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Palace: PDEA needs to secure clearance from Duterte before releasing names of “celebrities” in drugs watchlist

(Eagle News)—-The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency will have to secure clearance from President Rodrigo Duterte before it can release the list of “celebrities” allegedly linked to illegal drugs. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement, after PDEA revealed at least 31 “celebrities” were included in the agency’s drugs watch list. PDEA director-general Aaron Aquino had said two “celebrities” figured in the phone of alleged party drugs dealer Steven Pasion, who was killed during a buy-bust […]

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Albayalde: PNP, walang natanggap na report ukol sa diumano’y pagkakadawit ni Michael Yang sa operasyon ng iligal na droga

Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Walang natanggap na report si Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde mula kay dismissed Col.Eduardo Acierto ukol sa umano’y kaugnayan ni presidential economic adviser Michael Yang at ng isang Allan Lim sa operasyon ng iligal na droga sa bansa. Yan ang nilinaw ni Albayalde sa harap ng alegasyon ni Acierto, na nagtatago matapos siyang makasuhan kaugnay ng drogang ipinuslit sa bansa noong nakaraang taon,  na binalewala ng PNP at ni […]

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MMDA: Bus terminals along Edsa to be closed in June

(Eagle News)–Bus terminals along Edsa will be closed in June, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on Tuesday, March 26. According to Jojo Garcia, MMDA general manager, the decision, aimed at reducing congestion in the major thoroughfare,  was reached during a Metro Manila Council meeting the day before. He said a dryrun with the closed bus terminals will be held after the long holiday  in April.    

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UPDATED: No more budget impasse as Sotto signs budget bill enrolled by House but “with reservations”

(Eagle News)–The deadlock over the proposed national budget between the Senate and the House of Representatives was finally broken with Senate President Tito Sotto signing the enrolled budget bill of the House as is but “with reservations.” Sotto clarified in a press conference on Tuesday, March 26,  that even with the signing, the Senate was still against the “alignments” made by the House of Representatives in the version ratified by the Senate and the House. […]

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Palace: Duterte to spend 74th birthday on Thursday, March 28, with family in Davao

(Eagle News)–As in the past, President Rodrigo Duterte will spend his birthday in Davao. “The same celebration. He stays in the house and with the family,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Tuesday, March 26. Duterte is turning 74 on Thursday, March 28. Since he assumed the presidency in 2016, Duterte has been celebrating his birthday every year in private in his hometown. In 2018, pictures showed Duterte spending time with his grandchildren on his […]

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Kampo ni Marcos, hiniling sa SC na aksyunan na ang mosyon patungkol sa pagsumite ng Comelec ng resulta ng technical examination ng ilang boto sa Mindanao

Moira Encina Eagle News Service Muling kinalampag ng kampo ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos ang Korte Suprema na aksyunan na ang kanilang naunang mosyon na ipag-utos sa Comelec na isumite ang resulta ng technical examination sa boto noong 2016 sa mga lalawigan ng Basilan, Lanao del Sur at Maguindanao na nagpapatunay daw ng malawakang electoral fraud doon. Ito ay kaalinsabay ng ika-isanglibong araw matapos na isampa ng panig ni Marcos ang electoral protest sa resulta […]

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Año orders relief of 3 high-ranking police officials in Region 12 for allegedly running P2-billion investment scam

(Eagle News)—Three high-ranking police officials from the Police Regional Office 12 have been ordered sacked by Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for allegedly running a P2-billion investment scam that victimized policemen, prosecutors, judges, entrepreneurs and other ordinary civilians in General Santos. Año ordered Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde to relieve Senior Supt. Manuel M. Lukban, Jr., Senior Supt. Raul S. Supiter, and Supt. Henry P. Biñas after they were found to be behind the  Police […]

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Manila Water to implement “one-time bill waiver” for customers severely affected by water shortage

10 cubic meters of water consumed by Manila Water customers will not be billed (Eagle News)—-Manila Water is slated to implement a “one-time bill waiver” for selected customers to compensate for the water shortage that gripped several areas in Metro Manila and Rizal. According to Manila Water president Ferdinand Dela Cruz, customers in barangays which experienced no water service for at least seven days—whether continuous or broken—within the period of March 6 to 31 will […]

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3.4-magnitude quake jolts Southern Leyte

(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Southern Leyte on Tuesday, March 26. The quake hit 5 kilometers northeast of Hinunangan at 5:04 a.m. Depth of focus was one kilometer. An Intensity III was felt in Hinunangan. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.

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Partly cloudy skies to prevail over PHL today

(Eagle News)–Partly cloudy skies will prevail over the country as the easterlies affect the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas will also experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy […]

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Palace: Miriam Defensor Santiago’s election as ICC judge “void”

(Eagle News)–For the Palace, the late Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago’s election as International Criminal Court judge was void from the start. “If the position is we’ve never been a state party, then logically it is void unless the international court says it is not,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Asked why Raul Pangalangan, who currently sits as a judge in the tribunal, was never pulled out, Panelo said “we don’t have to pull out anybody […]

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Palace: Those against law mandating bigger, color-coded license plates for motorcycles can go to courts

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, March 25, said those who feel the law requiring motorcycles to have bigger and color-coded license plates was unconstitutional can raise the issue before the courts. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the comment as the government stood firm the law recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte would be implemented without fear or favor. “Everyone should comply. No exception,” Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement days after around 50,000 motorcycle riders […]

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