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Cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers expected in Mindanao due to trough of LPA

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Mindanao as the trough of a low pressure area affects the island group. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeast monsoon affects  Luzon and Visayas. PAGASA said the eastern  sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao will have strong winds […]

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QC gov’t lifts cease and desist order on MRT-7 station construction

(Eagle News)–The Quezon City government on Friday, Feb. 28, lifted the cease and desist order it had issued on the above-ground construction of the Metro Rail Transit 7  Quezon Memorial Circle station. “Ni-lift na po ng city government ang cease and desist order ngayon dahil natuwa naman po kami na binigyang-halaga ang aming concerns,” QC Mayor Joy Belmonte said. Belmonte issued the statement after the QC government, and its stakeholders – – environmentalists, representatives from […]

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Immigration bureau: Only travelers from North Gyeongsang, Daeugu, Cheongdo in S. Korea won’t be allowed entry into PHL

(Eagle News)–Not all travelers from South Korea will be banned from entering the country. According to the Immigration chief Jaime Morente, only travelers  from North Gyeongsang Province, Daeugu, and Cheongdo will not be allowed to enter,  following the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases. People will not be allowed to travel from the Philippines to those regions either.   Only  Korean permanent resident visa holders, overseas Filipino workers, […]

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Trough of LPA affects eastern section of Mindanao

Northeast monsoon affects Luzon, Visayas (Eagle News)–The trough of a low pressure area is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, Feb. 28. As a result, PAGASA said Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly […]

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Panelo: All Cabinet members support President Duterte’s decision to end VFA

(Eagle News)–All Cabinet members support President Rodrigo Duterte’s foreign policy decisions, including the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement. This was the response of Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo to Senator Panfilo Lacson’s allegations some Cabinet members expressed apprehensions over the revocation of the agreement that governs the conduct of American soldiers in the country as they conduct military exercises with their Philippine counterparts. “Yung mga nakausap namin, more or less, halos unanimous naman sila na […]

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PCG: Cargo ship from China held for violation of COVID-19 security protocol

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard has  placed a cargo ship from China under temporary detention after it supposedly violated maritime security measures in place against the novel coronavirus. In a statement, the PCG said  the detention of MV Harmony 6 was pending a probe its captain, Luu Van Loi, told Philippine authorities that  the ship left Changzhou, China on February 10 instead of  February 18 “in order to fit into the 14-day quarantine period.” Under […]

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PHL gov’t mulls Japan, Iran, Italy travel ban as precaution vs COVID-19

(Eagle News)–The Inter-Agency Task Force on Infectious Diseases is eyeing a possible travel ban on Japan, Italy and Iran following the spike in the number of novel coronavirus cases there. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles made the revelation in an interview over CNN Philippines on Friday, Feb. 28. “Ayaw ko pangunahan but obviously the Task Force is looking at these two countries [Japan and Italy] as well, especially Italy,” Nograles said. Italy so far has over […]

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DILG: Admin raps filed vs 2 municipal mayors for failure to clear roads of obstructions

(Eagle News)–Administrative charges have been filed against two municipal mayors for their failure to remove road obstructions. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said charged for gross neglect of duty and grave misconduct  were Boliney, Abra mayor Benido Balao-as and Motiong, Samar mayor Renato Cabael. The charges were filed before the Ombudsman. “We meant it when we said that cases will be filed against negligent local executives,” Año said. According to Año, the agency’s […]

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Lacson: “Pastillas” scheme the result of greed and corruption, not of a lack of benefits

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, Feb. 28, said the so-called pastillas scheme was the result of greed and corruption of unscrupulous Immigration personnel. “Suspension or termination of overtime pay and non-inclusion in the salary hike of other government employees should never be a reason for corrupt BI personnel to justify the illegal acts they commit to augment their income. That is crap, and I am not buying it,” Lacson said in a statement. He […]

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President Duterte formalizes ban on vaping in public, sale of unregistered e-cigarettes

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has formalized the ban on  vaping in public and the sale of unregistered e-cigarettes. The President signed Executive Order No. 106 months after he said he would issue the ban on their public use and importation. Under the EO,all e-liquids, solutions or refills forming components of Electronic Nicotine and Non-Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS/ENNDS) or heated tobacco products (HTPs) have to register with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). All devices forming […]

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Duterte declares second week of every February National Hazing Prevention Week

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the second week of every February as National Hazing Prevention Week. The President made the declaration in Proclamation No. 907, which was made available to the media on Friday, Feb. 28. Under the proclamation, the Commission on Higher Education would be in charge of activities that aim to strengthen the campaign against hazing and other fraternity-related violence. The President signed the Anti-Hazing Act of 2018 that complete bans hazing, […]

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Two of three Japan repatriates brought to hospital test negative for COVID-19 — DOH official

(Eagle News)–Two of the three Filipino repatriates from the Diamond Princess who were brought to the hospital for symptoms of the novel coronavirus have tested negative for COVID-19. Health Assistant Secretary Maria Rosario Vergeire added in an interview over Unang Balita that only the laboratory test results of one repatriate are pending. She said all three are stable in a hospital. The three were among the 445 Filipinos repatriated from the Japan cruise ship, which […]

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