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(Eagle News) — Several flights on Friday, Dec. 6, are cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: SkyJet M8 816 Manila-Basco M8 817 Basco-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Tisoy” has left the Philippine Area of Responsibility, but rains will still prevail in parts of the country due to the northeast monsoon and the tail-end of a cold front.
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court second division has revived the graft case filed against now-Senator Lito Lapid over the so-called P728-million fertilizer scam when he was Pampanga provincial governor. In reversing the Sandiganbayan’s decision to dismiss the case also against private individuals Victoria Aquino Abubakar, Leolita Aquino and Dexter Alexander S.D. Vasquez, the division noted that the Sandiganbayan “gravely abused its discretion” when it did this supposedly due to inordinate delay. The division noted […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government is backing the recommendation not to extend martial law any further in Mindanao. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the agency concurs with the Department of National Defense “that the purpose of martial law has been attained..” He said based on the assessment of military and police forces, “normalcy has returned” to the entire region, and the peace and order situation has […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s government will not pay Manila Water and Maynilad for losses the firms incurred due to the state’s refusal to increase water rates, despite an order from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in a radio interview on Thursday, Dec. 5. According to Panelo, in the first place, the concession agreements that contain the indemnification clause were “onerous” and “too disadvantageous” […]
(Eagle News) — Regional trial courts cannot interfere with or restrain the execution of Ombudsman decisions in disciplinary cases. This was the reminder of the Supreme Court’s Office of the Court Administrator, in view of what it said were persistent reports that some RTCs issue temporary restraining orders and writs of preliminary injunction against the anti-graft body’s decisions in cases of that nature. The reminder, contained in a circular signed by Court Administrator Midas Marquez, […]
(Eagle News) — The National Economic Development Authority Board has given the go-signal for a High Priority Bus System for Davao. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the NEDA Board’s approval of the P18.66-billion Davao Public Modernization Project came on Nov. 6. With the HPBS, interconnected bus services will be prioritized along the 137 kilometers core network, and 489 kilometers of feeder routes, the DOTr said. Once operational, the agency said the HPBS […]
(Eagle News) — “Tisoy” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Tisoy” has also weakened into a tropical depression, and no longer has any direct effect on the country. PAGASA said heavy rains may still be experienced over most of Northern Luzon, Aurora, and Northern Quezon, though, due to the combined effects of the surge of the northeast monsoon and the tail-end of a cold […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has adopted the recommendation to revoke the memorandum of agreement that extended the water concession period “prematurely” up to 2037. This was according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who gave an interview over radio dzmm on Thursday, Dec. 5. According to Guevarra, the recommendation was adopted during a Cabinet meeting on Nov. 6. Guevarra had said the extension of the concession period in the case of Manila Water […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police’s Chief of Directorial Staff Guillermo Eleazar is now a police lieutenant general. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte approved the recommendation of the chair of the Civil Service Commission, as recommended by the National Police Commission, for Eleazar’s promotion from major general. The President gave his approval on Nov. 29. Eleazar is among three recommended by the Department of the Interior and Local Government for the post of PNP […]
(Eagle News) — Unemployment rate in the country went down to 4.5 percent in October, the lowest since 2005, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, Dec. 5. The PSA said this was also a decrease from the 5.1 percent in October last year. Among the regions, Zamboanga Peninsula (1.9%), Cordillera Administrative Region (2.8%), Ilocos Region (3.5%), Northern Mindanao (3.5%) and MIMAROPA Region (3.7%) had the lowest unemployment rates, the PSA said. Based on the […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Dec. 5, were suspended in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: Magdiwang, Romblon – all levels Sablayan, Occidental Mindoro – all levels The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Administration said rains are expected in parts of the country due to the tail-end of a cold front and the northeast monsoon.
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Thursday, Dec. 5, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Philippine Airlines International PR 127 New York JFK – Manila PR 522 Phnom Penh – Manila PR 300 Manila – Hong Kong PR 212 Sydney – Manila PR 466/467 Manila – Seoul Incheon – Manila PR 423 Tokyo Haneda – Manila PR 510 Singapore – Manila PR 536 Jakarta – Manila PR 538 Denpasar Bali – Manila PR […]
