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(Eagle News)–The deadline for the recall of Canada’s trash is May 15. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, who said on Tuesday, May 7, that President Rodrigo Duterte expects nothing less. “The deadline is May 15. Period. I don’t give two f**ks what DOF (Department of Finance) says…The President expects the garbage to be seaborne by May 15,” Locsin said. The secretary was responding to a DOF statement that Canada might need […]
(Eagle News)–Inflation slowed down further in April, the slowest pace in 16 months, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, the 3.0 inflation in April is the lowest inflation posted since January 2018. Inflation rate in March 2019 was recorded at 3.3 percent and in April 2018, 4.5 percent. “The slowdown was mainly brought about by the slower annual increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages index at 3.0 percent,” the PSA […]
(Eagle News)—Another low pressure area was spotted near the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the LPA was estimated 335 kilometers east of Aparri. It said this was apart from the LPA spotted 195 kilometers southwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur as of 3 a.m. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of LPA. […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, May 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, an aftershock of the 5.5-magnitude quake that hit Surigao del Norte on April 26, hit 86 kilometers southeast of General Luna at 5:39 a.m. The quake had a depth of focus of 1 kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Lanao del Sur on Tuesday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit one kilometer southeast of Bumbaran at 8:40 a.m. The depth of focus was 2 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area spotted near Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, May 7. PAGASA said as of 3 a.m., the LPA was estimated 160 kilometers north northwest of Laoag City. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon ,CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Mindoro provinces, Marinduque, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. […]
(Eagle News)—A man who claims to be the “Bikoy” who accused members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family and former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go of being engaged in the illegal drug trade surfaced on Monday, May 6. In a press conference at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines headquarters, Peter Joemel Advincula said he was the yellow-hooded narrator in thre “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos that surfaced online. He stood by the allegations in […]
(Eagle News)–Inquest prosecutors have found probable cause to indict Rodel Jayme for inciting to sedition in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act. In making the recommendation, the inquest prosecutors ruled that Jayme’s creation of the Metro Balita website and his use of the same to circulate the “Bikoy” videos which allege members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family were linked to the illegal drug trade was “for the purpose of weakening the confidence of the people […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has ruled that all Power Supply Agreements submitted by Distribution Utilities with the Energy Regulatory Commission on or after June 30, 2015 must undergo a competitive selection process (CSP). This was after the High Court ruled that the ERC committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction when it unilaterally postponed the effectivity of the CSP requirement by issuing ERC Resolution No. 13 and ERC Resolution No. […]
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has suspended the dryrun of the provincial bus ban on Edsa. MMDA Jojo Garcia said the suspension was pending a meeting with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB). “We will continue with the dry run once the guidelines and implementing rules have been ironed out by the three agencies involved,” Garcia said in a statement. The dry run started last April 22. […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, May 6. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 38 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 5:18 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 8 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, May 5, visited the wake of former Speaker Prospero Nograles in Taguig. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles confirmed this to the media. Nograles passed away on Saturday, at the age of 71. PBA partylist Jericho Nograles said their father died of “respiratory failure secondary to pneumonia.” Nograles, who served as Speaker from 2008 to 2010, and Duterte were political rivals. He ran two times against Duterte for the post of […]
