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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected over parts of PHL today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and scattered rainshowers are expected over parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Mindanao due to the low pressure area estimated  325 kilometers southeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur or 370 km east of General Santos City, South Cotabato. Visayas and Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due […]

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SC asked to stop grant of provisional authority to operate to ABS-CBN

(Eagle News) — The lawyer who filed an impeachment complaint against then Chief-Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has asked the Supreme Court to stop the grant to ABS-CBN of a provisional authority to operate pending the renewal of its franchise. In its 20-page petition for prohibition, lawyer Larry Gadon asked the SC to order Gamaliel Cordoba, National Telecommunications Commission chair, to refrain from complying with the Feb. 26 letter issued by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and […]

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SC sets oral arguments for habeas corpus petition filed for ex-NPA leader Rodolfo Salas

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has set oral arguments for a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed for former New People’s Army leader Rodolfo Salas. In an advisory, the SC said the third division has set the arguments on the petition filed by Salas’ daughter Jody to March 12, at 9:30 a.m. A writ of habeas corpus is a safeguard against warrantless arrests and illegal detention. Salas, who was arrested in February, is currently […]

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PNP forms special task force to probe Laguna helicopter crash

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has formed a special task group to probe the crash of the helicopter carrying PNP chief General Archie Gamboa and several others on Thursday, March 5. Acting PNP spokesperson Police Major General Benigno Durana said the SITG “Bell 429” will be led by Lt. General Guillermo Eleazar, the PNP’s deputy chief for operations. Gamboa  and five others are in stable condition after the helicopter crash in San Pedro, […]

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Palace monitoring developments in Laguna helicopter crash

(Eagle News) — The Palace is monitoring the developments in the helicopter crash involving Philippine National Police Chief Police General Archie Gamboa. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement even as he said the Office of the President was “glad that Police General Gamboa is safe and suffered no serious injuries from the accident.” Panelo said the Palace was hoping for the other passengers’ “swift recovery.” In an interview over Agila Pilipinas, Lt. Gen. Guillermo […]

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PNP official: 2 police generals on board helicopter that crashed in Laguna in critical condition

(Eagle News) — Two police generals who were on board the helicopter that crashed in Laguna on Thursday, March 5, are in critical condition, a police official said. Lt. General Guillermo Eleazar, PNP deputy chief for operations and officer-in-charge of the PNP Directorial Staff,  made the remark in a phone interview over Net 25’s Agila Pilipinas. In a separate radio interview, Lt. Gen. Camilo Cascolan, the PNP’s deputy chief for administration, identified those critically injured […]

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De Lima to Senate: Probe information and communications technology department’s P300-million intel fund

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima is calling for a Senate inquiry into the alleged irregular use of P300 million in confidential and intelligence funds by the Department of Information and Communications Technology. In filing Senate Resolution 321, De Lima said the Senate, “in the exercise of its oversight function, is now duty-bound to scrutinize how DICT made use of its confidential and intelligence funds, especially since such function is clearly absent in its […]

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Employment rate in January at 94.7% — PSA

(Eagle News) — Employment rate in January reached 94.7 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, March 5. The PSA said this was the same as the rate recorded in January last year. According to the PSA, the Cordillera Administrative Region  (97.2%), Region X-Northern Mindanao (96.8%),  Region XII-SOCCSKSARGEN (96.7%),  Region IX-Zamboanga Peninsula (96.5%), Region VII-Central Visayas (96.5%) and MIMAROPA Region (96.4%) registered the highest employment rates. Region I-Ilocos Region, Region IVA-CALABARZON had the lowest […]

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Lacson: PHL laws vs money laundering should be updated

(Eagle News) — Philippine laws covering money laundering should be updated, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Thursday, March 5. Lacson issued the statement in light of what Senator Richard Gordon said was the bringing in of $447 million or P22.69 billion in cash by only 46 individuals in five months. “The bringing of huge sums of money in and out of the country in past months with seeming impunity indicates the urgent need for action […]

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PSA: Inflation eases to 2.6% in February

(Eagle News) — Inflation further slowed in February, clocking in at 2.6 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, March 5. According to the PSA, inflation rate in January was pegged at 2.9 percent and at 3.8 percent in February 2019. The PSA said the  downtrend in the inflation was due to the “slower annual increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages index at 2.1 percent during the month.” “In addition, annual increments […]

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Third Filipino in HK tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–A third Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In an advisory, the Hong Kong Consulate General of the Philippines said the news was confirmed by the Hong Kong Health Department. The consulate said the patient, who requested not to be identified, was in isolation and was undergoing treatment in a hospital. She is healthy and is not exhibiting any symptoms, the Consulate General said. The Consulate General said the other […]

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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected over Mindanao, Eastern Visayas due to LPA off Surigao del Sur

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Mindanao and Eastern Visayas due to the low pressure area off Surigao del Sur. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, PAGASA said, as the […]

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