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JUST IN: Duterte signs budget bill into law; vetoes P95.3 billion worth of House “insertions” — Sotto

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law  the 2019 budget bill. Citing information from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Senate President Tito Sotto said, however, that Duterte vetoed the P95.3 billion the Senate said were illegal insertions done by the House of Representatives after Congress ratified its version of the budget bill. House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya argued however that these were mere “itemizations” that would make it easier to scrutinize […]

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Dahil sa diumano’y panghaharass ng militar, NUPL, hiniling sa Korte Suprema ang pagpapalabas ng writ of amparo

Pagpapalabas ng writ of habeas data, hiniling din Moira Encina Eagle News Service Nagpasaklolo na sa Korte Suprema ang National Union of People’s Lawyer o NUPL dahil sa sinasabing pagbabanta sa buhay at seguridad at diumano’y pangha-harass sa mga miyembrong abogado nito ng militar. Ito ay sa harap ng alegasyon ni AFP Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Antonio Parlade Jr. na ang NUPL ay konektado sa Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army at […]

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Palace: President Duterte “effectively” invoked tribunal ruling when he told China to lay off Pag-Asa Island

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte already invoked the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on the Spratly Islands even before a Palace statement that invoked the same over the weekend, Malacañang said on Monday, April 15. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Duterte “effectively” did this when he told China to “lay off Pag-Asa Island.” “Effectively his previous statement earlier—when he said ‘do not touch our property and if you do any harm to our soldiers, we […]

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Alleged Abu Sayyaf member nabbed in QC

(Eagle News)–An alleged member of the Abu Sayyaf was arrested in Quezon City, the police said on Monday, April 15. Abuhair Kullim Indal, whose aliases include  Annual Dasil and Abu Khair, was nabbed in a house at the Salam Compound in Barangay Culiat on Friday at 4:25 p.m. The suspect had a warrant for his arrest  for kidnapping and serious illegal detention. It was still unclear why he was in Metro Manila at that time. […]

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Half-day work sched to be implemented in SC, courts nationwide on Wednesday, April 17

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has ordered a half-day work schedule  in the High Court and in other courts nationwide on Wednesday, April 17. In an advisory, the SC said courts inside local government-owned or –controlled buildings shall, however, observe a whole-day suspension on the same day “should the same be declared by the local government.” The SC said the suspension was to allow workers to travel to the provinces on Thursday, April 18, and Friday, […]

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Number-coding scheme suspended from April 17 to 22

(Eagle News)—The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has suspended the number-coding scheme from April 17 to 22. MMDA chair Danilo Lim made the announcement in a Facebook post on Monday, April 15. Lim also urged motorists to take extra precautions. Authorities are gearing up for the outflux of travelers as they go on vacation this week.  

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Manila court junks motion to quash cyber libel charge vs Rappler’s Ressa, Santos; arraignment to proceed on Tuesday, April 16

(Eagle News)–A Manila court has junked  the motion to quash the cyber libel charge filed against  chief executive officer Maria Ressa and a former Rappler reporter. In junking the motion to quash of Ressa and Reynaldo Santos, Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa ruled the Department of Justice was able to “sufficiently establish” the elements of cyber libel in the Rappler article on businessman Wilfredo Keng which was published in 2012 and edited in 2014. The […]

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Luzon grid under yellow alert anew; a red alert to be in effect later in the day

(Eagle News)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has placed under yellow alert the Luzon grid anew, with a red alert to be hoisted later in the day. The NGCP said the alert, which means the reserves are less than the capacity of the biggest online power plant, is in effect from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. A red alert, which means […]

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Isolated rainshowers expected in parts of PHL today, April 15, as easterlies affect country

(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 15, as the easterlies affect the archipelago. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Extreme Northern Luzon will have moderate to occasionally strong winds and moderate to occasionally rough coastal waters, PAGASA said. The […]

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3.3-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Norte

(Eagle News)–A 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 33 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 5:33 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake was eight kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.

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Rappler to Duterte: We are just doing our jobs by writing stories based on facts

(Eagle News)—Rappler on Sunday, April 14, said it was just doing its job “by writing stories based on facts” following President Rodrigo Duterte’s tirades against media outfits that included the online media organization. “Why is it that the President’s reflex is to accuse the media, and almost everyone who doesn’t toe his line, of being paid and having a hidden agenda?” Rappler said in a  statement. Rappler  urged the President to “(do his job)” by […]

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Tiger wins 15th major title with spectacular Masters victory

by Jim SLATER AUGUSTA, United States (AFP) — Tiger Woods completed an epic “full circle” comeback from career-threatening injury and scandal by winning the 83rd Masters on Sunday, capturing his 15th major title with an unprecedented back-nine rally. Ending an 11-year major drought, the 43-year-old American superstar — who underwent spinal fusion surgery in 2017 due to chronic back pain — seized his first major title since the 2008 US Open. “It’s overwhelming just because […]

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