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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed children evacuees from Marawi City, advising the young Maranaos to steer clear of extremism and terrorism, and to help promote peace in Mindanao. The children were participants of the “Tabak Educational Tour: Peaceful Environment in the Outside World” in Malacañang Palace. Duterte asked the Maranao children to help him restore what was lost in the war-torn Islamic City. The President also described to the young Maranaos the […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has banned Uber from implementing surcharges to customers passing through specific toll gates in Metro Manila. In an advisory on Thursday, the LTFRB said Uber has been directed to file a position paper to the agency for the agency board’s deliberation instead. Earlier, Uber announced the surcharges “on top of the fare and toll fees” starting December 7, Monday. It said the surcharges–which are aimed to […]
(Eagle News) — A municipal councilor of Jolo has been kidnapped by members of the Abu Sayyaf, the military said on Wednesday. A report said the abduction of a certain Zed Tan was carried out around 6 p.m. on Sept. 17, at the boundary of Barangays Timbangan and Tagbak in Indanan, Sulu. The military said the abductors, an undetermined number of ASG members, were riding a red vehicle. After forcibly taking Tan, they proceeded in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — With a vote of 233-9, the House of Representatives on third and final reading approved on Tuesday, September 26, the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018. The House Bill 6215 or the 2018 General Appropriations Bill includes funding for the Duterte Administration’s “Build, Build, Build” program as well as the funds to be used for free higher education. It also contained the P40 billion allocation for the government’s free […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has approved the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018 on third and final reading. House Bill 6215 or the 2018 General Appropriations Bill garnered 233 “yes” votes and nine “no” votes. “We have considered at least two major factors in making our adjustments. One is urgency and another is capacity. We carved out budgets depending on the urgency of certain projects and programs that require […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magdalo Party-List Representative Gary Alejano is asking the House of Representatives to conduct an investigation into the encounter between the Philippine Navy and Vietnamese fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. The encounter resulted in the death of two Vietnamese fishermen, while five others were apprehended for illegal fishing in the area near western Pangasinan. Alejano said that the government should formulate a concrete strategy on how to handle issues […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Several senators are confident that the proposed amendments to the Anti-Hazing Law will be passed before December 2017. Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri said that the Senate will pursue the approval of the amendments especially because of the tragic death of University of Sto. Tomas law student Horacio Castillo III during the hazing activities of the Aegis Juris fraternity. In an interview with GMA’s, Unang Balita, Zubiri said he and […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Wednesday ordered the release of John Paul Solano, after scheduling for preliminary investigation the charges filed against him in connection with the death of Horacio Castillo III. The DOJ slated the preliminary investigation on Oct. 4 and Oct 9. Solano is facing charges of murder, perjury, obstruction of justice, robbery and violation of the Anti-Hazing Law. The DOJ’s move came two days after the acting prosecutor general […]
(Eagle News) — “The President has nothing to hide.” This was the reaction of Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella to reports the Ombudsman was probing President Rodrigo Duterte’s bank accounts. The launch of the probe was in response to a complaint filed by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who earlier made the allegations of ill-gotten wealth against the then-Davao mayor when he was still running for the position of the country’s chief executive. When Duterte won the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, September 26, assured the public that he would “not tolerate” shooting children or defenseless people, and would make sure policemen who did this will be filed criminal charges. Speaking during the 120th anniversary celebration of the Department of Justice, the President said police forces would have to “operate within the bounds of the law.” “You have to operate within the bounds of the law. I will […]
US and Philippine forces have staged an exercise simulating the seizure of an American plane by Islamic State and a hostage rescue, as they look to refocus their military alliance towards counter-terrorism. The five-day training exercise which ended Tuesday was the first of its kind and saw more than 400 troops, airport police and hostage negotiators create a mock hijack of a plane by an IS cell that forced it to land at Clark airport […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is a “transshipment point” for illegal drugs being transported to the United States. President Rodrigo Duterte said it was the “Bamboo Triad,” a crime syndicate based in Taiwan, that made the Philippines its “client state.” He said the 14K group from Hongkong also had drug operations in the country. Both criminal syndicates have “taken over” Southeast Asia, he said. “Today, the drug problem is all throughout the world,” he said. […]
