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(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, Feb. 20, denied she was part of what she said were calls for the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte. “Hayagan ko pong sinasabi: Hindi ako bahagi ng anumang panawagang bumaba sa puwesto si Pangulong Duterte,” she said in a statement. According to Robredo, her only appeal is for everyone to do their jobs as public servants. Robredo, however, defended those reportedly planning to hold a gathering on Feb. […]
(Eagle News)–The killing of Bureau of Corrections legal officer Fredric Santos is “very likely” connected to the Good Conduct Time Allowance controversy. This is according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who made the remark a day after Santos was gunned down in Muntinlupa just as he was about to fetch his daughter from school. Guevarra has ordered the National Bureau of Investigation to look into the killing of Santos, who, according to Senate President Tito […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Justice has asked the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the killing of the Bureau of Corrections former legal chief who was gunned down on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 19, in Muntinlupa City as he was about to fetch his young daughter at school. In Department Order No. 82 dated Feb. 19, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra directed the NBI to “conduct an investigation and case build-up on the […]
https://youtu.be/tUw1uH0FIGI (Eagle News) – Passengers in Philippine airports for international flights has dropped by 16 percent since the coronavirus outbreak, according to the recent monitoring of the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA). From January 25 to Feb. 17 this year, there were fewer number of passengers for both international and domestic flights, said MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal in an economic briefing in Malacañang. “We have tracked down since January 25 up to two […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Panay Island will have cloudy skies with light rains as a result. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, too. The weather bureau said Northern Luzon and the eastern sections of Central […]
(Eagle News)–Suspended Bureau of Corrections legal officer Fredric Santos had expressed readiness to tell all on the Good Conduct Time Allowance mess before he was killed, Senate President Tito Sotto said on Wednesday, Feb. 19. According to Sotto, Santos gave this information to him through Senator Panfilo Lacson. “Yes. The Department of Justice should get to the bottom of this dastardly act,” Sotto said. Senator Richard Gordon, chair of the blue ribbon committee that probed […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Feb. 19. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Panay Island, Samar provinces, and Biliran will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting Luzon and Visayas. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon and Visayas, on the other hand, will have partly […]
(Eagle News) — The legal officer of the Bureau of Corrections who was suspended by the Ombudsman over the Good Conduct Time Allowance scheme was killed on Wednesday, Feb. 19. Authorities said Fredric Anthony Santos was on board his vehicle when he was attacked by at least two men at 1:50 p.m. in Barangay Poblacion in Muntinlupa. According to a police report, Santos was supposed to fetch his daughter when the attack took place. Santos, […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa on Wednesday, Feb. 19, said he intends to submit his recommendation on the policemen included in the drug watchlist to President Rodrigo Duterte on March 5. Gamboa said in a press conference the recommendation was to be made on the same day the PNP and the Armed Forces of the Philippines were set to have a joint command conference with the President. “As a matter of […]
(Eagle News) — Graft charges were filed on Wednesday, Feb. 19, against current and former high-ranking PhilHealth officials for their alleged failure to act on the supposed issuance of fake receipts to Overseas Filipino Workers. Charged before the Ombudsman were Dennis Mas, former regional vice president for PhilHealth’s Metro Manila office; Ruben Basa, PhilHealth’s former chief operating officer; Narisa Sugay, then-PhilHealth vice president for member management group; and Gilda Diaz, vice President of PhilHealth’s Office […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Archie Gamboa on Wednesday, Feb. 19, said the case of Lt. Col. Jovie Espenido was “purely an internal issue.” Gamboa issued the remark in a televised press conference after Espenido blamed some unscrupulous politicians behind his inclusion in the drug list. According to Gamboa, he “will deal with Espenido squarely as the chief PNP and he being a member of the PNP.” He said the PNP would also […]
Filipinos and their foreign spouses and children also allowed entry (Eagle News) — Filipinos and their foreign spouses or children, and holders of diplomatic visas will now be allowed into the country even if they come from China, Macau and Hong Kong. According to the Department of Health, based on a recently revised resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases, they will, however, still be subjected to the required 14-day quarantine to […]
