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(Eagle News)–The Philippines men’s volleyball team pulled an upset over powerhouse Thailand in a thrilling five-set match on Sunday, Dec. 8, to enter the finals. The fifth set score was 17-15. The Philippines will now face Indonesia for the gold on Dec. 10. Thailand will battle Myanmar for the bronze medal.
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, Dec. 8, reiterated it was a crime for hospitals to ask a person in need of urgent emergency care for cash deposits before attending to him or her. Under RA 10932, or the Strengthened Anti-Hospital Deposit Law, in cases of emergency which can lead to a person’s death, the hospital will not “request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment” before giving the […]
(Eagle News)–Filipino surfer Roger Casugay, who made headlines after giving up a sure gold medal to save his Indonesian competitor from drowning, went on to win the gold for the host country for that same sports event on Sunday, December 8. Casugay garnered 14.50 points, 0.30 more points than fellow Filipino Rogelio Esquievel Jr., who had 14.20 points, to dominate the longboard open category. The surfing competition first took place on Friday, but this was […]
(Eagle News)– Cloudy skies with light rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains are expected over Aurora Province due to Northeast Monsoon […]
(Eagle News) —Passengers can now travel from Cavite to Metro Manila and vice versa via ferry starting Monday, December 9. This is after the Department of Transportation through the Maritime Industry Authority launched the Cavite-Metro Manila Ferry Service on Sunday, Dec. 8, in a bid to ease congestion in Metro Manila through water transport. Under the Okey Ka Ferry Ko program, passengers can now take that form of water transport from Cavite City Port Terminal […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Sunday, December 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 13 kilometers northeast of Cortes at 8:52 a.m. Depth of focus was 26 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Palace is predicting a dismissal of the motion urging the International Criminal Court to determine whether it can investigate the Philippines war on drugs. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace believes the ICC’s decision would be consistent with its ruling on the communication filed by former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales against China’s President Xi Jinping and several others. “Dismissal for lack of […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sonny Angara is set to file a resolution honoring the policeman who was killed while trying to shield students from a grenade hurled by an assailant in a Misamis Oriental campus on Nov. 28. In a statement, Angara said it was only “proper” the Senate recognized Police Master Sergeant Jason Magno for his heroism, having made the ultimate sacrifice when he used his body to cover a grenade thrown by the man who […]
(Eagle News)–This table provided by South East Asian Games 2019 organizers shows the medal tally of participating countries in the biennial sports event. The tally, which is as of noon, December 7, shows the Philippines pulling away with 73 golds, 55 silvers and 50 bronzes, for a total of 178 medals. Vietnam holds second place with 38 golds, 42 silvers and 54 bronzes, or 134 medals. Indonesia is in third place, with 41 golds, 40 […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Saturday, Dec. 7, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: (DG) Cebgo DG 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila (M8) Skyjet M8 816/817 Manila-Basco-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said scattered rains and cloudy skies are expected in four provinces due to the tail-end of a cold front and the northeast monsoon.
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the institutionalization of the Alternative Learning System, noting that many people have yet to be reached by the Department of Education’s parallel learning program. According to Gatchalian, the government needs to reach out to 24 million who did not graduate from high school, “but we’re only addressing 600,000 a year.” “That’s barely one percent of the total required enrollment,” he said. He added that based on the DepEd’s […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and scattered rainshowers are forecast over four provinces as the tail-end of a cold front affects the eastern section of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions will be experienced in the provinces of Apayao, Isabela and Cagayan including Babuyan Islands. Cloudy skies with scattered light rains are expected over Kalinga, Abra, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Batanes, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, […]
