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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte confirmed on Tuesday, Aug. 6, that he would go to China to raise the South China Sea dispute. The President made the confirmation before the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. in Malacañang. “Yung arbitral ruling pag-usapan natin ‘yan. That’s why I’m going to China. I’m not going to tell you the agenda. I’m going to China to talk,” Duterte said. He said would also watch the FIBA […]
(Eagle News)– The Supreme Court has ordered Manila Water, Maynilad and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System to pay massive fines for violating the Philippine Clean Water Act. SC spokesperson Brian Hosaka said this was after the SC, in a decision penned by J. Ramon Paul L. Hernando and with a vote of 14-0, denied their petitions and affirmed the decisions of the Court of Appeals that found they violated Section 8 of the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Tuesday, Aug. 6, declared a national dengue epidemic due to what it said was the increase in dengue cases in the country. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III made the announcement in a press conference, also noting the 622 deaths from dengue that have been recorded so far. According to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, it is up to each local government unit if it will declare a state of calamity […]
(Eagle News)–The country’s headline inflation eased further to 2.4 percent in July, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, this was the lowest inflation recorded since January 2017, and the same rate recorded in July 2017. Last month, the PSA said inflation rate was at 2.7 percent. According to the PSA, the downtrend was primarily due to the slower annual rate posted in the index of food and non-alcoholic beverages at 1.9 percent. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Aug. 5, lamented what he said were the irregularities in the remittance of revenues from small town lottery and Peryahan ng Bayan operations. “STL, Peryahan ng Bayan. P—-, puro nakaw. Ang i-remit nila minus ‘yung kinukunan na nila. So I had to stop it,” Duterte said. Earlier, the President said the stoppage order–which also covers keno and lotto operations–would be in effect pending a probe into the “massive corruption” […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Storm “Hanna” has maintained its strength as it moved westward on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Tuesday evening, “Hanna” is forecast to be 715 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes. So far, it is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 85 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 105 kph. Today, moderate to heavy monsoon rains will be experienced over the […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Tuesday, Aug. 6, have been suspended in some areas due to the bad weather. Below is a list as of this morning: Angono, Rizal —all levels, public and private Cavite —all levels, public and private Cainta —all levels, public and private Lian, Batangas- preschool to senior high school, public and private Lubang, Occidental Mindoro —all levels, public and private Magsaysay, Occidental Mindoro —all levels, public and private Paluan, Occidental Mindoro —all levels, […]
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections First Division has cancelled the nomination of former National Youth Commission chair Ronald Cardema as representative of the Duterte Youth party-list. In voting 2-0 in favor of the petition of youth groups who had said Cardema, who is 34 years old, did not meet the age criteria of between 25 to 30 years old of the party, the Comelec ruled Cardema had misrepresented himself. Comelec Commissioner Marlon Casquejo dismissed Cardema’s […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has named former Davao City administrator Wendel Avisado as the new Department of Budget and Management secretary. Avisado takes the place of Janet Abuel, who had been named officer-in-charge of the department after then-Budget Secretary Ben Diokno was named governor of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said Avisado will take the helm of the DBM in an acting capacity. Avisado, lawyer, was the city administrator from 2004 […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Aug. 5, said it would not intervene in the tiff between Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea and Special Envoy for Public Diplomacy to China and columnist Ramon Tulfo. “Since charges have been filed, we cannot comment on the validity of the charges. So, we will wait,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a press conference. Panelo was referring to the libel complaint filed by Medialdea against Tulfo for his column published […]
(Eagle News)–Peter Joemel Advincula has filed for inclusion in the Witness Protection Program. Advincula’s lawyer, Larry Gadon, submitted his client’s application before the Department of Justice on Monday, Aug. 5. Advincula, who claims to be the yellow-hooded character in the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family and close friends,has been charged with sedition and other charges in connection with these. His affidavit pointing at several opposition figures behind the videos was […]
(Eagle News)–A Quezon City court has dismissed the charges of estafa and others filed against WellMed vice president Bryan Sy and several others in connection with the ghost dialysis mess. In granting the motions to quash also filed by whistleblowers Liezel Aileen de Leon and Edwin Roberto, among others, Judge Janet Abergos-Samar cited the lack of jurisdiction of her sala, Branch 219. She said the crime of estafa through falsification of documents where the defrauded […]
