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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – A Filipina overseas worker has been saved from death row after a United Arab Emirates (UAE) court acquitted her of the crime of murder. Jennifer Dalquez, was sentenced to death by the Court of First Instance of Al Ain for the murder of her employer, one Mr. Alaryani, on May 20, 2015, but her case was appealed to the court, which ruled in her favor. Dalquez ,30, was declared innocent without diyyah […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three suspected members of Islamic State (IS) in Malaysia who were planning to join the ongoing battle to support terrorist groups in Marawi City were arrested by authorities in Sabah, Malaysia. According to the report from The Malaysian Insight website, the Malaysian authorities seized three Rambo-style knives from the three IS followers. Authorities said that two of the foreigners were Indonesian while the other is Malaysian. Joint Task Force Tawi-tawi […]
(Eagle News) — The Islamist terrorists are also using “drones” to check on the position of government forces. Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, spokesperson of the 1st Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said that they first noticed that the enemy, including the Maute Group, was using drones in the first two weeks of the fight. The drones were the kind that can be bought in malls or other commercial establishments. “During the first two weeks, mayroon […]
https://youtu.be/RsmRWx1EUgM (Eagle News) — Not only the Maute Group, but the Abu Sayyaf Group, the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) and various other terror groups are operating in Mindanao as well. In fact, Solicitor General Jose Calida disclosed to the Supreme Court that there are 20 more terrorist organizations were connected with Islamic State which are scattered in the region and that threaten its security. This was contained in the Philippine government’s 85-page memorandum submitted […]
Eagle News – The Department of Finance (DOF) will conduct a public forum next month in connection with the proposed tax reform package of the Duterte Administration. According to the DOF, they expect 300 participants to participate in the said forum, to be held on July 5 at the EDSA Shangri-la Hotel. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez is expected to open the event. This will also be attended by representatives from various departments and government agencies. https://youtu.be/LxeZtdvMPIo
(Eagle News) — One of the seven US sailors killed in the sea mishap between a US destroyer and a Philippine flagged container ship was a Filipino-American from Chula Vista, California who felt that serving in the Navy was his “calling.” Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlos Victor Ganzon Sibayan, 23, was among the US sailors recovered after a severely damaged USS Fitzgerald returned to a US Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan aided by tugboats. […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang has condemned Sunday morning’s attack by the New People Army (NPA) on a police station in Maasin town in Iloilo province, saying it was “opportunistic” and “ill-timed. “It’s unfortunate that the NPA raid of a police station in Iloilo happened on the same day the government reciprocated the National Democratic Front’s declaration to refrain from undertaking offensive operations in Mindanao,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press conference. “Although the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism asked the public, specifically netizens, students and professionals, to join the contest for the creation of a new tourism video ad for the Philippines after it cancelled its contract with McCann World Group Philippines. McCann was the advertising company behind the tourism ad which was allegedly copied from a South African tourism ad. The minute-long tourism campaign video was unveiled to the public on June […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte alerted authorities to guard several municipalities in Visayas to prevent the entry of members of the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf who are escaping Mindanao as government intensifies its clearing operations in Marawi City. But President Duterte said that he does not need to declare martial law in Visayas. He said this was because the Maute Group members fleeing Mindanao can be arrested without warrant since […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the cases of espionage and treason filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for lack of probable cause. The espionages cases were in connection with the back-channel talks conducted by Trillanes with China as former President Aquino’s envoy. “Conspiracy exists when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of felony and decide to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The fifth round of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will proceed this first week of August in the Netherlands. Government Peace Panel chairman and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that they already communicated with the officials of NDFP who gladly welcomed the news. “We welcome the recent statement of the National Democratic Front (NDF) reaffirming its support to the Philippine […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The rehabilitation of Marawi City will start soon after the conflict with the Maute Group ends. In an interview with Net 25’s, Sa Ganang Mamamayan, Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Assemblyman Zia Alonto Adiong said that as long as the Maute Group is not totally suppressed, rehabilitation in the area cannot start. The official also said that the ARMM local government has not yet started estimating the damage […]
