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(Eagle News) — More people who were initially probed for symptoms of the novel coronavirus in the country have tested negative for the same, the Department of Health said on Friday, Feb. 14. In a press conference, Health Assistant Secretary Maria Vergeire said that out of the total 455 patients under investigation, 386, or more than 84 percent, have been cleared. The DOH is awaiting the results of the tests on only 66 PUIs. The […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, Feb. 14, said he intends to post bail for the conspiracy to commit sedition case against him. In a statement, Trillanes said he will do this “once I arrive in Manila late next week.” “I am out of the country as of the moment for a series of engagements,” he said. “I will face this case just as I have faced all the other harassment cases (President […]
(Eagle News)–A Quezon City court has ordered the arrest of former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and several others for conspiracy to commit sedition. Apart from Trillanes, the Quezon City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 138 ordered the arrest of Peter Joemel Advincula, Jonnel Sangalang, Yolanda Villanueva Ong, Flaviano Villanueva, priest Robert Alejo, Vicente Romano III, Joel Saracho, dismissed police official Eduardo Acierto, Boom Enriquez and “Monique.” Bail was set at P10,000. The charges stem from […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Friday, Feb. 14, confirmed Lieutenant Colonel Jovie Espenido’s inclusion in the government’s drug watchlist. In a message, Año said the information would be validated and Espenido would ne investigated. Espenido made headlines when he led the raid against former Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog, who was included in President Rodrigo Duterte drug list. Parojinog and several others were killed in the raid. Espenido won praises from Duterte following the […]
(Eagle News)– The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Friday, Feb. 14, lowered Taal volcano’s status to alert level 2 following a decrease in volcanic unrest. In its latest bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said since an alert level 3 was hoisted over the volcano on Jan. 26, volcanic earthquakes recorded by the Taal Volcano Network averaged 141 events per day while the number of significant events recorded by the Philippine […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment has lifted the ban on Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said this was after the Kuwaiti government agreed to implement the conditions set by the Philippine government to protect OFWs in a meeting held on Thursday, Feb. 13. These conditions included the filing of charges against the employers of Jeanelyn Villavende. The total lifting of the ban came days after the Philippine Overseas […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga and Davao region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and Visayas will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon and Visayas. The rest of Mindanao will have partly cloudy […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants more time to study whether or not to lift the travel ban on Taiwan amid the novel coronavirus threat. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who gave an interview over radio dzbb on Thursday, Feb. 13. “Sinasabi niya, bigyan ninyo ako ng panahon to ponder over it kung ili-lift natin. Pero sa ngayon, iyong kalusugan ng mga kababayan natin ang nasa isip niya,” Panelo said. Panelo […]
(Eagle News) — Solicitor General Jose Calida was just doing his job when he filed the quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN, the Palace said on Thursday, Feb. 13. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the filing of the petition against the network was done only now because according to Calida himself, “ngayon ko lang nakita na may violation.” Panelo said if Calida did not file the petition, “siya naman ang idedemanda.” He said the Solicitor […]
(Eagle News) — Isabela Rep. Antonio Albano on Thursday, Feb. 13, denied getting any pressure from President Rodrigo Duterte on the issue of the renewal of ABS-CBN’s legislative franchise. In a statement, Albano, the vice-chair of the House committee on legislative franchises which is handling the network’s franchise renewal application, said the “President has never interfered and does not intend to interfere in the business of congress.” “He values the separation of powers and has […]
(Eagle News) — The military exercises between the Philippines and the United States will proceed as planned this year despite the Philippine government’s move to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Thursday, Feb. 13. In a statement, Lorenzana said this was because the exercises would take place within the 180-day period the VFA would still be in effect even after one party has been notified of its termination. Once the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 12, called on Filipinos to stay calm but remain vigilant amid the novel coronavirus threat. In a video message posted on RTVM’s Facebook page, the President said there was so far no recorded local transmission of COVID-19, with the country’s confirmed cases still pegged at three. He said the government “together with the World Health Organization, medical societies and partners in private sectors is addressing the […]
