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(Eagle News)–Lucio “Bong” Tan, Jr., son and namesake of business tycoon Lucio Tan, has passed away. Tan died at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center at 8:48 a.m. due to brain herniation, two days after he was confined after collapsing during a basketball game. He was 53 years old. “His untimely passing leaves a big void in our hearts and our Group’s management team which would be very hard to fill,” Vivienne Tan said of her […]
(Eagle News)–The trough of the low pressure area affecting the eastern section will bring rains to parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms . Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Francis Pangilinan has filed a bill that seeks to create a state subsidy fund for political parties in a bid to supposedly strengthen them. According to Pangilinan, Senate Bill 421 or the Political Party System Act, also seeks to make campaign finance more transparent, prohibit political turncoatism, and strengthen citizen-parties linkages. “If political parties are state-funded, the public can demand accountability and transparency from parties and candidates,” Pangilinan said. The senator […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Nov. 10, condoled with the kin of industrialist John Gokongwei Jr., who passed away at 93 years old the night before. “Our deepest condolences to the family and loved ones of Mr. John Gokongwei Jr.,” Robredo said in a short Tweet. “We will remember his many contributions not only to the business community, but to helping our fellow Filipinos in need,” she added. Gokongwei Jr. founded the JG […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rains are affecting portions of Isabela, particularly Divilacan, San Mateo, Ramon, Cordon, Santiago City, San Isidro, Alicia, Naguilian, Benito Soliven, Angadanan, San Guillermo, Echague, Jones, San Agustin and Dinapigue; Quirino, specifically in Diffun, Saguday, Cabarroguis, Aglipay, Maddela, Nagtipunan; Nueva Viscaya, particularly in Diadi, Bayombong, Kayapa, Bambang, Ambaguio, Aritao, Dupax […]
(Eagle News)–Lawmakers mourned the death of industrialist John Gokongwei Jr. on Saturday night. In a Tweet, Senator Sonny Angara recalled Gokongwei as “a man who always tried to provide value to Philippine consumers.” Senator Panfilo Lacson, for his part, recalled an instance when he, as then the Philippine National Police, interacted with Gokongwei when his daughter Robina was kidnapped. “In 1981, I instructed him not to sound intimidated while negotiating for Robina’s ransom snapped at […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo has deferred commenting on former PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde and the allegations he intervened in the cases filed against several of his men over an irregular 2013 drug raid in Pampanga. In an interview posted on her Facebook page on Sunday, Nov. 10, Robredo said although the Senate has already come out with its findings, she had yet to read the findings of the Philippine National Police and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said Severe Tropical Storm “Nakri” was last spotted 145 kilometers north of Southern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 110 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 135 kph. “Nakri” is moving westward at 15 kph. The tail-end of a cold front, PAGASA said, will bring […]
(Eagle News)–Industrialist and entrepreneur John Gokongwei Jr. has passed away. Quoting a text message from his son Lance, Esquire Philippines reported Gokongwei passed away at the Manila Doctors Hospital at the age of 93 on Saturday night, at 11:41 p.m. The publication did not cite a cause of death. Gokongwei Jr. founded the JG Summit Holdings Inc., one of the country’s biggest business conglomerates, and Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc. He was named the third richest […]
(Eagle News) – After accepting the post as the country’s new anti-illegal drug czar, Vice President Leni Robredo has changed her tune and now wants the United Nations not to interfere yet in the Philippine government’s drug war. After convening her first meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), Robredo said that the Philippines should be given the opportunity to fight and solve its illegal drug problem. “I have said […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has been given tighter security after she accepted her designation as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee Against Illegal Drugs. This is according to Barry Gutierrez, Robredo’s spokesperson, in an interview over dzmm on Saturday, Nov. 9. According to Gutierrez, the vice president, after all, would be up against drug syndicates now. Guitierrez said any help from President Rodrigo Duterte would be welcome. Earlier, Robredo said she would push through with […]
(Eagle News)–There are so far no reports of Filipinos affected by the 5.9-magnitude earthquake that hit Iran recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, this was based on a report by the Filipino community in Tabriz City, who was contacted by the embassy to ascertain the safety and situation of around 32 Filipino nationals living in the area. “The DFA stands ready to provide assistance to any affected kababayan,” the agency […]
