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(Reuters) — U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday (October 3) appeared to complain about the public attention he has received over his leaked 1995 of tax filing which showed he had over $900 million in losses that year. The New York Times first reported the story, saying the losses were from bad business deals in the 1990s. Experts have said the losses might have allowed Trump to avoid paying federal income taxes […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Nagpalabas na ng Warrant of Arrest si Judge Silverio Mandalupe sa Davao City laban kay self-confessed member ng Davao Death Squad (DDS) na si Edgar Matobato. Hindi rin sumipot si Matobato sa itinakdang arraignment nitong Martes, October 4, 2016 sa Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) – Branch 3, sa sala ni Judge Silverio Mandalupe sa kasong Illegal Possession of Firearms and Ammunition. Hindi rin sumipot ang abogado nitong si Atty. Gregorio Andolana. Matatandaan […]
(Eagle News)– Top defense officials from the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia have agreed to conduct joint air patrols to address criminal activities in maritime areas of common security concerns, according to an official of the Department of National Defense. Defense undersecretary Raymund Quilop said that the chiefs of the defense officials of the three countries have agreed to “explore joint air patrols” in a meeting on October 1. “The three ministers [Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, Malaysian […]
(Eagle News)– SPO3 Enrique “Jun” Delos Reyes Ayao– the Davao policeman tagged by supposed hitman Edgar Matobato as the murderer of broadcaster Jun Pala– denied the latter’s claim during his testimony before the Senate justice committee on Monday (October 3). “Dina-drag niya ‘yung pangalan ko sa assassination ni Jun Pala. That accusation, your honor, is categorically denied by me,” Ayao said. He said he was even one of those who responded to an attempted murder […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines and the United States launched war games on Tuesday against the backdrop of the unusual threat of American forces being ejected from the Southeast Asian nation, as its firebrand leader pivots to China. President Rodrigo Duterte has sustained a verbal assault on the United States, the Philippines’ former colonial ruler and mutual defence partner, since he took office on June 30 in response to criticism of his deadly […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila De Lima walked out of yesterday’s hearing of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights, after taking offense on the comments of some senators that she concealed material information to the committee. Senator Richard Gordon, the chairman of the committee, along with Senator Panfilo Lacson, noted that De Lima failed to disclose in previous hearings that she had information about the kidnap for ransom case filed against Matobato. The case […]
by William EDWARDS with Pauline Talagrand in Paris NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Reality star Kim Kardashian jetted home to the United States on Monday to be comforted by husband Kanye West, after being tied up at gunpoint in Paris and robbed of jewelry worth $10 million. The multimillionaire mother of two and wife of the American rap superstar, was holed up at a luxury apartment in New York’s swish Tribeca neighborhood “badly […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – by Carole LANDRY The UN Security Council on Monday was considering a draft UN resolution imposing a ceasefire in Aleppo and putting an end to all military flights over Syria’s war-battered city. The French-drafted text obtained by AFP on Monday was circulated to the Security Council at the weekend and a vote could take place this week, diplomats said. The measure was the latest bid to pile pressure on Russia […]
PARIS, France (AFP) – by Mariëtte Le Roux Autophagy, the little-understood method by which human cells dispose of harmful waste and unwelcome intruders, may one day be central to therapies for longer, healthier living, experts said. Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded the 2016 Nobel Medicine Prize Monday for discovering genes involved in autophagy, a non-stop housecleaning process that keeps cells healthy, and is thought to spur ageing and disease when disrupted. Scientists are […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre confirmed that the four high-profile inmates in the New Bilibid Prison will be transferred to Camp Crame in Quezon City. Said inmates were involved in the NBP riot. https://youtu.be/__SgQ1EwbH0
(Eagle News) – A senior police officer earlier tagged by Senate witness Edgar Matobato as being allegedly involved in extrajudicial killings in Davao City, branded Matobato as a liar and that “politics” could be behind him. Senior Police Office 3 Arturo Lascanas angrily denied at the Senate all allegations made by Lascanas against him, including his alleged involvement in the so-called Davao Death Squad. He denied that there was a Davao Death Squad, and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – More than 22,000 men were arrested in the government’s anti-illegal drug campaign. In the report made by Police Chief Supt. Augusto Marquez of the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management of the Philippine National Police, he said 2,066 were killed in the operations, 1,375 of which were due to legitimate police operations where the suspects resisted arrest and fought with the police. All in all, 22,474 were arrested by the police […]
