Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, April 17, raised the question of whether or not the United States would go to war to defend the Philippines in its dispute with China over claims in the West Philippine Sea. Without directly answering the question, Duterte said a nuclear war, however, would result in a catastrophe. “Kasi kapag nag nuclear war ubos man tayong lahat sa mundong ito. Russia bitawan niya lahat, bitawan ng China, bitawan ng […]
(Eagle News)–Most Filipinos agree that the suit filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court sends a message to the world that China should leave the West Philippine Sea, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS found the 49 percent who agree to the test statement “The suit filed in the ICC by Albert Del Rosario and Conchita Carpio-Morales, former officials of the PH government, against Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao late Wednesday, April 17. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also expected. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies […]
(Eagle News)—Power interruptions are not expected today, April 17, with the Luzon grid operating under normal conditions, the Department of Energy said. According to the DOE, this was despite the forced outages of the SMC Consolidated Power Corporation Limay Unit 2 and the Southwest Luzon Power Generation Corporation Unit 2. It said the SEM-Calaca Power Corporation Calaca Unit 2 was also operating on a reduced capacity. Red and yellow alerts have been hoisted over the […]
(Eagle News)–A Palace official on Wednesday, April 17, said he foresees no “retaliation” on the part of the House of Representatives for President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of P95.3 billion worth of items in the national budget. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles issued the statement days after Duterte scrapped the items which included what the Senate said were illegal alignments made by the House after Congress ratified its version of the budget bill. Duterte also subjected to […]
(Eagle News)—The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 17, reminded judges nationwide to be “very circumspect” in acting on applications for search warrants during election period. SC administrator Jose Midas Marquez issued the reminder in circular no. 64-2019, following reports the courts were being used by unscrupulous politicians to obtain search warrants against their rivals. According to Marquez, all judges should remain “impartial and non-partial,” and their courts should ensure jurisdiction before entertaining such applications, and […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Naka-full alert na ang buong pwersa ng Philippine National Police sa buong bansa bilang bahagi ng paghahanda sa nalalapit na bakasyon. Ibig sbihin nito, kanselado na ang lahat ng leave ng nasa 91,000 na pulis na magpapatrulya at magduduty sa mga itinalagang police assistance desk, ayon kay PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde. Sina Albayalde at National Capital Region Police Office Chief Guillermo Eleazar ay nag-ikot sa Metro Manila upang masiguro ang […]
(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Wednesday, April 17, said there can be “no genuine peace negotiations” between the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and the Philippine government under President Rodrigo Duterte. Sison made the remark a day after Duterte reiterated his proposal for the CPP founding chair, who is in exile in The Netherlands, to return to the Philippines and talk peace. According to Sison, it was Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has declared a suspension of work in government offices effective noon today, April 17. The Palace made the announcement in memorandum number 60 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. According to the memo, the half-day work schedule was “to provide government employees full opportunity to properly observe 18-19 April 2019, regular holidays, and to allow them to travel to and from the different regions in the country.” “However, those agencies whose functions […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Finance on Wednesday, April 17, defended the loan deals entered into by the Philippines with China, including the Chico irrigation loan deal. In a statement, Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin said for one that the waiver-of-sovereign immunity clause in the Chico irrigation loan deal, which some have said would lead to a Chinese takeover of the Philippines’ patrimonial properties, was present in other loan accords entered into by the Philippines […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima has urged a probe into what she said were “serious accusations” hurled against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family and its “allies.” “Michael Yang should have been blacklisted and his operations monitored. Paolo Duterte should be investigated, as to his and his alleged dummy’s bank accounts, and even his tattoo, examined to see whether the allegations are true or not,” De Lima said in a statement. De Lima noted Yang was linked […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 16, reiterated his proposal for Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Joma Sison to come home and talk peace. Duterte did this after Sison slammed the government’s plans to hold localized peace talks, which he said were “fake”, and were all the more driving a nail into the coffin of peace negotiations. “Ako ang bahala sa iyo. Hindi ako traydor na tao. I give you my honor—word […]
