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Sandiganbayan acquits Purisima, Napeñas of graft, usurpation of authority over 2015 Mamasapano operation

(Eagle News)-The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Philippine National Police Chief Alan Purisima and ex-Special Action Force chief Getulio Napeñas of graft and usurpation charges over the Mamasapano operation in 2015. In acquitting Purisima of graft, the anti-graft court noted that prosecutors were unable to allege he received or expected to receive any material remuneration or consideration in what was alleged as his influence of then-President Benigno Aquino III. It was Aquino who tapped Purisima, who […]

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Rains expected in parts of PHL today, Jan. 22

(Eagle News)-Rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 22. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the Philippines. Intermittent gusts especially in coastal and mountainous areas are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light […]

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INC’s “very positive impact” to the world highlighted by Canadian Parliament member in courtesy call to Brother Eduardo Manalo

  (Eagle News) – The Parliament Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons in Canada, His Excellency Kevin Lamoureaux, made a courtesy call on Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo on Tuesday, Jan. 21, expressing to the INC leader how the Church had made a “very positive impact” in the world. A leading member of the Parliament of Canada representing Winnipeg North, Lamoureaux, cited […]

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Go: President Duterte wants pilot study on motorcycle taxis to continue

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wants the Technical Working Group to continue its pilot study on motorcycle taxis. This is according to Senator Bong Go, who spoke to reporters on Tuesday, Jan. 21. “Okay naman siya at pumayag naman siya na sa ngayon ‘wag munang ituloy ‘yung paghuli. Tuloy muna ang pilot test run for the meantime na wala pang amendments,” Go said. Go issued the statement after TWG chair Antonio Gardiola Jr. said […]

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Chinese tourist dies as motorbanca capsizes off Boracay

(Eagle News) — A Chinese national died while several others were injured after a motorboat capsized off Boracay on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Hong Fang Kwai, 45, was pronounced dead in the hospital after the incident  in Barangay Balabag past 11 a.m. Lu Kuaile, 11; Gao Yue, 24; at Luo Meimei, 60, are undergoing treatment at the hospital. Based on initial investigation, the motorbanca victims and several others were on capsized due to  strong winds and […]

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Davos financiers pump $1.4 trillion into fossil fuels – Greenpeace

PARIS, France (AFP) – Patrick GALEY Some of the world’s biggest banks, insurers and pension funds have collectively invested $1.4 trillion in fossil fuel companies since the Paris climate deal, Greenpeace said Tuesday at the start of the World Economic Forum in Davos. With the climate emergency expected to be front and centre at the annual summit of the world’s business elite, the charity accused some institutions in attendance of failing to live up to […]

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Northeast monsoon affecting PHL today

(Eagle News) — Light rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 21. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains as the northeast monsoon affects the country. Metro Manila  and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. PAGASA said the whole country will […]

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Global resource consumption tops 100 billion tonnes for first time

PARIS, France (AFP) – Marlowe HOOD The world is using up more than 100 billion tonnes of natural resources per year for the first time ever while global recycling of raw materials has fallen, according to a report released Tuesday. The share of minerals, fossil fuels, metals and biomass feeding into the global economy that is reused declined in two years from an already paltry 9.1 percent to 8.6 today, the Circularity Gap Report 2020 […]

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Palace: Duterte may be persuaded to attend US-ASEAN Summit in Las Vegas

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte may be persuaded to visit the United States to attend the US-Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Las Vegas in March. “..Given this is an ASEAN meeting of leaders, baka ma-persuade ang Presidente na um-attend,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. He clarified, however, that he had not discussed the event, where other ASEAN leaders were invited, with the President so far. President Duterte  has repeatedly bashed the US […]

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DOH investigates suspected case of “novel coronavirus”

(Eagle News) — The Department of Health is investigating a a suspected case of “novel coronavirus.” In a nationally televised press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 21, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the case involved a five-year-old who came to Cebu with his mother on Jan. 12 to study English. The mother and child, he said, were from Wuhan, China. Duque said the samples from the child tested negative for MERS-coV and SARS-coV. A specimen, […]

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House leadership vows to give “highest priority” to P30-B supplemental budget for Taal victims

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives leadership on Tuesday, Jan. 21, vowed to give the “highest priority” to expediting the passage of a  P30-billion supplemental budget in additional relief to Taal victims. House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez issued the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte himself issued the call for the same. “If need be, the House leadership is even willing to increase the amount of the supplemental budget to as much as P50 billion […]

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Rainfall advisory hoisted over parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are expected over Maddela in Quirino within one to two hours. Light to moderate rains, on the other hand, are being experienced over Aurora, Dinapigue in Isabela, Nagtipunan in Quirino and Alfonso Castaneda in Nueva Vizcaya. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with […]

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