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(Eagle News) — Senators on Wednesday granted Juan Miguel Zubiri’s motion to release the testimony of John Paul Solano during a Sept. 25 executive session with senators. Zubiri made the motion after Lacson, chair of the joint hearing of the committees of dangerous drugs and public order, and justice, disclosed that Solano had sent a letter to the body, dated Oct. 18, appealing that the senators reconsider their adopted resolution allowing for the public release […]
(Eagle News) — Government work will resume on Wednesday, Oct. 18. According to Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, contrary to a social media post circulating online, classes in public and private schools nationwide will also resume on that day. The declaration made by the Office of the Executive Secretary, he said, applies to all levels. “For the information and guidance of all concerned,” he said.
(Eagle News) — “Baseless.” This was how Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon described the allegations of Senator Panfilo Lacson the former Navy man received a P107-million “pasalubong,” supposedly based on an account by Customs chief Isidro Lapeña. In a statement, Faeldon said Lacson had “zero evidence” to back up the claims he received the money when he took the helm of the Bureau of Customs in May 2016. He also accused the senator of “cowardly […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines called on the public to “help and support the bigger task of rebuilding” Marawi, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte made the declaration the city had been liberated. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said in a statement that the declaration, which comes almost five months after the terrorists overran the city, was made by the President “to pave the way for the start of a […]
(Eagle News) — The weapons that were used to take out Isnilon Hapilon and Omar Maute were the ones issued by the Russians to the Philippines for free only recently. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke during the oath-taking ceremony of PDP-Laban members in Bicol on Tuesday. “Sniper (weapons) nila were of great help. A distance of about 1 kilometer. Yan ang nakakuha sa dalawa noong madaling araw,” he said, referring to the […]
(Eagle News) — Modernize your vehicles by Jan. 1, 2018 or else. President Rodrigo Duterte had this to say to members of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide, who held a 2-day transport strike to protest the government’s jeepney modernization program. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said Piston was the only transport group that did not support the government’s plan to phase out jeepneys at least 15 years old, and replace them […]
The Bureau of Immigration is set to deploy additional 100 officers at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and other airports in the country in anticipation of the rush of “balikbayans” and vacationers this coming holiday season. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said he hoped the appointment papers of the new immigration officers will come out before October ends so they can start work in November. He said the new officers served the immigration bureau for many years. […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared war-torn Marawi city liberated. The President made the declaration in his visit to the city a day after military troops killed terrorist leaders Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon in the main battle area, and almost five months after the terrorists overran the city. Asked why the declaration was made even when there were around 30 Maute fighters, including known terrorist leader Dr. Mahmud Ahmad, left in the city, […]
(Eagle News) — “Paolo” has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it continued to move over the Philippine Sea on Tuesday. Apart from “Paolo,” whose eye was located 765 kilometers east of Guian, eastern Samar as of 10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area found 395 kilometers west of Coron, Palawan. Moderate to heavy rains are expected within the 450-kilometer diameter of “Paolo,” with light […]
(Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon received a P107-million “pasalubong” when he took the helm of the Customs bureau, seven million more than the amount Senator Panfilo Lacson revealed he received from Customs players. In a television interview on Tuesday, Lacson said this was the confirmation given to him by “no less than” Isidro Lapeña, who replaced Faeldon after he resigned amid corruption allegations. “(Lapeña) confirmed that there’s indeed pasalubong money and he […]
(Eagle News) — Classes at all levels have been suspended nationwide on Tuesday, Oct. 17. The suspension applies to all public and private schools, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said. Work in the Senate and in courts nationwide are also suspended on that day. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide is set to hold another transport strike against the government’s planned jeepney modernization. The two-day strike began on Monday, Oct. 16.
(Eagle News) — Work in government offices on Tuesday, Oct. 17, has been suspended. It was Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea who made the announcement. The Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide is set to hold a transport strike on its second day on that day.
