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(Eagle News) — The Senate committees on public services, and on local government have approved a measure declaring motorcycle taxis as a mode of public transportation. In signing Committee Report No. 46, 16 senators sought to amend Republic Act No. 4136 or the Land Transportation and Traffic Code to include the “two-wheeled motor vehicle” as public utility vehicles under the jurisdiction of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board. The weight of the motorcycle taxi […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe has filed a resolution seeking a Senate probe into ABS-CBN’s compliance to its franchise. In filing Senate Resolution No. 22, Poe noted the allegations by the Office of the Solicitor General that the network had violated the terms of the same when the network offered pay-per-view channel services without the necessary government permits. The SolGen also accused ABS-CBN of violating the constitutional restriction on foreign ownership of mass media […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continues to emit steam and its seismic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide emissions were measured at an average of 59 tons per day on February 12. The Taal Volcano Network also […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 12, said government will not tolerate abuse of broadcast privilege. The President issued the remark before new officers and members of the board of trustees of the Kapisanan ng mga Brodkaster ng Pilipinas in the Palace, after the Office of the Solicitor General filed a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN. In filing the same, the SolGen had said the network and ABS-CBN Convergence violated the terms of the […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga, Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the Philippines. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Wednesday about the Philippines canceling a major military accord, saying the decision would save Americans money. The 1998 Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) created a legal framework for the presence of US troops in the Philippines and for organizing joint military exercises. Manila announced its decision Tuesday — a move the US embassy in the Philippines called a “serious step” — touching off a six-month […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The UN health agency on Wednesday cautioned it was “way too early” to say whether COVID-19 might have peaked or when it might end, following a drop in new cases. “I think it’s way too early to try to predict the beginning, the middle or the end of this epidemic right now,” Michael Ryan, head of WHO’s health emergency program, said at the agency’s daily news conference. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom […]
(Eagle News) — The Sangley airport in Cavite will be inaugurated on Saturday, Feb. 15. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in an advisory on its Facebook account on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The scheduled inauguration comes only months after an operational dry run was held there on Oct. 29 last year. This was earlier than the November 2019 deadline set by President Rodrigo Duterte. The President ordered the DOTr to fast-track the construction of […]
(Eagle News) — “We will live without (the Visiting Forces Agreement).” This was the remark of Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Felimon Santos Jr., who spoke to reporters on Wednesday, Feb. 12, after the Commission on Appointment confirmed him. According to Santos, the decision to terminate the VFA, which governs the conduct of American soldiers on Philippine soil as they undertake military exercises with Philippine soldiers, was “political.” “We have lived before nung nawala […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are forecast in parts of the country today, Feb. 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting the Philippines. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao, PAGASA said, […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos who were repatriated from China over the weekend were brought to the hospital recently due to “diarrhea and abdominal discomfort,” the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Feb. 12. In a press conference, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said the one-year-old boy and the 34-year-old woman who were rushed to a hospital in Pampanga after complaining of abdominal pains, too, however, tested negative for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). He said the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 200 people initially placed under investigation for symptoms of the novel coronavirus have already tested negative for the virus, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Feb. 12. Of the 208, Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo said 165 have been discharged. So far, the number of persons under investigation for COVID-19 was pegged at 408, but it was unclear if the figure includes the PUIs who already tested negative for the virus. The […]
