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PBBM approves extension of deadline for PUV consolidation

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has approved Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista’s recommendation to extend the deadline of consolidation of public utility vehicles. The Presidential Communications Office said the deadline is extended for three months, until April 30, 2024. The PCO said the extension was to “give an opportunity” to those who expressed their intention to consolidate but “did not make the previous cut-off” to do so. The government initially gave PUVs a December 31 deadline to […]

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DICT unveils plan to double free Wi-Fi sites this year

(Eagle News) — The Department of Information and Communications Technology on Wednesday, Jan. 24, unveiled a plan to double the number of Wi-Fi sites in the country this year. Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary David Almirol Jr. said this was to support the implementation of the government’s eLGU program. According to Almirol, based on reports, before the end of 2023, there were 25000 free Wi-Fi sites. “…Ang part ng effort din po ng DICT ay […]

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PBBM to PSC, other stakeholders: Make sports a unifying force

(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos urged the Philippine Sports Commission and other sports stakeholders to continue breaking barriers and make sports a unifying force in the country. The President made the call during the awarding of incentives to the medalists of the 4th Asian Para Games in the Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Under Republic Act No. 10699, or the National Athletes and Coaches Benefits and Incentives Act, all national athletes who won in […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Quezon and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with rains. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cordillera Administrative Region, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, the rest of Central Luzon, and the rest of CALABARZON will have […]

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PBBM reiterates ICC has no jurisdiction over PHL

(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Tuesday, Jan. 23, reiterated that the International Criminal Court (ICC) has no jurisdiction over the Philippines. As such, he said while ICC representatives could visit the country “as ordinary people,” his government will not cooperate in the ICC inquiry into the war on drugs of the previous administration. “…I consider it as a threat to our sovereignty..,” the President said. In fact, he said  “binabantayan namin sila, making […]

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PHIVOLCS warns of increase in seismic activity at Bulusan Volcano

Alert Level 1 still in place (Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has warned of an increase in seismic activity at Bulusan Volcano. According to PHIVOLCS, 91 volcano-tectonic quakes associated with rock fracturing have been recorded by the Bulusan Volcano Network since 1:38 a.m. of January 22. The quakes were one to two kilometers deep beneath the southwestern flanks. The southwestern and southeastern flanks of the volcano, meanwhile, have been inflated since February […]

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PAGASA: Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with rains. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, and the rest of CALABARZON will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]

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PBBM reactivates Task Force El Niño

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has reactivated Task Force El Niño to ensure the country’s readiness to fight the effects of the climate phenomenon. The reactivation was formalized via Executive Order No. 53 issued on January 19 and signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin. Under the EO, the task force is reactivated under the Office of the President. It will be chaired by the Secretary of the Department of National Defense and co-chaired by the Secretary […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Apayao, Batanes, and Cagayan including the Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, CALABARZON and the rest of Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy […]

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Panay Island has stable power supply: DOE official

(Eagle News)–Panay Island has a stable power supply. Energy Assistant Secretary Mario Marasigan issued the statement after a generating plant went offline on Jan. 17. According to Marasigan, the island does not have a rotational brownout situation with the power supply stable prior to the January 17 incident. He said the exception was when the region had a high power demand that led to a prolonged blackout on Jan. 2. “So ngayon po para maiwasan […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough of a low pressure area, the PAGASA forecast said. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly […]

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