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Palace slams San Francisco Board of Supervisors over reso vs PHL gov’t

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Sunday, April 28, slammed the San Francisco Board of Supervisors after it issued a resolution calling out the Philippine government for alleged “state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings by police” and the detention of Senator Leila de Lima. “The resolution is a toxic and unacceptable intrusion to our legal processes and an outrageous interference with our country’s sovereignty,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. Panelo likened the board to the five US […]

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Duterte now back in PHL from China

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is now back in the country after attending the second Belt and Road forum in Beijing, China. Duterte arrived in Davao on Sunday, April 28, past midnight. In Beijing, Duterte spoke before a high-level meeting of world leaders, and witnessed the signing of agreements between the Philippines and China. He  had a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where he raised the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling that invalidated China’s […]

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Duterte says PHL seeking to “improve collective capacity to manage, protect marine resource”

  (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 27, said  the Philippines was seeking to “improve our collective capacity to manage and protect marine resource.” Duterte made the remark before world leaders at the second Belt and Road forum in Beijing, China after National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said the Philippines would declare Pagasa Island as a marine protected environment. China has sent vessels near the island, a move the Philippines has denounced via a […]

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Palace: Migraine kept President Duterte from attending gala dinner in Beijing

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte skipped the gala dinner for heads of state attending the second Belt and Road forun in Beijing, China due to migraine. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who issued a statement to reporters. It was unclear if Duterte sent a representative to the gala. Earlier in the day though, Duterte witnessed the signing of agreements between China and the Philippines, and, among others, spoke before a high-level meeting of […]

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Easterlies continue to affect S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao on Saturday, April 27

(Eagle News)—The easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Saturday, April 27. Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms as a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA,  flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. […]

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Duterte: Dev’t assistance should be “used as genuine tool to bring about positive change”; it should “never promote dependence”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo  Duterte on Friday, April 26, said development assistance should be “used as a genuine tool to bring about positive change in the lives of our peoples” but should “never promote dependence.” Speaking before world leaders during a high-level meeting of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, Duterte said development assistance must also be “a purposive decision of partner-states, taking into account […]

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Magnitude 5.5 quake shakes Surigao del Norte followed by strong aftershocks

  (Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.5 quake rocked Surigao del Norte Friday afternoon, April 26, which was preceded and followed by several tremors of lower magnitude. The tremors have been felt in the province for the past several days, according to the data from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), but the strongest quake so far was recorded at 1:26 p.m. on Friday, April 26, with a magnitude of 5.5. Several aftershocks […]

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Duterte orders formation of organizing committee for PHL participation in Expo 2020 Dubai

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the creation of a Philippine Organizing Committee to ensure the smooth preparations for the Philippines’ participation in  Expo 2020 Dubai. In Administrative Order No. 17, Duterte said the committee would be chaired by the secretary of the Department of Trade and Industry, with the secretary of the Department of Tourism as his vice chair. The members of the committee are the secretaries of the Department of Foreign Affairs, the […]

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Yellow alert hoisted over Luzon grid

(Eagle News)–The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines hoisted a yellow alert over Luzon grid on Friday, April 26. The NGCP said the alert, which means reserve power has dropped below the required level, was effective 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Available capacity was at  11,544 megawatts, while peak demand was at 10,632MW. The NGCP said details on this would be announced by the Department of Energy  later in the day.

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Piñol: Country’s rice, corn production targets can still be met despite El Niño

(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said the country’s rice and corn production targets can still be met despite El Nino. In a Facebook post, Piñol said this was because reported losses were “only” 0.96 percent, or 197700 metric tons, of the 20 million MT target for rice; while “only” 2.94 percent or 256,766 MT of the 8.64 million MT target for corn represents the losses for the crop. According to the agriculture secretary, […]

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Easterlies to continue to affect S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao today, April 26

(Eagle News)—The easterlies will continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao on Friday, April 26, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, Bicol Region, Visayas and Mindanao will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said  Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, […]

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Duterte: PHL “ready to pursue more projects” with China under Belt and Road initiative

(Eagle News)–The Philippines is “ready to pursue more projects” with China under the Belt and Road Initiative, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday, April 25. Duterte made the remark as he congratulated Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for the “successful” hosting of the forum in Beijing, its second so far. “The Philippines’ continued participation in this forum is an acknowledgment of the vision of a global connectivity for shared prosperity,” Duterte said. Duterte’s attendance in the […]

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