Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
DOH says Baguio City water being checked due to diarrhea outbreak
The Department of Health (DOH) said an examination of water sources in Baguio City is ongoing after Mayor Benjamin Magalong declared a diarrhea outbreak in the country鈥檚 summer capital.
The spike in diarrhea cases began on December 21 last year, according to preliminary findings from the Baguio City Health Office.
The United States Embassy on Thursday confirmed the controversial transfer of fuel from Pearl Harbor to Subic but explained that it was made through 鈥減roper channels, using established contracts.鈥�
In a statement, US Embassy Spokesperson Kanishka Gangopadhyay said the transfer is one of the multiple shipments of safe and clean fuel from the US military facility in Pearl Harbor to another location.
ERC refuses to air conclusion before ending probe of W. Visayas blackout
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Wednesday refused to put the blame solely on the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) for the massive聽Western Visayas blackout.
鈥淲e鈥檙e not afraid of the NGCP. What we鈥檙e afraid of is that our ongoing investigation would be challenged and compromised by prematurely stating the conclusion,鈥� ERC Chair Monalisa Dimalanta emphasized in Filipino during the聽Senate energy panel鈥檚 hearing.
Comelec鈥檚 P12B for charter change? That鈥檚 鈥榩resumptuous,鈥� says chair
Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chair George Garcia said it was 鈥減resumptuous at this point鈥� to claim that the Comelec鈥檚 P12 billion this year for the 鈥渃onduct and supervision of elections, referenda, recall votes and plebiscites鈥� will be used for the campaign to amend the Constitution.
鈥淲hat鈥檚 important is that our budget was restored,鈥� Garcia told reporters on Wednesday at the Comelec headquarters when asked about Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman鈥檚 allegation.