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Palace slams “derogatory, biased” foreign docu on PHL drug war

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 17, slammed as “derogatory and biased, if not outright fiction” a British-American documentary on President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. In slamming “On the President’s Orders” made by Frontline PBS, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo  said it, together with “its so-called cinematic investigation on drug-related deaths, evidently has been deliberately overdramatized for the purpose, apart from putting the Philippines in a bad light, of creating a better cinematic experience for […]

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Palace welcomes signing of revised IRR of Good Conduct Time Allowance law

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Tuesday, Sept. 17, welcomed the signing of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo lauded Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and Interior Secretary Eduardo Año for the prompt completion of the revision of the IRR, which did not explicitly exclude convicts of heinous crimes from availing of the benefits of the law that reduces the sentence of inmates for […]

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“Nimfa” almost stationary; Cagayan Valley, 2 other areas to have cloudy skies, scattered rainshowers due to trough of TD

(Eagle News)–Cagayan Valley and other areas are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms today, Sept. 17, due to the trough of  Tropical Depression “Nimfa.” In its recent advisory, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Cagayan Valley, the Cordillera Administrative Region and Ilocos Region will experience the same conditions. As of 3 p.m., PAGASA said the center of “Nimfa” was estimated 725 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, […]

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Sotto, Recto reject Erice proposal to ban private cars on Edsa during rush hours

(Eagle News)–At least two senators thumbed down the proposal to ban private cars on Edsa during rush hours. “It’s not a well-thought out idea,” Senate President Tito Sotto said of Caloocan Rep. Edgar Erice’s proposal to keep those vehicles from the main thoroughfare from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “He says dagdagan ang buses during that time, then where do you dump the thousands of buses that ply […]

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Guevarra admits not knowing new BuCor chief Bantag, but says President not required to consult him prior to making appointment

(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, Sept. 17, admitted he had not met Gerald Bantag prior to his appointment as the new Bureau of Corrections director-general. But Guevarra clarified the President is “not required to consult me” before making the appointment of the former Manila and Parañaque jail warden employed then by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and Bureau of Jail Management and Penology. “The President has total discretion and absolute […]

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LPA off Batanes develops into Tropical Depression “Nimfa”

(Eagle News)–The low pressure area spotted off Batanes has developed into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said this was as of 2 p.m. The tropical depression is now called “Nimfa.” PAGASA earlier said another LPA had been spotted, this time off Iba, Zambales. The southwest monsoon is also affecting Central and Southern Luzon, and Western Visayas, the weather bureau said. PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers […]

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JUST IN: Former Manila jail warden appointed new BuCor director-general

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Corrections has a new director-general. President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Gerald Bantag to the post left vacant by Nicanor Faeldon, who was sacked by the chief executive over the Good Conduct Time Allowance law mess. The Palace said Bantag, a former Manila jail warden, was appointed “based on his professional competence and honesty.” “The Palace is behind the President’s decision and is confident that DG Bantag will continue the Administration’s campaign […]

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Updated: 20 people, including children, killed after truck falls off cliff in S. Cotabato

  (Eagle News)–Twenty people, including children, were killed on Tuesday, Sept. 17, after the truck they were on fell off a cliff in South Cotabato. A police report said the incident took place in Barangay Lamsalome in T’boli at 10:35 a.m. In a Tweet, the Philippine Red Cross said the truck,  with plate number WNN 207, was on its way to Surallah from General Santos when the incident took place. The dead included children aged […]

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Greta Thunberg wins Amnesty’s highest human rights award

  by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and the Fridays for Future youth movement received Amnesty International’s “Ambassadors of Conscience” award on Monday for their work highlighting the need for urgent action to avert climate disaster. The 16-year-old, who is taking a year out of high school, received a standing ovation from students at The George Washington University in the US capital where the ceremony […]

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Revilla urges colleagues to expedite passage of Magna Carta for Barangay Workers

(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Revilla has urged his colleagues to expedite the passage of the Magna Carta for Barangay Workers. In a statement, Revilla said the magna carta would “help provide a decent salary increase and additional benefits” for barangay officials and personnel. “Kung ano talaga yung mapag-usapan natin at kung ano talaga yung available funds na makakatulong sa kanila, yun ang pagtulungan nating maipasa,” Revilla said. Revilla noted that apart from being oriented of their […]

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Dar appeals to swine raisers to report sick, dead pigs; threatens charges for those dumping dead pigs in rivers

  (Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary William Dar appealed to backyard swine raisers to report sick and dead pigs to their respective municipal or city veterinarians, warning those who will throw dead pigs in rivers that they would face criminal charges. “The irresponsible dumping of dead pigs simply adds scare to the public, and this should not be tolerated. The perpetrators must be punished in accordance with the law,” Dar said. The agriculture chief said […]

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CA junks Yasay petition challenging arrest warrant vs him

(Eagle News)–The Court of Appeals has junked former Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay’s petition challenging the warrant of arrest issued against him by a local court for violation of banking laws. In upholding the resolution issued by the CA’s Ninth Division in April, the   CA noted  that Yasay’s filing of the petition was “premature” given the several motions “fatal to the petition” that remained unresolved in Branch 10 of the Manila Regional Trial Court that […]

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