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(Eagle News)—The Commission on Elections has rescheduled the filing of certificates of candidacy for the 2019 local and national elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said from October 1 to 5, 2018.the new schedule was now from October 11 to 17. The schedule does not include Saturdays and Sundays. “On the last day, there will be no extension of filing hours. Please be advised,” Jimenez said.
(Eagle News) — Ousted Supreme Court chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno visited Senator Anotnio Trillanes IV in his Senate office at noon today, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. Trillanes and Sereno, along with their key staff members, were having lunch inside the senator’s office as of press time. Both are vocal critics of administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Sereno had been ousted due to a petition for quo warranto filed by Solicitor General Jose […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Mangkhut” is forecast to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility this afternoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said “Mangkhut,” which will be named “Ompong” once it enters PAR, is forecast to traverse the Cagayan-Batanes area on Saturday, with winds around 205 to 255 kilometers per hour, and a peak intensity of 220/270 kph on Thursday. A tropical cyclone warning signal number 1 may […]
(Eagle News)—-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, Sept. 12, filed a resolution seeking a Senate probe into the government contracts allegedly obtained by the family of Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Trillanes filed Resolution 889 a day after President Rodrigo Duterte said the senator’s mother was a supplier for the Philippine Navy even when the senator and his father were in the naval service. Trillanes said he would not know if his mother did […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday, Sept. 11, did not directly answer President Rodrigo Duterte’s latest allegations against him, saying instead that he would not know if his mother had dealings with the Philippine Navy as he was a high school student when his father was in the Navy. Duterte had said Trillanes’ mother engaged in business with the Navy while Trillanes and his father were in the naval service. “Ang mother ko ay […]
(Eagle News) – Heavy rains due to thunderstorms were experienced in Metro Manila Wednesday morning which may persist within the next one to two hours, according to the country’s weather bureau. PAGASA’s thunderstorm advisory no. 1 issued at 9:10 a.m. that the rains being experienced Wednesday morning in Metro Manila are only because of thunderstorms, and not yet because of the typhoon “Mangkhut” which is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. But the heavy […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over several parts of Metro Manila. In an advisory issued at 9:10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the warning covers Quezon City, Marikina, Pasig and San Juan. It said the heavy rains, lightning and strong winds may persist within one to two hours in those areas. Residents were also advised to take the necessary precautions against possible flash floods and landslides
(Eagle News) — Tinawag ni Special Assistant to the President Secretary Christopher “Bong” Go na duwag si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV dahil sa patuloy nitong pagtatago sa Senado. Hinamon din ni Secretary Go na lumabas na ng Senado si Trillanes dahil sinisiguro naman ng pamahalaan na hindi ito aarestuhin kung walang arrest warrant ang hukuman. Ayon pa kay Go, handa niyang harapin ang imbestigasyon ng Senado na ikinasa ni Trillanes kaugnay ng alegasyon ng katiwalian […]
(Eagle News)–“Mangkhut” is on track to pass through northern Luzon once it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Wednesday, Sept. 12. According to PAGASA, the typhoon was located 1390 kilometers east of southern Luzon. The center of “Mangkhut,” which will be named “Ompong” once it enters PAR, is packing maximum sustained winds of 200 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 245 kilometers per […]
(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison called President Rodrigo Duterte a “congenital liar and an incorrigible political swindler” after the chief executive said he had evidence of the conspiracy among the Communists, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and other members of the political opposition to oust him as president. “And I challenge him to present publicly what he claims as recorded conversations,” Sison said, referring to what Duterte said were taped conversations […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has changed his mind and said that he will still stay inside the Senate premises upon the “advice of some senators” a few hours after he had said he was prepared to leave the Senate grounds after the Supreme Court ruling denying his petition for a temporary restraining order. Trillanes said that he came out with his decision after allegedly making “direct engagements” with the “units” from […]
(Eagle News)–Classes were suspended in some areas on Wednesday, Sept. 12, as Typhoon “Mangkhut” was expected to enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility, bringing rains in parts of northern Luzon. Below is a list: Mexico, Pampanga –all levels Bauang, La Union –all levels; afternoon classes
