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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 […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ni Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol ang pagpapataw ng temporary ban sa limampu’t limang importer ng bawang na konektado umano sa garlic cartel na nag-ooperate sa bansa batay sa ulat ng Department of Justice (DOJ). Una nang kinuwestyon ni Sen. Cynthia Villar, chairman ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food ang ilang opisyal ng Bureau of Plant Industry kung bakit nasa listahan pa rin ng accredited garlic importers ang mga ito gayung […]
(Eagle News) — Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista has filed criminal charges against his wife. In a chance interview on Wednesday, Bautista said among the charges he filed against Patricia Bautista were robbery, extortion and grave coercion. He said the charges were filed before the Taguig Prosecutors Office. Bautista refused to give more details, saying this was a private and legal matter that should not be discussed. The Comelec chief’s wife has said he […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order revoking the creation of the Negros Island. On Aug. 7, Duterte signed Executive Order 38 that essentially revoked former President Benigno Aquino III’s Executive Order 183, which allowed for the integration of the provinces of Negros Occidental and Negros Oriental into the Negros Island Region. Aquino, who signed EO 183 on May 29, 2015, ordered the formation of the NIR reportedly “to improve the delivery […]
(Eagle News) — The owner of the Valenzuela warehouse where the P6.5-billion drug shipment arrived in May said he did not personally know Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon until he met him on May 25, when Customs personnel raided the warehouse for the contraband. Richard Tan, owner of Hong Fei Logistics, made the statement as Senate blue ribbon committee Richard Gordon grilled him about several pictures showing him and the Customs chief smiling. Tan, through an […]
