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(Eagle News)-The Supreme Court en banc has denied the petition of Antonio Sanchez and several others against the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law’s revised implementing rules and regulations that exclude convicts of heinous crimes and others from availing of the benefits of the law. In a resolution, the SC said it junked the petition for mandamus filed against Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and the Bureau of Corrections for the petitioners’ failure to pay docket and […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Transportation on Friday, Jan. 3, clarified there was no increase in the fares of the Metro Rail Transit 3, and the Light Rail Transits 1 and 2. According to the DOTr, only the issuance fee of the Beep stored value card has increased based on an automatic provision indicated in the concession agreement signed by the then-Department of Transportation and Communications and AF Payments Inc., the concessionaire jointly owned by the Ayala […]
(Eagle News)-The Supreme Court has started implementing the Judges-At-Large law. In a resolution en banc, the SC formally opened 50 of the 150 posts for the roving judges under RA 11459 that aims to resolve the backlog of cases in courts. Of the 50, 30 are regional trial court judges-at-large posts while 20 are municipal trial court judges-at-large posts. The SC also ordered the Office of the Administrative Services of the Office of the Court […]
(Eagle News)-The Judicial and Bar Council is now accepting applications for vacant Legal Education Board posts and judicial posts. In a statement, the JBC said the positions of chair and regular members of LEB were now vacant following the lapse of the terms of LEB chair Emerson B. Aquende and regular member Zenaida N. Elepaño, representing the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, on January 13, 2019. The term of regular member Abelardo T. Domondon, representing […]
(Eagle News)-Japan’s foreign minister Motegi Toshimitsu will visit the Philippines from Jan. 8 to 9, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said in his first visit since he was appointed to the post in September 2019, Motegi is scheduled to pay a courtesy call on President Rodrigo Duterte. The DFA said Motegi will have a bilateral meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr., on Jan. 9 to “discuss […]
(Eagle News)-The partial deployment ban on Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait also covers returning household service workers. This is according to Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III, who gave an interview over CNN Philippines on Friday, Jan. 3. “Initially, I was inclined to exempt yung mga (the) balik-manggagawa dahil ito yung mga nagbakasyon e. But in consultation with the DFA (Department of Foreign Affairs) they suggested that we include even the balik-manggagawa,” Bello said. Bello had […]
(Eagle News)-Another Philippine National Railways train was damaged after a stone-throwing incident on Wednesday, Jan. 1. The Department of Transportation said the incident, reported in Caloocan at 6:01 p.m., damaged the front glass windshield of a refurbished Rotem train unit. The glass windshield underwent replacement on Thursday, Jan. 2, at 12:03 p.m. The DOTr called for “heightened vigilance from the public, particularly our train-riding commuter, to help us in pinpointing the areas where these misdeeds […]
(Eagle News)-Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 3. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Maguindanao, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to the Intertropical Convergence Zone affecting Southern Mindanao. PAGASA said Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Quezon, Marinduque, and Oriental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and isolated thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold […]
(Eagle News)-The Department of Labor and Employment will implement a partial deployment ban on Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III made the announcement following the death of Filipina domestic helper Jeanelyn Villavende. Bello said under the partial deployment ban, the deployment of new OFWs will not be allowed. “We will allow the return of the balik manggagawa saka skilled workers pero new di muna tayo magdedeploy,” Bello said. He said the […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte cancelled his trip to quake-hit Malalag ang Padada in Davao del Sur on Thursday afternoon as he was not feeling well. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who gave a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 2. “Masama lang siguro pakiramdam, ordinaryo lang naman ‘yun. Kahit ako masama ang pakiramdam ko ngayon. Pag kulang ang tulog mo, natural lang ‘yon,” Panelo said. The President spent the holidays in Davao, but […]
(Eagle News)–Eastmincom head Filemon Santos is the new chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Santos will replace General Noel Clement, who is set to retire on Jan. 5. Santos was Chief of Operations of Central Command in Visayas and was commander of the 7th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army in Fort Ramon Magsaysay. Santos previously held the positions of Chief of Operations of Central Command in Visayas; 703rd Infantry Brigade Commander in […]
(Eagle News)-Rains are expected in parts of Northern Luzon today, Jan. 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rains will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Isabela, Abra, Benguet, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains are forecast over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan due to the northeast monsoon affecting Luzom […]
