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Palace welcomes ruling, says it is a triumph for all peace-loving and law-abiding Filipinos (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court ruled with finality that most provisions of Republic Act 11479 or the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 are constitutional, as it denied with finality the various motions for reconsideration that challenged its earlier decision “The Court resolved to deny the motions for reconsideration due to lack of substantial issues and arguments raised by the petitioners,” […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has added three crew change hubs in the country to help facilitate the movement of seafarers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), with the Zamboanga, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa, Palawan crew change hubs now operational, the Philippines already has a total of nine change crew hubs. Prior to the activation of the Zamboanga, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa hubs, the Manila South Harbor, Port Capinpin in […]
Comelec to probe Impact Hub-Sofitel transaction; decides to run pre-taped interviews of bets in lieu of debates (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the “latest decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to no longer hold Vice Presidential and Presidential Town Hall Debates is unfortunate.” In a statement, the Palace expressed its dissatisfaction with the recent turn of events where the Comelec has been mired in controversy regarding the failure of its private partner to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,684,712 after the Department of Health reported 213 additional COVID-19 cases on Monday, April 25. According to DOH’s COVID-19 tracker, the top regions with the highest tally of new COVID-19 cases reported in the last 14 days were the following: Metro Manila: 1069 Calabarzon: 436 Central Luzon: 274 Western Visayas: 147 Davao Region: 133 The following cities had the highest tally of new COVID-19 cases […]
Advisory notes “inevitability of domestic price spikes” reflecting global market movements (Eagle News) – Oil price hikes would most likely continue due to the ongoing Ukraine-Russia crisis, according to the Philippine Department of Energy. The DOE issued an advisory over the weekend warning the public against the “impending increase in the price of petroleum products” that would take effect this week, particularly on Tuesday, April 26. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis translates to instability in world […]
Says it is time “to decide wisely for future generations” amid climate change (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called for a collective effort to address water-related problems amid various water supply issues and water-related disasters due to climate change. During the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit (APWS) currently being held in Kumamoto City, Japan, President Duterte said that there is an urgent need “to decide wisely for ourselves and for future generations” regarding water-related […]
(Eagle News)–The number of reported deaths due to “Agaton” has risen to 212. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, of the fatalities, 186 were reported from Eastern Visayas, 21 from Western Visayas, three in Davao Region, and two in Central Visayas. The NDRRMC said 132 individuals have been reported missing. Of the number, 130 were reported from Eastern Visayas, and one each from Western Visayas and Davao Region. Eight were reported […]
(Eagle News) – Another oil price hike is set next week where gasoline and diesel prices are set to increase between P3 to P4 per liter. Some oil companies have already issued advisories about the price hike that is scheduled on Tuesday, April 26. Unioil said that their diesel process would increase by P3.90 to P4.10 per liter, while gasoline prices would go up by P3 to 3.20 per liter. This is the second […]
Second booster dose for health workers (A1) and the elderly (A2) to follow only after WHO, CDC approval (Eagle News) –- The Philippine government will start next week the rollout of the second booster dose of the vaccines against Covid-19, but only for the immunocompromised. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that they will initially limit the administration of the second booster dose for the “immunocompromised” individuals, or those who have primary immune deficiencies […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,683,732 after the Department of Health reported 365 additional cases on Wednesday, April 20. According to the DOH, the regions with the highest new cases reported in the last 14 days were Metro Manila, with 1105, Calabarzon with 438, Central Luzon with 327, Western Visayas with 202, and Davao Region with 151. The provinces and cities with the highest new COVID-19 cases reported in the […]
(Eagle News) — The number of reported deaths due to “Agaton” has risen to 224. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the new reported deaths came from Eastern Visayas. Meanwhile, 147 have been reported missing, an increase of 36 from the initial 111 earlier reported. According to the NDRRMC, 2,081,011 people or 599,956 families were affected by Agaton in Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, Caraga, Bangsamoro, Central Visayas, and […]
Manila has suspended oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Wednesday, as it tries to strike a deal with Beijing on a joint energy project. Drilling off the Philippines was allowed to resume in October 2020 when Duterte — who has taken a softer approach than his predecessor to Beijing’s claims over most of the waterway — lifted a 2014 moratorium. It was hoped that Duterte’s […]
