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Palace shrugs off Trillanes’ remark Duterte could face impeach raps if it was true foreign country supplied him with intel on his critics

(Eagle News)– The Palace on Thursday, Sept. 13, shrugged off Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s remark President Rodrigo Duterte could face an impeachment complaint for his revelation a foreign country supplied him with  proof there was a conspiracy to oust him as president. ‘Yung kasama niya na laging nagfa-file ng impeachment complaint, wala naman nangyayari..So let him file another impeachment complaint. Wala rin namang mangyayari diyan kasi wala naman talagang saysay,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. […]

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NDRRMC: 16 people preemptively evacuated ahead of landfall of Typhoon “Ompong”

(Eagle News) — Sixteen people have so far been evacuated ahead of Typhoon Ompong’s forecast landfall in the northern tip of Cagayan on Saturday, Sept. 15, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. According to Edgar Posadas, NDRRMC spokesperson, the four families from Rizal, Kalinga were evacuated to Tabuc, Kalinga. “As of 6 a.m. ito, so madadagdagan pa ito,” he said. So far, he said the NDDRMC and its regional councils were already […]

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Thunderstorm warning hoisted over Metro Manila, nearby provinces

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm warning has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other nearby provinces. In an advisory issued at 1:21 p.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds were expected over the National Capital Region, Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Nueva Ecija and Cavite within the next two hours. So far, PAGASA said the same conditions were being experienced in Tuy, Balayan and Calaca in Batangas; and […]

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PAGASA warns of Ompong’s strong rains, winds; Coastal areas of N. Luzon under threat of storm surge

(Eagle News) – Disaster and weather officials warned the public of typhoon Ompong’s strong winds and rains that will affect mostly Northern Luzon, including storm surges that will endanger coastal areas. In a press briefing, officials of the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said that Ompong has a very wide diameter at 900 kilometers which is why it could continue to feed from the seas it is covering and further gain strength. This diameter is even […]

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President Duterte to lead command conference on Typhoon “Ompong” today

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will lead a command conference on Typhoon “Ompong” on Thursday, Sept. 14. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the command conference will be held at the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council Operations Center in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City at 3 p.m. “Ompong” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday, Sept. 12, prompting the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration to raise a Storm Signal Number One  […]

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PAGASA: “Ompong” to make landfall over Cagayan on Saturday, Sept. 15

(Eagle News) —  Typhoon “Ompong” is expected to make landfall over Cagayan on Saturday, Sept. 15, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its update past 11 a.m., PAGASA said “significant rains,” however, will be experienced in Isabela and Cagayan starting tomorrow, Friday, Sept. 14. PAGASA said the area that will experience the highest rainfall on that day was Aparri. Palawan, Zamboanga Peninsula, Western visayas and the National Capital Region may also experience […]

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UPDATED2: Cancelled flights from Thursday to Sunday

(Eagle News) — Authorities on Thursday, Sept. 13, announced the cancellation of flights due to “Ompong.” Based on information from the Manila International Airport Authority, the following Skyjet flights on Thursday, Sept. 13, were cancelled: M8 817: Basco – Manila M8 816: Manila – Basco In separate advisories, AirSwift and the Philippine Airlines said the following flights on Friday, Sept. 14, were also cancelled: T6 837: Manila-Basco (ETD 5:15; ETA 7:00) T6 838: Basco-Manila  (ETD 8:30; […]

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NDRRMC readies for “worst case scenarios” for typhoon Ompong

  The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is taking all possible precautions to ensure the safety of residents in areas lying in the path of Typhoon Ompong (international name “Mangkhut”), but it says there is yet no “preemptive evacuation” being ordered by local government units. In line with this, the agency is bracing for worst case scenarios, including gusty winds that could topple houses, storm surges, flooding induced by heavy rains and […]

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Duterte meets US envoy in Malacañang

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim had a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11. In a Twitter post, Kim said he and Duterte had an “excellent” meeting on “shared goals including defense priorities and economic partnership.” “Our alliance remains strong and iron-clad,” Kim said. The meeting between the President and Kim took place after Duterte lambasted  US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver […]

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UPDATED: Still no arrest warrant for Trillanes; Makati court gives senator, DOJ time to file pleadings first

Gives Trillanes, prosecution time to file pleadings first (Eagle News) — The Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 148 has given Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and the prosecution  time to file pleadings before it acts on the Department of Justice’s motion for the issuance of a warrant of arrest and a hold departure order against him. Atty. Mara Peralta, branch clerk of court, said Trillanes was given ten days from the issuance of the RTC order […]

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Trillanes names lawyers to represent him in Proclamation No. 572 court proceedings

(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Sept. 13, revealed the names of the lawyers who would represent him in legal proceedings stemming from the issuance of Proclamation No. 572. Trillanes said his lawyers  are former University of the Philippines College of Law Dean Pacifico Agabin, law professor Joselito Chan, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, and the senator’s chief legal counsel Reynaldo Robles. He called  them “the best legal minds in the country who are […]

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Peso breaches P54 to a dollar, ends at P54.13 — the lowest value in almost 13 years

(Eagle News) — The Philippine peso dropped to its lowest value in almost 13 years as it breached the P54 to a dollar on Wednesday, Sept. 12, settling at P54.13 after the day’s trading session. This as the country’s trade deficit further widened to $22.49 billion at the end of the first seven months. The P54.13 to a dollar was only less than almost three centavos lower than the record low of P54.155 set on […]

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