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(Eagle News) — Bureau of Corrections Director Ronald Dela Rosa would win if he ran for a Senate seat from June 15 to June 21. A Pulse Asia survey conducted in that period of time noted that apart from Dela Rosa, who had a statistical ranking of fifth to twelfth place, other probable winners were Senator Grace Poe, who ranked first based on the survey, with a voter preference of 67.4%; Taguig City Rep. Pia Cayetano’s, […]
(Eagle News) — Nag-anunsyo na ng suspensyon ng klase ang ilang mga lokal na pamahalaan para ngayong Lunes, Hulyo 9 dahil sa posibleng mga pagbaha dulot ng Super Typhoon “Gardo.” Kabilang sa mga naglabas na ng abiso ang mga sumusunod na lugar. Sa National Capital Region (NCR), #WalangPasok ang Caloocan, Las Piñas, Malabon, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Maynila, Muntinlupa, Navotas, Parañaque, Pasay, Pateros, San Juan, Taguig, at Valenzuela. Wala ding pasok ang probinsya ng Abra, Angeles, Pampanga; […]
(Eagle News) – The typhoon with international name Maria has already entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) and was named “Gardo.” There is no tropical cyclone warning signal yet in effect on Monday, July 9, after Gardo entered the country. But weather bureau PAGASA said that this may “enhance the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat) which will bring monsoon rains over MIMAROPA and Western Visayas, and occasional rains over Metro Manila, CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Zambales, […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, July 8, said talking about amending the Constitution was “untimely” given what she said were the many problems the country was facing. “Mula sa sunod-sunod na patayan, hanggang sa patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin, ang pinakamahalagang usapin para sa mga Pilipino ay kung paano masosolusyonan ng kasalukuyang administrasyon ang mga problemang ito,” she said in a statement. According to Robredo, in any case, “ang usaping simbigat […]
(Eagle News)–Classes for Monday, July 9, have been suspended in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list of areas where a suspension has been declared: Abra province – all levels Angono, Rizal – all levels Balagtas, Bulacan – all levels Bacoor, Cavite – all levels Binangonan, Rizal – all levels Cainta, Rizal – all levels Dasmariñas, Cavite – all levels Imus, Cavite – all levels Mangaldan, Pangasinan – preschool to high school level Marikina […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, July 7, have asked the help of Iraq and Libya to help secure the release of five Filipinos who were abducted by armed men in those countries. This was revealed by Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano in a statement. According to the DFA, based on initial reports from the Philippine Embassy in Baghdad, two Filipinas were taken by armed men in Uzem District, south of Kirkuk. Based […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 7, said he was no longer interested in pursuing peace talks with the Communist rebels. The President made the pronouncement after saying he took offense at Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison’s pronouncement that Duterte would not last as President for three years. He also noted what he said was the communists plan to have him ousted by October. Sison has denied the existence […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Saturday, July 6, said a former general who had a dispute with the slain Tanauan, Batangas Mayor Antonio Halili had plans of running as chief executive of that city. In a radio interview, Lacson said this was revealed to him by Halili himself before he was killed on Monday, July 2. “Natatandaan ko ikinuwento niya actually medyo may pag-aalala siya nun kasi alam niyang may kapasidad ang dating heneral,” Lacson […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, July 6, “strongly condemned” the killing of Trece Martires, Cavite Vice Mayor Alex Lubigan, the third high-ranking local government official to be killed this month. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque also called on the Philippine National Police “to conduct a fair and thorough investigation and spare no effort in getting to the bottom of this latest crime.” “We must band together and put an end to the worrisome […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, July 6, reiterated her proposal for the deployment of human rights attachés to countries where Overseas Filipino Workers were “most vulnerable in the hands of foreign employers.” In making the suggestion, De Lima, chair of the Senate Committee on Social Justice, Welfare and Rural Development, noted reports on the abuse of OFWs, including a Filipina working in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia who committed suicide after her employer’s son reportedly made sexual […]
(Eagle News) — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Saturday, July 7, said a leptospirosis outbreak has been declared in four more barangays in Metro Manila. Duque made the revelation in an interview over radio dzbb. According to Duque, these barangays were in Caloocan City. Earlier, the DOH declared the outbreak in 18 barangays: In Quezon City: Bagbag Bagong Silangan Batasan Hills Commonwealth Novaliches Proper Payatas Pinyahan Vasra In Pasig City Pinagbuhatan In Parañaque City […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 6, said he would hold Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar accountable if there was any delay or failure in the government’s infrastructure projects, noting the need to eliminate corruption for the country to progress. “So I would like to call the attention of the secretaries, especially Secretary Villar, that if there is any slippage of any work of any kind by the national government. If you […]
