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Palace defends Duterte’s endorsement of Jinggoy Estrada

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s endorsement of Jinggoy Estrada’s comeback Senate bid even if he was facing plunder and graft charges before the Sandiganbayan. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Estrada was after all still presumed innocent until proven guilty. He noted that Estrada was also granted bail by the Sandiganbayan, which is “anchored on the fact that evidence of guilt is not strong.” “We have to respect the Constitution. We […]

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Active AFP, PNP, Coast Guard personnel to receive 20-percent discount in city, provincial buses — DOTr

(Eagle News)–Uniformed personnel will receive a 20-percent discount in all city and provincial utility buses soon. The Department of Transportation made the announcement on Monday, Feb. 11. “The special fare discount for all uniformed personnel of the (Armed Forces of the Philippines), (Philippine National Police), and (Philippine Coast Guard) shall continue and remain effective indefinitely, which will then be reviewed one year thereafter,” the DOTr said. According to Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, this was in […]

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US commits over P300 million to further boost PHL efforts vs terrorism

(Eagle News)—The United States has committed more than P300 million to fund intelligence gathering efforts in order to strengthen the Philippines’ counterterrorism capabilities. The Palace on Monday, Feb. 11, made the announcement as it welcomed the aid, which came after the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 23. The explosions were blamed on an Indonesian couple assisted by local terrorists. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Philippines needed “all the help as […]

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Following deadly Jolo blasts, Japan renews vow to help PHL combat “scourge of terrorism”

(Eagle News)—Japan has renewed its vow to help the Philippines combat the “scourge of terrorism” following the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 23 people. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Japan Foreign Minister Taro Kono, in his visit to Davao, also “conveyed (Japan Prime Minister Shinzo) Abe’s grave concern over the twin explosions in Jolo, Sulu, and expressed Japan’s condemnation of the terrorism and violent extremism..” Panelo said Kono […]

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For his patience, PNP honors policeman in “taho” incident at MRT station

(Eagle News)–The policeman who got splashed with taho by a woman who was not allowed to enter a Metro Rail Transit station with the drink because of an ongoing MRT ban on the same was honored on Monday, Feb .11. P01 William Cristobal received a Medalya ng Papuri from the Philippine National Police for his patience in dealing with Jiale Zhang, who is now facing charges over the incident at the Boni station on Saturday, […]

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Light rains to prevail over parts of PHL as northeast monsoon affects Luzon

(Eagle News)–Light rains are expected over some parts of the country as the northeast monsoon continues to affect Luzon. In a weather advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light rains are expected over Batanes, Cagayan, Nueva Vizcaya, Quirino, Isabela and Aurora. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, on the other hand, will prevail over Abea, Benguet, Mt .Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, […]

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Four-year-old boy killed in QC fire

(Eagle News)—A four-year-old boy was killed after a fire hit a residential area in Quezon City on Sunday, Feb .10. The fatality in the blaze in Barangay North Fairview around 9 p.m. has not been identified at press time. Around eighty houses were affected by the fire that reached the second alarm. It was put out before midnight.  

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MRT-3 to file separate raps vs woman behind taho-throwing incident

(Eagle News)—The Metro Rail Transit management is slated to file separate charges against the woman who splashed taho at a police officer at an MRT station on Saturday, Feb. 9. The charges to have Jiale Zhang deported and declared an undesirable alien would be apart from the charges for direct assault, unjust vexation and disobedience to a person of authority earlier filed against her. She has been subjected to inquest proceedings at the Mandaluyong Prosecutors […]

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LTFRB to summon jeep driver in Edsa collision

(Eagle News)—The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will summon the  driver of the jeep that collided with  a bus on the southbound lane of Edsa that injured at least 12 on Sunday, Feb. 10. In a statement, the LTFRB said it would issue the show-cause order against Ignacio Cadayday. Cadayday, according to traffic investigators crossed the intersection coming from East Ave. to Edsa in Quezon City even with the yellow traffic light on, causing it […]

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Robredo: Chinese woman behind taho-throwing incident insulted not only cop but also all Filipinos

(Eagle News)—The Chinese woman who threw taho at a police officer in a Metro Rail Transit 3 station on Saturday, Feb. 9, insulted not only the cop but also Filipinos in general, Vice President Leni Robredo said. In her weekly radio show, Robredo said what Jiale Zhang did to P01 William Cristobal, who was only explaining to her the MRT-3 ban on food and drinks when she refused to dispose of the taho she was […]

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Palace: Duterte vetoed measure aiming to strengthen PCA hoping for “more safeguards to protect” taxpayers’ money, coco levy funds from corruption

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the measure that aims to strengthen the Philippine Coconut Authority, among others, because there were some provisions that could allow for corruption. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement on Sunday, Feb. 10, days after Duterte vetoed the reconciled version of Senate Bill 1976 and House Bill 8522, or  An Act to Further Strengthen the (PCA). In the first place, Panelo said the proposal for a […]

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Andaya confirms Lacson’s claim; says P75-billion “insertion” in nat’l budget to be divided among congressmen, some senators for their projects

(Eagle News)—The P75 billion which House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. described as an “insertion” in the proposed national budget would be divided among members of the House of Representatives and some members of the Senate, he admitted on Sunday, Feb. 10. Andaya’s statement in an interview over radio dzbb is a confirmation of  Senator Panfilo Lacson’s earlier claim. Lacson had said each congressman had been allotted P160 million to supposedly fund their projects. Some senators, […]

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