Motorists in the North Luzon Expressway experience heavy traffic due to the one-truck lane policy in Manila.
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Enrile, Napoles plead “not guilty” to graft raps in connection to pork barrel scam
MANILA, Philippines — Saying he has “not committed any crime,” Senate Minority Leader Juan Ponce Enrile pleaded not guilty to graft charges in connection with the pork barrel scam on Friday, Sept. 5, before the Sandiganbayan. His chief of staff and co-accused, Atty. Jessica Lucila “Gigi” Reyes, on the other hand, refused to enter any plea, prompting the court to enter a “not guilty” plea for her. Reyes, arrived at the Sandiganbayan, along with another […]
Aftershocks due to magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Quezon province
According to the PHIVOLCS, 10 aftershocks have been recorded after the magnitude 5.5 earthquake in the province of Quezon. No tsunami alerts have been recorded for each aftershock.
No big airplanes in Tacloban
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, large aircraft cannot land on the Daniel Romualdez Airport in Tacloban City, with only turbo-propeller aircraft and the like are allowed.
COMELEC on plebiscite
The Commission on Elections will not be able to conduct plebiscite regarding the proposed charter change because the Department of Budget and Management did not approve the Commission’s 7 billion peso plebiscite budget.
Napoles asks Sandiganbayan to excuse her from attending bail hearing
Alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles asked that she be excused from attending her bail hearings, citing mental and physical fatigue.
At least 3 people killed in flash floods, landslides in Mindanao
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council reported that at least 3 were killed in flash floods and landslides in parts of Mindanao, with hundreds fleeing to evacuation centers due to incessant rains brought by the low pressure area.
Psycho social debriefing of Pangasinan teachers
Teachers and staff of the Pangasinan National High School are now undergoing psycho-social debriefing after a policeman started a shoot-out on the campus of the said school resulting in four deaths and three injured.
Ongoing Senate hearing on Makati building
Here’s Eagle News reporter Meanne Corvera with an update on the ongoing hearing of the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee on the allegedly over-priced Makati building.
Family member of nurse from Saudi isolated for possible MERS-CoV infection
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept. 4 (PNA) — The Department of Health (DOH) in Region 12 has sent to the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) in Davao City for isolation and testing a close family member of a nurse from Banga town in South Cotabato who tested positive of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome-Corono Virus (MERS-CoV) before returning home from Saudi Arabia last week. Dr. Alah Baby Vingno, chief of the DOH Region 12’s regional epidemiology […]
Two LPAs spotted by PAGASA
The PAGASA is currently monitoring two low pressure areas in the Philippine area of responsibility, one near Aurora, Province and another near Catanduanes.
Senate continues Makati building probe
The Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee will continue its hearing on the allegedly over-priced Makati building, with new documents and witnesses expected to shed light on the matter.
