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(Eagle News)–Quezon City mayoralty bet Vicente “Bingbong” Crisologo was arrested on Sunday night for being implicated in an alleged vote-buying incident. The police said also arrested were his son, Edrix, and several other individuals in Barangay Bahay Toro. ” Ang report sa akin ng pulis ay dumating si Crisologo, minura ang lahat ng pulis at tinakot na kakasuhan,” Quezon City Police District chief Police Brigadier General Joselito Esquivel Jr. said in a report over radio […]
(Eagle News) – Quezon City mayoralty candidate Vincent “Bingbong” Crisologo cried foul over his and his son’s arrest Sunday night, saying that he was not even informed why he was being arrested. He said he and his son, lawyer Edrix Crisologo, were arrested without any explanation, and disputed claims that they were involved in any votebuying. He said that the policemen who entered their headquarters in Bgy. Bahay Toro in Quezon City arrested them, […]
(Eagle News)– Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country on Monday, May 13, election day. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Cagayan will experience cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms due to a frontal system affecting Northern Luzon. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
Comelec urges public to report incidents of vote-buying (Eagle News) – Some 61.8 million Filipinos are expected to troop to polling precincts nationwide for the May 13, 2019 midterm elections which starts at 6 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) urged voters to go out and vote and report incidents of vote-buying. There are 43,554 national and local candidates vying for 18,071 positions for this elections — from senator to […]
(Eagle News)—Filipinos began to troop to polling precincts today, May 13, to cast their votes for their preferred candidates as the midterm elections are held. Several national and local posts are up for grabs–24 senators, 243 district representatives, 59 partylist representatives, among others—during the polls, which started once polling precincts opened at 6 a.m. The Commission on Elections has said voting hours will be longer this 2019 midterm elections, and will last until 6 p.m. […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Sunday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 38 kilometers northwest of Calayan at 4:59 p.m. An intensity III was reported in Aparri, Cagayan. The following instrumental intensities were also recorded: Intensity II – Laoag City, Ilocos Norte; Claveria, Cagayan No damage to property was recorded but aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte paid tribute to all mothers on Sunday, May 12. In his Mothers Day message in a video uploaded on his former aide Bong Go’s Facebook page, Duterte wished mothers “a very happy and contented life.” “I know how is it to be a mother because may nanay ako at nakita ko ang hirap at ginhawang ginawa niya para sa pamilya niya. Pero mabuhay kayong lahat mga nanay,” he said. He was referring […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Catanduanes on Sunday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 24 kilometers southeast of Virac. The depth of focus of the quake was 49 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, blamed Senator Grace Poe for the continuing congestion problems on Edsa. In a speech in a campaign rally in Davao, Duterte said Poe had refused to grant the money to fund projects that would bring about solutions. This is the first time Duterte publicly named Poe, even as the chief executive already hinted at a senator who he said was to blame for Edsa’s traffic woes in previous speeches […]
(Eagle News)–Scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in the country today, May 12. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga, Davao Region, Northern Mindanao and Central Visayas will hace cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area located 355 kilometers east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur as of 2 a.m. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate rains and severe thunderstorms are possible. Ilocos […]
