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MARAWI CITY, Lanao del Sur (Eagle News) – “Marawi, bumangon ka, tama na ang maling pakikibaka, kapatid gumising ka!” Bahagi ito ng awiting “Bangon Marawi,” isang orihinal na komposisyon ni Sgt. Ronie Halasan ng 1st Infantry Division ng Philippine Army. Ayon kay Halasan, isinulat niya ang nasabing awitin noong unang linggo pa lamang ng bakbakan sa Marawi matapos siyang maghatid ng supplies sa tropa ng gobyernong nakikipagbabakan sa Maute Group. Gusto niya raw ipaabot sa lahat […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse Australian Jeff Horn has no doubt that he was a deserving conqueror of Manny Pacquiao but believes only a rematch with the Filipino star will settle the controversy once and for all. Horn stunned the boxing world with a unanimous 12-round decision over Pacquiao in Brisbane on July 2, a hotly contested result that triggered an outcry. The World Boxing Organization moved to quell the controversy by re-scoring […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would “one of these days” call for a dialogue between mining companies and local communities to break what he said was the “mining impasse.” “One of these days, tawagin ko ang mga mayaman at ang mga mahirap. Makinig nalang kayo. Tingin mo dito? Sirain mo palayan niya, paano sila magsurvive. Ikaw kutkot ng kutkot..This cannot go on,” he said in a speech during 26th anniversary […]
Hints at increasing salaries of BJMP personnel in his third year in office (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would institute reforms in the country’s penal system as soon as the situation in Marawi was over, and even hinted at increasing the salaries of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel on the third year of his administration. Duterte was particularly irked at the situation in the New Bilibid Prison in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated he wanted Supt. Marvin Marcos reinstated, noting that he would “never ever” allow any member of the government security force to go to jail “for doing his duty and obeying” his order. “E ngayon si Marcos suspended. E di suspended siya. Tapos tapos na suspension, sabi ko ibalik niyo sa trabaho yang mama. Wala naman yan nun e. He was too faraway. He wasn’t part of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe has proposed the creation of a permanent disaster mitigation agency in the face of successive earthquakes that struck the country, the latest of which is the magnitude-6.5 earthquake that hit Leyte. “Climate change is a reality and is upon us,” she said in a statement. She said the agency could replace the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, which she said could be considered an […]
(Eagle News) — The government of India has donated P25 million to the Philippines to support recovery efforts in war-torn Marawi. A statement issued by the Embassy of India said the donation was also in support of the Philippines’ fight against terrorism. “Minister Swaraj had expressed solidarity with the people of the Philippines against terrorism and offered assistance to supplement the ongoing rehabilitation efforts,” the statement dated July 11 said. The donation was coordinated by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRMC) urged the public to participate in calamity drills so they would know what to do in the event of a disaster. The NDRRMC said that members of the public should not only participate but should also take such drills seriously. “Hindi na tayo information campaign lang,” NDRRMC Spokesperson Mina Marasigan said in an interview. “Ang kailangan natin ang mga kongkretong […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) clarified that residents living in coastal areas need not worry about tsunamis that could be caused by the magnitude-6.8 earthquake that hit New Zealand. According to PHIVOLCS, the Philippines was too faraway to be affected, if any. The monitoring agency also asked the public to refrain from spreading unverified news about tsunamis as these may cause panic. A magnitude-6.6 quake hit […]
The Philippine Games and Amusement Board on Wednesday thanked the World Boxing Organization for looking into the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight on July 2, but also blamed American referee Mark Nelson for the results. “No matter what review they do, it will be hard to change the result as the referee didn’t call it close,” GAB chairman Abraham Kahlil Mitra said in a statement sent to AFP on Wednesday. According to Mitra, “The judges’ scores would have […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. faced the camp of former rival and now Vice-President Leni Robredo before the Supreme Court for the first time on Tuesday, during the preliminary conference on his electoral protest questioning the results of the 2016 vice-presidential race. The hearing was done behind closed doors, but Marcos, in a press conference said he was pleased that his electoral protest filed with the high […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 11, visited the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) for the first time to attend the 10th listing anniversary of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. (PNX). PNX is a leading independent and fastest-growing oil company in the country that opened its first station in Davao in 2005. On July 2007, it became a publicly listed company in the PSE, the only oil company to do so after the Oil […]
