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Shear line affecting eastern section of Southern Luzon

Northern, Central Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern and Central Luzon. PAGASA said, as a result, Bicol Region, Quezon, Aurora, Caraga, Davao Region, Bukidnon, Misamis Oriental, Camiguin will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains […]

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Inflation top concern of majority of Filipinos: Pulse Asia survey

(Eagle News)–A majority of Filipino adults–or 72%–identify inflation as the top urgent issue the government needs to address, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. Survey results also found this issue was cited by many across all geographic areas–69% in Metro Manila, 71% in the rest of Luzon, 75% in Visayas, and 75% in Mindanao. A majority of the respondents in each socioeconomic class also highlighted the concern—61% in the ABC class, 72% in […]

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51% of target 131,000 kilometers of farm-to-market roads completed: PBBM

(Eagle News)–Fifty-one percent of the more than 131000 kilometers of road the government aims to construct as part of the Farm-to-Market Road Network Program have been completed, President Bongbong Marcos said. According to the President, this translates to 67,328.92 kilometers built of the target 131,410.66 kilometers within six years. The President said the constructed road so far is equivalent to 32 times of road trips from Aparri to Jolo. “It is not an initiative only […]

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PBBM signs Ease of Paying Taxes Act

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has signed the Ease of Paying Taxes Act, the Presidential Communications Office announced. According to the PCO, the President signed Republic Act No. 11976 on Friday, Jan. 5. The PCO said the law, which aligns with the government’s eight-point socioeconomic agenda, will modernize and enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of tax administration and strengthen taxpayers’ rights. It introduces amendments to sections of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997, aiming for […]

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Indonesia President Joko Widodo to visit PHL next week

(Eagle News)–Indonesia President Joko Widodo is slated to visit the Philippines next week. According to the Department of Foreign Affairs, Widodo’s official visit from January 9 to 11 is expected to deepen and expand Philippines-Indonesia ties. “The Philippines and Indonesia, both founding members of ASEAN, are close neighbors and partners that have enjoyed longstanding and robust cooperation in a wide range of areas in the political, economic, and people-to-people relations, ” it said. The DFA […]

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Maharlika eyes investment in NGCP to strengthen PHL’s energy sector

(Eagle News)–Maharlika Investment Corporation (MIC) president Rafael Consing Jr. has expressed support for the proposal to strategically invest a part of the country’s sovereign wealth funds in the National Grid Corporation in the Philippines. Under Republic Act No. 11954, the MIC is the sole vehicle responsible for mobilizing and utilizing the country’s Maharlika Investment Fund for investments aimed at generating optimal returns for the Philippines for its long-term development. In expressing support for the proposal […]

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PAGASA: Eastern portions of S. Luzon, Visayas affected by shear line

Northeast monsoon also affecting rest of Luzon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. PAGASA said, as a result, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Quezon, Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate […]

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LTFRB: 76 percent of PUJs, UV Express units have consolidated for PUV modernization program

(Eagle News)–More than 70 percent of public utility jeepneys and UV Express units have consolidated for the government’s public utility vehicle modernization program, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board said. According to the LTFRB, the 76 percent translates to 145,721 units. “For UV Express, nasa 82 percent na po yung consolidation rate, and for the PUJ, that’s 73.96 percent,” LTFRB Board Member Riza Paches said in an interview. The LTFRB official said the increase […]

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Following Panay blackout, ERC ordered to complete NGCP rate reset review

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the Energy Regulatory Commission to immediately complete the rate reset review for system operator National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) following the Panay Island-wide blackout reported on January 2. In a video message, the President said he also ordered the ERC to “ensure NGCP’s compliance with its statutory and regulatory obligations, and to defend in no uncertain terms against any attempt to defer, delay, or prevent the implementation […]

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ULAP supports creation of separate department focusing on water resource management

(Eagle News)–The umbrella organization covering all leagues of local government units expressed support for the creation of a separate department that will focus on water resource management. Dakila Cua, Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines national president, made the statement as he noted the need to improve the country’s water management policies to address the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon briefing, Cua said the water management system should […]

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Shear line affecting eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas

Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Bicol Region, Davao Region, Northern Samar, Eastern Samar, Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to […]

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DOE to hold NGCP liable for prolonged power interruption affecting Panay Island

(Eagle News)–The Department of Energy on Friday, Jan. 5, vowed to hold the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines liable for the prolonged power interruption affecting Panay Island. According to Energy Secretary Raphael Lotilla, the island-wide blackout reported on Jan. 2 was, after all, “preventable.” “As the Independent Electricity Market Operator of the Philippines has pointed out, there was a two-hour window when the (NGCP) could have proactively called on the distribution utilities and electric […]

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