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Says James Anthony Uy is slated to surrender (Eagle News)–Justice Undersecretary and Spokesperson Markk Perete on Monday, Sept. 9, confirmed a fourth convict in the rape-slay of the Chiong sisters has been released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. Perete said James Anthony Uy, however, is slated to surrender together with fellow convict Josman Aznar, who was earlier released also under the law that increases the GCTA given to inmates. A Senate inquiry is […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Monday, Sept. 9, were cancelled due to bad weather in Japan. Below is a list according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Japan Airlines JL 77 Haneda-Manila JL 745 Narita-Manila JL 078 Manila-Haneda JetStar GK 041 Narita-Manila GK 040 Manila-Narita All Nippon Airways NH 819 Narita-Manila Typhoon Faxai with potentially record winds and rain battered the Tokyo region early Monday, sparking evacuation warnings to tens of thousands, widespread blackouts and transport […]
(Eagle News) – Most of the pig blood samples sent by the Department of Agriculture to a laboratory in Europe for testing were found to be positive for African Swine Fever. The blood samples sent to a laboratory in United Kingdom for confirmatory testing were from the pigs that mysteriously died recently in Luzon. Fourteen of the 20 blood samples sent for laboratory testing were positive for ASF, according to the agriculture department in a […]
(Eagle News)–Former senator Antonio Trillanes IV has denied he owed lawyer Jude Sabio P700,000 in lawyer’s fees, and was behind the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos as the lawyer claimed. In a statement, Trillanes said it was clear in an interview of Sabio, who was responsible for filing a case against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court, that “hindi ako ang nagpagawa sayo ng billing na yan at hindi rin ako ang kliyente mo.” […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms will prevail in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects Northern and Central Luzon. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley Region, Central Luzon and Rizal in particular will experience these conditions, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Monday, Sept. 9, were suspended in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: All levels Aringay, La Union Bacnotan, La Union Balaoan, La Union Luna, La Union Santol, La Union Pre-school to high school Itogon, Benguet Kapangan, Benguet Kibungan, Benguet Mankayan, Benguet Pre-school to elementary Agoo, La Union The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has said the southwest monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon.
(Eagle News)–None of the prisoners deprived of liberty who were “prematurely released” under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law has left the country. This is according to a preliminary report from the Bureau of Immigration, Justice spokesperson Markk Perete said, who announced the Department of Justice Interim Oversight Committee would meet today with Bureau of Corrections officials to “discuss coordinating mechanisms, and conduct inspections, among others.” According to Perete, as of 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, […]
Two others may do so, too, senator says (Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto on Sunday, Sept. 8, said two more witnesses could testify before the Senate on corruption in the Bureau of Corrections involving the accreditation of inmates’ Good Conduct Time Allowances. Sotto, who made the revelation in an interview over radio DWIZ, said this was apart from a third witness who would definitely testify during the hearing. According to Sotto, the witnesses, whom he […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Sept. 8, said it was ready to provide assistance to the Filipino crewmen of a tugboat allegedly seized by Iranian authorities in the Persian Gulf. The DFA said that based on a report from Ambassador to Iran Wilfredo Santos, Coast Guard authorities have said that an investigation is so far ongoing on the alleged oil smuggling of the crew on Sept. 7. Once this has been […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Sept. 8, said the “uptick” in joblessness rate based on recent Social Weather Stations results was merely “seasonal.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted that data gathering for the survey which pegged the rate at 20.7 percent from the 19.7 percent in March was conducted “when students just recently graduated from their universities or colleges and started looking for employment.” Panelo noted that despite the increase, Filipinos believe […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, Sept. 8, said there was “no provocation” when President Rodrigo Duterte said no one should question his authority to pardon criminals. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Duterte was merely “educating the public of the nature of the power of pardon.” “The framers of the Constitution gave the pardoning power to the President as a discretionary and absolute power. Nobody can –and should –question that power,” Panelo said. […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in the country today, Sept. 8, as the southwest monsoon affects Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Cagayan Valley will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
