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Partial lunar eclipse, nasaksihan sa PHL 

(Eagle News) — Nasaksihan sa bansa ang bahagyang pagdidilim ng buwan kahapon ng madaling araw, Agosto 8. Nangyari ang partial lunar eclipse dakong ala-una bente dos ng madaling araw hanggang alas-kwatro ng umaga. Ayon kay Dario Dela Cruz ng Space Science and Astronomy Section ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical And Astronomical Services Administration (PAG-ASA), ang partial lunar eclipse ang natatanging eclipse na nasilayan sa Pilipinas ngayong taon. Natunghayan din ito sa Western Pacific Ocean, Oceania, Australia, […]

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Pentagon may boost support to PHL counterterrorism ops: official

The United States is weighing additional support to the Philippine military as it fights an Islamist insurgency in the south, a US defense official said Tuesday. Discussions are “pretty advanced” and would see the US provide increased surveillance drone capabilities and training for local forces, the official told AFP on condition on anonymity. “Those (drones) are there for ISR and support,” the official said, using an abbreviation for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Philippine President Rodrigo […]

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SC OKs curfew for minors in QC but not in Navotas, Manila

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has allowed the curfew for minors in Quezon City, but declared unconstitutional those imposed in Manila and Navotas. With the decision, the High Court partially granted the petition filed by  Samahan ng Progresibong Kabataan (SPARK) that had sought  for the SC to declare as unconstitutional the curfew ordinances in the three cities in Metro Manila. Ordinance No. SP 2301, Series of 2014, that imposes the curfew for minors from 10 p.m. […]

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Other countries more concerned with terrorism than human rights in PHL, says President Duterte

(Eagle News) —  President Rodrigo Duterte said that other countries are now more concerned with terrorism and less with the human rights situation in the country. Duterte said this after meeting with United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Australia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop who both paid courtesy calls in Malacanang on August 7. “Mostly, they have considerably toned down on human rights,” Duterte said. “Nobody… mostly it was terrorism. But no one […]

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No fees to be collected in UP this semester

(Eagle News) — No tuition fees nor other school fees will be collected in University of the Philippines campuses this semester. This is according to UP President Danilo Concepcion, who made the announcement in a memorandum dated Aug. 7. The announcement also came days after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, which provides  for free education in state universities and colleges, local universities and colleges, and state […]

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SC junks MR on dismissal of petitions vs former President Marcos’ burial at Libingan

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has junked a motion for reconsideration of its previous decision dismissing the petitions against the burial of former President Ferdinand Marcos at Libingan ng mga Bayani. Voting 10-5, Theodore Te, SC spokesperson, said the High Court denied the MR–filed by Senator Leila de Lima–which appealed  the Nov. 8, 2016 decision that dismissed the petitions against Marcos’ burial in the Taguig cemetery for “absence of grave abuse of discretion.” De […]

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Customs official among those named as corrupt by Customs broker in House hearing resigns

(Eagle News) — One of the several Customs officials named as corrupt by a Customs broker in a House hearing on Monday has resigned. In his resignation letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte and dated Aug. 8, Milo Maestrecampo, director of the Bureau of Customs’ Imports and Assessment Service, said he was stepping down “in order to fight for my honor and integrity and in the name of ‘delicadeza.’” He said this was despite the […]

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Senator Lacson on assurances there is no pork in the 2018 nat’l budget: “Let’s be honest”

(Eagle News) — Let’s be honest. This was the message of Senator Ping Lacson to lawmakers amid assurances there was no pork in the 2018 national budget. “That’s what the Department of Budget and Management and the House appropriations committee always say before, during and after our budget deliberations..(but) how do you explain (certain things)?” he asked. He said there were, for instance, “big lump sums” in several agencies such as the Department of Public […]

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Earthquakes strike Rizal twice

(Eagle News) – Earthquakes hit Rizal twice on August 8, Tuesday, past midnight. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), a 3.9-magnitude quake struck at 12:31 a.m., four kilometers southeast of Pililla. Minutes later, another earthquake, this time a 4-magnitude one, struck the province at 1:28 a.m. The epicenter was located five kilometers southwest of Pililla town at a depth of five kilometers. The quakes were felt in nearby San Mateo, Montalban, […]

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Mandatory drug testing para sa college students, aprubado na ng CHED

(Eagle News) — Aprubado na ng Commission on Higher Education (CHED) ang pagsasagawa ng mandatory drug testing sa mga unibersidad at kolehiyo. Dapat isagawa ang drug testing ng mga doktor at medical practitioner na accredited ng Department of Health (DOH). Maaaring huwag tanggapin ang mga estudyanteng magpopositibo sa drug test, subalit dapat panatilihin ang confidentiality ng mga resulta.

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US’ Tillerson visits President Duterte

United States Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Monday visited President Rodrigo Duterte and received a warm welcome from him.  The move was seen as Washington fearing offending its long-time ally that could push it into the arms of US rival China. The US is backing Philippine troops as they battle to recapture part of a southern region occupied by militants aligned to the Islamic State group. “They did not,” Duterte replied when asked if […]

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Comelec Chair Bautista denies allegations of ill-gotten wealth vs him

“I am the victim here,” he says (Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Andres Bautista denied the allegations hurled against him by his estranged wife, saying he was the real victim. In a television interview, Bautista said his wife “ransacked” his home several months ago, and that she “stole” passbooks and other bank documents, among others. He said that these were altered and  were being used as bases for the allegations of ill-gotten wealth against him. […]

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