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(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Friday, June 7, ordered radio broadcaster Erwin Tulfo to surrender his firearms following the expiration of his license to own and possess firearms in May. “If the LTOPF is already expired, then there is no more reason for an individual to keep firearms even if these firearms are still valid, if the licenses are valid,” PNP spokesperson Col. Bernard Banac said. According to Banac, the firearms “need to be […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 6, vowed to preserve the “fragile peace” attained in Mindanao, a region long been beset by terrorism. In a speech before Muslim Filipinos in Davao, Duterte said “any form of violence against the Muslim community or any other tribe especially those arising from religious extremism, hatred, discrimination and misguided beliefs will never be tolerated and will be dealt with by the full force of the law.” […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Risa Hontiveros has called for “an urgent and comprehensive” probe into the funds being used and released by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) following reports PhilHealth funds were misused to pay for the dialysis treatments of deceased patients. “The gravity of the recent allegations should prompt government to check if every peso under the PhilHealth is indeed being used in a manner compliant with laws and the PhilHealth’s mandate. We […]
(Eagle News)–An Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan and Mindanao today, June 7. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bangsamoro, Zamboanga and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Bicol, Visayas, the rest of Mimaropa and the rest of Mindanao, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 6, said he was serious when he threatened to declare war against Canada if the North American country did not recall its trash. “Sabi ko sa kanila, isauli ko ‘yan, ‘pag hindi tayo nagkaintindihan I will declare war.. Akala naman siguro nitong – well sa media. Braggadocio. Hambog ba. Hindi man nila ako kilala,” Duterte said in Davao. According to Duterte, “it’s a matter of respect.” “Kung gawain […]
(Eagle News)–The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services will close its Manila office on July 5 due to “insufficient workload,” the US embassy in Manila said. According to the US Embassy, this was because the USCIS will “transition Forms I-407 and I-130 to domestic and electronic processing, respectively.” “These two form types account for approximately 65% of the office’s workload,” the embassy said. The embassy said apart from the Manila field office, the USCIS office […]
(Eagle News)–The vote-counting machines that were used in the May 13 elections have yielded a record-high 99.99 percent accuracy, a random audit showed. The team that conducted the audit said the score, which covers 711 clustered precincts, was the highest since the country implemented automated elections in 2010. That year, the machines yielded an accuracy of 99.58 percent. In 2013 and 2016, the machines showed a 99.9747 % and 99.9027 % accuracy, respectively. The results […]
(Eagle News) — Senators-elect Imee Marcos, Francis Tolentino and Pia Cayetano are being considered as chair of the ways and means committee of the next Senate. Senator Joel Villanueva said in an interview over ANC on Thursday, June 6, that these were the names that were being floated during a meeting of incoming and incumbent senators in Senator Manny Pacquiao’s residence in Makati on Wednesday night. In a previous interview, Marcos said she might refuse if […]
(Eagle News) — For Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, his 12 years in the Senate can be described as a “wild ride.” “Maraming twists and turns, napakaraming downs, may konting ups,” Trillanes, whose term will expire on June 30, said at the Kapihan sa Senado forum on Thursday, June 6. According to Trillanes, he, however, believes he has “done my best.” “I tried to make a difference and given the time, the energy, the resources […]
(Eagle News)–Senator-elect Bong Go has expressed support for the continued leadership of Senator Tito Sotto in the Senate, saying, with the veteran senator at the helm, “we can solidify the support of the Senate to the legislative agenda” of President Rodrigo Duterte. Sotto said Go would get leadership roles in the committee on health and the committee on urban planning, housing, and resettlement, which are currently chaired by Senator JV Ejercito, who failed in his […]
(Eagle News)–The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services is permanently closing its field office in Manila on July 5. In an announcement on its website, the USCIS said the last day the office will be open to the public and will therefore be accepting applications and petitions is May 31. Until then, the office is open from Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to noon, but is closed on Filipino and American holidays. The office […]
(Eagle News)–An Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao on Thursday, June 6. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. Flashloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. […]
