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(Eagle News) – Police are only arresting “tambays” or people loitering the streets who have violated local ordinances. This was according to National Capital Region Police Office Chief General Guillermo Eleazar. Among those arrested by the police were those found to be drinking along public roads or sidewalks, and those who violated the local curfew laws, including those found walking in public half-naked. He said that the PNP has been enforcing these ordinances and that […]
By Meanne Corvera and Moira Encina Eagle News Service The 90-day period within which the post of Chief Justice should be filled begins today, June 19, the Supreme Court said. SC Spokesperson Theodore Te made the statement in a press conference on the same day, right after announcing the High Court’s upholding of its earlier decision that nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as chief magistrate. As such, the Judicial and Bar Council is expected to […]
(Eagle News) – The weather bureau has officially announced the start of the rainy season. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that 10 up to 13 typhoons were expected to develop and enter the country until November. Esperanza Cayanan, weather service chief of PAGASA, said that by next month alone, the country would have two to four typhoons. Two to three typhoons are expected to enter the country by the months […]
(Eagle News) – Health Secretary Francisco Duque has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the alleged irregularities uncovered in the P8.1 billion two-phase Barangay Health Station (BHS) project. Through the BHS Project, the DOH supposedly planned to establish 5,700 PhilHealth-accredited Barangay Health Stations (BHS) in public schools in 2015 and 2016 “to ensure access of every barangay to primary care.” Duque said he had requested the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a […]
(Eagle News) — Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, June 19, called the Supreme Court decision that “stripped” her of her “authority and power” as Chief Justice an “unjust” one, as she lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration for the supposed “weakening” of the “rule of law” in the country. Speaking before the University of the Philippines Diliman, Sereno said the SC “committed seppuku without honor” when it upheld its May 11 ruling that […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has decided with finality to remove Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. This was after the High Court voted to junk Sereno’s motion for reconsideration of the May 11 SC ruling that ruled in favor of the quo warranto petition filed against her. In the quo warranto petition, Solicitor General Jose Calida argued Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice should be nullified because she lacked the integrity […]
(Eagle News) — Magpapaulan sa eastern part ng Visayas ang trough o extension ng low pressure area (LPA) na binabantayan ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA). Ayon sa PAGASA, huling namataan ang LPA sa 655 kilometers east northeast ng Guiuan, eastern Samar. Sinabi ni PAGASA Senior Weather Specialist Cris Perez na ang extension ng nasabing LPA ay nagdudulot na ng maulap na papawirin sa eastern Visayas na makararanas na ng kalat-kalat na […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinatupad ngayong araw, Hunyo 19, ang panibagong dagdag-singil sa presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo. Tataas ng 20 sentimo kada litro ang halaga ng gasolina, habang 45 sentimo naman ang itataas sa presyo ng bawat litro ng diesel at kerosene o gaas. Kabilang sa mga nag-anunsyo na magpapatupad ng naturang oil price hike ay ang Caltex, Eastern Petroleum, Flying V, Jetti, Petro Gazz, Petron, Phoenix Petroleum, Pilipinas Shell, PTT, Seaoil at Total na […]
(Eagle News) — Pinaigting pa ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food at Bureau of Fish and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ang pagtuturo ng Aquaculture. Sa harap ito ng mga reklamo ng mga mangingisda na wala nang mahuling isda dahil sa santambak na basura lalo na sa Manila Bay. Training ng mga mangingisda, libre – Sen. Villar Ayon kay Senator Cynthia Villar, sa mga training ituturo ang tamang pagpapalaki ng isda at pagbebenta sa merkado. Libre […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has nullified the orders earlier issued by the Bureau of Immigration which forfeited the missionary visa of Australian nun Patricia Anne Fox, declaring the bureau’s actions as “without legal basis.” In a resolution issued on Monday, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra explained that while Philippine immigration laws give broad powers to the Bureau of Immigration (BI) regarding the entry and stay of foreigners in the country, “visa forfeiture is […]
(Eagle News) – Some 250,000 metric tons of rice imported by the National Food Authority (NFA) have already arrived in the country which pushed the prices of commercial rice lower. Some of the rice prices became lower – at P36 and P38. “The Department of Agriculture, commercial rice is now at P36-P38 as a result of the arrival of the 250,000 metric tons of NFA rice from Subic,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a […]
(Eagle News) — The remains of a Filipino financial analyst who was fatally mauled in Slovakia last month will arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday, June 19, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs said In a statement posted on Sunday, the DFA said that “the remains of Henry John Acorda will be repatriated from Bratislava on Monday on board a Slovak government aircraft that is expected to arrive in Manila at 11 a.m. […]
