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(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. urged Filipinos to get booster shots amid the increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the country and the emergence of new highly infectious subvariants of Omicron. The President visited the PinasLakas Booster Vaccination campaign in Pasig City on Monday, August 1, and appealed to the public to get vaccinated and to have their booster shots too after the primary series of vaccination. Marcos Jr., said […]
Pres. Marcos Jr., says PHL already investigating drug-related killings that happened during Duterte administration (Eagle News) — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 1, that the Philippines “has no intention of rejoining” the International Criminal Court (ICC). The decision came about after President Marcos Jr., convened his legal team to discuss what would be the strategy of his administration in dealing with the ICC. The ICC, through Prosecutor Karim Khan, had […]
“We did not only lose a good leader but also a member of the family,” says PBBM on death of ex-Pres. Fidel Ramos (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., extended his “deepest condolences” to the family of former President Fidel Valdez Ramos who passed away on Sunday, July 31. He also declared July 31 to August 9, 2022 as national days of mourning for the former president who was a cousin of […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has picked the new chiefs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Philippine National Police and the National Bureau of Investigation. According to the Palace, the following have been appointed: Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro as AFP chief of staff Police Lt. Gen. Rodolfo Azurin, Jr. as PNP chief Medardo de Lemos as NBI director. Bacarro, who is a member of the Philippine Military Academy “Maringal” Class of […]
Tremor is strongest aftershock so far of the July 27 major quake in Northern Luzon (Eagle News) – A magnitude 5.1 quake shook the province of Abra again early Monday, August 1, about four kilometers northeast of the town of Villaviciosa, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) It was felt in Vigan City and other areas of Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte and Mountain Province at intensity 5. The quake, of tectonic […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Fidel V. Ramos died on Sunday, July 31, according to a statement from his family. He was 94. Ramos, who had served as the president of the Philippines from June 30, 1992 to June 30, 1998, succeeded the late President Corazon Aquino who was installed after the 1986 People Power Revolution. The family of former President Ramos, through his son-in-law Col. Alex Sembrano of Sandigan PMA Class 1982, on […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Ester” has exited the Philippine Area of Responsibility. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Ester” exited PAR at 5 a.m. Metro Manila, Pangasinan, Zambales, Pampanga, Bataan , Bulacan, Cavite, Batangas, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan are still expected to have monsoon rains due to the southwest monsoon affecting the country. Visayas, Bicol Region, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao and the rest of Ilocos Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Mimaropa will […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 3,000 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, July 30. According to the Department of Health, the additional 3996 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3772468. Of these, 33509 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila registered the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 13837. It was followed by Calabarzon with 9069, Central Luzon with 4273, Western Visayas with 2482, and Central Visayas with 1725. […]
Cites impact on revenue loss, inequitability of such tax exemptions (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has vetoed the bill that sought to exempt from taxes the allowances and financial benefits of persons serving during elections, saying that the impact of the revenue loss from this was “too substantial.” Palace press secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said that the President vetoed House Bill No. 9652 and Senate Bill No. 2520, also known as “An Act […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Ester” has accelerated while moving westward over the Philippine Sea east of extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Ester” was so far estimated 550 kilometers east of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph and a gustiness of up to 55 kph, while moving at 20 kph. PAGASA said no tropical cyclone wind signal is currently raised in the country over […]
Rains expected over western part of Southern Luzon, including Metro Manila, and Visayas: PAGASA (Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Ester” is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday afternoon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, so far, “Ester” is over the Philippine Sea off extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 55 kph. It is moving […]
Metro Manila with 13461 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 4,000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 30. According to the Department of Health, the additional 4127 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3768474. Of these, 32637 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila registered the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 13461. It was followed by Calabarzon with 8773, Central Luzon […]
