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QUEZON City, Philippines – The Fifth Division of the Sandiganbayan dismissed the graft charges filed against Mayor Joseph Victor Ejercito. The graft charges were connected with the purchase of firearms made by Ejercito when he was still the Mayor of San Juan City, with said purchase made with the city’s calamity funds. https://youtu.be/8VGJkKw47b4
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections – through a tweet made by COMELEC spokesperson James Jiminez – will stop conducting voters’ registration from December 24 – 25 and December 31 – January 1. Voters’ registration will resume from December 26 – December 30 and onward from January 2 to April 29, 2017. https://youtu.be/c6hLwW5MR_w
QUEZON City, Philippines – The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption filed criminal charges against online gambling tycoon Jack Lam at the Department of Justice. The VACC accused Lam of violating the 40% foreign ownership requirement in corporations in connection with Lam’s alleged ownership of Fort Ilocandia in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. https://youtu.be/1o4YLAngcj4
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development prepared food packs for families in areas that will affected by severe tropical storm “Nina”. The food packs are prepared for the eventuality of families being stranded as well as for families staying in evacuation centers. The DSWD added that there is a stand-by supply of 500, 000 food packs as well as a stand-by fund worth Php 125 million. The DSWD also prepared […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – All the terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was placed under heightened alert for the purpose of guaranteeing the safety and security of travelers. The heightened alert status of NAIA terminals will be in effect for the duration of the holiday season.
QUEZON City, Philippines – In his speech during the anniversary of the National Bureau of Investigation, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered that all online gambling activities and firms to be closed and shut down as such activities do not benefit the country. Duterte also reiterated his order of arresting online gambling tycoon Jack Lam due to tax evasion.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Public Attorneys’ Office chief, Atty. Persida Acosta expressed her support for the revival of the death penalty in the Philippines even if it will cause additional burden to the PAO. Acosta assured the public that the PAO will ensure that the innocent are protected and that those who are guilty would be punished.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Severe tropical storm “Nina” continues to gather strength as it nears Borongan, Eastern Samar. “Nina” is moving in a western-northwestern direction at the speed of 20 kilometers per hour. The PAGASA said that “Nina” will make landfall on December 25 and will be felt in Metro Manila on December 26. “Nina” will leave the Philippine area of responsibility on Wednesday, December 27.
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has been named by TIME magazine as the “most googled person” in the Philippines this year. In its interactive map, Time described Mr. Duterte as “President of the Philippines known for waging a deadly war on drugs.” Time also named United States President-elect Donald Trump as the “top-trending person in 88 countries in 2016” based on the data that Google had provided to TIME. “People across the globe […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte called on all members of the Anti- Money Laundering Council to resign, saying that all of them were “corrupt.” Duterte was furious that the central bank’s Anti-Money Laundering Council had failed to provide him an unspecified “assessment report”. “I’ll count one to three and if you don’t resign, I will treat you as a drug addict,” he said. In a speech after signing the 2017 national budget, he […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said tropical storm Nina (international name Nock-Ten) is expected to make landfall on Sunday, at around 5 p.m. or 8 p.m., over the Bicol region, and is going to affect Southern Luzon and Metro Manila. Nock-Ten is expected to be packing winds of up to 194 kilometres (120 miles) an hour and gusts of nearly 241 kilometers by Sunday, according to the US Joint Typhoon Warning […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagpauna na ng Department of Enegy (DOE) ang nakaambang pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente sa susunod na taon dahil sa “Maintenance Shutdown” na ipatutupad ng malampaya gas-to-power facility. Ayon sa DOE, aabutin ng piso bawat kilowatt-hour ang magiging dagdag sa electricity bills ng mga consumers. Sinabi ni Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi na ang piso kada kilowatt hour (kwh) na dagdag-singil ay ipapatong sa generation cost batay sa Manila Electric Company (Meralco) […]
