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(Eagle News) — Former military comptroller retired Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot has been found guilty of perjury. The Sandiganbayan also sentenced Ligot to one year for each of the five counts he was convicted of over the false declarations made in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth from 1993 to 2001. The other perjury cases against the former military official, however, were dismissed. Earlier, the Court of Tax Appeals cleared Ligot and his […]
(Eagle News) — The Luzon grid has been placed under red and yellow alerts for a third straight day. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said the red alert was in place from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the yellow alert from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. to 11 p.m. The NGCP said the Luzon grid has an available capacity of 10,220 MW against a peak demand of 10,334 MW. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, said he does not want his daughter Sara to run for President. Duterte made the statement amid calls for the Davao mayor to succeed her father, whose term expires in 2022. “Yang anak ko baka maano kayo I will advise her to lay off..Kung ako ang tanungin mo hindi ako papayag na tatakbo,” he said. Duterte said in the first place though, he did not think his […]
(Eagle News) — More than 100 buses will be deployed in Metro Manila for commuters affected by the maintenance shutdown of the Metro Rail Transit 3 next week. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said the 140 public utility buses will be deployed from April 15 to 17 and April 20 to 21 and will follow the MRT-3 northbound and southbound routes from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. “Participating bus units will be particularly […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, said he would fire “many” officials before he leaves for China. Duterte made the revelation in a speech in a campaign sortie in Bacolod. The President did not give names but said he would do the firing next week. “Ngayon ‘pag ikaw nasa corruption, alis ka,” he said. Duterte is slated to attend the second Belt and Road forum from April 26 to 27. He has been […]
(Eagle News)—Isolated thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today, April 12, as the easterlies continue to affect Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, spoke anew behind a bullet-proof glass, which he said had been installed to thwart any attempt to shoot him from a distance. “Kaya nilagyan ng presidential (security) guard..,” he said speaking behind the glass in a campaign sortie in Bacolod. Duterte first spoke before a bullet-proof glass in another campaign sortie in Malabon on April 2. In explaining the use of the bullet-proof glass there, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, April 11, said he would veto the entire 2019 budget bill if it was “talagang tagilid.” Duterte issued the threat as he announced his legal office was still studying the bill passed by Congress last month after an impasse between the two houses. Senators led by Senate President Tito Sotto had opposed the House-enrolled budget bill, saying it was no longer the Congress-ratified version because congressmen had […]
(Eagle News) — Over 1,000 have passed the licensure exams for electronics engineers. The Professional Regulation Commission said 1365 of the 2790 passed the exams given by the Board of Electronics Engineering in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan De Oro, Cebu, Davao and Legazpi in April. Malcolm Leeland Paraz Kwok of the Dela Salle University in Manila topped the tests with a rating of 90.7 percent. Sharing the top two spot were Ecclesiastes Guma Montaos Jr. of […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of the Interior and Local Government urged local government units to use the additional funds coming from their bigger share of government revenue taxes well and to monitor their use closely to “ensure that they contribute to national development goals and objectives.” Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya issued the statement as he welcomed the Supreme Court decision that ruled the local government units’ internal revenue allotments included not just taxes collected by the […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Thursday, April 11, said the country’s sovereignty was “non-negotiable.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement even after the Department of Foreign Affairs filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-Asa Island. Panelo had said the government would file a diplomatic protest if media reports on the presence of Chinese vessels near Kota island were also proven to be true. “We are just reciprocating the […]
(Eagle News)– Some Rappler reporters and correspondents have asked the Supreme Court to lift what they said was President Rodrigo Duterte’s coverage ban against them. In filing the petition for certiorari and seeking for a writ of preliminary mandatory injunction for the lifting, Rappler reporters Pia Ranada, Mara Cepeda, Camille Elemia and Ralf Rivas, and regional correspondents Bobby Lagsa, Frank Cimatu, Mauricio Victa and Raymon Dullana said their ban from covering specific events was a […]
