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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday lamented how the names of lower-ranking government officials were being dragged in corruption cases filed by the Ombudsman even if he said they were only forced to sign documents and approve their superior’s requests. “With due respect to the one sitting in the Ombudsman, alam mo yang corruption sa local government…makita ko talaga ang Ombudsman, sige lang iyan magfile ng kaso, left and right…Ang masama pa niyan, […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate ordered the arrest of Richard Tan and Manny Li on Wednesday, after the blue ribbon committee held them in contempt for “testifying falsely and evasively” in a hearing hours before on the P6.4-billion drug shipment. It was Senate President Aquilino Pimentel who approved the arrest order issued by blue ribbon committee chair Senator Richard Gordon, who was among those who grilled the two individuals believed behind the contraband that entered […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated he would resign should any of his children be involved in corruption. The President repeated the pronouncement following revelations in a hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May, that his son, Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, had been “name-dropped” by some individuals engaged in corrupt practices. “Pati anak ko na sinasali sa Customs. Sino sa mga anak ko na mainvolve sa […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated what he said was the need to change the unitary type of government, saying there would be “no peace” in Mindanao if this was not done. In his speech before the Philippine Development Forum: Sulong Pilipinas 2017 at the EDSA Shangri-La Hotel in Mandaluyong City, Duterte, however, thumbed down a constitutional convention (con-con) to make the needed amendments in the 1987 Constitution, or Charter Change (Cha-Cha), for […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the reported plan of the United States, specifically the Pentagon, to conduct air strikes in Marawi City is unconstitutional and is “prohibited by our law.” “It does not involve any boots on the ground nor any direct participation in combat operations, such as the air strikes reportedly being planned against Islamic State-inspired groups in the Philippines. This is a matter prohibited by our […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Russia and Japan have expressed their readiness to help the Philippines in its campaign against terrorism. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that Russia also supported the Philippines’ campaign against illegal drugs. He said Japan is also committed to help the country’s infrastructure campaign as well as in the rehabilitation of Marawi City.
(Eagle News) — Several senators have links to Kenneth Dong, the man tagged as the middleman in the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May, but they vowed they would not condone any wrongdoing. Senators Francis Pangilinan, Risa Hontiveros, Juan Miguel Zubiri admitted on Wednesday they served as sponsors to the wedding of Dong, who appeared for the first time before the Senate blue ribbon committee investigating the entry of the contraband. In a […]
Several Filipino artists volunteered for a benefit concert organized by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) to raise funds for the most vulnerable people affected by the ongoing crisis in Marawi City. Dubbed as “Rebuilding Life in Marawi,” the fundraising concert will be held on Thursday, August 10, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. The country’s top bands, singers, and celebrities committed to perform on stage for free to support PRC’s humanitarian […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would visit Ozamiz sometime soon to “warn” policemen who he said killed at the behest of alleged narcopoliticians, the Parojinogs, that their actions would have consequences. “I will not tell you when (I will visit) but I will warn policemen there. Those responsible for the death of six soldiers before, you will have your comeuppance,” Duterte said before members of the police force who were […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have identified where to source at least P16 billion that will fund the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act, a lawmaker said. In a statement, Davao Rep. Karlo Nograles, said the “breakthrough” came on Wednesday, after he met with Department of Budget and Management Secretary Benjamin Diokno, Commission on Higher Education Chair Patricia Licuanan and other CHEd commissioners, and Technical Education Skills Development Authority Secretary General Guiling Mamondiong. Nograles, also […]
(Eagle News) — Naglabas na ng mga panuntunan o guidelines ang Commission on Higher Education (CHED) at Department of Education (DepEd) ukol sa pagsasagawa ng drug tests sa mga guro, estudyante at empleyado ng paaralan. Inilabas ang guidelines sa ilalim ng Drug Testing Program ng DepEd nitong July 31, 2017. August 2 naman inisyu ng CHED ang Memorandum Order ukol sa drug testing bilang requirements sa pagtanggap at pananatili ng mga estudyante. Nagkasundo ang DepEd […]
(Eagle News) — Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon was a no-show in Wednesday’s Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country, saying he was confined in the hospital due to hypertension. In a letter addressed to Senator Richard Gordon, Senate blue ribbon committee chair, Faeldon said that he had been diagnosed with “non ST elevation myocardial infection acute coronary syndrome; hypertension urgency hypertension stage II” and was confined at the […]
