MANILA, Sept. 15 – The Department of Health issued advisories on how to maintain or take care of one’s health during typhoons or heavy rains. Typhoons and heavy rains, DOH said, may cause flooding which, in turn, can potentially increase the transmission of communicable diseases. These include water-borne diseases (e.g., typhoid fever, cholera, leptospirosis, and hepatitis A); and vector-borne diseases (e.g., malaria, dengue). Climate change affects the increase in the intensity of typhoons.
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Duterte’s classmate to sit in JBC
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed law school classmate retired Pasig Regional Trial Court Judge Toribio Elises Ilao Jr. as a member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC). He replaces retired Court of Appeals Justice Aurora Santiago-Lagman, who left the post last July 9 as representative of the private sector. Ilao is set to serve a term of four years or until July 9, 2020. There are reports saying Duterte had engaged Ilao […]
US troops don’t go out in camps, can’t be targeted by Abus- Lorenzana
(Eagle News)– Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana insisted on Wednesday (September 14) that the American troops deployed in Mindanao could not be abducted by Abu Sayyaf. According to Lorenzana, the US servicemen are always inside the military camps. “Iyong fears ni Presidente that they (US troops) may be subject to reprisal by Muslims is a little bit … hindi siguro mangyayari dahil nasa kampo lang sila and they don’t go out of the camps,” he said. […]
Graft, corruption, smuggling cases filed vs. Aquino, Purisima over Shell tax anomaly
(Eagle News) A graft case and other criminal charges were filed against former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III and former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima before the Office of the Ombudsman on Wednesday (September 14) . The charges were filed due to failure to collect P100 billion in taxes from Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (PSPC) from 2004 to 2009. Aquino and Purisima were charged with violation of Section 3(e) and 4 of Republic Act 3019 or […]
‘Lost’ Australian pelican a hit in the Philippines
GENERAL SANTOS, Philippines (AFP) — An Australian pelican that strayed hundreds of kilometers from its nearest known habitat to end up in the Philippines is the first such bird to be seen in the Asian archipelago, wildlife enthusiasts said. The waterbird flew into a fish breeding farm on the outskirts of the southern port of General Santos in early September, resident Levy Discamento told AFP. “We saw a small flock of swallows chasing this big […]
Andanar admits mistakes of Presidential Communications Group
QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Communications Group Chief Martin Andanar said that he is not afraid to ask for apology regarding the failings of his office and that he is taking full responsibility for their errors. He said this after some sectors called his office as the Presidential Miscommunication Group and the Department of Apology. Andanar also explained that although the PCG has a plan for the daily activities of President Rodrigo Duterte, at the […]
DOTr ready to abolish ‘number coding’ in Metro Manila
(Eagle News)– The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Wednesday (September 14) revealed that it is open to abolish the number coding scheme in Metro Manila, noting that studies show that the measure does not ease traffic at all. “Base po sa pag aaral, yung mga number coding ay hindi naman talaga nakakatulong sa pag reduce ng volume [of vehicles] sa kalye,” DOTr Undersecretary for Road Transportation and Infrastructure Anne Lontoc said during the hearing conducted […]
EDCA won’t be affected by pull-out of US soldiers in Mindanao
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) leadership is confident that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement will not be affected by President Rodrigo Duterte’s order that soldiers of the United States of America should pull-out from Mindanao. The EDCA, which falls within the scope of the Visiting Forces Agreement, allows US troops access to identified Philippine military facilities, as well as the right to construct facilities, and pre-position equipment, aircraft and […]
DND to obey Duterte’s ‘no joint patrols’ in West PHL Sea
(Eagle News)– The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday (September 13) said it will follow President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to cease the country’s involvement in joint patrols in West Philippine Sea. Duterte earlier ordered that patrols are only limited to the 12-mile nautical zone of the Philippine’s territory. “Well, susunod kami sa kautusan ng Pangulo. What he said was that in order to avoid any tensions or risk of miscalculations, our patrols will be […]
Duterte’s ‘drug list’ completed validation, still thick
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (September 13) revealed that the validation of his narco-list has been finally completed. “Hoy kayo, meron pa ako, ganoon kakapal. I have a third round and final round. Ang validation, tapos na. Ganoon kakapal. Ganoon kakapal. Isipin mo ilang pulis pati ilang ano,” Duterte stressed during his speech at the Villamor Air Base. “To think kung hindi ako naging presidente, hindi mo masita ang mga ito. Mayor? Puro […]
Yasay ready to explain Duterte’s ‘US troops out’ statement to Kerry
(Eagle News)– Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Perfecto Yasay said on Wednesday (September 14) that he is prepared to explain to United States (US) Secretary of State John Kerry the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte regarding the pullout of US Special Forces from Mindanao. “I’m not sugarcoating it at all… You cannot dissociate, for instance, the fact that when he [Duterte] said that he wants the Americans out, you dissociate it from the fact […]
UN blasts Duterte due to ‘lack of understanding’ of human rights
(Eagle News)– United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein on Tuesday (September 13) criticized President Rodrigo Duterte for his statements regarding human rights. “The President of the Philippines’s statements of scorn for international human rights law display a striking lack of understanding of our human rights institutions and the principles which keep societies safe,” Al Hussein commented in his speech at the 33rd session of the Human Rights Council in […]
