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(Eagle News) — Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Justo P. Torres Jr. has died. In a Twitter post, the SC Public Information Office said the 138th Associate Justice died at the age of 90. Torres was appointed to the High Court by former President Fidel Ramos on March 11, 1996. He served in the SC until November 1, 1997. The SC PIO said Torres was also Philippine Judicial Academy vice chancellor after retiring from the High Court.
Panel to review data on controversial Dengvaxia vaccine (Eagle News) — The Department of Health announced on Tuesday that it would convene an independent dengue expert panel within the week to look into data on the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said the decision to convene the panel was made because of the latest update from the World Health Organization. The WHO recently affirmed Sanofi Pasteur’s statement that said that those with […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Tuesday said that the Philippines was not transferring its embassy to Jerusalem. Cayetano made the pronouncement in a GMA7 interview, following a wire report that said that the Philippines was among countries considering making the move after United States President Donald Trump publicly recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Apart from the Philippines, the report, quoting an Israeli public radio station, said Romania and South Sudan were mulling […]
President Rodrigo Duterte’s “decisive leadership, strong collaboration among various government agencies” have resulted in “attainment of many of the priorities,” report says (Eagle News) — The Duterte administration has “accomplished much” in its first year in office. According to the government’s year-end report released on Tuesday, this was because of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “decisive leadership” and the “strong collaboration among various government agencies.” The report noted that in the field of agriculture, 36,051 hectares of […]
(Eagle News) — Inakusahan ng Bayan Muna partylist group ang Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) na isang uri ng blackmail ang kanilang pahayag na magkakaroon ng malawakang blackouts kapag tuluyang sinuspinde ang mga ERC officials. Sinabi ni Bayan Muna partylist Rep. Isagani Zarate na dapat muna nilang sagutin ang kanilang mga pananagutan sa bayan bago gumawa ng kwento kaugnay sa power interruptions. Sa simula pa lamang umano ay pawang mga interes na ng mga oligarch ang […]
(Eagle News) — Pinuri ng ilang senador ang ginawang pagbibitiw ni Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte. Para kay Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto, karespe-respeto ang ginawa ng bise alkalde at pagpapakita na hindi siya kapit tuko sa pwesto. Dagdag pa ni Sotto, naniniwala din ang batang Duterte sa salitang “delicadeza.” Gayundin ang paniniwala ni Senador JV Ejercito. Aniya, katapangan ang ginawa ng vice mayor sa pagbibitiw. Ito aniya ay upang hindi na niya maidamay […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines has been placed on full alert as the Communist Party of the Philippines geared up for its 49th founding anniversary on Tuesday. AFP spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo said the upgrading of the status was done to guard against possible attacks from the group. Only recently, President Rodrigo Duterte terminated peace talks with the Communists, and labelled them as terrorists. The government has declared a ceasefire from 6 […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, December 25, vowed to conduct a thorough investigation into the New City Commercial Center (NCCC) shopping mall fire which killed at least 37 people in Davao City, even as he assured that there will be no cover-up in the probe. In a private meeting with the families of the victims at Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) here, President Duterte said there will be an inter-agency body to investigate the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is now looking into why a netizen withdrawing money from an automated teller machine was given “faceless” P100 bills instead. In a statement, the Bank of the Philippine Islands said it was also probing the matter. “We will provide updates once available,” BPI said. In her Facebook account, Earla Anne Yehey posted pictures of the P100 bills she said she withdrew. They do not have the face […]
Agus power plants to be upgraded (Eagle News) — The Philippines is in talks with the Japanese government and businessmen over the possible “setting up” of liquefied natural gas stations in the country. The Department of Finance said in a statement on Tuesday that the Japanese, barring any hitches, would supply the erected LNG stations. “For the medium-term, we are upgrading or rehabilitating the Agus power plants,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez added. He said that […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inaasahang sa March 2018 pa tatanggapin ng ticket vending machines sa mga istasyon ng tren ang bagong P5 barya na inilabas ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). Inabisuhan ng operator ng Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) ang publiko na i-double check ang kanilang barya upang iwas-abala dahil aayusin pa ang ticket vending machines. Maaari namang bumili ng mga ticket at magpapapalit ng mga lumang barya sa station tellers. Ang pagsasaayos […]
(Eagle News) — The House committee on natural resources has approved a bill seeking to declare the Kalayaan Island Group as “alienable and disposable land for agricultural, residential and commercial purposes.” In their explanatory note of House Bill 5614, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said there was an “urgent need” to make such a declaration to “promote permanent dwelling and develop a viable source of livelihood for the residents…” They noted that the […]
