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(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV criticized Malacanang as he protested the planned investigation against him to be conducted by the Department of Justice and the filing of possible charges of treason against him for his recent trip to the United States. In the US meeting, he allegedly briefed a US senator, and other US officials, on the alleged widespread extrajudicial killings under President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. But Trillanes said that when he met […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — A delegation of eight senators are now in the United Kingdom to attend the British Inter-Parliamentary Union and to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. The delegation is headed by Senate President Koko Pimentel and Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon. “We are guests of the British Parliament. We will discuss the status of the PH-UK relations and find ways on how to improve it. Government to government, people […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted the resignation of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) chairman Andres Bautista, but said that his resignation will be effective immediately, and not by year-end as what had been written by Bautista in his earlier resignation letter. The letter from Malacanang dated October 23 read: “We refer to your letter tendering your resignation as Chairman of the Commission on Elections. Upon the instruction of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – The soldiers who fought against IS-inspired terrorists for months to liberate Marawi City will be given a free trip to Hong Kong. Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the free trip to Hong Kong and vacation there promised by President Rodrigo Duterte to the soldiers who fought in Marawi City will be fulfilled. “That will push through, but the President has yet to set a schedule,” Andanar said in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte declared November 13 to 15 as special non-working days in Metro Manila and the provinces of Bulacan and Pampanga, because of the Philippines’ hosting of the 31st Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Meetings on those dates. Malacanang released Proclamation No. 332, signed by President Duterte on Monday, October 23. The Palace said that only Metro Manila, Bulacan and Pampanga are covered by the declaration as […]
Clark, Philippines (AFP) — US Defense Secretary James Mattis on Monday praised the Philippines for its successes in battling Islamic State supporters, as he began an Asian trip aimed at reaffirming American support for regional allies. Mattis echoed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement last week that Filipino forces had “liberated” the southern city of Marawi, after five months of bitter urban fighting that had claimed more than 1,000 lives, even though battles have continued. […]
CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — A five-month battle against Islamic State supporters in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,000 lives has ended, the nation’s defense secretary said on Monday. “We now announce the termination of all combat operations in Marawi,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Clark, a northern Philippine city. Lorenzana said there were no more militants, known locally as coming from the Maute […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have only one building to clear of terrorists in Marawi. This is according to Col. Romeo Brawner, deputy commander of Joint Task Force Ranao, who spoke in a press conference on Sunday. Earlier, authorities said around 30 terrorists remained holed up in the war-torn city, after the deaths of their leaders Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon. According to Brawner, the children of Hapilon are still believed to be in the war-torn […]
(Eagle News) — The alleged leader of the Aegis Juris fraternity will remain in detention in the Senate until the resumption of work in the Upper House in November. According to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, this is the fate of Arvin Balag, who has been cited in contempt and ordered detained for refusing to answer questions during a Senate hearing on the death of University of Sto. Tomas law freshman student Horacio Castillo III. “Ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States has confirmed that the DNA sample from a corpse retrieved from Marawi City matched with that of Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Saturday that the FBI has submitted its official report on this. “This process of verification is also being conducted on the cadavers of the other terrorists that have been recovered so far,” he said. Apart […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Saturday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 323 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 9:32 a.m. No aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Paolo” will continue to bring rains in parts of the country, but is expected to leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility at the latest early tomorrow morning. The eye of “Paolo” was last seen 995 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes, packing maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour, and gustiness of up to 195 kph, as it moves north northeast at 17 kph. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services […]
