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(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 on Friday, Dec. 13, released the schedule of its train operations for the holidays. The schedule from Dec. 16 to Jan. 3 is as follows: Dec. 16 to Dec. 19, Dec. 20, Dec. 26 and 27 The first train from North Ave. station will leave at 4:40 a.m. The last train will depart at 9:10 p.m. The first train from Taft Ave. station will leave at 5:41 a.m. The last […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with light rains are expected in parts of Northern Luzon today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions will be felt over Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet and Aurora while partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan due to northeast monsoon affecting Luzon. PAGASA said the easterlies are also […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Friday, Dec. 13, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: (5J) Cebu Pacific 5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan City-Manila (DG) CebGo DG 6009/6010 Manila-Basco-Manila DG 6151/6152 Manila-Basco-Manila
(Eagle News)-A 3.0-magnitude earthquake hit Surigao del Sur on Friday, Dec. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 40 kilometers northeast of Lingig at 6:37 a.m. Depth of focus was 22 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — The government is releasing a documentary on its war on drugs later today, Dec. 12. The Presidential Communications Operations Office, which produced “Gramo,” said the documentary would tackle “the successes and challenges” faced by the Duterte administration’s drug campaign. The PCOO said the documentary, which would be shown on PTV-4 and other PCOO-managed social media pages at 7 p.m., would also include Kian delos Santos, who was shot during an Oplan Galugad […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, Dec. 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers will prevail over the Visayas island group due to localized thunderstorms. Occidental Mindoro and Palawan, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rains due the northeast monsoon. The same conditions will be felt in Bicol […]
(Eagle News) — A House panel on Wednesday, Dec. 12, approved a resolution amending the Constitution to include, among others, longer terms for all local government officials and district representatives. The resolution approved by the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments reportedly during an executive session also provided for the election of three senators by region and the election of the president and vice president in tandem. Earlier, Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, committee chair, […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein has reached a $25 million settlement with dozens of women who accused him of sexual misconduct, one of the women’s lawyers told AFP on Wednesday. The once-powerful producer of “Pulp Fiction” and “Sin City”, whose case sparked the #MeToo movement against sex crimes, faces a criminal trial next month that could see him jailed for life. The payout from a separate civil case […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Eight people were killed and at least 24 critically injured when a devastating fire swept through an illegal plastics factory outside the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police said Thursday. The fire started on Wednesday afternoon and quickly ripped through the ground floor of the Prime Patent Plastic factory at Keraniganj, just southwest of Dhaka, they said. “One person burnt to death on the spot and 33 workers were critically burnt. Seven of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the Order of Sikatuna to the outgoing Vietnamese ambassador, who visited the chief executive in the Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 11, the Presidential Communications Operations Office said on Thursday, Dec. 12. The award given to Ly Quoc Tuan was with the rank of datu (Grand Cross) gold distinction, the PCOO said. The award was “for having been an exceptionally worthy and competent representative of his government to the […]
(Eagle News) — More than 300 passengers have availed of the free Cavite-Manila ferry service recently launched by the Department of Transportation. According to the DOTr, as of Dec. 11, 177 passengers availed of the MB Islang Sabtang’s Cavite-Lawton route. Over 100, or 163 people, on the other hand, took the MB Seaborne Mercury trip from Cavite to the Cultural Center of the Philippines. Earlier, authorities said the MB Seaborne Mercury would offer the free […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte will veto unconstitutional items in the proposed P4.1-trillion national budget for 2020. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement after Senator Panfilo Lacson said the proposal ratified by both the Senate and the House of Representatives was still not pork-free. “(The) provisions in the budget that run counter to the Constitution will be vetoed by the President. There is no change in that policy,” Panelo said. In a statement issued […]
