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BONGAO, Tawi-tawi (Eagle News) – Doble kayod ngayon ang ilang rebeldeng grupo sa kanilang paghahanda sa isusumiteng Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) bago ang araw ng State of the Nation Address (SONA) ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa darating na Hulyo 24. Noong linggo ay binisita ni Moro Islamic Liberation Front Chief Peace Negotiator Mohagher Iqbal ang mga dating combatant ng Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) sa isla ng Languyan, Tawi-tawi para kausapin ang mga ito kaugnay sa […]
(Eagle News) — A majority of Filipinos back President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey. Of the 92% of Filipino adults who know about Duterte’s declaration, 57% agreed it was the right decision, 29% said that martial law should have been declared only for Marawi City and Lanao del Sur, and 11% said that it should have been declared only for Marawi City, Lanao del […]
(Eagle News) — Let the people judge for themselves. This was the reaction of Manny Pacquiao to the World Boxing Organization’s decision to award the welterweight title victory to Australian boxer Jeff Horn rather than to himself. The WBO reviewed the fight between the Australian and the Filipino on July 2 after Pacquiao, backed by the Philippine government’s sports regulatory body, criticized the referee and the judges and demanded a review. Horn was declared the […]
Also calls on public to report any “insinuation” of graft by any govm’t employee, official (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte surmised on Tuesday that the war in Marawi would be over in “10 to 15 days,” noting that there were certain things that he had missed out on, like the enemies’ arsenal that appeared to not run out. “Di naman sa nahirapan tayo .Ang di ko talaga ano, namiss namin is, karami ng armas. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino to the Office of the Political Adviser. Tolentino, who ran as an independent candidate for a seat in the Senate in May 2016 but fell short after landing 13th place in the elections, will hold the position of political adviser. “By virtue hereof, you may qualify and enter upon the performance of the duties of the office, furnishing (Malacanang) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will send its Engineering Brigade to Marawi City as part of the early recovery effort for the city. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said that the AFP will not wait for the conflict to end and will start immediately with the recovery effort. “The early recovery stage is going to occur even while hostilities are ongoing. And this early recovery stage […]
(Eagle News) — Hindi dapat ipagwalang bahala ang allergy dahil ito ay nakamamatay, ito ang babala ng mga experto mula sa Department of Health at Philippine Society of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Kaugnay ng pagdiriwang ng National Allergy Day, nagsagawa ng isang public forum, kung saan tinalakay ang mahahalagang impormasyon tungkol sa allergy, ano ang pinagmumulan ng allergy, anu-ano ang mga uri ng allergy, ano ang mga sintomas at anu-ano ang mga angkop at […]
ORMOC CITY, Leyte (Eagle News) – The entire Ormoc City has been placed under a state of calamity after properties were damaged by a series of earthquakes in the Visayas last week. Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez has also decided to suspend classes in all schools because of aftershocks. The mayor said that there was still no electricity in the area, which could explain why there was a shortage of clean drinking water. https://youtu.be/vDd0DFh_xEQ
(Eagle News) — Four persons with Maute surnames, who were among the seven persons held up at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday, have been brought to Camp Crame for further investigation. Seven persons, including five persons with Maute surnames, were initially stopped at the NAIA on Monday afternoon for questioning on suspicion that they had links with the Islamist-State inspired Maute Group. They were identified as Mawiyag Cota, Acmali Mawiyag, Abdulcahar Maute, […]
Children and hostages are being forced to fight alongside pro-Islamic State gunmen waging a seven-week battle for a Philippine city, the country’s military said Monday. Militants seized Marawi, considered the Muslim capital of the Philippines, on May 23 in a bid to create an IS province, and over 100 remain holed up in the city despite intense military efforts to oust them. Some of the extremists are teenagers who may have been recruited and trained […]
(Eagle News) –The Iglesia Ni Cristo will be conducting relief distribution in Iligan and Balo-i in Lanao del Norte today, July 11, to help Marawi evacuees affected by the ongoing Marawi siege that entered its 50th day today The relief distribution or “Lingap” will be held simultaneously starting 8 a.m. in the evacuation centers in Iligan and Balo-i. About a hundred thousand food and relief packs will be distributed, according to organizers. The Department of […]
(Eagle News)– Columnist and media executive Jose Manuel “Babe” Romualdez was reappointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as special envoy to the United States (US). Malacanang confirmed the reappointment on Monday (July 10). Romualdez declined the offered post on December 2016 as he was still about to undergo an operation in January because of an eye ailment. Romualdez has since fully recovered and is now ready to assume the said post. “We are confident that […]
