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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption supports the idea of making Janet Lim Napoles a state witness. This is according to VACC chairman Dante Jimenez, who gave an exclusive interview in the program “Liwanagin Natin” recently. He noted that the group’s support, however, was on the condition that she would make new revelations about the pork barrel scam,including its alleged mastermind. https://youtu.be/9NHQ68pEL3M
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Janet Lim Napoles is ready to name more high-ranking government officials allegedly involved in the pork barrel scam. This is according to her lawyer, Atty. Stephen Reed, who met with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre to discuss the possibility of making Napoles a state witness. Napoles was acquitted by the Court of Appeals from charges of serious illegal detention filed against her by her relative, Benhur Luy. https://youtu.be/gWlXAOKLzck
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Two unidentified soldiers were injured after they stepped on a landmine during combat clearing operations in Basilan. The soldiers were rushed to the Camp Navarro General Hospital in the Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command. The combat clearing operations were conducted immediately after the encounter between the military and the Abu Sayyaf in the area. The conduct was to ensure that there were no enemy combatants left in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government will immediately study the recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights Council on the drug-related killings in the country. According to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, this is despite the fact that the government reiterates it has not committed any human rights violations. https://youtu.be/DKjSUQ9_Efg
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Palawan has been placed on heightened alert, in light of the travel advisories issued by several foreign governments due to a supposed Abu Sayyaf threat. In an exclusive interview with “Liwanagin Natin,” Governor Jose Alvarez said that uniformed personnel and volunteer groups are guarding the entry and exit points to ensure that the Abu Sayyaf Group will not be able to enter the province. Alvarez assured the public that Palawan was safe.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Residents of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan have formed volunteer groups to safeguard tourist destinations in the city. This is in light of the advisories issued by the United States of America and United Kingdom cautioning their citizens against visiting the province reportedly due to threat from the Abu Sayyaf. The volunteer groups are focusing on the vicinity of the underground river.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Economic managers of President Rodrigo Duterte have revealed that delegates of the World Economic Forum have cited the administration’s economic agenda or “Dutertenomics” as giving investors access to business opportunities in the Philippines. Dutertenomics is anchored on the administration’s campaign on peace and order, which includes the government’s war on illegal drugs. The WEF was held in Cambodia. https://youtu.be/EaCjOGDj_NQ
(Eagle News)– The Office of the Ombudsman released on Friday what it said was President Rodrigo Duterte’s Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. Based on the statement, Duterte’s net worth was pegged at P27,428,862.44 as of December 31, 2016. The president’s basic monthly salary increased from P165,752 to P222,278 starting January 2017.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News)– A huge whale was found on Thursday on the shores of a beach in Cavite, its mouth filled with plastic bottles and other wastes. The clincher—the whale isn’t real. The 15-meter-by-three-meter “creature” was actually only an art installation made to send a strong message against water pollution, and its detrimental effects on living sea creatures. The installation was placed at the Sea Side Beach Resort in Naic for Association of Southeast Asian Nation leaders, in […]
(Eagle News)– The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) office in Manila received a bomb threat Friday (May 12) afternoon. Work was disrupted as employees and people inside the office were evacuated out of the building. The security personnel reportedly received a phone call at about 11 a.m. that informed a bomb would supposedly explode inside edifice. A bomb squad from Manila Police District (MPD) is now conducting an inspection. Nicanor Reyes and Paredes Streets where the […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has formally asked the Sandiganbayan for her transfer to the National Bureau of Investigation. In a very urgent motion to transfer place of detention filed before the fifth division, where she faces a plunder case in connection with the alleged scam, her lawyers argued it would be very “improper and unjust” for her to “continue her detention” at the Correctional Institute for Women in […]
Universal Periodic Review draft makes 257 recommendations (Eagle News) — The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) working group on periodic reviews has made a draft report recommending that the Philippines allow the United Nations Special Rapporteur to probe the human rights situation in the country without conditions, and for the country not to reimpose the death penalty. The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the UNHRC’s working group was presented by Switzerland, Paraguay and […]
