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President Duterte approves release of P78 million fund to contain ASF, to convene Nat’l ASF Task Force

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has already approved the release of a P78 million emergency fund that the Department of Agriculture will use to effectively manage, control, and contain the threat of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte approved the fund during last week’s cabinet meeting.  The fund will be used for “biosecurity and quarantine operations, disease monitoring and surveillance, upgrading of laboratories, capacity-building, and other disease control measures” […]

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UPDATED: #WalangPasok: Class suspension(s) for Friday, Sept. 20

(Eagle News)–Classes on Friday, Sept. 20, were cancelled in some areas due to the bad weather. Below is a list: Macabebe, Pampanga – all levels Cainta, Rizal-all levels Cavite province– all levels Taytay, Rizal-all levels The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Nimfa” has intensified into a tropical storm. PAGASA said  until this afternoon, frequent light to moderate with occasional heavy rains will be experienced over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, […]

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Indonesia returning hundreds of containers of waste to West

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia is sending back hundreds of containers of contaminated waste to the West after shipments supposedly containing plastic meant for recycling were found to hide hazardous substances, customs officials said. Among more than 2,000 containers checked by authorities at four ports from July to mid-September, nearly 550 contained hazardous material or non-plastic waste. More than 300 containers have already been repatriated, officials said. “Imported waste mixed with trash or hazardous […]

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Huawei in public test as it unveils latest high-end smartphone with no Google apps

  by Daphne ROUSSEAU Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei launches its latest high-end smartphone in Munich on Thursday, the first that could be void of popular Google apps because of US sanctions. Observers are asking whether a phone without the Silicon Valley software that users have come to depend on can succeed, or whether Huawei will have found a way for buyers to install popular apps despite the constraints. The […]

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Senate panel orders release from detention of Santos, Roque, Cenas

(Eagle News)–The Senate panel that cited in contempt and ordered detained three of its resource persons for “continuously lying” in its inquiry into the problems in the Bureau of Corrections has ordered them released. The order of release of BuCor legal unit chief Fredric Anthony Santos, BuCor records section chief Ramoncito Roque and New Bilibid Prison hospital doctor Ursicio Cenas was signed by justice and human rights chair Richard Gordon and  was dated Sept. 19, […]

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De Lima: IRR of GCTA law revised to cover up “most scandalous incident of corruption” in Guevarra-led DOJ, admin

(Eagle News)–The  “remedial move” of revising the implementing rules and regulations of the Good Conduct Time and Allowance law is but a mere “cover-up” of the “most scandalous incident of corruption” in the Menardo Guevarra-led Department of Justice and this administration. This is according to Senator Leila de Lima, who issued the statement following the signing of the IRR revised by a joint DOJ and Department of the Interior and Local Government panel given the […]

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JUST IN: DOH confirms one case of polio in Lanao del Sur; Polio “re-emerging,” DOH adds

(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Thursday, Sept. 19, declared polio was “re-emerging”  19 years after the country was declared polio-free by the World Health Organization. This was after the agency confirmed a case in Lanao del Sur. In a statement, the DOH said the case involved a three-year-old, while another case was awaiting confirmation. “In addition, the polio virus has been detected in samples taken from sewage in Manila and waterways in Davao as […]

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After truck falls into ravine in S. Cotabato, Duterte meets DOTr officials, others to reiterate need for road safety checks

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte met with transportation officials and several others on Wednesday, Sept. 18, after a private truck fell into a ravine in South Cotabato, killing 21 and injuring 14 others. The Department of Transportation said on Thursday, Sept. 19, that  President Duterte himself urged the strict implementation  of road safety checks during the meeting with Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Senator Bong Go, Land Transportation Office Chief Asec. Edgar Galvante, Land Transportation Franchising and […]

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Sotto reiterates Senate power to cite in contempt; Even SC recognizes it, he says

(Eagle News)–Even the Supreme Court recognizes the Senate’s power to cite in contempt. This was the reiteration of Senate President Tito Sotto on Thursday, Sept. 19, after three resource persons the Senate joint panel cited in contempt asked the Court of Appeals for help and filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. In filing the petition, Bureau of Corrections legal unit chief Fredric Anthony Santos, BuCor documents unit section Ramoncito Roque and New Bilibid […]

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Trump names hostage negotiator O’Brien national security advisor

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named his pointman for hostage situations, Robert O’Brien, to replace his hawkish national security advisor sacked just as relations with Iran are entering a new crisis point. Trump made the announcement by Twitter and later appeared with O’Brien in front of reporters while traveling in California, where he said his new foreign policy aide was “highly respected.” […]

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Saudi oil attacks, an Iranian ‘act of war’, says Pompeo

  by Anuj Chopra with Sarah Stewart in Dubai Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denounced strikes on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure as an “act of war”, as Riyadh unveiled new evidence it said showed the assault was “unquestionably” sponsored by arch-foe Iran. The comments raise the risk of a wider conflict in the tinderbox Gulf region after the weekend strikes on the heart of the kingdom’s […]

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Cancelled flights on Thursday, Sept. 19

(Eagle News)–Several flights on Thursday, Sept. 19, were cancelled due to bad weather. Below is a list: Cebu Pacific (5J) 5J 506-Manila to Tuguegarao 5J 507- Tuguegarao to Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Tropical Depression “Nimfa” is moving slowly over the northern portion of the Philippine Sea and will bring rains in parts of the country today.

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