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(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections on Tuesday, Jan. 22, rescheduled the canvassing of votes in the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) plebiscite to Wednesday, Jan. 23, instead. This was after the National Plebiscite Board of Canvassers (NPBOC) for the BOL based in the Comelec headquarters in Intramuros, Manila received no certificates of canvass from the areas covered by the plebiscite as of 11:30 a.m. On Jan. 21, residents of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Jan. 22, said he would support the lowering of the criminal age of liability but on a number of conditions. In a statement, Lacson said the “youth offender” should have been “proven to have acted with discernment when he or she committed the crime, especially serious ones”; “sentencing” should be “suspended until the offender reaches the age of majority”; and there should be “enough and properly supervised […]
(Eagle News) — Several senators opposed the lowering of the age of criminal liability, with one saying an “iron fist ” was not the solution to the problem. Senator Kiko Pangilinan, author of the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act that pegs the age of criminal liability at 15 years old, said in the first place, “poverty and hunger are the roots of the problems of these children.” “Additional pay and income, jobs, lower prices of goods, […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Jan. 22, welcomed the Senate’s approval of the proposed 2019 national budget. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the approval of both the Senate and the House of Representatives of the proposed budget will “lay the groundwork for an anticipated impressive economic performance.” A bicameral conference committee is slated to meet to reconcile their versions of the General Appropriations Bill. Earlier, the Senate deleted the P75 […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has a new spokesperson. Senior Superintendent Bernard Banac will replace Chief Supt. Benigno Durana, after he was named the new acting director of the PNP’s Directorate for Community Relations. Banac, who took up BS Civil Engineering in the University of the Philippines, is a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1992. He served as provincial director of Sorsogon, and was also assistant chief of the PNP Supervisory […]
Reasons given by four other mayors for re-validation (Eagle News)—Five mayors who were not in their respective areas of jurisdiction during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong” may face administrative sanctions after the reasons they gave for their absence were found to have been “inadequate and unjustified.” “Despite having knowledge of the impending typhoon and the DILG advisory, said mayors were not in their post during the typhoon. Such act on their part may be considered […]
by Mike Smith Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel struck what it said were Iranian targets in Syria on Monday in response to missile fire it blamed on Iran, sparking concerns of an escalation after a report that 11 fighters were killed. Israel announced the strikes against facilities it said belonged to the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ Quds Force as they were occurring, continuing its recent practice of speaking more openly about such raids. […]
(Eagle News)–Because of overstaying and human trafficking concerns, Filipinos may no longer seek employment in the United States with temporary visas for foreign agricultural and non-agricultural workers between January 19, 2019 to January 18, 2020. This is according to a Department of Homeland Security notice posted in the Federal Register. According to the notice, the Philippines has a “high” overstay rate of holders of the H2-B visa or the visa issued to foreign workers who perform […]
By Chay Masagca EBC Washington DC Bureau WALDORF, Maryland (Eagle News) — Bundled up against the winter breeze, members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) walked through the Gillespies Mobile Court community, gently knocked on each door and handed out bags filled with toiletries and canned goods to the residents of this small Maryland neighborhood. Lydia Vital, a 76 year-old member the church, was among the volunteers who undermined the freezing cold to […]
(Eagle News)–“Amang” has weakened into a low pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 8 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said “Amang” weakened into an LPA at 5 p.m. As of 7 p.m., the LPA, PAGASA said, is located 85 kilometers east of Catarman, northern Samar. All tropical cyclone warning signals have been lifted, but light to moderate rains are expected over Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Albay, Sorsogon and northern Samar, possibly […]
(Eagle News)—Classes were suspended in some areas on Tuesday, Jan. 22, due to the bad weather brought by Tropical Depression “Amang.” Below is a list: Sorsogon-all levels
(Eagle News)–The House of Representatives has a new majority leader. Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. stepped down from the post on Monday, Jan. 21, and nominated Rep. Fredenil Castro instead. With Andaya as House majority leader, the passage of the proposed national budget had been delayed, as he launched inquiries into what he said were anomalies in the same. Andaya will assume the helm of the Committee on Appropriations. Former Davao City Rep. Karlo Nograles held […]
