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Vows to continue ongoing military modernization program (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday emphasized the “crucial role” of the Philippine Air Force in efforts to liberate Marawi from Islamic State-inspired attacks, as he vowed to continue the modernization program of the country’s aerial warfare troops. “The (PAF) is also playing a crucial role in efforts to take Marawi from the clutches of the ISIS-inspired terrorists. We have deployed more than 40 of our air […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved a national budget for 2018, Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno confirmed on Monday, July 3. Duterte will ask Congress for a Php 3.767 trillion national budget for 2018 in his second State of the Nation Address (SONA) to be held on July 24, he said. Malacañang drafted the 2018 national budget with Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella saying that the budget was agreed upon in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Capital Regional Police Office (NCRPO) is now conducting security preparations for the second State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte to be held on July 24 at the Batasang Pambansa in Quezon City. NCRPO Chief Oscar Albayalde said they will conduct an anti-crowd disturbance management competition in Rizal Park this weekend. Security will be tighter during the SONA because there are sensitive issues like […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Fatalities since the start of the Marawi City conflict has reached 461, according to records of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). The government said that 337 of the dead were Islamist terrorists, including the Maute Group; 85 were soldiers and policemen, and 39 were civilians. The figures were as of 6 p.m., Monday, July 3. The AFP records also show that an estimated 300, 000 individuals from […]
VILLANUEVA, Misamis Oriental (PIA)– The increasing numbers of wounded soldiers in the ongoing Marawi crisis in Lanao del Sur has prompted the stakeholders in Villanueva town to support the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) through a blood-letting activity. Jacobi Carbons Philippines Inc., in coordination with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the local government unit (LGU) of Villanueva and the army’s 58th Infantry Battalion (58IB), launched held the activity at Jacobi Carbons plant in Barangay San Martin. PRC medical personnel, Jacobi Carbons […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Wednesday (July 4) welcomed the Supreme Court ruling upholding the constitutionality of Proclamation 216 or the declaration of martial law in Mindanao by President Rodrigo Duterte, saying that the “whole government now stands together as one against a common enemy.” “The High Court has spoken: Proclamation 216 is constitutional,” said Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella in a statement. He said that the President’s commitment to end the rebellion of Islamist terrorists […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, by a majority vote, on Wednesday (July 4) ruled in favor of President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of the martial law in Mindanao. In a ruling, 11 of the high court justices dismissed the various petitions questioning the martial law declaration in Mindanao. “The court dismissed the petitions by a vote of 11 of its members. Three members voted to partially grant the petitions, and one member voted to grant […]
(Eagle News) – Tiniyak ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director Gen. Ronald dela Rosa na hindi na makakabalik sa serbisyo ang sinumang pulis na masasangkot sa malalaking krimen. Sinabi ni Dela Rosa na hangga’t si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang namumuno, walang mare-reinstate na mga pulis na nasibak dahil sa pagkakadawit sa mga ilegal na gawain. Pangako pa ni Dela Rosa, kahit pa siya ay magretiro na at makita niyang ma-reinstate ang isa sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — Government peace panel chief negotiator Silvestre Bello III announced on Tuesday (July 4) that the government would resume peace talks with the National Democratic Front in August. Bello, who also serves as the Labor Secretary, said they have an “initial understanding” to pursue the fifth round of talks probably in the second or third week of August. He said he talked with NDF peace panel chair Fidel Agcaoili on Sunday and they […]
(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang Department of Health (DOH) sa publiko na maging mapag-bantay sa “WILD” diseases ngayong tag-ulan. Ang kahulugan ng “WILD” diseases ay Water-borne disease, Influenza, Leptos-Pirosis at Dengue. Kabilang sa mga proteksyon na maaaring gawin ay ang paglalagay ng chlorine tablets sa inuming tubig, ang pag-iwas sa paglusong sa baha, at ang pag-suot ng bota at mga damit na may mahabang manggas. Dapat ding kumonsulta agad sa doktor kapag may napansing sintomas […]
(Eagle News) — Magsasagawa ng joint patrol ang Pilipinas at Indonesia sa Celebes Sea ngayong papasok na linggo. Ito ay upang mapigilan na makalusot sa rehiyon ng Mindanao ang mga Islamist militant. Ayon kay Armed Forces – Eastern Mindanao Command Spokesperson Major Ezra Balagtey, layunin ng joint patrol ang pagpapalakas sa border security ng Davao Gulf, at ng common boundary ng dalawang bansa sa southern archipelago, partikular na sa Celebes Sea. Ang barko ng dalawang […]
(Eagle News) — Tinawag ni Senador Antonio Trillanes na “rubberstamp” ng Malacañang ang Senado habang “puppet” umano ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga senador. Katunayan, sinabi ni Trillanes na nawala na raw ang pagiging independent ng Senado at isa na ito sa mga itinuturing na most damaged institution. Kung dati ang Senado aniya ang huling protektor ng demokrasya, ngayon ay para na aniya silang tuta ng administrasyon dahil sa pagtanging imbestigahan ang mga kaso ng […]
