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(Eagle News)–The Marikina City government is offering a P200,000 reward to anyone who could pinpoint those behind the dumping of 58 dead pigs in the Marikina River. It was unclear if the pigs had been contaminated with African Swine Fever, prompting the Marikina government and the Laguna Lake Development Authority to take samples in five areas along the stretch of the water body on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to check for possible contamination. The city government […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Disgraced Cardinal George Pell lodged an appeal against his child sex abuse convictions in Australia’s High Court on Tuesday, an official in Canberra said. It is the final avenue of appeal for the 78-year-old — who is serving a six-year sentence for sexually assaulting two choirboys in the 1990s — to get out of jail and clear his name. The former Vatican treasurer who once helped elect popes, last month […]
(Eagle News)–The Prosecutors League of the Philippines has strongly condemned the Sept. 9 attack on a prosecutor in Caloocan, and called for an “immediate and thorough investigation” into the incident. In a statement, the PLP said the “dastardly attack” against Chief Inquest Prosecutor Elmer Susano of the Office of the City Prosecutor in Caloocan was “clearly not an isolated incident, but part of a systematic and flagrant attack on members of the National Prosecution Service […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Tuesday, Sept. 17, asked the Ombudsman to spare her from explaining the rules on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law and to instead direct its queries to the Department of Justice and the Department of the Interior and Local Government. In a three-page letter to Ombudsman Samuel Martires, De Lima said she was, after all, “no longer the Secretary of Justice,” and was “now a Senator of the Republic.” […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and other areas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said apart from Metro Manila, Bataan, Pampanga and Bulacan will have light to moderate rains. So far, PAGASA said light to moderate rains are affecting Nueva Ecija, Zambales, Batangas, Rizal, Tarlac, Cavite, Laguna and Quezon. “The public and the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Offices concerned are advised to monitor the weather condition and […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 convicts who were believed to have been prematurely released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered so far. According to Undersecretary Markk Perete, Department of Justice spokesperson, the 692 are now in Bureau of Corrections custody. The convicts released under the law, which reduces the sentence of inmates based on good conduct, have until Sept. 19 to surrender or be treated as fugitives based on President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive. The […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay on Tuesday, Sept. 17, called on barangay officials to help contain the outbreak of African Swine Flu. In a statement, Binay said because of the “intimate knowledge of barangay workers of their respective constituencies, they could be crucial in monitoring hog raisers whose livestock are affected by the outbreak.” According to Binay, barangay officials can also “encourage backyard raisers to notify them or representatives of the (local government unit) or (Department […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government on Tuesday, Sept. 17, announced Sangguniang Kabataan officials may already use their respective budgets for their projects even with the Commission on Audit guidelines on the same still pending. In a statement, Interior spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said “we need not wait for the COA guidelines because COA has given the SK the go signal to use their funds in accordance with (Joint Memorandum Circular No. 1)..” […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over Occidental Mindoro and Northern Palawan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasional heavy rains are affecting the two areas due to the southwest monsoon. PAGASA said the conditions may continue for two to three hours. “The public and the disaster risk reduction and management council concerned are advised to monitor the weather condition and watch for the next advisory to be issued,” […]
(Eagle News)–Groups seeking for the arrest of Jose Maria Sison called on the Dutch government on Tuesday, Sept. 17, to give up the Communist Party of the Philippines founder who is in exile there. Members of the Arrest Joma Sison Coalition, together with the League of Parents of the Philippines, Liga Maralita and Liga Independencia, made the call as they held a rally in front of the embassy of The Netherlands in Makati, and carried […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros is calling for a Senate probe into the agreement between a Chinese telco and the Armed Forces of the Philippines that would supposedly allow the construction of Chinese telecommunications facilities inside military camps. In filing Senate Resolution No. 137, Hontiveros wants to look in particular at the national security implications of the pact between Dito Telecommunity Corp., formerly known as Mislatel Consortium, and the military. Hontiveros noted that this was the […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Dinagat on Tuesday, Sept. 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 31 kilometers southeast of Loreto at 10 a.m. Depth of focus was 18 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
