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Both have “non-extendible” period of ten days from notice to do this, SC says (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Feb. 11, ordered ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence Inc. to comment on the quo warranto petition filed against them by the Office of the Solicitor General. In a statement, SC spokesperson Brian Hosaka said the “comment likewise pertains to the prayer of the Solicitor General for the issuance of a (temporary restraining order) […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Tuesday, Feb. 11, ordered the Philippine National Police to arrest those behind the dissemination of fake news on the novel coronavirus. Año issued the order after an infographic allegedly coming from the Department of the Interior and Local Government showed the government had banned travelers from 23 countries affected by the 2019-nCoV. The Philippine government has so far only banned travel to and from mainland China, Hong […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN was “abuse of power.” “Higit sa lahat, tungkol ito sa kapangyarihan: Sino ang magtatakda ng totoo at ng mahalaga? Kapag sinamsam ng gobyerno ang kapangyarihang ito, sinasamsam din nila ang kolektibong tungkulin nating kilatisin ang katotohanan. Taliwas sa karaniwang proseso ng pag-renew ng prangkisa ang nangyayari. Samakatuwid: Pang-aabuso ito ng kapangyarihan,” […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines has cancelled its flights to and from Taiwan. In a statement, PAL said the cancellation of flights PR890/891 Manila-Taipei-Manila and PR894/895 Manila-Taipei-Manila was in compliance with the Philippine government order expanding the travel ban as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Apart from Taiwan, the ban includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. According to PAL, for tickets bought through travel agencies, travelers may contact their travel agent for rebooking rerouting or […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 has been hoisted over Taal as it continues to spew 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. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 105 tons per day on February 10. The Taal Volcano Network, on the […]
(Eagle News)–The filing of the quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN is independent of the legislative process of the renewal of its franchise. This is according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who issued the statement on Monday, Feb. 10. In filing the petition, the Office of the Solicitor General had said ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence violated the terms of the franchise when they did not seek the necessary permits to operate, and the constitutional restriction […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Tuesday, Feb. 11, were cancelled as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Manila-Taipei 5J 312 5J 310 Taipei-Manila 5J 311 5J 313 The government had said it was mulling including Taiwan in the travel ban but that this was still subjected to approval by the task force.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the country. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. The northern […]
by Helen ROXBURGH / Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) — The toll from China’s deadly coronavirus outbreak passed 1,000 on Tuesday after President Xi Jinping called for more “decisive” measures to tackle the outbreak in a rare visit to a frontline hospital. The Chinese president donned a face mask and had his temperature checked while visiting medical workers and patients affected by the deadly coronavirus that has killed at least 1,011 people. The fatalities […]
(Eagle News)–No Filipino national was hurt in the mass shooting in a mall in Thailand recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said the nine Filipinos who were reported to have been trapped in the mall in Nakhon Ratchasima province at the time a soldier opened fire on civilians were able to escape. The DFA said the nine were well and safe, based on information from First Secretary and Consul […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Feb. 10, said his US counterpart Donald Trump and other people were trying to “save” the Visiting Forces Agreement. But Duterte, who the Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said had issued the order for a notice of termination to be issued to the US government, said in a speech before local executives in the Palace, “ayaw ko.” “One is that napaka bastos ng Amerikano. Talagang sobrang bastos,” Duterte said, as […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has denied President Rodrigo Duterte had anything to do with the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Solicitor General, after all, is “constitutionally bound to institute any action against any transgressors of law..” “..And if a franchise holder is violating its franchise, then it is his [SolGen] duty to file a quo warranto,” Panelo said. Solicitor General Jose Calida […]
