(Eagle News)–The low pressure area spotted off Eastern Samar is expected to turn into a tropical depression in the next 12 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said once it develops into such, it will be named “Jenny,” and a Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal #1 will be immediately raised over the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas. As of 10 a.m. , the LPA was located 675 kilometers east northeast […]
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President Duterte meets MNLF’s Misuari in Davao
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte met with Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari over the weekend. Senator Bong Go, the President’s longtime aide who released a picture on the meeting, said they met in Davao. There were no details on the meeting yet. This is the fourth time the President and Misuari meet. Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez Jr. said in a press conference on Aug. 20 that the President has […]
Guevarra: Palace requested a hold in processing of Sanchez’s case amid factual, legal issues
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra to “hold the processing” of the case of former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez “until all the factual and legal issues have been fully threshed out.” Guevarra himself confirmed this after Senator Bong Go revealed in a television interview that Duterte had ordered Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections director Nicanor Faeldon to refrain from releasing the former mayor, who was convicted of the rape and […]
On National Heroes Day, Lorenzana emphasizes importance of ROTC to instill patriotism in youth
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 26, emphasized the importance of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program to instill patriotism in the youth. “The highest tribute we can give our heroes is to perpetuate their legacy by ensuring that their good deeds are not forgotten but instead perpetuated and emulated,” Lorenzana said in his National Heroes Day message. He said ROTC “can teach our youths leadership, discipline, respect for authority and service to […]
Duterte skips National Heroes Day rites at Libingan; Nothing to worry about, Go says
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Aug. 26, skipped National Heroes Day rites at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Senator Bong Go, a former longtime aide of the President, did not give an explanation for the chief executive’s absence but said there was nothing to worry about. “He is indisposed..Seventy-four years old na po si Pangulo at kailangan niya ring magpahinga…,” Go said. Duterte was represented by Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano instead. Last year, the […]
Go: President Duterte ordered Guevarra, Faeldon not to release Antonio Sanchez
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Bureau of Corrections Chief Nicanor Faeldon not to release former Calauan, Laguna Mayor Antonio Sanchez. This is according to the President’s longtime aide and now-Senator Bong Go in an interview over GMA-7 on Monday, Aug. 26. Go said the President was angry following reports Sanchez could be released, after the Supreme Court ruled in June that RA 10592, which increases the Good Conduct Time […]
LPA spotted off E. Samar; southwest monsoon affects S. Luzon, Visayas
(Eagle News)–A low pressure area has been spotted off Eastern Samar, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, the LPA was seen 770 kilometers east of Guiuan at 3 a.m. today. The southwest monsoon is also affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas, the weather bureau said. MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Visayas, CARAGA Region, Northern Mindanao and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the southwest monsoon […]
MRT-3 management to COA: We value the safety of our passengers over maximized revenues
(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 management has emphasized it puts the safety of its passengers first before revenue maximization, following a Commission on Audit report that noted that the country’s railway system’s revenues were down 26 percent since the Department of Transportation took over last year. “Revenues require ridership, ridership requires trains, and it is unfortunate that the number of reliable and safe trains available to MRT-3 in 2018 went down due to years of […]
Nograles: At least P16 billion needed to implement mandatory ROTC
(Eagle News)–The government needs at least P16 billion to implement mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps. at the senior high school level. This is according to Puwersa ng Bayaning Atleta Party-List Rep. Jericho Nograles in an interview over radio dzbb on Sunday, Aug. 25. Nograles has re-filed a bill requiring military training at that level in public and private schools. Nograles said the amount covers P4000 for each student’s uniform that includes a T-shirt, belt, pants, […]
Cancelled flight(s) for Sunday, Aug. 25
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has announced the cancelation of a flight on Sunday, Aug. 25, due to inclement weather: MF 828 Manila – Xiamen The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration pophas said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers are expected today as the southwest monsoon affects Luzon and Western Visayas, and due to localized thunderstorms.





