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(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Sept. 18, denied President Rodrigo Duterte admitted having a hand in the 2018 ambush of former Daanbantayan, Cebu mayor Vicente Loot, whom he had accused of being involved in the illegal drug trade. In an interview over GMA 7’s Unang Balita, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo described the claim as “silly and ridiculous.” “Hindi niya inamin. Kung papakinggan mo yung salita niya, ang sinabi niya, ‘In-ambush kita.’ But don’t forget that […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Wednesday, Sept. 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 19 kilometers northeast of Paluan at 6:55 a.m. Depth of focus was 12 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was recorded: Intensity III – Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro; Calapan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Nimfa” has maintained its strength as it moved slowly over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of Tropical Depression “Nimfa” was estimated at 685 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing .maximum winds of up to 55 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 70 kph. It is moving west northwest slowly. PAGASA said the Low Pressure Area estimated in the […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, Sept. 18, were suspended in some areas due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Bugallon, Pangasinan — all levels, public and private Iloilo City — Pre-school to Senior High School Macabebe, Pampanga — all levels, public and private Mangatarem, Pangasinan — all levels, public and private The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the trough of Tropical Depression “Nimfa” and the southwest monsoon will bring rains in parts […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 17, announced a P1 million reward for the arrest of each convict of heinous crime released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. The President made the announcement with two days left before his ultimatum for convicts released under the law that reduces the sentence of inmates for good conduct to surrender. “The P1-million prize is available to all those who can capture them dead or alive but […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 17, slammed as “derogatory and biased, if not outright fiction” a British-American documentary on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In slamming “On the President’s Orders” made by Frontline PBS, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it, together with “its so-called cinematic investigation on drug-related deaths, evidently has been deliberately overdramatized for the purpose, apart from putting the Philippines in a bad light, of creating a better cinematic experience for […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 17, welcomed the signing of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo lauded Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for the prompt completion of the revision of the IRR, which did not explicitly exclude convicts of heinous crimes from availing of the benefits of the law that reduces the sentence of inmates for […]
(Eagle News)–Cagayan Valley and other areas are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms today, Sept. 17, due to the trough of Tropical Depression “Nimfa.” In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Cagayan Valley, the Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region will experience the same conditions. As of 3 p.m., PAGASA said the center of “Nimfa” was estimated 725 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, […]
(Eagle News)–At least two senators thumbed down the proposal to ban private cars on Edsa during rush hours. “It’s not a well-thought out idea,” Senate President Tito Sotto said of Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice’s proposal to keep those vehicles from the main thoroughfare from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “He says dagdagan ang buses during that time, then where do you dump the thousands of buses that ply […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, Sept. 17, admitted he had not met Gerald Bantag prior to his appointment as the new Bureau of Corrections director-general. But Guevarra clarified the President is “not required to consult me” before making the appointment of the former Manila and Parañaque jail warden employed then by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. “The President has total discretion and absolute […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area spotted off Batanes has developed into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said this was as of 2 p.m. The tropical depression is now called “Nimfa.” PAGASA earlier said another LPA had been spotted, this time off Iba, Zambales. The southwest monsoon is also affecting Central and Southern Luzon, and Western Visayas, the weather bureau said. PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Corrections has a new director-general. President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Gerald Bantag to the post left vacant by Nicanor Faeldon, who was sacked by the chief executive over the Good Conduct Time Allowance law mess. The Palace said Bantag, a former Manila jail warden, was appointed “based on his professional competence and honesty.” “The Palace is behind the President’s decision and is confident that DG Bantag will continue the Administration’s campaign […]
