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MAKATI City, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The spokesperson of Vice President Jejomar Binay challenged Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to face the complaint for damages filed by the Vice President against him. VP Binay’s camp added that Senator Trillanes should face the accusations filed against him and to stop doubting the integrity of the courts. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/2gygQYnuFY8
MINDANAO, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) – Contaminated rice, polvoron and mushrooms caused several incidents of food poisoning in Maguindanao and Cotabato, with 20 such cases recorded. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The Philippine Chamber of Telecommunication Operators challenged the proposed bill requiring the registration of SIM card, saying that this is not the answer to lower criminality as well as a violation of basic human rights. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The Senate will hear the bill proposed by Senator Vicente Sotto III regarding the registration of SIM card. Said proposal is supported by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) as well as the police to prevent the use of cellphones in acts of terrorism as well as in scams. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/Tr4t9Kap_tA
QUEZON City, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — In response to the disqualification case filed against Senator Grace Poe, her consultant Atty. Jing Panganiban-Mendoza speaks about the position of the senator’s camp regarding said disqualification case. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAKATI City, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The brother of former president and now Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, died while being confined in the Makati Medical Center due to cancer. CGMA’s brother died after the Sandiganbayan gave its permission to the former president to leave the Veterans’ Memorial Medical Center to visit her sick brother. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — Various universities in Manila suspended classes due to the water interruption implemented by Maynilad. Watch the video for the list of universities that suspended classes. Said universities will conduct additional classes to make up for said class suspension. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/RSo6T7_OKbM
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — Despite the start of the rainy season, the Department of Tourism (DOT) recorded higher number of foreign tourists last June. An estimated 400, 000 tourists were recorded for the said month. Currently, 2.6 million foreign tourists have visited the Philippines for the year 2015. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/PLyDzl558qE
(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Tuesday offered its condolences to the family of Arturo Macapagal, the elder brother of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo who was supposed to visit his brother in the hospital in the afternoon. “We extend our condolences to the bereaved family of Mr. Macapagal,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement. Secretary Coloma noted that “the nation lost an outstanding Olympian and a respected business leader with the passing of […]
VISAYAS, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a magnitude 4.2 earthquake hit Cebu and Bohol this morning. PHIVOLCS added that there are no expected aftershocks. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — The DMCI filed a complaint for damages in the Makati Regional Trial Court against the National Commission on the Culture and the Arts (NCCA) due to the cease-and-desist order issued by the NCCA against the construction of the Torre De Manila. DMCI argued that the NCCA does not have the authority to issue said order. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, August 11 (Eagle News) — An additional 14 secondary schools and elementary schools in District 2 and District 5 in Manila due to the water interruption implemented by the Maynilad. For the list of secondary and elementary schools that suspended classes, watch the video. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/ygrRIKL5-1E
