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Rains expected in parts of country

(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast Monsoon affecting Northern and Central Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly  cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains on the other hand. PAGASA said Mindanao and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy […]

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Tehran challenges suggestion Iran missile downed Ukraine jet

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran, alluding to “doubtful scenarios”, on Thursday challenged international suggestions that the Ukrainian airliner that crashed outside Tehran this week was mistakenly downed by an Iranian missile. The Iranian government, in a statement, urged Canada to share its information after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said “multiple” intelligence sources indicate that Iran shot down the Boeing airliner after it took off from Tehran on Wednesday, killing all 176 onboard, including 63 Canadians. […]

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BI prepares for possible influx of OFWs from Middle East amid tensions in region

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Thursday, Jan. 9, said it was advised to expect a “mass repatriation” of Filipinos from the Middle East amid the rising tensions in the region following a United States airstrike that killed Iran’s top military official Qasem Soleimani. In a statement, Immigration chief Jaime Morente said as a result, he has ordered the port operations division to ensure the presence of adequate manpower. He said the BI is […]

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Teachers’ group “thankful” for public school teachers’ pay hike but says it’s not enough

Palace gives assurance President Duterte will comply with his promise (Eagle News) — A teachers’ group on Thursday, Jan. 9, thanked government for the increase in the salaries of public school teachers, but said this was not enough. In a statement, the Teachers Dignity Coalition national chair Benjo Basas said that while the group “recognizes” the increase in the salaries of government workers, “if (President Rodrigo Duterte) just adopted the (Salary Standardization Law) V submitted […]

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Go slams Robredo for saying drug war a “massive failure”; Filipinos feel safer, he says

(Eagle News) — Senator Bong Go on Thursday, Jan. 9, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for her remark the drug war was a “massive failure,” saying Filipinos actually feel safer now. “Between one person using her own computation giving a grade of 1 percent, and 79 percent of Filipinos who said they are satisfied with our campaign, I will choose to believe the latter,” Go said, citing results of a Social Weather Stations that showed […]

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Bello: Filipinos in Iran, Lebanon no longer covered by gov’t mandatory repatriation

(Eagle News) — Filipinos in Iran and Lebanon are no longer covered by the government’s mandatory repatriation, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said on Thursday, Jan. 9. In an interview over ANC, Bello said this was after he was informed that the alert level 4 which had been hoisted in Lebanon had been brought down to level 2. He said he was informed yesterday Iran, which had been placed under an alert level 4, was […]

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De Lima defends Robredo, agrees war on drugs a “failure”

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima defended Vice President Leni Robredo following criticisms of her report that said the drug war was a “massive failure.” “Nakakatawa panoorin ang mga apologist ng Malacañang magkumahog na ipagtanggol ang palyadong war on drugs. Andami na nilang nasabi, pero puro insulto lamang laban kay VP Leni. Wala daw alam si VP Leni sa war on drugs pero sila mismo, hindi nila maintindihan ang sarili nilang datos. Simple lang […]

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Cancelled flights on Thursday, Jan. 9

(Eagle News)-Several flights on Thursday, Jan. 9, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Cebu Pacific 5J 196 Manila-Cauayan 5 J 197 Cauayan-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting  the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao. PAGASA added the rest of Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro […]

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Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasional heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds due to thunderstorms are expected over Dinagat Islands, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Davao Occidental, Zamboanga City, Basilan and Sulu within one to two hours. PAGASA said these conditions are being experienced in Bacuag, Gigaquit, Claver, Sison, Socorro, Siargao in Surigao del  Norte; Boston, […]

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President Duterte signs law increasing gov’t workers’ pay

(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law that will increase the salary of government workers, including nurses and teachers. According to a photo release from Malacañang, the President signed the Salary Standardization Law of 2019 on Wednesday in the Palace. Under the new law, the salary adjustment would be given in four tranches starting  January 2020. This would end in 2023. Under the law, employees under Salary Grades 10 to 15 will get the […]

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Remains of OFW killed in Kuwait arrive in PHL

(Eagle News)-The remains of the Overseas Filipino Worker killed in Kuwait have arrived in the country. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the remains of Jeanelyn Padernal Villavende, who was reportedly killed by her employer’s wife last month, arrived on Wednesday afternoon. The employer and the suspect are in jail, as authorities pursue a case against them. The DFA said it has hired a lawyer in Kuwait for the Villavende family to ensure that justice […]

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Rains expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 9. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the easterlies affecting  the eastern section of Visayas and Mindanao PAGASA said the rest of Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will experience partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Moderate to strong winds from the northeast […]

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