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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Nov. 22, said it was up to the Commission on Appointments to determine the fate of Senator Gregorio Honasan, who has been nominated as the next secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. “There will be vetting there. There will be hearing and he will have to respond to questions on his competence,” Panelo said. Panelo made the comment when asked if Honasan had the qualifications […]
MOU only “an agreement to agree” on joint development, he says (Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 23, denied the Philippines and China would start a joint exploration in the South China Sea. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Locsin said the Philippines-China Memorandum of Understanding on Oil and Gas Development, which he said he wrote himself and which Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez gave directly to Chinese State Councilor Wang […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, Nov. 22, said that it wasn’t the government that was on the losing end when National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultants canceled their trip to the Philippines due to security concerns. “Hindi kawalan sa gobyerno kung ituloy man o hindi nina Mr. (Luis) Jalandoni at Ms. (Coni) Ledesma ang pagbalik sa Pilipinas. After all, it is not the government that is desperate to resume peace […]
(Eagle News) — Another storm is expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility, even as Tropical Depression “Samuel” is slated to leave PAR on Thursday night. In a press conference, Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration weather specialist Benison Estareja said Severe Tropical Storm Man-Yi is expected to enter PAR either on Sunday or on Monday. Once it enters PAR, it will be called Tomas. According to Estareja, as of 8 a.m. the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formally appointed Senator Gregorio Honasan as the new chief of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Honasan’s appointment came after the National Telecommunications Commission formally declared Mislatel as the third major telco player in the country. Mislatel is composed of Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp. and Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp., Mindanao Islamatic Telephone Co., and China Telecom. It beat the likes of PT&T and Sear. Earlier. acting DICT chief […]
(Eagle News) — Opposition senator Risa Hontiveros said President Rodrigo Duterte failed to assert Philippine sovereignty and the Constitution when he signed a framework agreement with China on joint maritime oil and gas exploration. Hontiveros made the statement after she read what she said was a draft of the pact that was leaked to the media. “Dehadong-dehado ang Pilipinas sa ‘kasunduan,’” she said. For instance, based on the document she read, she said there was […]
(Eagle News) — Classes in several areas were suspended on Thursday, Nov. 22, due to the inclement weather brought by Tropical Depression “Samuel.” Below is a list: Araceli, Palawan – kinder to senior high school Busuanga, Palawan — kinder to senior high school Coron, Palawan – all levels Cuyo, Palawan – all levels El Nido, Palawan – all levels Magsaysay, Palawan – all levels San Vicente, Palawan – all levels S. Española, Palawan – kinder to senior high […]
(Eagle News) — “Samuel” has maintained its strength as it traverses the West Philippine Sea on Thursday, Nov. 22. As of 4 a.m., the center of the tropical depression was located 90 kilometers north northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 65 kilometers per hour. Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over Palawan including Calamian Group of Islands, where […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday, Nov. 21, said the agreement for oil and gas development cooperation inked between China and the Philippines could have an effect on the two countries’ claims in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Escudero said this was because the pact, if entered into by the governments themselves, could have an “effect” on the arbitral ruling that nullified the excessive claims of China over the sea in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Chinese President Xi Jinping’s invitation for him to visit China in April 2019. According to a joint statement issued by the Philippines and China after Xi’s two-state visit, the invitation was specifically for President Duterte to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation to be held in Beijing. President Duterte attended the first Belt and Road forum last year. “President Xi Jinping appreciated the warm […]
(Eagle News)– Tropical Depression “Samuel” has moved south of Cuyo archipelago and is now approaching Palawan, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, as of 7 p.m. the center of the tropical depression was located 85 kilometers southwest of Cuyo, Palawan, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 60 kilometers per hour. “Samuel” is expected to make landfall in Northern […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Samuel” is now traversing the Sulu Sea and is headed toward the Cuyo archipelago. The Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal #1 over northern Negros Occidental, therefore, has been lifted. Signal No. 1, however, remains hoisted over Romblon, southern Occidental Mindoro, southern Oriental Mindoro, and Palawan including Calamian and Cuyo groups of islands, Guimaras, Iloilo, Capiz, Aklan, and Antique, as “Samuel,” whose eye is located 65 kilometers south southeast of Cuyo, Palawan […]
