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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magdalo party-list representative Gary Alejano warned Police Supt. Marvin Marcos’ return to service will only give a bad image to the Philippine National Police (PNP). Alejano added that President Rodrigo Duterte was stubbornly standing by his promise that no police or military personnel will be brought to justice even if they kill those who were involved in illegal drugs. He noted that President Duterte would not be in power […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is finalizing its recommendation on whether to extend martial law in Mindanao or not. “Martial law, when it was imposed, provided a set of conditions that we should meet at the end of martial law,” AFP spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said in an article posted by CNN Philippines “The Source.” “Now whether those conditions were met, whether those objectives were achieved […]
“There may have been a misappreciation of some facts..leading to erroneous conclusions,” his spokesperson says (Eagle News) — President Benigno Aquino III is set to file a motion for reconsideration on the decision of the Ombudsman to file criminal charges against him, with his spokesperson saying there “may have been a misappreciation of some facts..” that led to “some erroneous conclusions.” “(Aquino) received the order of the Ombudsman this afternoon and is currently studying it […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of criminal charges against former President Benigno Aquino III for his alleged liability in the botched 2015 Mamasapano operation that saw more than 40 people, most of them members of the police’s elite Special Action Force, killed. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales approved on Friday a resolution ordering the filing of charges against Aquino for violation of Article […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be “disastrous” for Asia, undoing much of the phenomenal economic growth that has helped it make vast inroads against poverty, the Asian Development Bank said in a report released Friday. A continued reliance on fossil fuels will see the world’s most populous region face prolonged heat waves, rising sea levels, and changing rainfall patterns that will disrupt the ecosystem, damage livelihoods and possibly even […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Nasa 6,000 ang mga pulis na ipapakalat sa paligid ng Batasan sa araw ng State of the Nation Address ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon pa kay Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar, hepe ng Quezon City Police District, kasado na ang dayalogo ng pulis sa mga grupo na magsasagawa ng rally kasabay ng SONA sa ika-24 ng Hulyo. Sinabi ni Eleazar na bagamat pinayagan nila ang mga raliyista na makalapit sa […]
(Eagle News) – Itinigil na muna ng Armed Forces of the Philippines ang paggamit ng FA–50 fighter jets matapos muling magmintis ang airstrike ng militar na ikinasawi ng dalawang sundalo at ikinasugat ng 11 iba pa. Ayon kay AFP Spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla, hindi na muna paliliparin sa Marawi ang 12 na ganitong fighter jets ng Philippine Air Force habang gumugulong ang imbestigasyon sa sanhi ng pumalpak na airstrike. Aminado si Padilla na ngayon lang […]
Palace says police official had served his suspension, is eligible to return to police force (Eagle News) — The Senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs will open an inquiry into Marvin Marcos’ reinstatement into the police force, even as the Palace explained that the police official who led a raiding team against drug suspects in 2016, but who were killed during the operation, was already eligible to be reinstated. According to Senator Panfilo […]
(Eagle News) – Balik Panatag Shoal ang mga mangingisdang Pilipino sa kabila ng mga namataang Chinese Vessel sa paligid ng lugar na bahagi ng pinag-aagawang Spratly Islands. Ito ang inihayag ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa unang anibersaryo ng tagumpay ng Pilipinas laban sa China matapos ang paborableng desisyon ng International Court of Arbitration sa territorial dispute sa West Philippine Sea. Ayon kay Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, naniniwala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (July 14) – July 15 is World Youth Skills Day, and every year,the United Nations observes the day with a special event revolving around a theme. This year, the UN is observing World Youth Skills Day with a special event on the theme of “Skills Development to Improve Youth Employment.” Understanding what works to support young people in today’s and tomorrow’s labor market through training and skills development will be the key in […]
A Vietnamese sailor being held hostage by the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu was killed during a gunbattle between the militants and troops, a military official said Thursday. Van Viet Tran was found dead on Saturday following the clash with members of the kidnapping group in the strife-torn island group, Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana said. A soldier was also killed and 15 other troops wounded while the Abu Sayyaf suffered undetermined casualties, said Sobejana who heads a […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte assured residents of quake-hit Ormoc, Leyte the government was there to help them get back on their feet, as he expressed satisfaction over government relief efforts there. “Narito kami kasi tutulong kami sa inyo. Meron nang programa ang gobyerno kung paano ang gagawin sa mga tulong na dumating,” he said in a brief interview with Palace communications office Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson. According to the President, the government would […]
