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(Eagle News)—-The Commission on Elections suspended work in several of its offices on Wednesday, July 18. In an advisory, the Comelec said work was suspended in the National Capital Region, Regions 4A and 4B, Bataan, Bulacan and Zambales. Voter registration in those areas was also suspended. Monsoon rains have caused flooding in several areas.
(Eagle News)—Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras on Wednesday, July 18, denied he had a rift with Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III even if he was asked to leave a press conference on Tuesday. “I don’t take things badly as that. Ako bilang subordinate niya I will just continue my work,” he said. According to Paras, Bello may have though the undersecretary was behind the extortion complaints against him. Earlier, a group that said it had the […]
(Eagle News)– Work in the Senate was suspended on Wednesday, July 18. Senator Gregorio Honasan II, Senate officer in charge, made the announcement in a text message to reporters. It was unclear if the hearing on proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will push through. Monsoon rains have caused flooding in some areas in Metro Manila overnight.
(Eagle News)—The Supreme Court suspended work in all courts in Metro Manila on Wednesday, July 18. Acting Chief Justice Antonio said the suspension, which applies to the SC, Court of Tax Appeals, Sandiganbayan, and Court of Appeals, was in view of the heavy rains and “persistent threats of flooding.” Monsoon rains caused flooding in several areas overnight.
Suspension does not apply to Makati, Las Piñas (Eagle News)—-The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority lifted the number-coding scheme for private vehicles and city buses in Metro Manila on Wednesday, July 18. In a tweet, the MMDA however said the lifting of the scheme does not apply to Las Piñas nor Makati. The suspension comes amid the monsoon rains that caused heavy flooding in some areas.
(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, July 18, have been suspended in some areas due to the expected continuous rains. Below is the list: All levels Bani, Pangasinan Bataan Agoncillo, Batangas Calatagan, Batangas Balayan, Batangas Bamban, Tarlac Lemery, Batangas Lian, Batangas Metro Manila Nasugbu, Batangas Tanauan City, Batangas Malvar, Batangas Bulacan province Cavite San Pedro, Laguna Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Rizal Zambales Pampanga Elementary to senior high school Lipa, Batangas Guiguinto, Bulacan Tarlac […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Tuesday, July 17, denied the Philippines was headed for a debt trap with its availing of Chinese loans to finance projects under the “Build, Build, Build” program. “Let me make it quite clear, these projects, these two bridges are going to be financed by Chinese grants. That is, we’re going to build it for free,” Zhao, who graced the groundbreaking ceremony for the Binondo-Intramuros bridge on […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will never be a province of China. “It has never been any part of China. No, not now, not ever,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua told reporters on Tuesday, July 17. Zhao made the comment in response to the “Welcome to the Philippines, Province of China” banners that were hung in some overpasses in Metro Manila on July 12, two years after the Philippines won the arbitration case against […]
(Eagle News) — The government has allowed the establishment of a trust fund funded by express lane fees to increase the salaries of Bureau of Immigration personnel. “There is a need for an interim measure to augment the salaries of BI employees, in recognition of the indispensability of their functions, the apparent disparity between the basic pay of BI employees and employees of government agencies performing comparable functions, and to promote the continuous and unhampered […]
(Eagle News) — A second alarm has been hoisted over the Marikina River amid the incessant rains. In a Facebook post, the Marikina City Rescue 161 said water level in the river has reached 16 meters. The monsoon rains have prompted the Palace to issue Memorandum Circular No. 47, suspending work classes in public schools and government offices in Metro Manila.
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed the appointment of Associate Justice Samuel Martires to the post of Ombudsman, a media briefer said on Tuesday, July 17. The briefer said Martires obtained 11 votes of the 12 justices who were present. Martires did not take part in the voting, while Associate Justices Alfredo Caguioa and Estela Perlas-Bernabe were not present. Only three applicants to the Ombudsman post received votes from the SC. Apart from […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has reprimanded ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno after she lashed out at the justices while a quo warranto petition was pending against her. In a media briefer shown to the media on Tuesday, July 17, the SC said it gave Sereno a “stern warning a repetition of the same acts will merit a heavier penalty.” The SC issued a show-cause order against Sereno after she went around universities […]
