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More areas under Signal No. 1 as “Chedeng” maintains its strength

(Eagle News)—Ten areas are now under Signal No. 1 as “Chedeng” maintained its strength on Monday, March 18. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said under Signal No. 1 were Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur, Davao City, General Santos, Davao Occidental, southern portion of Davao del Norte including Samal Island, eastern portion of north Cotabato, eastern portion of South Cotabato, and the eastern portion of Sarangani. As of 10 a.m., the […]

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Manila Water can’t say if customers affected by water shortage will get refund

  (Eagle News)–The chief executive officer of Manila Water Company Inc. on Monday, March 18, dodged questions on whether or not the concessionaire’s customers affected by the water shortage would receive a refund. “Your honor, there’s no discussion yet on that one because our focus po is on the restoration of the service,” Ferdinand Dela Cruz told Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. When pressed again by Zarate, Dela Cruz said the firm would just “follow […]

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Sandiganbayan metes out 90-day suspension on Roderick Paulate

(Eagle News)—-The Sandiganbayan has imposed a 90-day suspension on Quezon City councilor and comedian Roderick Paulate in connection with the graft cases he is facing. This was after the eleventh division found that all the conditions  that warrant the suspension were found in the case of Paulate, who, together with his aide driver  Vicente Bajamunde, is accused of falsifying documents and hiring ghost employees causing undue injury worth P1.1 million to the government. The anti-graft division ruled the […]

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Palace dismisses as “baseless, amusing” criticisms vs PHL withdrawal from ICC

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, March 18, dismissed as “baseless” and “amusing” the criticisms against the Philippines withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. “We find amusing the myriad of misleading and baseless response to the supposed withdrawal of the Philippines from the Rome Statute which created the (ICC), ranging from Amnesty International’s remarks that the action is a ‘futile attempt to evade international justice’ to party-list Gabriela’s statement that the move could ‘sound off a […]

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NBI: 17-year-old suspect in Christine Silawan slay in custody

(Eagle News)–A suspect in the killing of Christine Silawan, a 17-year-old boy, is now in custody, the National Bureau of Investigation said. No details are available so far. Silawan’s lifeless body was found in a vacant lot in Lapu-Lapu, Cebu last week. Police said she suffered multiple stab wounds, and her head had been skinned, exposing her skull. Her trachea, esophagus and others were also missing. Earlier, authorities announced the arrest of a man who […]

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4.4-magnitude quake jolts Ilocos Norte

(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude quake struck Ilocos Norte on Monday, March 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 16 kilometers southeast of Adams at 4:54 a.m. The quake, which was tectonic in origin, had a depth of focus of 18 kilometers. An intensity III was felt in Pasuquin, PHIVOLCS said. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.

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Signal No. 1 hoisted over some areas as “Chedeng” slows down while maintaining its strength

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over several areas as “Chedeng” slowed down while maintaining its strength. In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Sur, Davao City, Davao Occidental, the southern part of Davao del Norte including Samal Island, the eastern part of North Cotabato and eastern part of Sarangani are now under Signal No. 1, as the tropical depression was expected to […]

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More than 120 dead after cyclone hits Mozambique, Zimbabwe

by Adrien BARBIER with Zinyange AUNTONY in Chimanimani BEIRA, Mozambique (AFP) — More than 120 people have died and many more are missing in Mozambique and neighbouring Zimbabwe on Sunday after tropical cyclone Idai barrelled across the southern African nations with flash floods and ferocious winds. Authorities in Mozambique said the toll there had risen to 62 in the centre of the country, while Zimbabwe said 65 people were killed in affected eastern areas, after […]

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Palace defends PHL withdrawal from ICC

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, March 17, defended the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, saying from the country’s perspective, the tribunal was “non-existent.” “The Philippines cannot leave that which has never joined in the first place. Our position on the matter remains clear, unequivocal and inflexible: The Philippines never became a State Party to the Rome Statute which created the ICC,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement on the day the […]

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Signal No. 1 hoisted over Davao Oriental as “Chedeng” enters PAR

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been hoisted over Davao Oriental as Tropical Depression “Chedeng” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Sunday, March 17. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. #1 may be raised over Davao del Norte and Compostela Valley in the next bulletin with “Chedeng,” which   entered  PAR around 11 a.m., expected to make landfall over the eastern coast of Davao Oriental between tomorrow evening and Tuesday morning. As of […]

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House majority leader Castro: Senate blocking passage of proposed national budget, not Speaker Arroyo

(Eagle News)–It is the Senate that is blocking the passage of the 2019 national budget, and not Speaker Gloria Arroyo, House majority leader Fredenil Castro said on Sunday, March 16. According to Castro, in the first place, Arroyo, who, “since then up to now has been an ally of President Rodrigo Duterte,” already signed the budget bill the other week. “Pirma na lang ni [Senate President] Tito Sotto ang wala at nagmamatigas siya na hindi […]

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Death toll rises to 50 as New Zealand mourns victims

  by Jerome Taylor Agence France Presse New Zealanders flocked to memorial sites to lay flowers and mourn the victims of the twin mosque massacres Sunday, as testimony emerged of epic heroism and harrowing suffering in the gun attack that has claimed 50 lives. Police Commissioner Mike Bush said officers had finally been able to share a list of victims with families, something delayed by the need for careful police work and the sheer scale […]

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