(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring an active tropical cyclone outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said as of 3 a.m., Tropical Storm “Matmo” was located 895 kilometers west of southern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving northwest at 20 kph. Meanwhile, Bicol Region and the provinces of Aurora, Quezon, Cagayan and Isabela will have […]
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Visiting privileges of inmates in Bilibid maximum compound restored
(Eagle News)–Jail authorities have announced the restoration of visiting privileges for inmates in the New Bilibid Prison’s maximum security compound. In an announcement, the Bureau of Corrections said these will resume on Wednesday, Oct. 30. No visitation is, however, allowed during Mondays and Tuesdays. The BuCor said the schedule of visitation shall be on a per quadrant basis: NBP NORTH (QUADRANT 1) WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY BLDG. 1 – 7:30AM-9:00AM BLDG. 6 – 8:30AM-10:00AM BLDG.12-9:30AM- 11:00AM […]
UPDATED: At least 6 killed, scores injured, after 6.6 magnitude quake in Mindanao
(Eagle News) – At least six persons were killed after a 6.6 magnitude earthquake that hit Tulunan, Cotabato around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Oct. 29, which was also felt in other parts of Mindanao. One fatality was identified by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) as Nestor Narciso, 66, from Koronadal City, while the other fatality was a boy who was fleeing his schoolroom during the quake. Agence France Presse said that […]
NDRRMC: At least one dead, several hurt in 6.6-magnitude Cotabato quake
(Eagle News)–At least one person died and several were injured after a 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Cotabato on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office identified the fatality as Nestor Narciso, 66, of Koronadal City. The NDRRMC several from M’Lang in North Cotabato and Kidapawan were also injured. The earthquake struck days after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the area on Oct. 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology said there was no tsunami […]
Tugade leads operational dryrun at Sangley Airport in Cavite
(Eagle News)–The operational dryrun of Sangley airport in Cavite pushed through on Tuesday, Oct. 29, with the first Cebu Pacific flight arriving on the runway. This was earlier than the November deadline set by President Rodrigo Duterte, who had ordered for the military air base to commence general aviation and turboprop cargo operations there to decongest the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The DOTr said the asphalt overlay and clearing of the end of the runway, […]
PHIVOLCS: No tsunami threat following 6.6-magnitude quake in Cotabato
(Eagle News)–There is no tsunami threat to the Philippines, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS issued the advisory after a 6.6-magnitude quake hit Tulunan, Cotabato at 9:04 a.m. The quake took place days after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck the province. That earthquake left at least five people dead and several injured. According to PHIVOLCS, Tuesday’s earthquake was the same as the 6.3-magnitude one. “Ang epicenter nito ay sa lupa,” PHIVOLCS said.
Lacson: Only President Duterte should lead war on drugs
(Eagle News)–Only President Rodrigo Duterte should lead the war on drugs, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Tuesday, Oct. 29. According to Lacson, a former Philippine National Police chief, only the President, after all, ” can wield sufficient authority and power over our law enforcement officials.” “Unless he delegates a blanket authority, including the power to hire and fire, no one else in the government bureaucracy can do it better than the Chief Executive under any […]
Pangilinan dares Duterte: Give Robredo three years, not six months, to enforce laws
(Eagle News)–Make it three years. Senator Kiko Pangilinan had this to say to President Rodrigo Duterte, after the chief executive said he was ready to give Vice President Leni Robredo the post of drug czar for six months. Duterte issued the comment after Robredo said the drug war had failed to curb the number of drug users in the country. In making the offer, Duterte criticized members of the opposition, who he said only kept […]
Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL today
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services said. PAGASA said MIMAROPA, CALABARZON and the provinces of Aklan, Antique and Capiz will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to a low pressure area spotted northwest of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains as the northeast monsoon affects […]
Duterte to Robredo: You think you can do better? I’m ready to appoint you as drug czar
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Oct. 28, said he was ready to appoint Vice President Leni Robredo as drug czar if she thought she could do better. The President said this was what he meant when he said he would “surrender my powers to enforce the law” to Robredo for six months. Duterte made the comment after Robredo said there was a need to reassess the drug war after it failed to curb the […]
NUPL: Court tentatively sets taking of Mary Jane Veloso testimony vs alleged recruiters to December 12
(Eagle News)–The Nueva Ecija court hearing the charges filed by Mary Jane Veloso against her alleged recruiters has tentatively set the taking of her testimony against them to December 12. Edre Olalia, National Union of People’s Lawyers president, said, however, that the date was “subject to” the resolution of the motion for reconsideration which alleged recruiters Maria Cristina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao plan to file to challenge the Supreme Court decision that allowed Veloso to […]
Peralta announces ten-point program as Chief Justice
(Eagle News)–Newly installed Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Monday, Oct. 28, laid out his ten-point program as the country’s top magistrate, thanking President Rodrigo Duterte for the opportunity to serve. In his first speech as Chief Justice during the SC’s flag ceremony, Peralta said under his ten-point program, he wishes to eliminate backlog in the SC and other courts, continue to revise the Rules of Court and other rules of procedure so they will become […]
