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(Eagle News)–A low pressure area is affecting Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, May 10, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 4 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 2 a.m., the LPA was located 860 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, embedded along the Intertropical Convergence Zone. According to the weather bureau, Eastern Visayas, CARAGA and Davao region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Service Naghain ng motion to inhibit sa Department of Justice ang ilang magulang ng mga batang namatay matapos mabakunahan ng Dengvaxia laban kay Acting Prosecutor General Richard Anthony Fadullon. Pinag-iinhibit ng mga pamilya ng mga sinasabing biktima ng Dengvaxia si Fadullon matapos nitong aprubahan ang inamyendahang kaso sa korte kung saan ginawa na lamang isang count ng kasong reckless imprudence resulting in homicide ang kaso ng dalawang batang namatay diumano dahil […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Thursday, May 9, called for the resignation of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines president for allegedly turning the organization of lawyers into a “highly politicized” group and for allegedly “using his position to advance his political agenda.” In a statement, Calida called Abdiel Dan Elijah Fernando a “disgrace,” backing the IBP Davao chapter’s criticism of him for allowing the organization’s office to be used as a “staging area” […]
(Eagle News)–A judge was ambushed in Zamboanga del Norte on Thursday, May 9. The Supreme Court said Judge Reymar L. Lacaya of Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte Regional Trial Court, Branch 11, was ambushed in the afternoon in Liloy. No other details were available. Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin condemned the killing, and urged the authorities to expedite their probe. “I am urging the authorities to exert their best efforts for the immediate apprehension of those responsible […]
(Eagle News) — Leftists on Thursday, May 9, urged the Supreme Court to put a stop to the enforcement of the Philippines’ Kaliwa Dam loan agreement with China. In filing the petition for prohibition with an urgent prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a writ of preliminary injunction, Neri Colmenares, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao, Gabriela Reps. Emmi de Jesus and Arlene Brosas, Alliance of Concerned Teachers […]
(Eagle News)—A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Pangasinan and Nueva Vizcaya. In an advisory issued at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 9, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rains with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over portions of Mangatarem, Pangasinan; and Aritao, Nueva Vizcaya. PAGASA said these conditions, which are due to thunderstorms, are expected to last for one to two hours, and may […]
Now in its tenth month, the Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has claimed more than a thousand lives, prompting Secretary-General António Guterres to throw the support of “the whole United Nations system” into stemming the spread of the deadly virus. Mr. Guterres expressed concern over the number of new Ebola cases in the east of the DRC on Wednesday, reiterating UN support “for efforts to end the outbreak”. “With important […]
Hunger continues to rise as conflicts and protracted crises have worsened in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA), which is likely to affect food security for years to come, warned the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on Wednesday. “Conflicts and civil instability have long-lasting impacts on the food and nutrition security of both affected and surrounding countries in the regions”, Abdessalam Ould Ahmed, Assistant Director-General and NENA Representative of the (FAO) said, […]
(Eagle News)—For Senate President Tito Sotto, the matrix recently released by the Palace was best described as President Rodrigo Duterte’s “asar list.” “Ang tawag nila destabilization. Ako ang tawag ko dun, asar,” Sotto said in an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb on Thursday, May 9. Sotto made the comment, as he noted there was no need to probe the newly-released matrix–which included athletes Gretchen Ho and Hidilyn Diaz—anymore. The Palace had earlier released two other […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has declared May 13, Monday, a special nonworking holiday in the country. Duterte made the declaration in Proclamation No. 719. According to Duterte, the declaration was to allow the people to “properly exercise their right to vote.” Candidates are vying for local and national posts in the upcoming elections.
(Eagle News)–A Pasay court has junked Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s bid to quash an inciting to sedition case filed against him. In junking Trillanes’ motion, Pasay City Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 45 Judge Remiebel Mondia ruled the veracity of the senator’s argument his statements in a 2017 speech against President Rodrigo Duterte were not seditious “can only be ascertained in a full-blown trial..” “Kung makikita ‘to ng mga sundalo, M60 machine gun ang gagamitin sa’yo. […]
(Eagle News)–The country’s gross domestic product growth slowed to 5.6 percent in the first quarter of 2019, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Thursday, May 9. The PSA said this was slower than the 6.5 percent growth recorded in the first quarter of 2018. According to the PSA, trade and repair of motor vehicles, motorcycles, personal and household goods; manufacturing; and financial intermediation were the main drivers of growth for the quarter. Services, the PSA […]
