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(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 will not extend its operating hours this holiday season. In a statement, the MRT-3 said this was to pave the way for the “full-blast rail replacement activities.” “Maglalaan po muna tayo ng sapat na oras at panahon para sa rail replacement in the last three months of this year. Masyado na pong sira-sira at baku-bako ang ating mga riles kaya kinakailangan na po talaga itong mapalitan sa lalong madaling panahon,” […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities on Monday, Oct. 21, nabbed 12 alleged fixers in a barangay in Quezon City. In a statement, the Land Transportation Office said the suspects, who were not identified, were arrested in Barangay Pinyahan following complaints against them on social media. LTO Law Enforcement Service Acting Director Clarence Guinto said the suspects, who operated in the barangay where they were arrested, would “approach LTO clients and act as if they belong to an LTO […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila will have cloudy skies with isolated rains, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the rest of Luzon will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeasterly surface windflow prevails over Luzon. Visayas and Mindanao will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, this time due to localized thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Extreme […]
(Eagle News)–An Iranian beauty queen was prevented from entering the country. Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said Bahare Zare Bahari was barred from entering the Philippines because of an interpol red notice issued against her, according to information from the Bureau of Immigration. Perete said the red notice was based on a criminal case for assault filed against her in Iran by a fellow Iranian. The assault allegedly happened here in the Philippines, he said. “While […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has implemented yet another reshuffle among its ranks. PNP officer in charge Lt. Gen. Archie Gamboa said the reorganization was in view of the retirement of some senior police officers. The following officers have been designated to their new positions, effective October 20: PMGEN Mariel M Magaway – Director, Directorate for Intelligence PMGEN Amador V Corpus – Director, Human Resource and Doctrine Development PBGEN Joel Napoleon M Colonel – Acting […]
(Eagle News)–Ateneo de Manila University President Jett Villarin has acknowledged the “gaps and inadequacies” of the “systems and processes” amid the allegations of sexual harassment against some of its faculty members. In a statement posted on The Guidon, the university publication, Villarin also apologized for “all the terrible hurt and pain our community has been going through the past few days.” “No one should ever feel unsafe in the classroom, in the office, on campus […]
(Eagle News)–Metro Manila is expected to have partly cloudy skies today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said some areas of Bulacan and Laguna on the other hand will experience isolated rainshowers. PAGASA said light to moderate winds coming from the northeast will prevail over these areas. Coastal waters, it said, will be slight to moderate.
(Eagle News)–Several Metro Manila roads are scheduled to undergo repair and reblocking, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority said. The MMDA said the following roads will undergo the work starting Friday, Oct. 18, at 11 p.m.: Southbound Edsa Camp Crame to after Annapolis Street (beside MRT-3) Edsa before Estrella (outer lane) Edsa Panorama building to Bansalangin Street (1st lane from sidewalk) G. Araneta T. Arguelles to Bayanin (1st lane from sidewalk) Eastbound Quirino Highway Quezon City […]
(Eagle News)–At least one person died while two others were hurt after a fire hit a residential area in Navotas on Friday, Oct. 18. Authorities identified the fatality in the fire that broke out in Barangay NBBN at 2:30 a.m. as James Bantasan, 24. The Bureau of Fire Protection has yet to determine the cause of the fire, but residents said they heard small explosions beforehand, while others said the blaze was deliberately started. The […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Friday, Oct. 18, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: M8 (Skyjet) M8 816 Manila-Basco M8 817 Basco-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Perla” has developed into a tropical storm. The weather burea said occasional gusty conditions may prevail over extreme Northern Luzon until early next week due to the prevailing northeasterly surface windflow.
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Wednesday, Oct. 16, were cancelled due to bad weather at the destination. Below is a list: M8 (Skyjet) M8 816 Manila-Basco M8 817 Basco-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Aurora.
(Eagle News)–The National Capital Region Police Office has a new chief. Police Brigadier General Debold Sinas on Wednesday, Oct. 16, formally took the reins of the Metro Manila police force from Police Major General Guillermo Eleazar, who was designated the Philippine National Police’s number four man. Sinas was the chief of the Central Visayas police before his appointment. The turnover ceremony was attended by PNP officer in charge Archie Gamboa. In his speech, Sinas thanked […]
