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Poe urges gov’t to reconsider 30-month closure of Estrella-Pantaleon bridge

(Eagle News)—Senator Grace Poe on Friday, Jan. 11, urged the government to reconsider its 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge. According to Poe, some 500,000 motorists will be inconvenienced by the closure, which the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said would start on Saturday, Jan. 19. The senator also noted  the project contractor, China Communications and Construction Corp., was “banned by the World Bank in 2009 for anomalies related to several multi-billion-peso Philippine road projects it had funded.” […]

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MMDA: 30-month closure of Estrella-Pantaleon bridge starts on Saturday, Jan. 19

(Eagle News)—The 30-month closure of the Estrella-Pantaleon bridge will begin on Saturday, Jan. 19, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said on  Friday, Jan. 11. According to  MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia, the closure of the bridge to pave the way for its widening will begin at 4 a.m. The closure was supposed to have pushed through in September but this was deferred following an outcry from motorists who frequently use the bridge to go to Mandaluyong […]

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Palace welcomes Duterte’s high trust, approval ratings

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Jan. 11, welcomed the Pulse Asia survey results that showed President Rodrigo Duterte’s trust and approval ratings increase in December. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the survey results were a “testament to how this administration is attuned to the needs of the greater majority.” According to Andanar, the government “will continue to focus on the goal of giving a comfortable life for all, rid (the country) of […]

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Trillanes accuses Duterte admin of harassment anew

(Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, Jan. 11, accused the Duterte administration of “harassment” anew, after charges for  grave threats were filed against him. Trillanes made the statement even as he said he would face the new charges against him “squarely,” like  “all the other harassment cases filed against me.” According to Trillanes, “binaliktad na talaga ni Duterte ang hustisya sa Pilipinas.” “Siya itong pinapatay mismo ang mga ordinaryong Pilipino, pinapa-rape ang mga babae […]

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Palace: New Telecommuting Law will help ease congestion in M. Manila, other urban areas

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Friday, Jan. 11, said the Telecommuting Law recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte will contribute to easing the traffic conditions in Metro Manila and in other urban areas. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the law, after all, recognizes that telecommuting as “a work arrangement is fast becoming the new norm, with the Filipino labor market starting to open up with alternative avenues in view of computer technologies.” “The Palace notes […]

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Pulse Asia: Duterte, Sotto, Robredo enjoy majority trust, approval ratings

Distrust the plurality sentiment toward Arroyo, pollster says (Eagle News)—-Filipinos by and large approve of the performance of three high-ranking government officials in the country–President Rodrigo Duterte, Senate President Tito Sotto, and Vice President Leni Robredo–and trust them, results of a recent Pulse Asia survey showed. A whopping 81 percent of Filipinos “express appreciation” for the performance of Duterte, the December 14 to 21 survey  showed, up from the 75 percent he got in September. […]

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Duterte: PHL will no longer purchase weapons nor military equipment from US

(Eagle News)–The Philippines will no longer purchase weapons nor military equipment from the United States during President Rodrigo Duterte’s term. Duterte himself made the announcement in a speech in Bulacan on Thursday, Jan. 10. According to Duterte, the decision was made in view of the US’ threats to impose sanctions on countries that have dealings with Russia. “Pagkabumili ka sa China o maybe Russia, magsali ka sa embargo, you cannot trade with America. So para […]

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Charges for grave threats filed vs Trillanes

(Eagle News)–Charges for grave threats have been filed against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV before a Pasay court. The charges stem from an incident in the Senate in May 2018 in which Trillanes, Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras said, threatened to “Finish him off (yayariin).” “Ang lakas ng loob mo. Hindi magtatagal ang amo mo. Matatapos din yan,” Trillanes said, according to Paras. Paras is also a complainant in an inciting to sedition case filed against Trillanes […]

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Parts of gun allegedly used in Batocabe slay recovered from septic tank in Camarines Sur

(Eagle News)—-The police on Thursday, Jan. 10, recovered parts of the gun allegedly used to kill Rep. Rodel Batocabe from a septic tank in the house of one of the suspects in Camarines Sur. A police report said one slide, one barrel, two magazines, one stabilizer, one slide stop, one barrel bushing, one stabilizer guide, 34 bullets and three empty cartridges were recovered from the tank in the residence of Emmanuel Roselio in Santo Niño, […]

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Lacson urges DBM to release 4th tranche of gov’t workers’ salary hike

(Eagle News)—Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Jan. 10, urged the Department of Budget and Management to release the fourth tranche of increase in the salaries of government workers, saying there was funding for the same even if the 2019 budget has not been passed. “Mr. DBM Secretary, implement the salary increase now. It is not unconstitutional,” Lacson said in a Tweet, referring to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, who had thumbed down the idea of releasing […]

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Palace: Pilot who landed chopper during DepEd event should have asked for clearance first

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 10, said the pilot of the chopper carrying Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Michael Diño was to blame for the backlash he has been receiving. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the pilot, in the first place, should have followed proper procedure before landing the helicopter at the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City during a Department of Education event. Netizens accused Diño of abuse of authority after he got off the chopper […]

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Palace calls NUJP “paranoid” for claiming gov’t is deliberately linking group to the Communist movement

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 10, denied it was behind some media reports linking the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines to Communists, calling the NUJP “paranoid” instead. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in the first place, the Presidential Communications Operations Office and the Philippine National Police “will not do that.” Panelo was referring to the reports that came out in several tabloids and which the NUJP has condemned as an “orchestrated government attack […]

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