti. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. The Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and the rest of Ilocos Region, on the other hand, […]
MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Nov. 27
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Nov. 27: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All passengers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. Only those with the confirmation, MIAA had said, would be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed subject to the travel requirements imposed by the local government unit […]
COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 424,297; 328 more recoveries reported
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 424000 mark on Thursday, Nov. 26, after the Department of Health reported 1392 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 424297 cases, 28789 or 6.8 percent were active. Of these, 84 percent were mild, 8.3 percent asymptomatic, 4.9 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.26 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Caloocan with 77, Cavite and Laguna with […]
PHL to sign agreement with AstraZeneca for purchase of COVID-19 vaccines
(Eagle News) — The Philippines and local pharmaceutical companies are set to sign an agreement with British company AstraZeneca for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. said on Thursday, Nov. 26, that the tripartite agreement would be signed on Friday, Nov. 27. Under the agreement, Galvez said two million COVID-19 vaccine doses will be made available to the Philippines. Earlier, the Department of Health said it was eyeing inoculating 50 […]
Senate approves proposed P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Thursday, Nov. 26, approved on third and final reading the proposed P4.5-trillion national budget for 2021. Twenty-two senators voted for the approval of the bill, which would have allotted funds for the country’s economic recovery amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A speakership row in the House of Representatives had threatened to derail the passage of the budget bill there, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to personally appeal to the House amid […]
Palace: Public can now text gov’t’s 8888 complaint center
(Eagle News) — The public can now text the government’s 8888 complaint center. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said they can “simply text 8888 from both Globe and Smart and their affiliate telcos..” and no charges will be incurred. Roque said the Office of the President added the text service platform to the 8888 Citizens’ Complaint Center (8888 CCC). It had its soft launch on November 3. Roque said the public may air their complaints and […]
DFA reports five more COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos
(Eagle News) — Five more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. Data from the Department of Foreign Affairs showed the additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among Filipinos abroad to 7492. Six additional COVID-19 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 11573. No additional fatality was reported, which means the death toll remained at 834. The Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos, with 7535, 4657, […]
Guevarra: DOJ-led task force to file complaints vs corrupt officials even if they are outside the Executive department
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, Nov. 25, said the Department of Justice-led task force probing corruption in government would file complaints against officials involved in corruption even if they were not part of the executive department. Guevarra made the clarification after President Rodrigo Duterte said he himself could not probe congressmen involved in corruption as they were in a separate branch of government. According to Guevarra, while the President has no […]
TESDA chief Lapeña says he has now tested negative for COVID-19
(Eagle News) — Technical Education Skills Development Authority director-general Isidro Lapeña has now tested negative for COVID-19. Lapeña himself shared the results of the tests he took twice only days after reports said he was positive for the disease in a radio interview on Wednesday, Nov. 25. It was Senator Joel Villanueva who shared the news with reporters over the weekend. Nonetheless, Lapeña said he would continue with his quarantine. “Yun yung gusto natin i-trace […]
