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(Eagle News) — The Philippine military said that fighting is seen to end soon in Marawi City, but warned that the Islamist terrorists who remain in the city could be preparing for suicide bombings as they get desperate. Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Commander Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez revealed this during a dialogue with displaced residents of Marawi City on July 23. Galvez said they have some information that the ISIS-inspired fighters […]
https://youtu.be/LhM-1kMWU1A Let’s get back to work, Senate and House leaders say (Eagle News) — Let’s get back to work. This was the message of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in the opening of the second regular session of the 17th Congress. Pimentel began his speech with figures from a survey last week that he said showed that the Senate was the “most trusted institution” in the country. He said based […]
(Eagle News) — Naka-full alert ngayon ang national headquarters ng Philippine National Police (PNP) para sa seguridad sa ikalawang State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Paliwanag ni PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa, malaki ang kanilang tungkulin na gagampanan sa mga mangyayaring kilos protesta na isasabay sa SONA. Dahil dito, anim na libo at tatlong daang pulis (6,300) ang naka-deploy sa loob at labas ng Batasan Complex. Tiniyak naman ni Dela Rosa […]
(Eagle News) — Heavy traffic is expected in several parts of Metro Manila today as rallyists gear up to take to the streets in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. As early as 8 a.m., rallyists gathered on Elliptical Road before going to Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City, where they are expected to call for Duterte to keep his so-called broken promises. Protesters also gathered in the University of the Philippines-Diliman […]
(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office said it has made the necessary preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address tomorrow, with more than 6000 policemen expected to be deployed in the vicinity of Batasang Pambansa. In a radio interview, NCRPO chief Director Oscar Albayalde said the 6300 policemen were apart from the other security personnel to be deployed by other security units such as the Armed Forces of the […]
(Eagle News) — An overwhelming majority of the joint special session in Congress said “yes” to martial law extension in Mindanao until December 31, 2017, with 16 senators and 245 congressmen voting for it, and only four senators and 14 lawmakers voting against it. This was the result of the joint special session in Congress on Saturday, July 22, in a hearing that lasted for almost seven hours, starting at past nine in the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –The crew of a Navy destroyer that collided with a Philippine-flagged cargo ship will “certainly” be held accountable for the crash that killed seven American sailors, a US defense official said Friday. “The way it looks now, it seems that the crew on the (USS) Fitzgerald is going to be at fault,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. “They are certainly going to be held accountable in some way […]
Says votes should be explained after results are announced (Eagle News) — The body has denied Rep. Edcel Lagman’s motion to amend the rules that will allow members of Congress to explain their votes before they cast them. But House Majority Floor leader Rudy Fariñas objected to the proposed amendment, saying both Houses–the Senate and the House of Representatives—had already approved the rules that say that an explanation of the votes will take place after […]
Congress sits in a special session today to vote on President Rodrigo Duterte’s bid for longer martial rule over Mindanao in a bid to defeat Islamist gunmen. Duterte is widely expected to win approval for martial law in the region until the end of the year, with troops fighting to wrest back the southern city of Marawi following two months of fighting. The military said about 60 Islamic State group-inspired gunmen are left in a […]
Effective July 19, 2017, all portable electronic devices (PED) – larger than a cellphone or smartphone – of passengers bound for the United States will be subjected to additional airport screening. This move is in line with the new set of security directives issued by the United States Department of Homeland Security requiring airlines flying from last point of departure to the US. The new US security directive, which will be in effect until 30 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday reiterated he no longer wants to talk to communists, this after their armed group ambushed a Presidential Security Group convoy in North Cotabato. “I believe you Mr. Sison, you are right..You stop talking..Let us renew the fighting for another 50 years, it’s what you want…I can fight for another 50 years, let us agree on that. Let us stop talking. I am tired,” the President said, referring […]
The President also proposes for them to “compensate” people affected by the industry (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday asked businessmen engaged in mining to come up with an arrangement that would be “fair to everybody,” also suggesting for them to “compensate” those affected by the industry instead. Duterte said this as he reiterated he would call all those engaged in mining, former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez and other militants to a meeting […]
