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20 suspected Abu Sayyaf bandits surrender in Basilan

(Eagle News)– Twenty suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members under sub-leader Katatong Balaman a.k.a. “Tatong” surrendered on Thursday (September 22), the Armed Forces Western Mindanao Command said. Aside from the alleged bandits, the Sumisip-based bandits also surrendered their high-powered and locally made firearms. “This is the result of the relentless operation we are conducting where they suffered lots of casualties. These Abu Sayyafs now fear for their lives, leading to the surrender,” Westmincom quoted Army […]

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Duterte on his supporters: Don’t threaten media

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 22) called upon his supporters not to threaten journalists despite of their appreciation of the administration. “I appreciate very much your support and may be your–how would I say it–enthusiasm to back me up.  You are correct, I am doing nothing wrong but of course we should also not threaten people kasi hindi na sila makapagsulat ng totoo,” Duterte said in a speech at the Philippine National […]

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Lacson: Ambush survivor identified Matobato

(Eagle News)– Senator Panfilo Lacson revealed on Thursday (September 22) that an ambush survivor–a lawyer– identified supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato as the one who tried to kill him. Lacson inquired Matobato if he knew a certain Abeto Salcedo, Jr. who was ambushed along Bonifacio Highway in Digos City, Davao del Sur in October 23, 2014. “Hindi, sir. Nandito na ako noon, sir,” Matobato said. “Nakilala ka niya, dahil naka-survive siya. Binaril […]

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Pacquiao: Matobato a ‘coached’ witness

(Eagle News)– At the resumption of Senate hearing on drug slays, Senator Manny Pacquiao stressed on Thursday (September 22) confessed hitman and supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato is a coached witness. “Because of your testimony, pa-iba-iba siya. So iniisip ko talaga na may nag-co-coach sayo, at may nagtuturo sa iyo,” Pacquiao said during his inquiry to Matobato. “Pag-apppear mo dito sa Senado, ang statement mo, pag-dinig namin, gulat lahat, galing ng statement. […]

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President Duterte to China: ‘Time to talk’

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (PIA) – President Rodrigo Duterte says we cannot wage war against China this time, we talk first. During his speech in the ceremonial switch on of 405MW circulating fluidized bed coal thermal plant of Filinvest Development Corporation, Misamis Power Corporation on 22 September 2016 in Villanueva town, Misamis Oriental, he acknowledged the long history of Filipino-Chinese business relationship. He said there had been a lot of contributions of the Chinese community […]

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De Lima: Jaybee Sebastian is a government asset

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima on Thursday describes Jaybee Sebastian, who had been accused as the one who help the lady senator to raise money  inside the New Bilibid Prison for her 2016 senatorial bid as a government asset. This is the senator’s response to the revelation of General Benjamin Magalong in the hearing at the House Committee on Justice yesterday, September 23. That’s why she said Jaybee is not included […]

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Undersea quake measuring 6.4 magnitude strikes southeast of Tokyo: USGS

  (REUTERS) A strong undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 6.4 struck southeast of Tokyo on Friday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. There was no tsunami warning issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii. Japan’s weather agency said there could be slight changes in the sea level but no damage to Japan. The quake’s epicenter was 226 kms (138 miles) southeast of the Japanese capital at a shallow depth of 10 […]

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Govt’s war on drugs gaining ground – Palace official

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communication Secretary Martin Andanar on Thursday, September 22 said that the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs is gaining ground as more people attest to safer streets in Metro Manila. “Marami tayong mga kaibigan na nagtratrabaho sa gabi. Meron din tayong mga kasama sa opisina na sila mismo nagkukwento sa atin na hindi na sila nangangamba ngayon pag umuuwi sila late at night. It’s safer at kahit sino naman sa […]

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Abe becomes first Japanese leader to visit Communist-ruled Cuba

  (REUTERS)   Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe became the first Japanese leader to visit Communist-ruled Cuba on Thursday, landing in Havana to hold talks with Cuban President Raul Castro on topics from boosting trade to curbing North Korea’s nuclear program. Abe’s visit to the Caribbean island is one of a slew by western leaders since it began normalizing ties with the United States nearly two years ago. U.S. President Barack Obama visited Cuba in March. […]

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U.S., Russia fail to agree on how to revive Syria ceasefire

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov during the International Syria Support Group meeting at the Palace Hotel in Manhattan, New York, U.S., September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Darren Ornitz   (REUTERS)   The United States and Russia failed to agree on how to revive a short-lived ceasefire in Syria during what the U.N. Syria mediator called a “long, painful, difficult and disappointing” meeting on Thursday. The International Syria Support Group, including […]

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Charlotte under emergency after violence flares anew

CHARLOTTE, United States (AFP) – by Michael Mathes Hundreds of National Guard troops and police reinforcements converged on Charlotte Thursday to help keep the peace, officials said, after a second night of violent protests over the police shooting of a black man. The tense southern city was under a state of emergency amid growing complaints that authorities had been slow to respond to crowds protesting the shooting Tuesday of Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African […]

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Dozens more feared dead in Egypt migrant boat tragedy

ROSETTA, Egypt (AFP) – by Haitham El-Tabei Rescuers brought more bodies to shore on Thursday a day after a boat crowded with migrants capsized off the coast of Egypt, drowning at least 51 people. Survivors said up to 450 migrants were on board the fishing vessel when it sank about 12 kilometres (eight miles) off the coast of Rosetta, an Egyptian Mediterranean port city, on Wednesday morning. The military has said 163 survivors have been […]

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