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(Eagle News)–Over 500 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have so far surrendered to authorities, the Department of Justice said. According to Justice Undersecretary and spokesperson Markk Perete, the 505 are in Bureau of Corrections custody. President Rodrigo Duterte earlier ordered the convicts released under the law, which reduces the sentence of inmates for good conduct, to surrender or be treated as fugitives. This was following reports GCTA was being sold to […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Marilyn” has slightly weakened as it moved in a northeast direction on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m., the center of Tropical Depression “Marilyn” was estimated 1,215 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of up to 45 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 55 kph. It is moving northeast at 10 kph. “Marilyn” remains less likely […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The US Department of Justice has launched an investigation into sexual abuse in US Olympic sports, becoming the latest federal agency to probe failures in the country’s Olympic organizations, the Wall Street Journal reported. The investigations, which focus mainly on USA gymnastics, stems from the Larry Nassar scandal. Nassar, the longtime USA gymnastics doctor, has been accused of abuse by more than 350 girls and young women, including […]
by Mauro PIMENTEL / Carlos FABAL Agence France Presse RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — At least 11 people, many of them elderly, were killed when a fire swept through a hospital in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro as staff and desperate visitors battled to rescue patients from smoke-filled wards. Hospital authorities said the blaze late on Thursday was thought to have been caused by a short circuit in a generator, although […]
by David ESNAULT Agence France Presse Bouaké, Ivory Coast (AFP) — Every time Catherine Coulibaly’s 19-year-old son had to make a routine appointment with the cardiologist for his heart condition, she gritted her teeth as she silently counted the financial cost. It wasn’t just the hospital fee — there was the transport, food and accommodation, too, all of it amounting to a hefty burden for an Ivorian family on a modest income. But thanks to […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 361 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 10:42 a.m. Depth of focus was 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan has accused the administration of “la(ying) down the red carpet” for Dito Telecoms, a Chinese telecommunications company, inside military camps, noting supposed plans to construct telecommunications towers there. “The planned installation of electronic communications inside our military camps raises fears of electronic espionage and interference given the record of some Chinese firms for engaging in this illegal activity,” Pangilinan said. According to Pangilinan, “this fear is especially acute” considering China’s National […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has slammed the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission, which has asked her to explain the implementing rules and regulations of the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. In a short statement, De Lima, who, together with then-Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, crafted the IRR in 2014 when she was justice secretary, said in the first place, she does “not recognize the PACC’s jurisdiction or authority over me, a sitting Senator.” “I say to them: […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over parts of Northern Luzon today, Sept. 14. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions will be experienced in Aurora due to the southwest monsoon. PAGASA said apart from Luzon, the southwest monsoon is also affecting Visayas and Mindanao. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms due to localized thunderstorms, on the other hand, will be experienced over […]
(Eagle News)-A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Saturday, Sept. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 11 kilometers southeast of Tagbina at 7:23 a.m. Depth of focus was 4 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Several Metro Manila roads are scheduled to undergo road reblocking and repair, the Department of Public Works and Highways said. The DPWH said the following are undergoing repair and reblocking since Friday, Sept. 13, at 11 p.m.: EDSA southbound from Bansalangin to North Avenue (U-turn slot), 5th lane from sidewalk southbound from Magallanes-Baclaran bus stop to Magallanes-Alabang bus stop, outer lane northbound from Main Avenue to P. Tuazon tunnel, 1st lane from sidewalk C-5 […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for what it said was her “misplaced” remark against President Rodrigo Duterte on the arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Duterte’s statement he was setting aside the ruling that invalidated China’s nine-dash line that demarcates its expansive claims in the sea meant he was merely focusing first on what would benefit the people, while pushing forward […]
