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Full operations eyed in 2025 (Eagle News) — The country’s first subway is expected to be partially operational in 2022. The Department of Transportation made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, Feb. 21. The DOTr said during that time, the first three stations of the Metro Manila Subway–Quirino Highway, Tandang Sora and North Ave.—will be operational. The remaining 13 stations of the subway system that is expected to link Mindanao Ave. in Quezon City […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine National Police is now looking for the child of the couple believed behind the Jolo, Sulu bombings that killed at least 23. PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said this was so the child could identify the couple–initially believed to be Indonesian— who police said carried out the blasts at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Cathedral in January. “Mayroon silang iniwan na anak dito sa Pilipinas and hopefully makita natin dahil paglaki nyan posibleng […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte wants the list of “narco-politicians” released ahead of the May elections. Duterte made public his stance on the Department of the Interior and Local Government proposal on Wednesday, Feb. 20, in an interview with reporters. “Or would you rather hindi na talaga lalabas ‘yung pangalan nila? Galit ako sa droga,” Duterte said. Earlier, Philippine National Police spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac said the list was so far undergoing “validation.” “We have […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 21, expressed its condolences to the family of the late National Artist for Architecture Bobby Mañosa. “The so-called father of Philippine neo-vernacular architecture devoted his lifetime work championing the extensive use of indigenous Filipino materials in his design,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, while Mañosa “will be missed,” his “influence and legacy will continue to live on.” Mañosa, whose works include the Coconut Palace […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, said international drug cartels were behind the blocks of cocaine recently found floating in some of the country’s waters. “The news that you hear every day about the floating drugs all around the country is that really we have confirmed that (Sinaloa) and the Medellin cartels are in the trade now. And it’s cocaine. It has always been cocaine from Mexico,” Duterte said. Earlier, PNP Chief Oscar […]
(Eagle News)—A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 141 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso at 3:31 a.m. The earthquake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of nine kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected.
Items should be tested in front of security personnel before being allowed entry, MRT-3 says (Eagle News)—–The Metro Rail Transit-3 has lifted its ban on liquids above 100 milliliters but these should first be subjected to tests in front of security personnel before they are allowed inside. In an advisory on Thursday, Feb. 21, the MRT-3 said bottles supposedly containing water will therefore be drunk by passengers, those containing perfume will therefore be sprayed, among […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Feb. 20, signed an order directing the government to identify agricultural lands owned by the state and distribute these to qualified beneficiaries. In Executive Order 75, Duterte ordered “all departments, bureaus, offices and instrumentalities of the government” to do this within 30 days from effectivity of the order. According to the order, the Department of Agrarian Reform shall then “cause the preparation of an inventory” of the lands “devoted to” […]
Maintains, however, that martial law not needed (Eagle News)—The Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday, Feb. 20, said it respects the Supreme Court decision allowing the third extension of martial law in Mindanao. In a statement, CHR spokesperson Jacqueline Ann de Guia, however, maintained the declaration of martial law “should be reserved as an extraordinary measure for lawless violence, invasion or rebellion, as determined in the Constitution, and should never be the norm.” “We are […]
by Shaun TANDON / with Gianrigo Marletta in Tampa Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday he is barring a US-born former Islamic State propagandist from returning home, making the highly unusual case that she is not a US citizen. Trump’s refusal to admit 24-year-old Hoda Muthana comes just as he is pressing Europeans to repatriate their own Islamic State fighters and will likely face legal challenges, with US […]
(Eagle News)—-Three Filipino call center employees were sentenced to five months in prison in Hong Kong after they opened bank accounts there using forged documents, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement, the DFA said the three were meted out a “reduced sentence for pleading guilty to two counts of “using a false instrument” before the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts. The DFA said the call center employees went to Hong Kong as tourists in […]
“Wutip” still outside PAR, though (Eagle News)–The weather disturbance being monitored by the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has intensified. In a weather update around 5 a.m., PAGASA said “Wutip” was now a severe tropical storm as of 3 a.m. So far though, “Wutip” was still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility, 2775 kilometers east of Mindanao, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 105 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to […]
