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Cloudy skies to prevail in Batanes, other areas

(Eagle News)–Batanes and several areas will have cloudy skies today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said apart from Batanes, Ilocos Norte, Apayao and Cagayan will have  partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeasterly surface windflow. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. Extreme Northern Luzon will have moderate to strong winds and moderate […]

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Newly appointed Chief Justice Peralta takes oath before Duterte

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Oct. 24, administered the oath of newly appointed Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta. Peralta was appointed to the post following the retirement of Lucas Bersamin after he reached the mandatory age of retirement last week. Peralta was one of two Supreme Court justices shortlisted by the Judicial and Bar Council to the Chief Justice post who obtained the highest number of votes from council members. The other was Justice Estela […]

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All retired, incumbent members of judiciary now automatically exempted from mandatory continuing legal education

Names of MCLE non-compliant lawyers to be published in at least two newspapers (Eagle News)–All incumbent and retired members of the judiciary are automatically exempted from the mandatory continuing legal education required of lawyers. This was after the Supreme Court en banc approved the MCLE Governing Board Resolution No. 05-2019 that mandated the automatic exemption of those on the list to be submitted by the Office of the Court Administrator. With the en banc’s approval, […]

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Robredo camp: Comelec should stand by 2016 automated poll system, not make premature calls about special elections

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections should defend and stand by the 2016 Automated Election System which it  “designed, procured and implemented” rather than make premature calls about holding special elections where former Senator Bongbong Marcos claims irregularities took place, the camp of Vice President Leni Robredo said. In a statement,  Robredo camp’s legal consultant Emil Marañon III said in the first place, Marcos   “has yet to hurdle Rule 65” of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal rules […]

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Water service interruptions due to work in Quirino pipeline to hit some Caloocan, QC barangays starting Monday, Oct. 28

(Eagle News)–Some Maynilad Water customers in Caloocan and Quezon City should brace themselves for water service interruptions starting Monday, Oct. 28. In a statement, Maynilad said Barangays 167 to 178 in Caloocan and Barangays Kaligayahan, Pasong Putik, Greater Lagro and San Agustin in Quezon City will particularly be affected by the interruptions starting 2 p.m. Maynilad said the interruptions  will end on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 6 a.m. According to the water concessionaire, the disruptions […]

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Lacson hails appointment of Peralta as Chief Justice  

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Oct. 24, hailed the appointment of Diosdado Peralta as the new Chief Justice. According to Lacson, “the President couldn’t have chosen a better qualified” top magistrate. “Chief Justice Peralta is backed by a wealth of judicial experience, having started his career as a prosecutor, then as RTC judge, Sandiganbayan presiding justice and a Senior Associate Justice of the Court for more than a decade,” Lacson said. He said Peralta […]

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Senator Marcos wants Manila Water, Maynilad owners sanctioned for “water crisis”

(Eagle News)–Senator Imee Marcos wants the owners of Manila Water and Maynilad to be sanctioned with the around 15 million customers in Metro Manila and nearby provinces  experiencing what she said were continuous water crises. Marcos made the statement as several cities in Metro Manila face Manila Water rotational service interruptions due to what the concessionaire said were the declining water levels of the Angat Dam. “Di ba nasabon at binalaan na sila ni Pangulong […]

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SWS: Total hunger down to 9.1 percent in September

(Eagle News)–Total hunger in the country subsided to 9.1 percent in September, a recent Social Weather Stations found. According to the Third Quarter 2019 Social Weather Survey  conductedfrom September 27-30, the 9.1 percent was a recovery from the 10.0% hunger rate recorded in June 2019, following an increase from the 9.5 percent in March. The pollster also found that compared to June 2019 figures, moderate hunger went down from 8.7 percent. Moderate hunger refers to […]

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Palace: President Duterte feeling “much better”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is feeling “much better,” and only needs to rest and take some medication, the Palace said. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, doctors have already ruled out any surgical procedure to address his back pain, which they concluded was   due to muscle spasms after he underwent a magnetic resonance imaging procedure. “As the public already knows, the Chief Executive suffered from a motorcycle accident several years ago, and from another minor […]

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DFA: No Filipino reported affected by Chile protests

(Eagle News)–No Filipino has been reported affected by the ongoing protests in Chile, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Wednesday, Oct. 22. The DFA made the statement as it urged the 800 Overseas Filipino Workers there to exercise the necessary precautions in view of the declaration of a State of Emergency in Grand Santiago on October 19 due to the protests. The state of emergency, which would supposedly last for 15 days,  has since […]

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Go: Duterte back pain only due to “muscle spasms”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s back pain was merely due to “muscle spasms,” Senator Bong Go said on Wednesday, Oct. 22. Go, who worked for the President for a long time until he was elected, said this was according to the President’s long-time neurosurgeons, whom Duterte consulted after going to former Senate President Nene Pimentel’s wake on Tuesday night. Go said the President had  a magnetic resonance imaging done “….at wala naman pong nakitang dapat ikabahala.” […]

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Gamboa on proposed lifestyle check on him, 2 other PNP chief contenders: It’s up to President Duterte to decide

(Eagle News)–The decision on whether or not the three contenders for the Philippine National Police post should undergo a lifestyle check is for President Rodrigo Duterte to make. This is according to Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa, who was appointed officer in charge of the police force after Oscar Albayalde stepped down over the ninja cops mess. Gamboa was also among the three shortlisted by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for the PNP chief post. The other […]

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