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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has reorganized the composition of Task Force Bangon Marawi, as he directed that the Task Force be headed by the chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) with the focus redirected on “full-blown reconstruction” of the devastated city. The President signed Administrative Order No. 9 on October 27 ordering the change in the structure of the Task Force as he saw the necessity of a […]
(Eagle News) – Two Maute rebels, including the suspected right-hand man of slain Islamist State leader in Southeast Asia, Isnilon Hapilon, had been killed by the military. The Philippine military confirmed this on Thursday, as a military official identified the alleged right-hand man of Hapilon as Abu Talja. Colonel Romeo Brawner Jr., said Philippine soldiers recovered the bodies of the two slain Maute fighters, one of whom was Talja. The bodies of the dead Maute […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Although he will formally start his duties on November 6, 2017, newly-appointed Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque already conducted his first press briefing. Roque said that the President’s marching orders to him is to make sure that the public is properly informed of the President’s message regarding the running of the government. Roque also said during his press briefing that he was chosen because he and the President share the […]
(Eagle News) – The Indonesian fighter earlier arrested in Marawi City for fighting along with the Islamist-State inspired terrorists has been slapped with criminal complaints in connection with his rebellious acts, and for possessing various arms and ammunition. Police filed the criminal complaints on Thursday, November 2, before the Quezon City Prosecutors’ Office against the Indonesian, identified as Muhammad Ilham Syahputra. The Philippine National Police (PNP) charged Syahputra with rebellion, and for violation of […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — An estimated half a million, or 500,000 new jobs will be created with the $6 billion investment deal from Japan, according to Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez. The trade chief after their successful visit in Japan said that there are 18 Japanese firms that will invest in the Philippines, which include investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and information and communications technology. The investment deal was sealed during President Rodrigo Duterte’s recent […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that the government will shoulder the medical expenses of sick and wounded members of the New Peoples’ Army if they will surrender to the government and return to society. “Look, I am addressing myself to all the soldiers of the New People’s Army. Mag-surrender na lang kayo ngayon at ibaba ninyo ang inyong baril o i-surrender ninyo,” he said. “At sabi ko, may trabaho kayo […]
(Eagle News) — “Ramil” on Thursday intensified into a Tropical Storm, bringing rains in several parts of the country as it interacts with the northeast monsoon. As of 10 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm “Ramil” was located 365 kilometers west of Coron, Palawan. It was packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. “Ramil” is expected to move westward at 16 kph. Moderate to occasionally […]
(Eagle News) — Newly installed presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is bringing in a deputy spokesperson to help him discharge his duties. In his very first press conference, Roque did not name the person, but said he was a millenial who could serve as a bridge between a 72-year-old, or President Rodrigo Duterte, and a younger generation. He said the deputy spokesperson is his former student, who was now preparing for the bar. “You will not […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has expressed its condolences to the families of the eight victims of Tuesday’s truck attack on a New York bike path, as the Philippine government advised Filipinos in New York City to remain calm yet vigilant. The eight dead in the IS-inspired attack in New York included a Belgian woman and five Argentinian friends celebrating the 30th anniversary of their graduation from a prestigious polytechnical secondary school in the city of […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Sa pagkakaaresto ng mga awtoridad sa isang Indonesian terrorist na nagtangkang tumakas mula sa Marawi City, nakapiga pa sila ng impormasyon mula rito. Ayon kay Joint Task Force Ranao Deputy Commander Col. Romeo Brawner, sinabi ng Indonesian na miyembro ng Maute group na nasa mahigit 30 pa ang mga kasamahan niyang nasa loob pa rin ng main battle area sa Marawi City. Samantala, tumanggi naman si Brawner na pangalanan ang […]
(Eagle News) – Nadagdagan pa ang mga lugar na nagdeklara ng suspensyon ng klase at pasok sa tanggapan ng lokal na gobyerno ngayong araw, November 2, 2017. Kabilang sa nagkansela ng klase at pasok sa trabaho ang mga bayan at lalawigan ng: San Pablo, Laguna (All levels, Public, Private and Government Offices) Angono, Rizal (Gov’t and Private Institutions) Cauayan, Isabela (Special non-working day) Butuan City (Gov’t offices) Tacloban City, Leyte (All levels, Public, Private and […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Ramil” maintained its strength as it traversed the West Philippine Sea on Thursday. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of 65 kph. As of 4 a.m., “Ramil” was seen 230 km west of Palawan and was moving at 15 kph. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said if its track and speed don’t change, “Ramil” could be out of the Philippine […]
