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Comelec suspends voter registration in Taal-affected areas

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections has suspended voter registration in areas affected by Taal’s volcanic activity. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said the suspension applies to Agoncillo, Alitagtag, Balete, Laurel, Lemery, Mataasnakahoy, Sta. Teresita, Taal, Talisay  and San Nicolas. Jimenez said the suspension also applies to Tagaytay City, Amadeo, Alfonso, Indang and Silang in Cavite, and areas where roads are impassable due to volcanic ash. He said voters registration will resume  on Jan. 20.

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In photos: Reaching out to help more victims of Taal eruption, INC continues relief distribution, medical mission

  (Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) again held its Lingap sa Mamamayan (Aid to Humanity) in various areas in Batangas affected by the recent Taal Volcano eruption on Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020. The continuation of the INC’s humanitarian effort to help people affected by the continuous volcanic activity of Taal was done in cooperation with the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation. The INC first held its Lingap sa Mamamayan for Taal […]

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Albayalde welcomes DOJ findings: “Finally, I will have my day in court”

(Eagle News)–Former Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde welcomed the Department of Justice resolution that found probable cause to charge him with graft in connection with an allegedly anomalous anti-drugs operation in Pampanga in 2013. “I welcome this development as the chance to once and for all clear my name in the proper forum,” Albayalde said in a statement. Albayalde was accused of intervening in the cases filed against his men led by Rodney Baloyo […]

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New steaming fissure found on Taal’s northern slopes; fissures recently formed in Batangas bgys, widening

    (Eagle News) – A fissure that was newly observed on the northern slopes of Taal Volcano island was found to be steaming, while the fissures found in several barangays in Batangas were said to have “widened by a few centimeters.” This was according to the newly released information of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) which had also observed the shoreline around the whole of Taal Lake to be receding. These […]

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Cloudy skies, isolated rains expected in Batangas, Cavite today due to Taal volcanic activity, northeast monsoon

(Eagle News)–Batangas and Cavite will continue to have cloudy skies with isolated rains due to Taal’s volcanic activity and the northeast monsoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said there is also the potential for isolated thunderstorms in the vicinity of the volcano with reduced visibility during ashfall. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains while Metro Manila and […]

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Panelo to have one-on-one interview with President Duterte again

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo is set to have a one-on-one interview with President Rodrigo Duterte again. In an interview, Panelo said the interview was tentatively set on Jan. 22. “Ang sabi niya kasi sa akin eh, ‘I want to discuss many things and I want the Filipino people to listen to what I’m going to say,’ Lahat na current issues,” Panelo said. Panelo first interviewed Duterte on television in September 2018. During […]

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DOJ finds “probable cause” to file criminal charges vs Albalyalde before Ombudsman for 2013 Pampanga drug raid

At least five criminal charges to be filed vs Baloyo, 11 other policemen (Eagle News) – The Department of Justice has found probable cause to file graft and corruption charges against former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Oscar Albayalde for his role in directing and influencing police officers in the 2013 controversial and highly irregular Mexico, Pampanga drug raid In a 104-page resolution after the DOJ re-investigation, the Panel of prosecutors said that Albayalde […]

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DOH: Four more polio cases recorded in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has recorded four more polio cases in the country, bringing the number of cases since an outbreak was declared in September 2019 to 16. The DOH said of the four, two were males aged two and three from Maguindanao. One was a two-year-old male from Sultan Kudarat and the other a three-year-old male from Quezon City. The DOH said the children experienced fever, diarrhea, muscle pain, asymmetric ascending […]

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Palace: Total deployment ban to Kuwait to remain in force until pact on OFW protection implemented

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 16, said the total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers in Kuwait will remain until the terms in the agreement on the protection of OFWs signed between the Philippine and the Middle Eastern country’s governments are followed. “Until such time [that] the terms of the MOA [memorandum of agreement] are incorporated in each labor contract between the employer and the employee, the [total deployment] ban […]

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DILG to public: Stay out of 14-kilometer Taal danger zone

(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año  on Thursday, Jan. 16, urged the public to stay out of the 14-kilometer danger zone of  Taal volcano. In a statement issued after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, in its latest bulletin, reiterated a hazardous explosive eruption was still possible within hours or days, Año  urged residents within the danger zone to also abide by the mandatory evacuation being implemented by government. “Pahalagahan ang kaligtasan at […]

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President Duterte approves gratuity pay for job order, contractual workers in gov’t

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the release of a gratuity pay for job order and contractual workers in government last year. According to Administrative Order 20 , all job order and contractual workers in national government agencies, state universities and colleges, government-owned or-controlled corporations and local water districts who have rendered at least four months of “satisfactory performance of services” as of December 15, 2019 may receive the  pay not exceeding P3,000 each. […]

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Agri damage due to Taal eruption reaches P577-M; but ashfall to contribute to “soil rebirth,” says DA

  (Eagle News) – The damage to agriculture due to the ongoing eruption and volcanic activity of Taal Volcano has reached P577.59 million, with more than 2,700 hectares of farmlands affected by the Taal ashfall. This was according to the Department of Agriculture which updated its figures from the previous report of only P74.55 million worth of damage. The P577.59 million worth of agricultural damage is for the CALABARZON region covering the provinces of Cavite, […]

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