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Typhoon “Liwayway” exits PAR

(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Liwayway” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of “Liwayway” exited PAR as of 3 p.m. PAGASA had said, however, that occasional gusty conditions may still occur in Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Ilocos Region and Cordillera Administrative Region due to the southwest monsoon. Between today and tomorrow morning, light to moderate with intermittent heavy rains will be experienced over Batanes and Babuyan Islands. […]

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“I’ve never been happier now,” Faeldon says after his dismissal as BuCor chief

(Eagle News)–“I’ve never been happier now.” This was the message of Nicanor Faeldon to reporters on Thursday, Sept. 5, when asked how he felt after being sacked as Bureau of Corrections Director-General by President Rodrigo Duterte. According to Faeldon, who had refused to answer questions from the media prior to the hearing, “wala nang yoke sa balikat.” “You can soundly sleep,” he said. President Duterte announced the dismissal of Faeldon in a speech on Wednesday, […]

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Faeldon’s lawyer says sacked BuCor director-general has “no hard feelings” for Duterte

(Eagle News)–Sacked Bureau of Corrections Director-General Nicanor Faeldon has “no hard feelings” for President Rodrigo Duterte. This is according to his lawyer, Jose Diño, who accompanied the former Marine at the Senate where he attended the third hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law on Thursday, Sept. 5. Faeldon refused to speak to the media at that time. “Ganun ang Marino. They follow orders. No hard feelings. Tinatanggap mo yun,” Diño said. He noted […]

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Faeldon surfaces at Senate; lawyer says sacked BuCor chief was “insistent” on attending GCTA hearing

(Eagle News)–Nicanor Faeldon surfaced at the Senate on Thursday, Sept. 5, a day after he was sacked by President Rodrigo Duterte as Bureau of Corrections director-general and after his lawyer told senators hearing the Good Conduct Time Allowance law that the former Marine had begged off from attending the same. When asked by reporters, Jose Diño, Faeldon’s lawyer, said his client was  “insistent” on attending the hearing, where Senate President Tito Sotto’s “A1” intel report […]

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NBI: American who tried to sneak baby out of PHL in sling bag says she “only wanted to give him a name, a church blessing”

(Eagle News)–The American who authorities said had tried to sneak a six-day-old baby out of the country in her sling bag said she “only wanted to give the baby a name and a church blessing.” Manuel Dimaano, chief of the National Bureau of Investigation’s International Airport Investigation Division, said this was what Jennifer Erin Talbot, who is now facing  trafficking, child abuse and kidnapping and serious illegal detention charges,  told investigators when asked why the […]

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PHL underemployment rate goes down to 13.9 percent in July

(Eagle News)–The country’s underemployment rate in July has gone down to 13.9 percent. Based on data provided by the Philippine Statistics Authority on Thursday, Sept. 5, the rate is 3.3 percent less than the rate recorded on the same month last year. According to the PSA, employment rate was at 94.6 percent, the same rate recorded in July last year. The PSA said workers in the  services sector comprised the largest proportion of the employed […]

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Duterte to hold bilateral talks with Singaporean leader next week

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to hold talks with Singapore’s first female leader next week. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the bilateral meeting with President Halimah Yacob was scheduled on Sept. 9. This is the second day of Halimah’s five-day visit to the country, which was upon President Duterte’s invitation. Halimah assumed the presidency of Singapore in 2017.

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DOJ: President Duterte’s order to re-arrest convicts released under GCTA law based on jurisprudence

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to re-arrest the 1700 convicts who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law is based on jurisprudence, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. Guevarra in particular noted  People of the Philippines vs. Fidel Tan, and City Warden of the Manila City Jail vs. Raymond S. Estrella, where the Supreme Court ordered the re-arrest of inmates after the GCTA credited to them were found to be “invalid.” In the first […]

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Guevarra says “not more than 10” convicts have surrendered following Duterte’s ultimatum

(Eagle News)–“Not more than ten” convicts who were released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance Law surrendered following President Rodrigo Duterte’s ultimatum on Wednesday, Sept. 4. This is according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who shared the information under questioning by Senator Panfilo Lacson during the third Senate hearing on the GCTA law on Thursday, Sept. 5. Guevarra, however, refused to give their names. He said the Department of Justice was also already working on […]

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Faeldon begs off from attending third GCTA hearing

Senators oblige (Eagle News)–Nicanor Faeldon has begged off from attending the third hearing into the Good Conduct Time Allowance law, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte sacked him from his post of director-general at the Bureau of Corrections. Senator Richard Gordon, blue ribbon and justice committee chair, said he received a text on this from Faeldon’s lawyer. “Tinanong ko ang mga kapwa ko senador. Importante na makarating siya pero ang present attitude namin is medyo […]

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DILG wants convicts released under GCTA law placed on Immigration watchlist

(Eagle News)– The Department of the Interior and Local Government wants the 1700 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance to be placed on the Immigration watchlist. Interior Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the DILG will request the Department of Justice for this. He said Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has also ordered the Philippine National Police to form tracker teams to locate the convicts. Año, Malaya said, has urged the convicts to surrender themselves immediately […]

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Inflation eases to 1.7 percent in August, lowest rate since October 2016

(Eagle News)–Inflation further went down to 1.7 percent in August, data released on Thursday, Sept. 5, by the Philippine Statistics Authority showed. The  PSA said this was the  lowest inflation rate since the 1.8 percent recorded in October 2016. Inflation in July was at 2.4 percent, while in August 2018, it was pegged at 6.4 percent. According to the PSA, the slowdown of inflation in August was “mainly due to the slower annual increase in […]

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