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Palace to those who accuse Arroyo of falsification: Just file the appropriate charges

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, March 14, said those accusing Speaker Gloria Arroyo of falsification  should just file a case against her. “Kung sinasabi mong unconstitutional, di ba it behooves them to file the appropriate charges against whomsoever has committed any violation of any law,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. Senator Panfilo Lacson had made the accusations against Arroyo for signing the proposed national budget tweaked by the House of Representatives even after its […]

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Duterte signs law mandating bigger, color-coded license plates in motorcycles

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law mandating bigger license plates in motorcycles. Under Republic Act 11235 signed by Duterte on March 8, the Land Transportation Office should also make the license plates color-coded, depending on the region where the vehicle was registered. The law said the license plates should be placed in front and at the back of the motorcycle. Motorcycle owners whose number plates do not conform to these rules should again renew […]

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Senate backs convening of special session for supplemental budget that includes contentious House “itemizations”

(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto is pushing for a supplemental budget  that will include what the House of Representatives said were its itemizations in order to break the impasse between both houses of Congress. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Sotto said the proposal was made by Senator Panfilo Lacson to San Juan Rep. Ronaldo Zamora. “The suggestion was that, again, get back, recall the submitted [General Appropriations Bill] to us. And from there, we could […]

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3.8-magnitude quake hits Zambales

(Eagle News)—A 3.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Zambales on Thursday, March 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck 40 kilometers southwest of San Felipe. It had a depth of focus of 32 kilometers. No damage nor aftershocks were expected from the quake, which was tectonic in origin.

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Reward for info leading to arrest of Cebu student’s killers reaches P2 million

(Eagle News)–The reward for any information leading to the arrest of the killers of Christine Silawan has reached P2 million. This was after Presidential Assistant to the Visayas Michael Diño and Philpost chair Norman Fulgencio pledged to shell out P100,000 each for the bounty. Earlier, the Lapu Lapu government pledged P1 million; a foreign national based in Leyte P500,000; the Cebu Provincial Council for the Welfare of Children P200,000; and the Police Regional Advisory Council […]

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NBA Warriors snap 9-game Houston win streak, avoid sweep

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Playing without injured Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors snapped Houston’s nine-game win streak and avoided being swept this season by the Rockets with a 106-104 road victory Wednesday. Klay Thompson scored a game-high 30 points while DeMarcus Cousins netted a season-high 27 points plus team-highs of eight rebounds and seven assists and Stephen Curry contributed 24 points in a crucial victory for the defending champions. “When Kevin is out, […]

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Makabayan coalition endorses two more senatorial bets

(Eagle News) — The Makabayan Coalition on Thursday, March 14, endorsed the bids of two other senatorial candidates, bringing the number of their endorsed bets to 11. Neri Colmenares, who is included in Makabayan’s senatorial slate, said in a Tweet that labor leaders Sonny Matula, president of the Federation of Free Workers, and Leody De Guzman, chair of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, have been added to their list. Apart from Colmenares’ bid, Makabayan earlier […]

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Amid El Niño, NDRRMC releases P18.3 million for cloud-seeding operations

(Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has released P18.3 million to regional offices of the Department of Agriculture for the conduct of cloud-seeding operations that will supposedly help mitigate the effects of El Nino. In a statement, the NDRRMC said the operations, which aim to change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from the clouds by dispersing substances into the air that modify microphysical processes, have been recommended for Regions […]

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Pound tracks back from Brexit highs, Asia markets mixed

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — The pound retreated from nine-month highs in Asia on Thursday as investors are dogged by Brexit uncertainty, while equities were mixed as a healthy Wall Street lead was offset by more disappointing Chinese economic data. In another night of drama in Westminster, MPs voted against leaving the European Union without a deal, having rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s agreement with the bloc for a second time. The move sent the […]

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DOTr suspends three private emission testing centers for alleged falsification of emission tests

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has suspended three private emission testing centers allegedly for falsification of emission tests. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, March 12, the DOTr said suspended were the BMC Emission Testing Center in Urdaneta, Pangasinan; the Gold Star Emission Testing Center in Agoo, La Union; and the Fatjeta Emission Testing Center in Barangay Sto. Domingo in Quezon City. The DOTr said the preliminary suspension orders were issued from Feb. 21 to […]

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Vietnam woman in N. Korea murder case has release bid rejected: prosecutor

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AFP) — A Vietnamese woman charged with assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother lost her bid for immediate release Thursday as Malaysian authorities refused to drop a murder charge, days after her Indonesian co-accused was freed. “In reference to the representation submitted on March 11 to the honourable attorney-general, we got an order to proceed with the case,” lead prosecutor Muhammad Iskandar Ahmad told the High Court in Shah Alam, outside Kuala […]

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Over 100 Malaysian schools shut after toxic waste dump

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Over 100 schools in Malaysia have been closed after the dumping of toxic waste into a river caused hundreds of people to fall ill, including many children, authorities said. A lorry is believed to have dumped the waste in southern Johor state last week, sending hazardous fumes across a wide area and causing those affected to display symptoms of poisoning such as nausea and vomiting. Over 500 people, many of […]

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