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(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, said the Philippine government should immediately bring to justice those behind the death of a Chinese national in Las Piñas City. In making the remark, Locsin noted that the Chinese could retaliate following the death of Yang Kang, 27. The Chinese national died after jumping, while handcuffed, from the sixth floor of his office building in Pamplona. “We go down this road of letting […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority on Tuesday, Aug. 13, lauded one of its airport janitors after he returned a lost bag containing at least P400,000 to its owner. MIAA General Manager Ed Monreal hailed Sixto Brillante, Jr., who is assigned to clean the bathroom near the arrival immigration of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1, for his honesty. Brillante had been directed to the black sling bag by a passenger in the bathroom […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Immigration’s anti-terror group is on alert for the movements of people who have been floated as potential terrorists planning to enter the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said. Guevarra said three names have so far been floated. He said two of them have no arrival records, according to the BI. Only one, Guevarra said, “is already here, but has presented herself to the (National Bureau of Investigation) and has disavowed any […]
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto and Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Tuesday, Aug. 13, proposed the transfer of government offices to the provinces to decongest Edsa. Sotto and Gatchalian, who authored Senate Bill No. 876 that seeks the transfer of these offices including Malacañang to Clark, reiterated the proposal during the Senate panel on public services’ hearing on the Edsa provincial bus ban on Tuesday, Aug. 13. “Kung ililipat mo ang Malacañang sa Clark, nililipat mo […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to immediately set his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo for preliminary conference. In filing the extremely urgent motion, Marcos’ camp noted that the PET already completed revision proceedings for the pilot provinces of Camarines Sur, Iloilo and Negros Oriental on Feb. 8. With the termination of the proceedings, Marcos’ camp said the revision reports on the same have also been submitted. “It […]
(Eagle News)–For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the restoration of subversion as a criminal offense is not necessary. In a brief statement, Guevarra said in his opinion, “amending and giving more teeth to the human security act will suffice…” “There are many provisions that need to be amended. One of them imposes a penalty of P500,000 per day of incarceration upon any law enforcement officer who mistakenly accused and prosecuted a person for terrorism, even if […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Aug. 13, warned policemen they could be held liable if they receive gifts of monetary value while on duty. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said they may be held both criminally and administratively liable under the law. He said this was also a violation of the police’s oath. “Although an exception is provided for in the law, may we remind our fellow workers in government, […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights to and from Hongkong on Tuesday, Aug. 13, were cancelled due to public protests in the special administrative region. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: PHILIPPINE AIRLINES PR 313 (Hong Kong – Manila) CATHAY PACIFIC CX 901 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 919 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 930 (Manila-Hongkong) CX 935 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 939 (Hong Kong-Manila) CX 976 (Manila – Hongkong)
(Eagle News)–Classes in some areas on Tuesday, Aug. 13, were cancelled due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Baguio City – pre-school to senior high school Benguet — pre-school to high school, public and private Macabebe, Pampanga • Brgy. Santa Maria — all levels, public and private • Brgy. Candelaria — all levels, public and private • Brgy. San Gabriel — all levels, public and private • Brgy. Santa Rita — all levels, […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western section of Luzon. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zambales, and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslide due to scattered light to moderate rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
(Eagle News) – Expect a refund in electric bills after the Energy Regulatory Commission’s order for the refund to electricity customers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) some P1.08 billion after alleged “miscalculations” in the net settlement surplus (NSS) allocations from June last year to May this year. The P1.08 billion was the accumulated amount which ERC has ordered the market operators of the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market to return to electric customers covered […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights to and from Hong Kong on Monday, Aug. 12, were cancelled due to public protests scheduled in the region. Below is a list, according to the Manila International Airport Authority: Philippine Airlines PR 312 MNL-HKG Cebu Pacific 5J 114 (Manila-Hong Kong) ETD 6:05pm 5J 115 (Hong Kong-Manila) ETD 10:05pm 5J 120 (Clark-Hong Kong) ETD 7:20pm 5J 121 (Hong Kong-Clark) ETD 10:30pm Cebu Pacific said affected passengers may avail of options, free of […]
