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Sebastian: “I personally gave 2 million pesos to De Lima…total of 10 million pesos drug money, I gave to her campaign funds”

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Quezon City (3rd update)–Controversial high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian revealed  at today’s hearing of the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prisons, that he gave millions to the election campaign fund of Senator Leila De Lima when she was still the Secretary of Justice. In reading his sworn statement, Sebastian said that he came to know De Lima personally through Joenel Sanchez a security aide previously detailed to De […]

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Jaybee Sebastian says he was not a government asset at start of House hearing

(Eagle News) — Controversial high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian appeared at the continuing hearing of the House of Representatives on the alleged illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prisons, to testify, along with six other witnesses, regarding what he knows of the anomalies at the national penitentiary., Sebastian walked to the House committee on justice hearing, although he was initially brought on a wheelchair when he went to Congress early on Monday (October 10).   […]

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Trump faces Clinton in debate amid campaign chaos

by Ivan Couronne ST.LOUIS, United States (AFP)– Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton head into a crucial presidential debate Sunday with the Republican’s White House campaign in chaos over his lewd boasts about groping women. With the US election less than a month away, Republican lawmakers and governors abandoned Trump in droves, despite a rare televised apology by the candidate, whose sexually aggressive remarks were caught on a hot mic in 2005. Trump himself was defiant, […]

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Monster hurricane pummels Florida coast with wind and rain

MIAMI, United States (AFP) – by Kerry Sheridan with Leila Macor in Jacksonville Hurricane Matthew unleashed torrential rains and up to 120 mile-an-hour winds as it hugged the Florida coast Friday, after a blast through the Caribbean that reportedly left more than 300 dead in Haiti. Matthew was downgraded to a Category Three storm early Friday by the National Hurricane Center, as its wind speed dropped slightly. But Florida still faced its most dangerous hurricane […]

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Colombian president wins Nobel Prize for peace efforts

OSLO, Norway (AFP) – by Hazel WARD Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos won the Nobel Peace Prize Friday for his “resolute” efforts to end more than five decades of war in his country, despite voters’ shock rejection of a historic peace deal. The award was unexpected after voters rejected the terms of a landmark accord Santos clinched last month with FARC leader Rodrigo Londono, alias Timoleon “Timochenko” Jimenez and some observers expressed surprise the rebel […]

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3 suspects behind the Davao City bombings arrested

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City (Eagle News)–Government authorities presented three members of the Maute Group who are allegedly behind the Davao City bombing last month. In a press conference on Friday afternoon, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana detailed the involvement of the three suspects whom he labeled as terrorists. “The three terrorists have direct participation on the September 2 Davao bombing,” said Lorenzana. The suspects were identified as Musali Mustapha, Wendel Apostol Facturan, and TJ Tagadaya Macabalang. […]

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PHL envoy to UN apologizes to Jews for Twitter post

(Eagle News)– In a Facebook post, Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations Teddy Boy Locsin on Friday (October 7) expressed his apologies to the Jewish community for his recent remarks. “I apologize to the Jews, and to the memory of those who died in the Holocaust, for any offense I gave them, but only to them,” Locsin said. “I apologize for my casual references to the Holocaust, which was the greatest evil ever visited on […]

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President’s negative comments could affect peso-dollar exchange rate, says Phl senator

QUEZON City, Philippines – The exchange rate between the peso and the dollar may reach Php 50 for every dollar due to the negative remarks made by President Rodrigo Duterte, according to a Philippine senator. Senator Ralph Recto said that the President should refrain from giving negative remarks against the US because it affects the peso-dollar exchange rate. He said studies show that every time the President makes a negative remark against the US, the […]

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US will not stop financial aid to the Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines – Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s challenge to the United States of America and the European Union to stop the giving of financial assistance, the US will not withdraw their financial aid to the country. United States State Department spokesperson John Kirby said that they already heard of the challenge and that although it does not represent the good relations between the US and the Philippines, the US government will not stop or […]

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Traffic problem will not be resolved without emergency powers – Andanar

QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that the government is not able to take massive steps to resolve the traffic problem due to the failure to grant emergency powers to President Rodrigo Duterte. According to the Secretary,  the Department of Transportation (DoTr) is doing all it can to resolve the traffic problem. https://youtu.be/Vk9K0YlPS1c

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