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(Eagle News) – Classes have been suspended in the following areas because of heavy rains brought about by Typhoon Butchoy. Caloocan City – preschool to high school Las Piñas City – preschool to high school Mandaluyong City – preschool to high school Manila – preschool to high school Marikina – preschool to high school Makati – preschool to senior high school Navotas City – preschool to high school Pasay City – preschool to high […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “BUTCHOY” has slightly weakened and is about to make landfall over Southeast Taiwan. As of 6 a.m., PAGASA said the typhoon was located 240 kilometers North Northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It has maximum sustained winds of 195 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 230 kph, and is forecast to move West Northwest at 15 kph. By Saturday morning (July 8), “Butchoy” or typhoon Nepartak is forecast to be outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine government forces fought hundreds of Islamic militants on two remote islands Thursday, with the military aircraft-backed campaign leaving up to 10 people dead, the army said. The gun battles on the southern islands of Jolo and Basilan followed orders by new President Rodrigo Duterte for the security services to go after the Abu Sayyaf, which recently beheaded two foreign hostages and is also blamed for the worst terror attacks in […]
(Eagle News) Vice President Leni Robredo now heads the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC). President Rodrigo Duterte himself made the offer to the Vice-President whom he called “Ma’am Leni” when he made a phone call to her in the middle of a press briefing. This was after he was asked by a PTV-4 broadcaster about the possibility of him offering Robredo a cabinet post. “Ma’am Leni, good afternoon. Nandito ako sa opisina […]
(Eagle News) – The first bill filed in the 17th Congress under the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte is one seeking to reimpose the death penalty on heinous crimes, not through hanging as what the President suggested, but through lethal injection. House Bill no. 1 is authored by Davao del Norte Representative and incoming House Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez and Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro. According to this bill, there is a need to reimpose […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas slammed news reports linking him to the police generals allegedly involved in illegal drug trade. In a statement, Roxas said “some online sites and traditional media outlets” had identified particular cops as “Roxas Generals,” insinuating that they had campaigned for the LP candidate in the 2016 elections even if they were still on active duty. “Despite lacking any clear basis, the insinuation is that these […]
PASIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Thirteen soldiers have turned out positive during a surprise drug test of almost 3,000 troops at Philippine Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio. They have been taken into custody and are now being investigated. But Army Spokesman Colonel Benjamin Hao clarified that the results were “just an initial finding based on the surprise drug test led by Lieutenant General Eduardo Año, adding the confirmatory findings will be released in a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), sa ngayon ay minomonitor ng ahensya ang pagbuo ng La Niña na posibleng maranasan sa huling bahagi ng taon o “ber” months. Nasa neutral condition ang panahon ngayon kung saan hindi El Niño o La Niña ang nararanasan sa bansa. Ang weather systems na makakaapekto ngayong buwan ay hanging habagat, intertropical convergence zone, low pressure area at isa hanggang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ng Department of Interior and Local Government o DILG na iniimbestigahan na nito ang pagkakadawit sa illegal drugs ni retired General at Daanbantayan Cebu Mayor Vicente Loot. Si Loot ay isa sa limang aktibo at retiradong heneral na pinangalanan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na umanoy protektor ng illegal drug trade. Ayon kay DILG Secretary Ismael Sueño, nakipagpulong na sila sa National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) para tingnan ang mga ebidensya […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang expects the Executive Order (EO) on the Freedom of Information (FOI) to be signed on Friday, June 8 in line with the government’s policy of transparency. Presidential Communications Operation Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar said that the draft EO on FOI would be ready Thursday night. Andanar earlier said the order would require government offices under the executive branch to release details of their transactions.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinasasama na ng ilang kongresista ang mga mandarambong o mahahatulang guilty sa plunder sa dapat patawan ng parusang kamatayan. Nakapaloob ito sa House Bill 001 na inihain nina Incoming House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez at Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro na naglalayong ibalik ang parusang kamatayan. Bukod sa plunder, kasama sa mga krimen na nakalinya dito para tapatan ng death penalty ang car napping pati ang drug trafficking. Katwiran nina Castro […]
MANILA, July 7 – New Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno, 68, plans to reprise his role as a keen guardian of the government’s purse, vowing to correct past spending habits as he heads the agency that formulates and releases the annual budget under the Duterte administration. Diokno headed the budget department during the Estrada administration, but stepped down in 2001 when then Vice President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo took power. He then […]
