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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The criminal rate in the Philippines is down by 50 percent, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. The President said that the reduction of the crime rate by half even occurred within the first three months of his administration.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry said the alleged threat of foreign investors to leave the Philippines due to human rights violations was not true and that this was a mere propaganda. According to PCCI Chairman Emeritus Donald Dy, despite the threats, no foreign investors have left the country.
ALBUERA, Leyte (Eagle News) – Pagkatapos na mabasahan nitong Miyerkules, October 5, 2016 ng sakdal na illegal possession of firearms and illegal drug possession, ikinulong na si Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinos sad Baybay City Sub-Provincial Jail sa Barangay Hipusngo, Baybay City, Leyte. Kinasuhan ng awtoridad si Mayor Espinosa ng kasong violation of Sec.28 of R.A. 10591 with criminal case no. B-16-10-154 para sa illegal possession of firearms at violation of Sec.11 art. 2 of R.A. 9165 with criminal case […]
(Eagle News)– The Senate on Tuesday (October 4) unanimously approved Resolution No. 184 that opposes the showing of alleged sex video of Senator Leila De Lima in the House inquiry on the proliferation of illegal drugs inside New Bilibid Prison. The senators argued that playing the video will violate the Anti-Photo or Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 and the Wiretapping Law. In her privilege speech, Senator Risa Hontiveros– one of the principal sponsors of the […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (October 4) evening visited the Beit Yaacov Synagogue, a Jewish community synagogue, in Makati City to personally apologize for his statements on the Holocaust last week, saying it was never his intention to disrespect the Jewish people. The Jewish community gathering in the Makati City synagogue was to celebrate the Rosh Hashanah or the 2016 Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is one of the most important holidays in […]
(Eagle News)– Police arrested on Wednesday (October 5) Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa for possession of 11.4 kilos of illegal drugs and illegal possession of firearms that were retrieved in his home during a raid in August. He was taken for processing to Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Baybay City under Judge Carlos Arguelles, who issued the arrest warrant. Espinosa underwent a medical examination in Western Leyte Provincial Hospital before he was brought […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Richard Gordon said that the Senate justice committee will continue its probe on alleged extrajudicial killings without the presence of supposed hitman Edgar Matobato. “We will continue but Matobato will no longer be an issue because he’s already damaged goods,” said Gordon. The justice committee chair also said the probe could have been finished by Tuesday if only Senator Leila De Lima revealed the information on the kidnapping case filed against Matobato. “Ngayon sana […]
(Eagle News) — Binigyang-diin ng Amerika na nananatiling matatag ang alyansa nito sa Pilipinas sa kabila ng mga banat ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Reaksyon ito ng US matapos ang banta ni Duterte na posibleng paalisin ang American Forces sa bansa at iniutos ang pag-review sa Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Sinabi ni State Department Spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau, mas pinagtutuunan ng pansin ng US ang malalim na relasyon sa Pilipinas kaysa mga komento ng iisang tao […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ng European Union na patuloy nilang susuportahan ang Pilipinas. Ayon kay European Union Ambassador Franz Jessen, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa tanggapan ng Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process para sa posible nilang maitutulong sa kapayapaan sa mindanao. Bukod sa peace talks, sinabi ni Jessen na nakahanda rin silang tumulong sa paglaban sa kahirapan, climate change at sa pagpapaunlad sa kalagayan ng mga kababaihan. https://youtu.be/rJhhowdsfPI
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — After walking out of the 12-hour senate inquiry into extrajudicial killings Monday night (October 3), Senator Leila De Lima stood by her demand for an apology from some senators for accusing her of committing ‘material concealment’.
(Eagle News) — “Walang Take Two,” the independent film entry of the Iglesia Ni Cristo, is recognized anew in two more prestigious international film festivals – the Berlin and Milan filmfests – as it received nominations in various categories. At the Berlin International Filmmakers’ Festival, “Walang Take Two” (No Second Take) was nominated for Best Lead Actor and Best Lead Actress — both for a foreign language film — aside from being a Jury […]
Italy’s coastguard said nine corpses were recovered in operations in which 6,055 people were rescued off Libya Monday, three years to the day after 366 people died in the sinking that first alerted the world to the Mediterranean migrant crisis. https://youtu.be/vkGB9D1_v0Q
