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(Eagle News) — Several flights were cancelled on Friday due to inclement weather. The Manila International Airport Authority said the cancelled flights were PAL Express 2P 2261/2262 Manila-Naga-Manila; 2P 2014/2015 Manila-Tuguegarao- Manila; and Cebu Pacific 5J 196/197 Manila-Cauayan-Manila. Several parts of the country have been experiencing non-stop rains since last night. https://youtu.be/0JsYiKua9y0
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — National Capital Region Police Office Chief Oscar Albayalde has said that the crime rate in Metro Manila was lower in 2017 than the one in 2016. “The 8-Focused Crimes (murder, homicide, physical injury, rape, robbery, theft, carnapping and motorcycle theft) have also shown significant decrease comparing 2016 and 2017,” said Albayalde. He said crimes against persons decreased by 13.87 percent, from 8,841 in 2016 to 7,305; and crimes against […]
(Eagle News) –The Senate blue ribbon committee on Friday approved former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon’s request to be temporarily released from the Senate. In his request Faeldon had said he wished to witness his wife giving birth. “Maraming pong salamat chairman Richard Gordon for your decency and compassion,” Faeldon said in a statement. He said with his temporary release, he could now also take his oath as deputy administrator III of the Department of National […]
(Eagle News) — So why does President Rodrigo Duterte keep on chewing gum? On Thursday, the President himself finally gave an explanation. “Bayaran mo lang ako chewing gum kasi it eases up the pain when I’m chewing. Nawawala ‘yung spinal ano ko. It eases a bit,” he said. Duterte has been known to act unconventionally even in formal events. Protocol-conscious Japanese officials being on faux pas alert ahead of a meeting with revered Emperor Akihito […]
(Eagle News) — The World Bank has approved $170 million of additional financing aimed at “boost(ing) rural incomes and reduc(ing) poverty” in the country. In a statement on Friday, the WB said the additional funds would be used for the Philippine Rural Development Project that will also “support the development of rural infrastructure such as roads, bridges, communal irrigation systems, potable water supply, solar dryers, greenhouses, and composting facilities.” The PRDP is a joint project of […]
(Eagle News) — “The breath of fresh air in the judiciary.” This was how Senator Leila de Lima described Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio after he decided to skip the House committee on justice’s hearing on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “The most to have a gripe as the most senior Justice to be bypassed for the Chief Justice position, he now exemplifies dignity and circumspection among the justices for refusing […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Chair Jose Jorge Corpuz has resigned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement in a statement on Friday. According to Roque, Corpuz also resigned as members of the agency’s board of directors. The presidential spokesperson said he cited health reasons behind his resignation. “Mr. Corpuz, for the information of everyone, is not the person whom the President said he will fire for corruption,” Roque said. Only recently, the […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9h8d2fDbEoQ&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Undersecretary Martin Diño defended on Thursday his directive asking barangay officials to submit a list of drug personalities and suspected criminals in their respective areas of responsibility. Amid criticisms from human rights advocates, Undersecretary Diño said in an interview that the list will undergo a strict verification process. He also said the agency will not solely base its actions on reports from the […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III was a no-show in his arraignment over the cases filed against him in connection with the Mamasapano incident in 2015, on Friday. Aquino’s lawyer, Romeo Fernandez, told reporters that he advised his client not to attend, since they were told about the hearing on his client’s motion on short notice. Fernandez was referring to the former president’s motion seeking to dismiss the cases for graft and usurpation of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed another former military man in government. Retired Army chief Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda has been appointed to the board of directors of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). The President signed Miranda’s appointment paper on January 9 but this was released to the media only on Friday. Miranda replaces Serafin Salvador. He will assume his post until June 30, 2018. Miranda served as military chief from December […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nag-viral sa internet ang isang overseas Filipino worker (OFW) na nawalan ng pera sa kaniyang bank account gayong hindi siya nag wi-withdraw o gumastos sa pamamagitan ng ATM. Nagreklamo ang 35 anyos na si Michico Marzo matapos mawala ang mahigit Php 19,000 sa anim na transaksyon noong Disyembre 2017. Ayon sa Banco de Oro, iniimbestigahan na nila ang mga ganitong kaso lalo na ang mga kahina-hinalang withdrawals. Pero ayon sa […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service A third petition questioning the constitutionality of the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao was filed before the Supreme Court on Friday. The petition was filed by former Commission on Human Rights chairperson Etta Rosales on Friday, a day after the SC set oral arguments for the first two petitions separately filed by lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc, and militant groups, respectively. In her petition, Rosales echoed […]
