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(Eagle News) — More than half of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance this third quarter of 2017, according to a Social Weather Stations survey. The survey, conducted from September 23-27, 2017, found 67% of adult Filipinos satisfied, 14% undecided, and 19% dissatisfied. This translates to a net satisfaction rating of +48, which SWS classifies as “good.” The survey also found that 73% of Filipinos had much trust in the President , 15% were undecided, […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s second largest cigarette manufacturer has entered into a P40-billion compromise settlement with the Philippine government for its multi-billion peso tax liability, the payment of which will go to the infrastructure program of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. Malacanang on Saturday welcomed the P40 billion settlement of Mighty Corporation which had earlier made an initial payment of P3.44 billion to the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella, in a […]
A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targeting New York’s subway and Times Square will face legal proceedings seeking his extradition to the United States, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Sunday. Russell Salic and two others have been charged with involvement in the plan to carry out the attacks in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in 2016. Salic was arrested in the Philippines […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte returned to the country early Saturday, October 7, from his “productive” trip to Brunei Darussalam, where he was assured by the Sultan of Brunei of his friendship with the Philippines and “principled commitment” to the pursuit of peace and development in Mindanao and the ASEAN. President Duterte attended the golden jubilee anniversary of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah’s ascension to the throne, and personally conveyed his warm greetings to […]
(Eagle News) — Businessman Washington Sycip passed away on Saturday night. Former Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima made the announcement on his Twitter account. According to Purisima, Sycip passed away “enroute to New York.” He was 96 years old. SyCip, a philanthropist, founded SyCip, Gorres, Velayo & Co, an accounting, tax and auditing firm, in 1946. He also founded the Asian Institute of Management. The accountant turned 96 last June 30.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian police said Saturday they have detained four locals and four foreigners—three Filipinos and one Albanian— suspected of militant activities, the latest arrest of alleged Islamic extremists in the Muslim-majority country. They were detained between September 27 and October 6 in the states of Sabah, Selangor and Perak, police said. Fears have been growing in Malaysia that Muslim militants are ramping up their activities, inspired by the Islamic State (IS) […]
A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targetting New York City transferred money from the Philippines to other suspects to carry out the attacks, saying he could do this without attracting too much attention. A statement sent by the United States Embassy in Manila quoted messages sent by Russel Salic to two others involved in the plot in which he described terror laws in the Philippines as “not strict” in comparison to countries such […]
Three people—including a Filipino—have been charged with involvement in planned jihadist attacks on targets including New York’s subway and Times Square, in 2016. But an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent helped thwart the plot of Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, Talha Haroon, and Russel Salic of the Philippines. The attacks were supposed to be carried out in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, American state prosecutors said in a statement on […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has advised those taking the bar examinations this November that Roxas Boulevard will be closed to vehicles on Nov. 12, the second day of the exams. According to the SC, this was based on an advisory given to them by the Manila Police District, which is undertaking security preparations for the opening of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. As such, the SC asked all examinees to […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines has agreed to pay the government nearly P7 billion to settle its debts, an amount the Department of Transportation has accepted. PAL and the DOTr made the announcement in a joint statement on Friday. According to the statement, the P6.91 billion covers the navigational charges the flag carrier owes the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Manila International Airport Authority, some of which date back to two years […]
Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said on Friday that the government was “P40 billion richer” after Mighty Corp. finally paid its tax liabilities and penalties. Aguirre disclosed this after the Department of Justice granted the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s motion to withdraw the tax evasion complaints filed against the country’s number two cigarette manufacturer. “We could consider this case as closed. (The) government of the Philippines is P40 billion richer,” Aguirre told reporters. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — Two militant lawmakers have alleged the “railroading” of the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno was a “clear manifestation of the Duterte administration’s political arm-twisting and bullying of those who oppose him.” ACT Teachers party-list Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro also claimed the House of Representatives–whose justice committee ruled there were sufficient grounds in the complaint filed by lawyer Larry Gadon— was “acting as a rubber stamp […]
