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(Eagle News)—–A state of calamity has been declared in El Nido, Palawan due to flooding caused by heavy rains in the area these past few days. “Many families were evacuated due to floods,” the Philippine Information Authority-Mimaropa said in a post. According to PIA-Mimaropa, the barangays that were “badly affected” were Villa Libertad, Bucana, Masagana, New Ibajay, Aberawan. “Josie” and “Henry” enhanced the southwest monsoon in recent weeks, bringing heavy rains in several parts of the […]
(Eagle News)–Deputy Speaker Rolando Andaya Jr. on Sunday, July 29, said the majority will distance itself from the ongoing disagreements on who should lead the minority bloc in the House of Representatives under Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s term as Speaker. According to Andaya, if there was anything they would decide on, “siguro ‘yung guidelines lang kung paano ang pagpili nila.” He said they would, however, leave it to the parties involved to decide who will […]
(Eagle News)—-Rep. Miro Quimbo on Sunday, July 30, said it was up to newly elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to decide who would be the minority in the House of Representatives. Quimbo made the pronouncement in an interview over radio dzbb, following differing positions on who should constitute the bloc under Arroyo’s leadership. Rep. Edcel Lagman said that under the rules, those who did not vote for Arroyo as Speaker should automatically comprise the new […]
(Eagle News)—–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila and other parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western portion of Luzon. In an advisory on Sunday, July 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Palawan, Central Luzon and Mindoro will experience the same. The rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due […]
Poland, whose right-wing government opposes taking in migrants, may have to look to Filipino workers to cover a growing labor shortage hurting the economy, a senior official said Saturday. “We are on course to conclude an agreement. I hope that in the autumn we will be able to at least sign a preliminary accord” with the Philippine authorities, Deputy Labor Minister Stanislaw Szwed said according to a PAP news agency report. Szwed noted that Poland and […]
(Eagle News)—-The “quirks of politicians” in the House of Representatives are damaging the institution as the fight for posts under a new leadership in the House of Representatives continues, Rep. Edcel Lagman said on Saturday, July 28. According to Lagman, for instance, while the “pertinent rule of the House of Representatives explicitly provides that those who vote for the winning Speaker constitute the majority,” members of the group of Rep. Danilo Suarez, who voted for Rep. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will call for a caucus of the leaders of PDP-Laban following factions in the ruling party. Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said in a radio interview that all these members, after all, had enabled Duterte to secure the presidency. Go made the comment a day after the group led by Willy Talag, chair of the membership committee of PDP-Laban-National Capital Region, “elected” its own set of leaders. The “election” took […]
(Eagle News)–The suspect in the killing of an Ombudsman prosecutor was killed on Saturday, July 28, while he allegedly tried to grab the gun of a police officer in Camp Crame. Angelito Avenido Jr., who was charged with the murder of Ombudsman Assistant Special Prosecutor Madonna Joy Tanyag, who was pregnant at that time, allegedly made the attempt while inside the Criminal Investigation and Detection Unit in Camp Karingal, Quezon City, after a mugshot was taken […]
(Eagle News)—-The United Nations on Friday, July 27, lauded the signing of the Bangsamoro Organic Law, calling it a “landmark achievement.” “The Secretary-General welcomes the signing into law of the Organic Law for Bangsamoro in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on 26 July, a landmark achievement on the road to lasting peace in southern Philippines,” a statement released by the spokesman for UN Secretary General António Guterres said. The statement said the Secretary-General also “congratulates […]
(Eagle News)–Ozamiz Councilor Ricardo Parojinog underwent a booking procedure in Camp Crame on Saturday, July 28, upon his arrival from Taiwan where he was arrested for using fake documents. Parojinog is facing charges for murder, illegal possession of firearms and illegal possession of explosives. He is the brother of Ozamiz City Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., who was among those killed in a bloody raid by police in July last year, that prompted the councilor to go into […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 27, invited the Abu Sayyaf to talk peace instead, saying that war only resulted in deaths. “Ang problema, ang mahirapan ang mga bata, matanda, pati mga babae. Mag-iwan lang tayo ng maraming orphans. Maglaki ng walang tatay, hirap ang nanay,… Iyong Abu Sayyaf, mag-usap na lang tayo,” Duterte said. He asked Moros to give the Bangsamoro Organic Law, which he signed a day before, a chance. The President […]
(Eagle News)–The Court of Appeals has junked the petition for review filed by online news site Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Inc. against the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission to revoke their certificate of incorporation. In a 72-page decision, the CA Special 12th Division denied the SEC had committed grave abuse of discretion when it made the revocation for what it said were Rappler Inc.’s and Rappler Holdings Inc.’s violation of the Constitution and foreign-equity […]
