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(Eagle News)–Senator Ronald dela Rosa on Thursday, Aug. 22, clarified he himself wants former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez hanged because of his crime. A visibly irked Dela Rosa made the statement during a Senate hearing on the proposal to make ROTC mandatory to select students, after a resource person, Raoul Manuel, President of the National Union of Students of the Philippines, hit him for his statement the former mayor, who was convicted of the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bato dela Rosa, former chief of the Bureau of Corrections, on Thursday, Aug. 22, said former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez was a “changed man.” Dela Rosa said while he did not personally speak to the former mayor, this was based on information he received from BuCor personnel. “Mabait na sir, hindi na siga, malumanay na,” Dela Rosa quoted the BuCor personnel as saying. According to Dela Rosa, Sanchez, based on information from […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Lanao del Sur on Thursday, Aug. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 3 kilometers northwest of Wao at 12:42 p.m. Depth of focus of the quake was one kilometer. An intensity III was felt in Kalilangan, Bukidnon, while an instrumental intensity I was experienced in Cagayan de Oro City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health has upheld the Food and Drug Administration’s revocation of the Certificate of Product Registration of dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, but noted manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur may reapply. In his decision on Aug. 19, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the efficacy of Dengvaxia itself was not an issue but Sanofi’s “complete disregard of FDA regulations, which were precisely put in place by law to ensure safety.” The DOH said it found that […]
(Eagle News)–Bureau of Corrections Director Nicanor Faeldon on Thursday, Aug. 22, urged the public not to assume former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez will be released from jail. In an interview over GMA’s Unang Hirit, Faeldon said the BuCor has yet to compute Sanchez’s good conduct time allowances. Faeldon issued the remark following outrage on social media over what was believed to be the impending release of Sanchez, who was convicted of raping Aileen Sarmenta […]
(Eagle News)–A Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 was hoisted over several areas on Thursday, Aug. 22, as Tropical Storm “Ineng” slightly intensified and moved in a west-northwest direction. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, Cagayan including Babuyan Group of Islands, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, Northern Abra and Ilocos Norte are under the signal. As of 10 a.m., the center of the tropical storm was located 725 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, […]
(Eagle News)–Over P6.8-million worth of illegal drugs were seized on Thursday, Aug. 22, from two suspects who were also killed in the buy-bust operation in Pasig. The National Capital Region Police Office said Jalal “Bon Jovie” Salamoden and Sampiano “Sonny” Rason, alleged members of the gang of convicted druglord Amin Imam Buratong, died after they fought it out with authorities in front of a convenience store on Felix Avenue corner Kabayanihan Street in Barangay Dela Paz. […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Thursday, Aug. 22. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 28 kilometers southeast of Tarragona at 6:30 a.m. Depth of focus of the quake was 5 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Now-Tropical Storm “Ineng” has maintained its strength as it moves in a west-northwest direction. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ineng” was so far located 970 kilometers east of Infanta, Quezon or 910 km east of Casiguran, Aurora. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 65 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kilometers, moving at 25 kilometers per hour. The outer rainbands of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Aug. 21, maintained he would raise the arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s nine-dash line during his trip to China even if some have told him not to do so. “Sabi nila hindi pag-usapan, sabi ko no. If I’m not allowed as a President of a sovereign nation to talk whatever I want to talk about then let us rather not talk altogether. ‘Wag na,” the President said at the […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over portions of Mt. Province, particularly in Ifugao, Paracelis, Asipulo, Lamut, Lagawe, Banaue, Hingyo, Aguinaldo; in Nueva Viscaya, particularly in Kasibu, Bayombong, Bambang, Ambaguio, Kayapa, Alfonso Castaneda and Dupax del Norte; in Quirino, specifically in Cabarroguis, Maddela, Nagtipunan; and in Pangasinan, specifically in Bolinao, […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday, Aug. 21, denied he was behind the impending release of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez, who was convicted of the rape and murder of two University of the Philippines students. “As pointed out by (Justice) Secretary (Menardo) Guevarra, hindi kailangan ng kahit sinong na tao mag-intervene o lumakad sa release kasi may batas na,” Panelo, a counsel for Sanchez then, said. Panelo was referring to Republic Act […]
