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(Eagle News) — Haka-haka lamang ang mga balitang walang magaganap na halalan sa bansa sa 2019. Ayon kay Political Analyst Professor Clarita Carlos, labag ito sa Saligang Batas. Malinaw aniya na nakasaad sa Konstitusyon na pagsapit ng 2022, lahat ng mga nahalal na opisyal sa nakalipas na tatlong taon ay magtatapos ang termino. Iba-iba lang aniya ang mga palakad kung ano ang magiging transitory provision pero tiyak ni Carlos na lahat ay nais ng three-year […]
(Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa 73 ang naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) na nasawi sa sakit na leptospirosis ngayong taon. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque III, 561 naman ang nadala sa ospital dahil sa nasabing sakit. Payo ni Duque sa publiko, agad na magpatingin sa ospital kapag nakaranas ng sintomas ng leptospirosis. Sinabi ng kalihim na ang naitalang kaso ng leptospirosis ngayon ay mas mataas ng 275 percent kumpara noong nakaraang taon. […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, July 20, denied Amnesty International, after the group said President Rodrigo Duterte had made the country “a far more dangerous” place. “There is no truth to the statement of Amnesty International that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has made the Philippines ‘a far more dangerous place,’” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, for instance, was conducted through “legitimate police enforcement operations.” […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Friday, July 20, said he expects President Rodrigo to “rant and lie like he always does” in his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23. In a short statement posted on his Facebook page, Trillanes said he expected Duterte to “rant about illegal drugs,” but not “utter a single word” about the P6.4-billion shabu shipment. Earlier, Trillanes linked Duterte’s son Paolo to the shipment, […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Judicial and Bar Council has come up with its shortlist of nominees to replace Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, whose term is set to expire on July 26. Included in the shortlist were Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires, retired Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Edilberto Sandoval, and private law practitioner Felito Ramirez. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III was disqualified. Only recently, Kilusang Pagbabago National Movement for Change secretary-general Monalie Dizon filed a graft […]
(Eagle News) — “The law may be harsh but it is the law.” This was the Palace’s reaction to the Bureau of Immigration’s decision to deport Australian nun Patricia Fox to Australia. “That is the law,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. In its 10-page order issued on Thursday, July 19, the BI said Fox was an “undesirable alien” who violated the limitations and conditions of her missionary visa, and as such, should be deported. In making […]
(Eagle News) — “Inday” has intensified into a severe tropical storm and is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility between tonight and tomorrow morning. In its bulletin issued at 11 a.m. on Friday, July 20, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 10 a.m. the center of “Inday” was seen 925 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. “Inday” is packing maximum sustained winds of 90 kilometers per hour near the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority released on Friday, July 20, a list of diverted and canceled flights due to bad weather. These flights in Terminal 3 have been diverted to Clark: 5J 752 Saigon-Manila (ATA 0704H) 5J 679 Shanghai Pudong-Manila (STA 0750H) These flights in Terminal 4 have been canceled: Z2 438/439 Manila-Puerto Princesa-Manila 5J – Cebu Pacific Z2 – Air Asia
(Eagle News) — Tropical Storm “Inday” is forecast to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday morning but monsoon rains will persist in several parts of the country, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, July 20. In its 5 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said monsoon rains will prevail over Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands, Ilocos, Cordillera Administrative Region, Zambales, Bataan and Metro Manila as “Inday” enhances the southwest monsoon. The […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Friday, July 20, have been suspended in several areas in the country, with bad weather expected due to monsoon rains. Below is an updated list: All levels Baliwag, Bulacan Marilao, Bulacan San Jose del Monte, Bulacan Cavite San Fernando, La Union San Juan, La Union San Antonio, Nueva Ecija San Jose, Nueva Ecija Manila Caloocan City Las Piñas City Malabon City Mandaluyong City Marikina City Muntinlupa City Navotas City Parañaque […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has ordered the deportation of Australian nun Patricia Fox. In its 10-page order issued on Thursday, July 19, the BI said Fox, an “undersirable alien,” violated the limitations and conditions of her missionary visa, and should be deported to Australia. In making the conclusion, the BI said her “active participation” in rallies, fact-finding missions and conferences was “evidently beyond the ‘nature’ of authorized duties and responsibilities for which she […]
(Eagle News) — Despite its closure for a six-month rehabilitation, the island of Boracay still made it to the list of Top 10 Islands in Asia, according to the Travel+Leisure magazine. Boracay ranked no. 8 this year with a score of 86.14. Two other Philippine provinces, namely Cebu and Palawan, also made it to the “Top 10 Islands in Asia.” Cebu made it to the sixth place with a score of 89.10, while Palawan ranked […]
