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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May babala si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa mga police scalawag na muling gagawa ng kalokohan, oras na bumalik na sila sa war on drugs. Nagbanta rin ang heneral na pangungunahan niya ang isang vigilant group para hantingin ang mga tiwaling pulis oras na lumala ang kalakaran ng iligal na droga pagkatapos nyang mag-retiro sa serbisyo. “Isasama ko kayo sa retirement ko kapag kayo gumawa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mananatili muna sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang pamumuno sa anti-drug war campaign ng pamahalaan. Ito ang inihayag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque sa isang press briefing sa Davao City. Ayon sa opisyal, hindi pa nakakapag-desisyon dito si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. “It is safe to reveal that the president, while inclined to return it to the Philippine National Police (PNP), has not made up completely his mind,” pahayag ni […]
(Eagle News) – A brother-in-law of former President Benigno Aquino III was implicated in the P8.7-billion road scam revealed by Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre last week. In a press conference, witness Roberto Catapang Jr. said Eldon Cruz’s name was used frequently by members of the syndicate that claimed road right of way compensation from the government for a national highway construction in General Santos City by submitting fake land titles and non-existent owners. For this, Catapang, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Majority of Filipinos or 77%, expressed satisfaction with the government’s rehabilitation efforts in Marawi City, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS). In a poll conducted from September 23 to 27, results showed that 77 percent of 1,500 respondents answered that they were satisfied and appreciative of how the government handled the situation in Marawi City, including work on its restoration and rehabilitation. On the […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate Blue Ribbon Committee Chairman Richard Gordon said that former officials of the Bureau of Customs, including former Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon can still be made liable on the more than Php 6 billion shabu shipment that had passed through customs during his time. “There is yet no final evidence to establish that Customs personnel are not in any way liable for the importation of drugs and on its […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Members of the opposition said that the House of Representatives only have limited powers of subpoena against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon warned that there might be a constitutional crisis if the House Committee on Justice insists on using its coercive powers against Sereno. Drilon also said that the House’s power to issue subpoena is limited only to investigations in aid of […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, November 27 attended the very first Bangsamoro Assembly in Sultan Kudarat, Maguindanao where he pushed for an all-inclusive peace talks in Mindanao. The President faced an estimated one million Muslims who presented their manifesto asking for the quick passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law in Congress. In his speech, President Duterte said he is urging Congress to work for the swift passage of […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday reiterated the allegations she tampered with a draft temporary restraining order were “hearsay,” even as the reporter who supposedly sourced such information stood by his story in Monday’s House justice panel hearing. In a statement, Sereno’s camp said “it doesn’t matter whether (Jomar) Canlas ‘stands by’ his source/story or not” in the first place. According to Sereno’s camp, “it doesn’t change the fact that it […]
(Eagle News) — Newspaper reporter Jomar Canlas on Monday said his source on a story about the alleged tampering of a draft temporary restraining order by Chief Justice Ma Lourdes Sereno was not Associate Justice Teresita de Castro. Canlas made the revelation in a House justice panel hearing on the impeachment complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon against Sereno, belying Gadon’s earlier claims. Gadon had said it was Canlas who gave him the information about […]
(Eagle News) — South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe 2017 on Monday. Miss Colombia was first runner-up, and Miss Jamaica second runner-up. France’s Iris Mittenaere turned over her crown to Nel-Peters, a a graduate of Business Management at North West University, after her one-year stint. The last South African to be crowned Miss Universe was Margaret Gardiner in 1978.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang pananawagan ng Commission on Elections (COMELEC) sa mga nais humabol upang magparehistro bilang botante para sa Sangguniang Kabataan at barangay elections hanggang Huwebes, Nobyembre 30. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, dapat iwasan ng mga botante ang paghabol sa deadline o kaya ay mag-last minute registration. Bukas ang mga opisina ng COMELEC mula alas-otso ng umaga hanggang alas-singko ng hapon (8:00 AM-5:00 PM), mula Lunes hanggang Sabado. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng babala ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko kaugnay ng pagsasagawa ng self–medication at pag-inom ng mga antibiotics nang walang prescription mula sa doktor. Alinsunod ito sa pinirmahang kasunduan ng Pilipinas sa Anti-Microbal Resistance (AMR) sa katatapos na 31st ASEAN Summit sa bansa. Ayon kay Health Secretary Francisco Duque, inilunsad nila ang national antibiotic guidelines para magbigay ng karagdagang kaalaman sa paggamit o pag-inom ng mga antibiotic. Babala […]
