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Duterte dissolves gov’t panel leading peace talks with Communist rebels

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has dissolved the government panel that leads peace talks with the Communist rebels. President Duterte ended the appointments of panel chair Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III and of members Hernani Branganza, Rene Sarmiento, Antonio Arellano, and Angela Librado-Trinidad through letters signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea dated March 18. The letters said this was following the termination of peace talks in November 2017. Duterte ended peace talks with the Communist rebels, […]

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Duterte signs EO funding 4th tranche of salary hike for gov’t workers

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order allowing for the funding of the fourth tranche of the salary hike of government workers. Under EO No. 76, Duterte said the tranche should be charged against “any available appropriations” under the 2018 national budget pending the passage of the 2019 national budget. The passage of this year’s national budget has been stalled due to the budget impasse between the House of Representatives and the Senate. […]

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Vegas Golden Knights dominate Edmonton Oilers, earn 6-3 victory

  By Henry Nery EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS (Eagle News) – Jonathan Marchessault scored two goals and goalie Malcolm Subban saved 16 of 19 shots as the Vegas Golden Knights defeat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Sunday. The Golden Knights displayed their offense by scoring six goals and their defense by only allowing 19 shots the whole game. Head Coach, Gerard Gallant took notice of the team’s momentum on the Oilers. “I thought […]

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Comelec declares Mindanao, Abra, some towns in N. Samar, Isabela election hotspots

(Eagle News) — Mindanao, Abra and some towns in northern Samar and Isabela are now election hotspots. The Commission on Elections made the declaration on Tuesday, March 19, months before the elections slated in May. According to James Jimenez, Comelec spokesperson, the decision to declare Mindanao an election hotspot was due to “serious armed threats” from members of the New People’s Army, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, the Abu Sayyaf, among others. Apart from Mindanao, Lope […]

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LEB: Law school admission test to proceed in April

(Eagle News) — The administration of the Philippine Law School Admission Test will proceed as scheduled in April, the Legal Education Board said. According to Emerson Aquende, chair of the LEB, the administration of the test scheduled on April 17 was not restrained by a temporary restraining order recently issued by the Supreme Court. He said the TRO restrains only LEB Memorandum Circular No. 18, Series of 2018, “which prohibits the admission/enrollment as freshmen/1st year […]

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Duterte renews Philippine Broadcasting Corp. franchise

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed the franchise of Philippine Broadcasting Corporation. Under Republic Act 11240 signed by Duterte on March 8, the PBC franchise was extended to 25 years. Earlier, Duterte extended the franchises of Philippine Communications Satellite Corp. and of the University of Mindanao Broadcasting Network, which operates AM and FM stations in the region. Their franchises were also extended to 25 years.

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Senate to wait for House to “make up mind” on proposed nat’l budget; no more budget meetings with congressmen, Sotto says

(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Tuesday, March 19, said the Senate will no longer agree to a meeting with the House of Representatives on the proposed national budget. Sotto made the statement as he expressed “confusion” over the conflicting statements from congressmen on the real status of the budget bill enrolled by the House of Representatives. Rep. Rolando Zamora, who was tasked by congressmen to deal with senators on the issue, had […]

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Palace: Duterte to meet with MWSS officials Tuesday night

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to meet with officials of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System on Tuesday, March 19. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the meeting to discuss the response of the water regulator to the water shortage in recent days was scheduled at 6:30 p.m. It was unclear if officials from the Manila Water Co., whose customers were affected by the shortage, would be present in the meeting. On Friday, […]

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PAGASA: “Full-blown weak El Niño” expected this month

(Eagle News) — Expect a”full-blown weak El Nino” this month, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Tuesday, March 19. According to Benison Estareja, PAGASA weather specialist, this may last until June. “So expect way below normal rainfall sa maraming lugar sa Pilipinas…May mga provinces na inaasahang magkakatagtuyot: sa Ilocos provinces, Mindoro provinces, Zamboanga peninsula area,” he said. As it is, he said  rains were expected in several parts of the country […]

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Manila Water customers affected by water shortage may expect “adjustments” in their water bills

(Eagle News)—-Customers of Manila Water who were affected by the recent water shortage may expect “adjustments” in their water bills. Ferdinand dela Cruz, president and chief executive officer of Manila Water, told the Senate panel on public services on Tuesday, March 19, he has “already given instructions to my team to explore ways to provide some relief in the water bills of your affected constituents during the period of service interruptions.” The panel is probing the water shortage that […]

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MRT-3 announces one-week suspension of operations in April for general maintenance work

(Eagle News)—The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Tuesday, March 19, announced the shutdown of its operations for one week in April. In a Facebook post, the MRT-3 said the shutdown from April 15 to April 21 was to give way to the annual general maintenance of the MRT-3 trains and others. “Maintenance works that will be done during the one week suspension of revenue operations include rail grinding, rail cascading, replacement of turnouts, structural testing and […]

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4.0-magnitude quake jolts Sorsogon

(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Sorsogon on Tuesday, March 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 2 kilometers northeast of Bacon at 10:59 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 110 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.      

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