Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News)-A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental waters early Saturday, Jan. 11 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which took place at 1:16 a.m., had its epicenter 422 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. Depth of focus was 79 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)-The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. As a result, PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains. Occasional strong winds especially in coastal and mountainous areas are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will on the other hand have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Visayas and Mindanao will have […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Jan. 10, urged his Cabinet members to pursue projects that can be finished within his term. The President is in his fourth year in office. He will step down in 2022. “Sabi ko sa lahat ng secretary ng mga departamento, ‘Do not go into projects which you cannot finish within the two-year time left for me in office,’” the President said in Cotabato. He was in Pigcawayan […]
(Eagle News) — A Quezon City court has put a temporary stop to the cap imposed by the Inter-Agency Technical Working Group on riders participating in its pilot study on motorcycle taxis. Branch 223 of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court issued the 72-hour temporary restraining order on the 30,000 cap in Metro Manila and the 9,000 cap in Cebu pending the resolution of the main case. The 30,000 and 9,000 cap was supposed to […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to investigate the killing of former 2nd District Batangas Rep. Edgar Mendoza and two others. Guevarra gave the order to investigate the killing of Mendoza, Ruel Ruiz, and bodyguard Nicanor Mendoza, whose bodies were charred beyond recognition in a burnt vehicle in Tiaong, Quezon early Thursday, in Department Order No. 12. Guevarra, who issued the order on Friday, Jan. 10, also […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Jan. 10, slammed what it said was the “incorrigible nonsense” of a United States senator who reiterated his call for the release of Senator Leila de Lima. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said US Senator Richard Durbin’s demand for the release of the Filipino senator, who is facing drug-related charges, after all, was “a brazen interference and an assault to our sovereignty as it interferes […]
(Eagle News) — Three airlines have committed to help in the repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers from the Middle East, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said on Friday, Jan. 10. In a statement, CAAP director general Jim Sydiongco said Cebu Pacific and Philippine Airlines have agreed to accommodate free of charge stranded Filipinos in the United Arab Emirates “or in any of its available Middle East flights, once the plans for the repatriation […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the death of Overseas Filipino Worker Jeanelyn Villavende in Kuwait. In Department Order No. 9, Guevarra also ordered the NBI to determine if the recruitment agency and its employees and officers responsible for her placement abroad committed any violations of the Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995, the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 or other laws. […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos in Iran, Libya and Lebanon who wish to come home due to the developments in the Middle East will be assisted by the government. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana made the statement after Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said the mandatory repatriation only applies to OFWs in Iraq. “Personnel to be deployed in the conflict areas will exclusively assist in the repatriation and humanitarian operations,” Lorenzana said. Lorenzana said the Philippine government will also […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Zambales on Thursday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Friday, Jan. 10. PHIVOLCS said the quake, which hit at 10:16 p.m., had its epicenter 28 kilometers southwest of Cabangan. The following intensities and instrumental intensity were recorded: Intensities: Intensity II – San Antonio & Cabangan, Zambales Intensity I – Iba & Botolan, Zambales Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Olongapo City; Marikina City Depth of […]
(Eagle News)– The Ninoy Aquino International Airport is ready to host the expected repatriation of Overseas Filipino Workers from the Middle East amid tensions in the region. Manila International Airport Authority General Manager Ed Monreal said the airport shall provide holding areas where OFWs can be processed and given briefings. He said they were also ready to deploy their medical team at the holding areas for those who may need medical help upon arrival, and will […]
Urges court to stop imposition of cap on number of participating riders, too (Eagle News) — Angkas has asked a Quezon City court to stop the imposition of a cap on the number of participating riders in the pilot run of motorcycle taxis and to exclude the two other motorcycle ride-hailing service providers WeMove Things/JoyRide and Move It in the pilot program. In its petition filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 223, […]
