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President Duterte visits wake of former national security adviser Roilo Golez in Taguig

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wake of former National Security Adviser Jose Roilo Golez early Thursday morning, June 14. This was hours after he presided over the joint Armed Forces of the Philippines-Philippine National Police command conference in Malacanang. The President arrived in Golez’s wake at the Heritage Park in Taguig past 1:43 a.m. He was received by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon. He did not entertain questions from the media. […]

Monsoon rains to persist in several parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said monsoon rains are still expected in several parts of the country. In its 7 a.m. advisory on Thursday, June 14, Pagasa said monsoon rains are expected over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Benguet, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Apayao, Kalinga, Batanes and the Babuyan group of Islands, while cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms were expected over Aurora, […]

Sison: NPA, gov’t troops reach “stand down” agreement; preliminary ceasefire agreement to start on June 21

(Eagle News) — The New People’s Army and government troops will be ordered to “stand down” on June 21 “to stimulate the resumption of formal peace talks.” This is according to Jose Maria Sison, chief political consultant to the National Democratic Front of the Philippines, who issued a statement on Wednesday, June 13. According to Sison, the preliminary ceasefire agreement, which means that both sides will be required to “stay where (they) are” and to not shoot, […]

UPDATED: List of class suspensions for Thursday, June 14

(Eagle News)– Classes have been suspended in some areas for Thursday, June 14, due to the inclement weather. Below is a list. PRE-SCHOOL TO ELEMENTARY Mangaldan, Pangasinan —  public and private PRE-SCHOOL TO HIGH SCHOOL Abra province — public and private Binmaley, Pangasinan — public and private Bayambang, Pangasinan Bani, Pangasinan — public and private Calasiao, Pangasinan — public and private Dagupan, Pangasinan Ilocos Norte province — public and private Lingayen, Pangasinan — public and private Mangatarem, […]

Malacanang welcomes Trump-Kim summit, says PHL gov’t supports move that will stabilize region

  (Eagle News) – Malacanang welcomed the landmark summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore, saying the Philippines is supportive of these efforts towards peace. “We welcome the landmark summit between US President Donald Trump and DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore,” said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr. Roque said that this development “has underscored in the strongest terms the value of diplomacy and peaceful […]

Historic summit between Trump and Kim good for the PHL, says political analyst

(Eagle News) — The historical meeting and summit between United States President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will be good also for the Philippines, said a political analyst. University of the Philippines political science professor Clarita Carlos said the historical meeting was a beautiful and historical event which would bring in peace between Seoul and Pyongyang. Carlos said this was favorable to the country as North Korea would be able to open […]

Heavy rains slowly fill up dams in the country

(Eagle News) — Four major dams in the country are slowly recovering due to heavy rains being experienced in the past few days. The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said that La Mesa Dam, Ipo Dam, Binga and Pantabangan Dam, are slowly being filled up because of the recent heavy rains. However, some of the dams outside the area affected by rains, did not benefit from the downpour. Richard Orendain of PAGASA’s Hydrometeorological Service said that […]

Results of SHS Voucher Program applications released

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Department of Education (DepEd) released the results of the second batch of Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS VP) applications, including applicants with status of “reviewed, for further evaluation” last May 25. The DepEd said all applicants who completed and submitted their applications from April 3 to 27 may now check the results and download their Qualified Voucher Applicants (QVA) certificates (formerly called Qualified Voucher Recipient (QVR) […]

PAGASA monitoring LPA outside PHL area of responsibility, as monsoon rains continue

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) is monitoring another low pressure area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of responsibility (PAR). The weather disturbance is expected to cause light to moderate rains in the northern part of Luzon in the next following days, even as the southwest monsoon or “habagat” continues to dump heavy in some part of Luzon Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Batanes. These monsoon […]

Comelec: Deadline of filing poll expenses today, June 13

    By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) reminded all who ran for seats in the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) polls, whether winners or losers, to file their Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCEs) until today, Wednesday, June 13. Comelec spokesman James Jimenez noted that so far, there have been no talks to extend the deadline for the filing of SOCE, adding that all local offices nationwide […]

Mas maraming Pilipino, naniniwalang seryoso ang problema sa paglaganap ng fake news – SWS

(Eagle News) — Mas maraming Pilipino ang naniniwalang seryoso ang problema sa pagkalat ng fake news. Ito ang lumabas sa pinakabagong survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS). Nasa 42 percent ng mga Pilipino o 44 milyong pilipino ang gumagamit ng internet araw-araw at sa bilang na ito, 67 percent o 29 milyon ang nagsabing seryosong problema ang paglaganap ng fake news sa internet. 13 percent naman ang naniniwalang hindi ito seryoso habang 20 percent ang […]

Mas magandang panahon sa Metro Manila, asahan sa Huwebes – PAGASA

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng bukas, Hunyo 14, makakaranas na ng magandang panahon ang buong Metro Manila. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, magiging maulan pa ang National Capital Region (NCR) hanggang ngayong araw, Hunyo 13 bunsod na rin ng umiiral na habagat. Kasama pa sa mga lugar na inuulan ang Ilocos Region, mga probinsya ng Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Rizal, Cavite at Batangas. Dahil dito, pinapayuhan ng Pagasa ang mga […]