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(Eagle News)–“Perla” has maintained its strength as it slightly accelerated on Sunday, Oct. 20. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of Typhoon “Perla” was located 750 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 140 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 170 kph. It is moving north northeast at 20 kph. “Perla” is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) […]
(Eagle News)–Senators mourned the death of former Senate President Nene Pimentel, who passed away after battling lymphoma and pneumonia on Sunday, Oct. 20. “My family and I bereave this very sad news. I feel like I lost a close relative and not just a friend. I was his majority leader when he was Senate President and we were very close. He was my idol!” Senate President Tito Sotto said. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said Pimentel “lived […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, although it is less likely to enter PAR. PAGASA said “Bualoi” was estimated 3,045 kilometers east of Visayas, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving west at 20 kph. Meanwhile, “Perla” has intensified into a typhoon as it moved in […]
(Eagle News)–Ateneo de Manila University President Jett Villarin has acknowledged the “gaps and inadequacies” of the “systems and processes” amid the allegations of sexual harassment against some of its faculty members. In a statement posted on The Guidon, the university publication, Villarin also apologized for “all the terrible hurt and pain our community has been going through the past few days.” “No one should ever feel unsafe in the classroom, in the office, on campus […]
(Eagle News)–“Perla” has intensified into a severe tropical storm, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the center of “Perla” was estimated 600 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph. It is moving west northwest at 15 kph. No tropical cyclone wind signal is in effect over any part of the country, but occasional gusts may […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Saturday, Oct. 19, said it would “let justice, fairness, and due process of law take its course.” The PNP issued the statement a day after the release of the Senate joint panel that probed recommended the filing report that recommended the filing of charges against former PNP chief Oscar Albayalde and 13 other policemen behind a 2013 irregular drug raid in Pampanga. It added however that “all accused remain […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan has called for a bigger budget for the agriculture department so the Philippines could compete with its rice-exporting neighbors. Pangilinan made the call as he noted that Vietnam’s and Thailand’s annual budget for agriculture trumps the Philippines’ 2.45 billion USD annual agriculture budget. Pangilinan said Vietnam’s 70.23 billion USD is over 28 times bigger and Thailand’s 1 trillion baht (or about 32.994 billion USD) is 13.44 times bigger based on Department […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila is expected to have partly cloudy skies today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said some areas of Bulacan and Laguna on the other hand will experience isolated rainshowers. PAGASA said light to moderate winds coming from the northeast will prevail over these areas. Coastal waters, it said, will be slight to moderate.
(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 6.3-magnitude earthquake in the province on Oct. 16, hit 27 kilometers southeast of Tulunan at 6:52 a.m. Depth of focus was 12 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Intensities: Intensity IV – Kidapawan City Intensity III – Tupi, Koronadal City and Tampakan, South Cotabato Intensity II – General […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo increased her lead in the three pilot provinces of Negros Oriental, Camarines Sur and Iloilo after a revision and appreciation of the 2016 votes for the vice presidential race there, the Presidential Electoral Tribunal said. According to the PET, Robredo obtained 14,436,337 votes, while Marcos got 14,157,771. “After the revision and appreciation, the lead of protestee Robredo increased from 263,473 to 278,566,” the PET said. The PET, however, required both […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Perla” has maintained its strength as it moved slowly over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Perla” was estimated at 775 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is moving north northwest slowly. No tropical cyclone wind signal is in effect but occasional gusty conditions may […]
(Eagle News)–The poll protest of former Senator Bongbong Marcos should have been junked for his “failure to make out a case using his pilot provinces,” Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa said. In his dissenting opinion, Caguioa said the decision of the majority of the SC en banc to allow both the camps of Marcos and Vice President Leni Robredo to comment on the results of the manual recount covering Iloilo, Negros Oriental and […]
