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(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has granted the request by the Iranian beauty queen who was denied entry to the Philippines and has been stranded in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to be recognized as a refugee. In a letter to Bahareh Zare Bahari, Rosario Elena Laborte-Cuevas, officer-in-charge of the Refugees and Stateless Persons Protection Unit, Rosario Elena Laborte-Cuevas, said the recognition was given to the former Miss Iran under the 1951 Convention Relating to […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights on Friday, Nov. 8, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Skyjet M8 816 Manila to Basco M8 817 Basco to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said severe tropical storm “Quiel” will bring light to moderate with occasional heavy rains over Cagayan, including Babuyan Islands and Apayao.
(Eagle News) — A fire hit a Quezon City market on Friday, Nov. 8. Firemen are at present trying to put out the fire that hit the Galas market past 4 a.m. A fourth alarm has so far been raised. No other details were available.
(Eagle News) — The Manila Police District has formed a special task force to look into the killing of a Department of Labor and Employment employee on Monday, Nov. 4. The MPD said so far, based on footage from a closed-circuit television camera in Malate, where the ambush of senior labor officer Helen Dacanay took place, they were looking at four suspects. These, according to the MPD, were the two gunmen who were caught shooting […]
(Eagle News) — A short circuit in one of the traction motors caused a Metro Rail Transit-3 train to emit smoke at the Santolan station on Monday, Nov. 4. This was according to maintenance provider Sumitomo-MHI-TESP, which conducted a probe following the incident that saw around 500 passengers unloaded, the MRT-3 said. The MRT-3 was forced to implement limited operations from Shaw Boulevard to Taft stations before normal operations resumed after two hours. “It also […]
(Eagle News)–New administrative charges have been filed against the 13 policemen behind the irregular drug raid in Pampanga in 2013. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the charges for serious irregularity in the performance of duty for mishandling of confiscated drugs and instruments; dishonesty for making untruthful statements in their affidavits of direct participation; grave misconduct for giving false testimony against the accused and making untruthful statements when they testified under oath during the Senate Blue […]
(Eagle News) — Minors can avail of free Metro Rail Transit-3 rides on Wednesday, Nov. 6. The MRT-3 said children 18 years old and below may avail of the free rides from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on that day. The management said they only need to present their school identification cards. The MRT-3 said this is in celebration of the 27th National Children’s Month.
(Eagle News)–Around 40 families lost their homes in a fire in Quezon City on Sunday, Nov. 3. The Bureau of Fire Protection said the fire that started in a house on Kaunlaran St. in Barangay Commonwealth at 6:15 p.m. also left damage to property worth P150,000. Authorities said the blaze quickly spread to adjacent houses and engulfed nearby market stalls. The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority earlier said the fire hit the Commonwealth market in Litex. […]
(Eagle News) — Moderate to heavy rainshowers are expected in Metro Manila and several areas today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bulacan, Laguna, Batangas and Rizal are also expected to experience these conditions with lightning and strong winds within the next two hours. PAGASA said so far, the rains are being felt in Calauag, Lopez, San Narciso, Macalelon, Mauban, Patnanungan in Quezon. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the […]
(Eagle News) — All Skyway Stage 3 ramps from Buendia to Plaza Dilao will be closed today, Nov. 3. The Manila Toll Expressway Systems Inc., South Luzon Expressway operator, said in a Tweet that the temporary closure was due to “construction-related activities.” It said it would issue an advisory once the section was opened again. The Skyway Stage 3 project, which the Department of Public Works and Highways said would ease congestion on Edsa, is […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are also expected over Batangas within the next two hours. These conditions are being experienced in Tagkawayan in Quezon which may persist within 2 hours and may affect nearby areas. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards […]
(Eagle News)–Transportation Secretary Art Tugade recently took public transportation and made unannounced visits in various terminals and offices. Grab driver Sherwin Balolong said in a Facebook post on Friday, Nov. 1, that Tugade was his passenger the day before. His post was accompanied by a picture of himself inside the vehicle, with Tugade and two others seated at the back. According to Balolong, Tugade’s group told him they took the bus from Alabang to Makati […]
