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Rains forecast in parts of PHL today, Dec. 9

(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Dec. 9. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as the tail-end of a cold front affects Bicol Region. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Provinces will have cloudy skies  with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the rest of Luzon. Mindanao, Palawan and the rest of […]

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Hontiveros warns hospitals asking patients who need urgent medical care for cash deposits first

(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, Dec. 8, reiterated it was a crime for hospitals to ask a person in need of urgent emergency care for cash deposits before attending to him or her. Under RA 10932, or the Strengthened Anti-Hospital Deposit Law, in cases of emergency which can lead to a person’s death, the hospital will not “request, solicit, demand or accept any deposit or any other form of advance payment” before giving the […]

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Filipino surfing hero Roger Casugay clinches gold in longboard

(Eagle News)–Filipino surfer Roger Casugay, who made headlines after giving up a sure gold medal to save his Indonesian competitor from drowning, went on to win the gold for the host country for that same sports event on Sunday, December 8. Casugay garnered 14.50 points, 0.30 more points than  fellow Filipino Rogelio Esquievel Jr., who had 14.20 points, to dominate the longboard open category. The surfing competition first took place on Friday, but this was […]

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PHL still on top spot with 90 golds as of Sunday noon (Dec. 8)

(Eagle News) – The Philippines continued lead the 30th Southeast Asian Games medal tally with 90 gold medals as of Sunday noon, Dec. 8. Aside from the 90 golds, the host country also bagged 68 silvers and 70 bronze medals, for a total medal haul of 228 Indonesia dislodged Vietnam in second place with 51 gold medals, 49 silvers and 65 bronze medals, while Vietnam drops into third place with 47 gold medals, 52 silvers […]

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Palace sees dismissal of motion for ICC to probe PHL drug war

(Eagle News)–The Palace is predicting a dismissal of the motion urging the International Criminal Court to determine whether it can investigate the Philippines war on drugs. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace believes the ICC’s decision would be consistent with its ruling on the communication filed by former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales against China’s President Xi Jinping and several others. “Dismissal for lack of […]

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Senate reso to honor cop who died while protecting students from Misamis Oriental grenade attack

(Eagle News)–Senator Sonny Angara is set to file a resolution honoring the policeman who was killed while trying to shield students from a grenade hurled by an assailant in a Misamis Oriental campus on Nov. 28. In a statement, Angara said it was only “proper” the Senate recognized Police Master Sergeant Jason Magno for his heroism, having made the ultimate sacrifice when he used his body to cover a grenade thrown by the man who […]

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Updated SEA Games 2019 medal tally as of Saturday noon

(Eagle News)–This table provided by South East Asian Games 2019 organizers shows the medal tally of participating countries in the biennial sports event. The tally, which is as of noon, December 7, shows the Philippines pulling away with 73 golds, 55 silvers and 50 bronzes, for a total of 178 medals. Vietnam holds second place with 38 golds, 42 silvers and 54 bronzes, or 134 medals. Indonesia  is in third place, with 41 golds, 40 […]

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Gatchalian wants institutionalization of DepEd’s ALS

(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian is pushing for the institutionalization of the Alternative Learning System, noting that many people have yet to be reached by the Department of Education’s parallel learning program. According to Gatchalian, the government needs to reach out to 24 million who did not graduate from high school, “but we’re only addressing 600,000 a year.” “That’s barely one percent of the total required enrollment,” he said. He added that   based on the DepEd’s […]

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Amid race for SEA Games gold, Filipino surfer rescues Indonesian competitor being hit by strong waves

(Eagle News) –Filipino Roger Casugay  didn’t mind setting aside the battle for the South East Asian Games gold in the surfing competition on Friday, Dec. 6. For him, it was more important to save his competitor, Indonesia’s Arip Nurhidayat, who was being hit by strong waves after his leash got detached from his surfboard during the ongoing event in La Union, netizen Jefferson Ganuelas said. The scenes were captured by Ganuelas in pictures, which were […]

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E-sports events debut at 30th SEA Games

https://youtu.be/MICnhkGNBNA (Eagle News) – E-sports events made their historic debut at the 30th Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday, December 5, at the Filoil Flying V Centre in San Juan, Metro Manila. There are six medals to be contested in the events which should all conform to the standards of the International Olympic Committee that the selected games should not “should not promote the culture of violence and gambling.” The games are under three categories: PC, […]

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Palace questions SWS survey results that found many Filipinos worried about rise in number of Chinese workers in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Dec. 6, questioned the results of a Social Weather Stations survey that said a majority of Filipinos were worried about the rising number of Chinese workers in the country. “It is a matter of research methodology. We note that the survey question has been slantly phrased as: ‘Gaano po kayo nababahala sa pagdami ng dayuhang Intsik na nagtratrabaho sa Pilipinas?’ Necessarily, the response is logical and expected because […]

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