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SC administrator Midas Marquez included By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Judicial and Bar Council on Monday, Oct. 1, released its list of nominees to the associate justice post left vacant by now-Ombudsman Samuel Martires in the Supreme Court. Leading the list were Court of Appeals Justices Japar Dimaampao at Ramon Garcia with six votes each; CA Justices Manuel Barrios, Apolinario Bruselas Jr. and Rosmari Carandang with five votes each; and CA Justices Edgardo […]
(Eagle News) — Ligtas naman ang mga Filipino sa Indonesia matapos ang magnitude 7.5 na lindol at tsunami noong Biyernes, Setyembre 28. Ito ang kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa kabila ng pagsampa ng bilang ng nasawi sa mahigit walongdaang (800) katao. Ayon kay Philippine Ambassador to Indonesia Leehiong Wee, bagaman may isang Filipino ang naapektuhan sa Palu City, Sulawesi Island, ligtas naman ito. Nakapiit aniya ang Filipino sa Lapas Penitentiary sa hindi […]
(Eagle News)—The Sandiganbayan has approved former Senator Jinggoy Estrada’s bid to travel to Singapore. In allowing Estrada to accompany his mother, former First Lady Loi Ejercito, to the Asian country for a medical checkup from Oct. 1 to 8, the Sandiganbayan, where Estrada faces cases in connection with the pork barrel scam, said it could not impair his right to travel, considering also that the court already allowed him to travel in previous times. The […]
(Eagle News) — Iminumungkahi ni Senador Sherwin Gatchalian na tanggalin na ng National Food Authority (NFA) ang Php 115,000 rice permit fee sa mga supermarket. Ito ay kasunod ng pagtuligsa ng Senador sa plano ng ahensya na patawan ang mga retailer ng karagdagang bayad upang payagang makapagbenta ng murang bigas. Matatandaang una nang sinabi ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na sa mga darating na panahon ay maaari nang makabili ng NFA rice ang […]
(Eagle News) — Planong limitahan at lagyan na ng restriksyon ang pagpapa-interview sa media ng mga kongresista. Sa ilalim ng panukala ng dating broadcaster na si Antipolo City 1st District Rep. Chiqui Roa-Puno, bawal mag-interview sa mga restricted area tulad ng cooling tower, electrical power house, switch gear area at fire pump area. Ito aniya ay para sa kaligtasan ng mga mambabatas at mamamahayag at mapanatili ang seguridad sa Kamara. Kabilang din sa “no-coverage area” […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano emphasized the Philippines’ respect for human rights before the international community during the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. “The Philippines and President Duterte are instituting all these reforms to be able to protect the rights of every single Filipino and every single human being living in the Philippines,” Cayetano said. According to Cayetano, the country, however, will always choose to protect the rights […]
(Eagle News)—–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, Sept. 30, vowed justice for a Filipina who was killed allegedly by her Swedish actor-husband in Kista, Sweden on Sept. 23. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Embassy in Norway was in contact with Swedish authorities, and was working with the Swedish government-provided lawyer handling the case of Mailyn Conde Sinambong, a mother of two. Mailyn’s husband, the DFA said, is in the custody of Swedish […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority announced the cancellation of flights due to bad weather brought by “Trami.” Below is a list: PR 423: Tokyo (Haneda)-Manila
(Eagle News)—The Philippines extended its condolences to Indonesia, following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that killed almost 400 people on Friday, Sept. 28. “We grieve with our Indonesian brothers and sisters and stand hand in hand with them in praying for all of those who lost their lives in this tragedy,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano, who is in New York attending the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly, said. According […]
(Eagle News)—More Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, based on the latest Social Weather Stations survey. The third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Stations survey conducted from September 15 to 23, 2018 found 70% of Filipinos were satisfied, 14% undecided, and 16% were dissatisfied with the President’s performance. This was an increase of five points from the 65% gross satisfaction rating recorded in June. According to SWS, gross undecided also fell by 1 point […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV left the Senate on Saturday, Sept. 29, almost a month after he had been holed up in the building following news of the issuance of Proclamation No. 572 that declared the amnesty granted to him for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege in 2003 and 2007 respectively void ab initio. Pictures showed Trillanes packing his things before his departure, which took place a day after Judge Andres Soriano of […]
(Eagle News)—Typhoon “Paeng” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 7:30 a.m. bulletin on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the eye of the typhoon was located 730 kilometers northeast of Basco, Batanes, outside PAR. PAGASA said “Paeng” no longer has any direct effect on the country. Sea travel in the northern and eastern seaboards of Luzon, however, remains risky, PAGASA said.
