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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of P95.3 billion worth of items in the 2019 national budget has saved the country over P19 billion in pork commissions. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, who was among the senators who lauded Duterte’s decision, in particular, P19.06 billion of taxpayers’ money were spared. “If there is one act of PRRD that is worthy of admiration, this veto message is on top of my list. With his guts, glory comes […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday, April 16, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo’s statements the Office of the Solicitor General was against martial law victims when it rejected a US court’s settlement deal for them. “Her statements are outright lies. She must be confused,” Calida said, noting that the OSG has “always been committed to advancing the interests of the Republic, and we will continue to do so,” and that her statements were therefore […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, April 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 58 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 11:01 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The Luzon grid is now back to its normal operations, the Department of Energy said on Tuesday, April 16. According to the DOE, this means no power interruptions were expected. It said the normal status of the grid was because of the “coming in of” Sual Unit 1. In recent days, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines had been hoisting alerts over the grid due to, among others, unplanned outages of power plants. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte also subjected certain provisions of the 2019 national budget to conditional implementation, the Palace said. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the following were subjected to the same to ensure conformity with existing laws: allowance and benefits of teachers and the creation of teaching positions, construction of evacuation centers, funding for foreign-assisted projects, revolving fund, lump-sum appropriations for capital outlays, financial assistance to local government units funding requirements of the country’s […]
(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison slammed the government’s decision to hold localized peace talks with the Communist rebels. In a statement on Tuesday, April 16, Sison called the peace talks “fake,” saying it was clear President Rodrigo Duterte and “his running dog” Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez “are not interested in serious peace negotiations through panels duly authorized by the (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) National Council and the […]
(Eagle News)—The chief operating officer of Manila Water has resigned. In an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb, Dittie Galang, the water concessionaire’s corporate communications manager, said the resignation of Dino Carpio, who has served the company for 22 years, was effective today, April 16. “Tinanggap ng board of directors ang kaniyang resignation pero magtratrabaho pa rin siya until the end of the month,” Galang said. Galang said the board had assigned Abelardo Basilio as Carpio’s […]
(Eagle News)–Senators Panfilo Lacson and Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, April 15, lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of more than P95 billion worth of items in the budget bill, which he has signed. In a statement, Lacson, who has been very vocal against what he said were the “illegal alignments” made by House lawmakers, commended Duterte and his economic managers “for coming up with a ‘pork-free’ national budget.” “I have to see the veto message first […]
(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 16, as the easterlies affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Region, and Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country on the other hand will have […]
(Eagle News)–A Manila court has reset the scheduled arraignment of Rappler executive editor Maria Ressa and a former reporter for cyber libel on Tuesday, April 16. Branch 46 Judge Raibelda Estacio-Montesa set the arraignment of Ressa and Reynaldo Santos to May 17 instead. This was to allow Ressa’s camp to file a motion for reconsideration of the court’s decision dismissing their motion to quash the charges against them. The cyber libel charges stem from a […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The main structure of Notre-Dame cathedral in central Paris has been saved after hours of fire-fighting to put out a devastating blaze, the city’s top fire official said late Monday. “We can consider that the main structure of Notre-Dame has been saved and preserved,” Paris fire brigade chief Jean-Claude Gallet told reporters outside the cathedral, adding it appeared that the two main towers of the building had now been saved. He […]
by Joseph Schmid Crowds of stunned Parisians and tourists — some crying, others offering prayers — watched on in horror in central Paris on Monday evening as flames engulfed the Notre-Dame cathedral. Gasps and cries erupted at 7:50 pm (1750 GMT) when the top portion of the church’s spire came crashing down into an inferno that has spread to the entire roof. More gasps came a few seconds later when the rest of the spire […]
