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Rainshowers forecast in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)-Rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms as the tail-end of a cold front affects extreme Northern Luzon. PAGASA said  Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, Aurora and Quezon, on the other hand, will have cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms due to […]

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“Ursula” exits PAR

(Eagle News)-“Ursula” has slightly weakened and is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Ursula” exited PAR at 9:50 a.m. The tail-end of a cold front, however, will bring scattered light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms over Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, and Aurora this morning. Sea travel is also risky, especially for small seacraft, over the seaboards of Northern Luzon due to rough seas […]

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“Ursula” weakens into tropical storm, is forecast to exit PAR this morning

(Eagle News)-“Ursula” has weakened into a tropical storm, and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility this morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that while “Ursula” no longer has a direct effect on the country, the tail-end of a cold front will bring scattered light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms over Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Aurora this morning. Sea travel, PAGASA said, is risky especially for […]

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SWS: 96 percent of Filipinos welcoming the New Year with hope

(Eagle News) — Ninety-six percent of Filipinos are welcoming the New Year with hope, a recent Social Weather Stations found. According to the poll conducted from  December 13-16, the 96 percent was higher than the 92 percent recorded in 2018, and ties the record-high level first registered in 2017. The SWS said the increase was due to spikes in New Year hope registered in all areas except Mindanao–in Balance Luzon,99 percent; Visayas, 97 percent; Metro […]

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“Ursula” weakens into severe tropical storm; tail-end of cold front to bring rains over N. Luzon, Aurora

(Eagle News) — “Ursula” has weakened into a severe tropical storm and will no longer directly affect the country. But the  Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the tail-end of the cold front will bring moderate to occasional  heavy rains over most of Northern Luzon and Aurora. PAGASA said the rainfall may trigger flooding and landslides in “highly to very highly susceptible” areas. Sea travel is also risky, especially for small seacraft, over […]

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Palace: President Duterte wants to honor other heroes on Rizal Day

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte won’t be attending this year’s Rizal Day celebration in Manila on Dec. 30, the Palace said on Friday, Dec. 27. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said instead, the President had plans of commemorating other heroes who, unlike Rizal, have not been given specific dates in the Philippine calendar for people to celebrate their heroism. He said this year, the President was interested in paying homage to General Gregorio del Pilar, […]

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Sison: Holiday ceasefire to proceed following NDFP’s formal receipt of SOMO, SOPO orders

(Eagle News) — The National Democratic Front of the Philippines has formally received the documents for Suspension of Offensive Military Operations (SOMO) and Suspension of Offensive Police Operations (SOPO). “There is no more problem about continuing the CPP ceasefire order to the (New People’s Army),” Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines founder said. The ceasefire announced by both parties on Sunday will last until Jan. 7. The military had accused the NPA of […]

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No such thing as US entry ban on PHL officials behind De Lima detention in 2020 US budget signed by Trump — Nieto

(Eagle News) — There is no such thing as a United States entry ban on Filipino government officials behind the detention of Senator Leila de Lima in the US 2020 budget signed into law. Political blogger RJ Nieto made the revelation in a Facebook post on Friday. Dec. 28, after news broke in the Philippines that US President Donald Trump had signed the budget that supposedly included the amendment made by  Senators Patrick Leahy and […]

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Panelo, Lorenzana slam Sison for refusal to have one-on-one talk with President Duterte in PHL

(Eagle News)–Authorities on Friday, Dec. 28, slammed Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison for refusing to have a one-on-one talk with President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Sison’s refusal “betrays his insincerity.” Panelo reiterated Duterte’s guarantee that Sison “will not be arrested upon his arrival and after the meeting he can freely leave  for Netherlands when he so desires.” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana shared […]

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NDRRMC: At least 28 people dead due to “Ursula”

(Eagle News)–At least 28 people died due to “Ursula,’” the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council said. According to the NDRRMC, the fatalities were from Regions VI (Western Visayas), VII (Central Visayas), and VIII (Eastern Visayas), with Iloilo with  the most number of fatalities at 13. The NDRRMC said two were also injured while 12 are missing. As of 11 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric  Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Typhoon “Ursula” was no longer affecting […]

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Panelo: President Duterte wants “one-on-one” talk with Sison

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has reiterated his proposal for Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to come home from The Netherlands where he is in exile to talk. In a televised press conference in Malacanang on the 51st anniversary of the CPP, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the President in particular dared Sison to have  a “one-on-one talk” with the chief executive, with “no government panel involved, no panel on […]

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CPP founded by Sison now “insignificant,” will soon “die a natural death” — Arevalo

(Eagle News) — The Communist Party of the Philippines Jose Maria Sison has founded has become “insignificant” in the country, and will soon die a “natural death.” This is according to Brigadier General Edgard Arevalo, spokesperson of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, who issued a statement that coincided with the CPP’s 51st anniversary on Thursday, Dec. 26. “The CPP that Mr (Sison) founded has lost relevance in a world that has rejected communism. It […]

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