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(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte’s approval rating surged to 87 percent in December, a Pulse Asia survey showed. The 87 percent registered by the President was nine points higher than the 78 percent he garnered only three months earlier, in September. Duterte’s rating increased in Balance Luzon, from 69 percent in September to 83 percent in December; Visayas, from 84 percent to 93 percent; and in Mindanao, from 92 percent to 98 percent. In Metro Manila, […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has extended the test-run period of Angkas in Metro Manila and Cebu and included other players. Apart from Angkas, the LTFRB said JoyRide and MoveIt could participate in the test-run period extended to March 23, 2020. The first test-run period, which was approved in May, was supposed to lapse on Dec. 26, 2019. According to the LTFRB, JoyRide and MoveIt were chosen of the six companies that […]
(Eagle News)–Visayas and a portion of Luzon will have cloudy skies and some rains today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said almost all provinces in the Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Palawan, for its part, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to the easterlies. Occidental Mindoro will have the same conditions, PAGASA said. As of 3 a.m., the […]
(Eagle News)-A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Mindanao on Friday, Dec. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the epicenter of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 6 kilometers northwest of Kibawan. The quake, which hit at 11:45 p.m., had a depth of focus of 13 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were felt: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Malungon, Sarangani; Kidapawan City Intensity I – Tupi, South Cotabato No damage to property nor […]
(Eagle News)-The Court of Appeals has reinstated murder charges against former Palawan Gov. Joel Reyes over the death of environmentalist Gerry Ortega. In its amended decision promulgated on Nov. 29, the special former eleventh division, special division of five, also ordered the arrest of Reyes, who had been cleared by the appellate court in January last year, citing lack of sufficient evidence for a finding of probable cause for his indictment. For this, the then-former […]
(Eagle News)-The Judicial and Bar Council has shortlisted five people to the post of associate justice in the Supreme Court. In the shortlist submitted to President Rodrigo Duterte were Manuel M. Barrios, Samuel M. Gaerlan, Ramon Garcia, Jhosep Lopez, Jose Midas Marquez and Eduardo Peralta Jr. Majority of those in the shortlist are CA justices: Gaerlan, Barrios, Garcia, Lopez and Peralta. Marquez is the Supreme Court administrator. The shortlist was signed by JBC chair Chief […]
(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Friday, Dec. 20, denied the New People’s Army had a “hit list,” as claimed by the government. In a statement, Sison said National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr.’s “hype of an alleged ‘NPA hit list’ only aims to sow intrigue in order to sabotage the planned resumption of formal peace talks.” He said it was in fact the military and the police “who keep […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Friday, Dec. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 2 kilometers northwest of Kiblawan at 11:45 a.m. Depth of focus was 4 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were recorded: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II- Malungon, Sarangani Intensity I- Kidapawan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)-The number-coding scheme is lifted for provincial buses on selected days for the holidays. In a memorandum, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority assistant general manager for operations Roberto Almadin said the suspension on Dec. 23, 24, 26, 27, 31 and on Jan. 2, 2020 was to give way to passengers going back to the provinces and vice versa during the holidays. The scheme is automatically lifted on Dec. 25, 31 and on Jan. 1, 2020 […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard has acquired for the first time its own offshore patrol vessel from a France shipbuilder to boost its maritime patrol capabilities, among others. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the BRP Gabriela Silang, which was recently outfitted with the Philippine flag, will set sail from France to the Philippines on Dec. 30. The 83-meter OPV acquired from French shipbuilder OCEA is expected to arrive in Manila on Feb. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is still open to reviving peace talks with Communist rebels. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement days after the President directed the military to crush the New People’s Army and keep the country safe. The President “always leaves…the window ajar for any peace negotiation..but will not allow..assaults against our forces,” he said. Earlier, Duterte directed Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III to fly to The Netherlands, where Communist Party of the […]
(Eagle News)-Several flights on Friday, Dec. 20, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: (5J) Cebu Pacific 5J 196 Manila-Cauayan 5J 197 Cauayan-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country as the trough of a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur affects the northeastern section of Mindanao.
