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MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday (September 28) departed on a two-day state visit to Vietnam to seek help for his war on drugs and improve maritime cooperation between Manila and Hanoi. Duterte will meet with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other top government officials on September 29. Duterte said his visit to Vietnam is part of his plan to tap members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations […]
(Eagle News)– Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque Jr. on Wednesday (September 28) proposed to probe Senator Leila De Lima if she has anything to do with the riot inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP) which wounded high-profile inmate Jaybee Sebastian and killed convicted drug lord Tony Co. “There are forces that would want to prevent Jaybee Sebastian from testifying in Congress to look into whether Leila de Lima is involved in the affairs in Muntinlupa,” Roque said […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Tuesday (September 27) assured celebrities who are in the government’s drug list that they will not be immediately put behind bars. “Kung mag-surrender sila, e ito naman usapang lalaki, kahit na identified sila na user, kung mag-surrender sila, para sa akin, they don’t deserve to be jailed. Kung mag-surrender sila, bigyan natin ng tsansang magbago yung tao,” Dela Rosa assured. “Kahit na […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (September 27) revealed he has rejected Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) founding chairman Nur Misuari’s proposal to include Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in the peace and amnesty talks. “Si Nur Misuari, I have been waiting for him… Ang bagong proposal is pati Abu Sayyaf isali na niya. At pagdating ng panahon kung magka-ok tayo, isali niya sa general amnesty,” Duterte said during a speech delivered before Philippine […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – With the peso weakening, Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lopez said that the peso’s lower rate only has a minimal effect on the price of basic goods and fuel products. https://youtu.be/oC8mPaJ-V7I
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Based on the Comprehensive Tax Reform Plan of the Duterte administration, which will amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1997, the 13th month pay of government employees, will be taxed. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee chairman Congressman Dakila Cua said that although the 13th month pay will be taxed, there are still substantial exemptions for those receiving up to Php 250, 000 per year. Cua added that […]
NEVADA, Las Vegas, USA (Eagle News) — A unique “interactive watch party” of the first televised presidential debate in the United States was held at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas. The students from local middle schools, high schools and colleges participated in the interactive watch party where the viewers from the local schools and the community not only heard what US presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had to say, but […]
BEIJING (Reuters)– Singapore’s ambassador to China on Tuesday accused a major state-run Chinese newspaper of fabricating a report about Singapore’s position on the South China Sea, but the paper stuck by its story. The Global Times said on Sept. 21 that at a summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Venezuela, Singapore had raised the issue of the disputed waterway and an international tribunal’s ruling in favor of the Philippines in a case it lodged against […]
(Eagle News)– Two new military-grade signal jammers were installed on Tuesday (September 26) inside Building 14 at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) where convicted drug lords and high-profile inmates are detained. The barred drug lords were known to continue their illegal operations and transactions with the use of cellphones. Each signal jammer has a blocking range of 20 meters and can disrupt communication signals, which can also affect some nearby residential areas. The jammers have […]
(Eagle News)– Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua on Tuesday (September 27) said China is willing to discuss the fishing rights of Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal as proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We would like to discuss this issue with the Philippines and that we can look at the possibilities on how we could handle it properly,” Zhao told reporters at China’s national day reception. President Duterte has said that he wants China to comply […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday inspected the suspected biggest ‘shabu’ laboratory in the country found in Barangay Lacquios, Arayat Pampanga. The “mega” shabu lab was raided by Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agents and Philippine National Police Region 3 last week. It has seven immense hydrogenerators and a chromatograph believed to be used for mass production of shabu. According to authorities, the laboratory is capable of making 200 kilos per cycle. Duterte said […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese archaeologists said Wednesday they have for the first time unearthed ancient Roman coins at the ruins of an old castle. The discovery of 10 bronze and copper coins — the oldest dating from about 300-400 AD — in southern Okinawa caught researchers by surprise. It was the first time Roman Empire coins have been discovered in Japan, thousands of kilometers from where they were likely minted. “At first I thought they […]
