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Rains expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Dec. 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi Tawi, and Southern Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms as the intertropical convergence zone affects Palawan and Mindanao. Flash floods or rain-induced landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies  with light rains due to the […]

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Senate, House ratify bicam report on proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020

(Eagle News) — The Senate and the House of Representatives have ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. The ratification came only hours after the committee approved the report in Manila Polo Club in Makati. The ratification pushed through despite Senator Panfilo Lacson’s statement the proposal was not pork-free. In a statement, Lacson said the House had made “last-minute insertions” using a “source file” or a list of […]

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MWSS revokes extension of Maynilad, Manila Water concession contracts to 2037

(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System has revoked the extension of the water concessionaire contracts with “onerous” provisions until 2037. The announcement of the cancellation of the extension of the contracts with Manila Water and Maynilad was made by Deputy Administrator for Engineering Leonor Cleofas during the joint House of Representatives hearing of the good government and public accountability and public accounts committees. Without the extension until 2037, the contracts will lapse in 2022. President […]

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Lacson: Proposed national budget for 2020 not pork-free

(Eagle News)–The proposed national budget for 2020 is still not pork-free. This is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson, who issued a statement only minutes after the bicameral conference committee approved the report on the proposed P4.1-trillion budget at the Manila Polo Club in Makati. Lacson, who did not attend the signing, said he based his statement on two files contained in a USB drive which his office received last night. He said the two files […]

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President Duterte meets Filipino hero surfer Roger Casugay

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 10, met with Filipino surfer hero Roger Casugay. The meeting took place in the Palace, days after  Casugay returned and saved Indonesian Arip Nurhidayat in the middle of the longboard surfing competition, even if he was already leading and a shoo-in for the gold. The sports event was suspended. Casugay eventually clinched the gold when the sports event resumed another day. Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has hailed Casugay […]

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Bicam approves report on proposed P4.1-trillion budget for next year

(Eagle News)–The bicameral conference panel approved on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the report on the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for next year. The signing took place at the Manila Polo Club in Makati. The report will be presented to the Senate and House of Representatives for ratification, after which it will be sent to President Rodrigo Duterte, who can either sign it or veto it.  With a report from Meanne Corvera

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PHL seals mark as sports leader in ASEAN region with hefty 149 gold medal haul at 30th SEA Games

  (Eagle News) – The Philippines is the over-all champion of the 30th Southeast Asian Games with a hefty gold medal haul of 149, dominating the biennial regional sports meet, while second placer Vietnam has 96 golds as of evening of Dec. 10. The host country thus makes a dominating presence in the biggest SEA games in history with a total medal haul of 385. Aside from the 149 golds, it had 117 silvers, and […]

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Rains expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, Dec. 11. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects Luzon. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Visayas and Mindanao will have partly  cloudy to […]

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Gilas Pilipinas’ gold at SEA Games basketball, a show of power with 34-point lead over Thailand

PHL wins 13th consecutive SEA games’ gold for men’s basketball   (Eagle News) — Gilas Pilipinas won the gold for men’s basketball at the 30th SEA Games with a dominant 34-point lead over Thailand, final score of 115-81, Tuesday night, Dec. 10. This is the Philippines’ 13th straight gold for men’s basketball at the SEA Games, and the 18th gold for the country in the men’s hoops at the multi-sport biennial meet in the region, […]

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If no satisfactory explanation is given on “onerous” water contracts, Duterte says he will “expropriate everything”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Dec. 10, threatened to take over water services in Metro Manila if he was not satisfied with the explanation on the water concession agreements with “onerous” provisions. In a speech in Malacanang, Duterte said he wants all lawyers behind the contracts to appear before him. “Isa-isahin ko sila, ang mga abogado ng, p***ng i*a, gumawa ng kontrata. Sino ‘yung mga opisyal ng (Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System). Tanungin […]

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DOJ to continue review of concession pacts despite water firms’ claims they would no longer ask gov’t to pay

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has said it would continue to review the concession agreements entered into by the government with Maynilad and Manila Water, even if their respective officials have said they would no longer ask the state to pay them P11 billion in supposed losses, as ordered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Singapore. According to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the issue of paying the arbitral award “is not as […]

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Palace: Come Dec. 31, President Duterte will no longer extend martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 10, said President Rodrigo Duterte will no longer extend martial law in Mindanao. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the announcement days before martial law in the island group was set to lapse, or on Dec. 31. According to Panelo, the President’s decision was based on the assessment defense advisers. Earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he had recommended a non-extension of martial law there, citing the improved […]

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