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(Eagle News)–Several flights on Thursday, Aug. 8, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Airswift T6 142/143 MNL-El Nido-MNL T6 121 El Nido-MNL T6 130 MNL-El Nido SkyJet M8 711/712 MNL-Busuanga-MNL Two areas remain under a tropical cyclone signal no. 1 as “Hanna” intensifies further as it moves in a northwestward direction.
(Eagle News)–Two areas remained under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1 as Typhoon “Hanna” continued to intensify on Thursday, Aug. 8. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the signal remained hoisted over Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands as the typhoon, located 490 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes, moved northwestward at 15 kilometers per hour. “Hanna” is packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kph near the center and gustiness of up […]
Asks DOJ to allow her to reproduce CIDG “evidence” vs her first (Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has filed a motion urging the Department of Justice to defer the deadline for her submission of counteraffidavit pending her receipt of supposed evidence against her in the sedition case against her. In her motion for production and copying of evidence, Robredo urged the Department of Justice to direct the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation Group, which acts […]
(Eagle News)–The country’s economy grew year-on-year by 5.5 percent in the second quarter of 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday, Aug. 8. According to the PSA, main drivers for the Philippines’ economic growth were the following: Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles, Motorcycles Personal and Household Goods Manufacturing Other Services The PSA said of the major economic sectors, services grew the fastest with 7.1 percent. This was followed by industry, at 3.7 percent, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has declared Aug. 12, Monday, a holiday in observance of Eid al-Adha or the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice. No official document declaring the same has been released as of yet, but Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said this would be made available before noon. It was unclear yet if this would be a regular holiday or a special non-working holiday. For Muslims, Eid al-Adha is celebrated in commemoration of the willingness of Abraham […]
(Eagle News)–Six officials of the Maritime Industry Authority and the Philippine Coast Guard have been relieved following the Iloilo-Guimaras sea tragedy that killed at least 31. Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said the relief of PCG station commanders in Iloilo and Guimaras, and the Marina regional director of Western Visayas was to pave the way for a “more thorough and impartial investigation.” Tugade issued the directive to PCG Commandant Admiral Elson Hermogino and MARINA OIC Administrator […]
(Eagle News)–Classes in some areas on Thursday, Aug. 8, were cancelled due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Bataan – all levels, public and private Iloilo City – pre-school to senior high school, public and private Quezon City – all levels, public and private Bulacan – all levels, public and private Manila-all levels, public and private Masinloc, Zambales – all levels, public and private Tanauan, Batangas – all levels, public and private Taguig-afternoon […]
(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has junked the P102-billion forfeiture case against former President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda and others. In junking the case also against Rafael Sison, Placido Mapa Jr., Don Ferry, Jose Tengco Jr., Ramon Monzon, Generosa Olazo, Cynthia Cheong, Ma. Luisa Nograles, Leopoldo Vergara, Jose Africa and Rodolfo Arambulo, the anti-graft court noted the failure of the plaintiff, or the Presidential Commission on Good Government, to “prove by preponderance of evidence any […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has affirmed the libel conviction of a blogger who accused now-Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon of corruption in social media. In affirming the Sept. 18, 2018 and March 7, 2019 resolutions of the CA that affirmed with modification a Pasay court’s conviction of Manuel Mejorada, the SC said the appellate court correctly ruled that the elements of libel in his posts were sufficiently established by the prosecution. According to the SC, […]
The owner of the 8chan chat forum has described moves to shut down his website because it hosted hate messages linked to deadly US killings as “sinister” and “cowardly”. In a video uploaded to Youtube on Tuesday, Philippines-based Jim Watkins said the deadly weekend attacks in the American cities of El Paso and Dayton were a tragedy. But Watkins insisted 8chan had not broken any laws, and devoted most of his seven-and-a-half-minute video to criticising […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice is gathering information on an online message board that is linked to mass shootings abroad and which is allegedly being run from the Philippines. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said this was before the DOJ would decide whether looking into 8chan–where the gunman in the El Paso, Texas shootings was supposed to have made a post in reference to the killings—was something the National Bureau of Investigation should do. 8chan was […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon “Hanna” moved slowly over the Philippine Sea on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., the eye of the typhoon was located 630 kilometers east of Basco, packing maximum sustained winds of 130 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 160 kph. “Hanna” is moving north northwest slowly. According to PAGASA, the outer rainbands […]
