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QUEZON City, Philippines (August 2) – The month of August was declared as National Lung Month in the Philippines through the Presidential Proclamation No. 1761 signed by former President Ferdinand Marcos on July 24, 1978. Our lungs are indeed very important and it is susceptible to many diseases. Luckily for us, these illnesses and ailments are quite easy to avoid! We just need to adopt a healthy lifestyle! In celebration of National Lung Month, here’s a […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday sent summons for Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon to go to Malacañang in the middle of the hearing of the House of Representatives committee on the P6.4 billion shabu shipment wherein Faeldon’s men had not followed proper procedure. It was Surigao del Norte Second District Representative Robert Ace Barbers himself who had announced that Faeldon was being called to the Palace by the President. “I just […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency Director-General Isidro Lapeña on Tuesday, August 1, asked for an executive session or closed-door briefing with lawmakers due to the sensitivity of matters revolving around the conduct of the raid on the illegal shabu shipment worth P6.4 billion. Lapeña made the request during the House committee hearing on the raid conducted by the PDEA and the National Bureau of Investigation in two warehouses in Valenzuela […]
The Bureau of Immigration has issued new rules for traveling local government officials and employees. In a statement on Tuesday, August 1, the Bureau of Immigration said officials and employees of the local government units planning to take vacations abroad are no longer required to present to the immigration officers at airports, the authority to travel from their department heads. Instead, they would only need to show a copy of their approved leave application to […]
(Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the indictment of Senator Gregorio Honasan and nine others for their alleged involvement in the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ombudsman said Honasan is set to face trial before the Sandiganbayan for two counts of violation of Republic Act Section 3 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices after he “facilitated and approved the payment” of P29.1 million to Focus Development […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Roman Catholic priest has been arrested on child sex charges after he was allegedly caught with a 13-year-old girl procured from a pimp, a Philippine church official said Tuesday. The church and the police are conducting separate investigations into the case of Monsignor Arnel Lagarejos after he was arrested in a suburb of Manila on Friday, said retired Bishop Oscar Cruz. Lagarejos, a parish priest and head of a […]
China will protect its sovereignty against “any people, organization or political party,” President Xi Jinping said Tuesday, as the country celebrated the 90th anniversary of its military, the People’s Liberation Army. The message comes with the Asian giant being mired in several border disputes with its neighbors, including an ongoing stand-off with India over territory on China’s border with Bhutan, and the South China Sea dispute with the Philippines and Vietnam. The ruling Communist Party also […]
(Eagle News) — Customs commissioner Nicanor Faeldon faced mounting calls to resign from his post after congressmen accused him and his men of incompetence for allowing the shipment of more than P6 billion worth of drugs in the country and for bungling what could have been a strong case against suspected drug personalities responsible for the shipment. “You should all resign,” a fuming Rep. Ace Barbers, chair of the committee on dangerous drugs of the […]
(Eagle News) — Around 13000 policemen will be deployed in time for the 50th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Ministerial Meeting in the country this week. In a press briefing on Tuesday, National Capital Region Police Office director Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde said the 13000 policemen would ensure the security of 1700 delegates of the Asean ministerial meeting at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City from August 2 to 8. He said the […]
(Eagle News) — Isinailalim ng Department of Justice (DOJ) sa Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) ang sinasabing big-time drug lord sa central Visayas na si Peter Lim alyas Jaguar. Sa memorandum na may lagda ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre kasama ring inilagay sa ILBO ang iba pang isinasangkot sa iligal na droga na sina Kerwin Espinosa, Peter Co, Marcelo Adorco, Max Miro, Lovely Adam Impal, Ruel Malindangan at Jun Pepito. Inilagay sila sa ILBO kaugnay […]
(Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla Jr., advised residents of Marawi City to patiently wait until the military has finished clearing operations in the city, saying there were many explosive devices left by the Islamist militants in the area. Padilla said that military’s priority is still the clearing of Marawi City and other affected localities of unexploded ordnance before the government can start a full-blown recovery and rehabilitation. […]
The government is already developing an 11-hectare location in Marawi that will accommodate transitional shelters for persons displaced by the armed conflict in the city, an official from the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said on Monday, July 31. During the Mindanao Hour press briefing in Malacañan, OCD Assistant Secretary Kristoffer James Purisima said the proposed area is located in Barangay Sagunsungan, Marawi City. “Now, meron na hong ground development na ginagawa ang DPWH […]
