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(Eagle News) – A series of quakes – the strongest of which were magnitude 5.6 and 6.0 — shook the province of Batangas at past 3 p.m. Saturday, April 8, and were felt in other Southern Tagalog provinces and parts of Metro Manila, according to the Philippines Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS). The quakes were tectonic in origin, with its epicenter near Mabini town in Batangas, where they were felt at intensity 7. […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered Filipino troops to build more structures in islands already occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, including reefs claimed by Manila. Duterte told reporters he has ordered soldiers to build structures on Philippine-claimed islands and reefs in the strategically located Spratly archipelago. Duterte also said he “may” visit the Philippine-claimed areas on June 12 to mark Philippine Independence Day.
China’s Foreign Ministry on Friday (April 7) expressed concern after a statement from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s office said he had ordered troops to occupy uninhabited islands and shoals that the Philippines claims in the disputed waterway. The statement, released on Thursday (April 6), was, however, clarified by the Philippines defense department as saying that the order was only for the upgrade of existing facilities in the already inhabited islands of the Philippines. “Regarding the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said Friday that it plans to upgrade and improve facilities on islands it already occupies in the disputed South China Sea, not embark on a new land grab. President Rodrigo Duterte said Thursday that he wanted “nine or 10” islands occupied and fortified. “The context with which we take the order is to improve on our already occupied islands, islets and features,” military spokesperson Colonel Edgard Arevalo […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit the Middle East next week. Assistant Secretary Hjayceelyn Quintana of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Office of Middle East and African Affairs told reporters Duterte would first visit Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 10. Two days later, on April 12, he is set to fly to Bahrain. He will cap off his visit to the Middle East with a trip to Qatar on April 14 to 16. […]
(Eagle News) — Bandang alas onse ng umaga (11:30 AM) kahapon, Abril 6 nang arestuhin ng mga operatiba ng Philippine National Police-Anti Cyber Crime Group ang lalaking ito sa kanyang tinutuluyang apartment sa Recto, Maynila. Kinilala ang suspek na si Gabino Mackay na hinihinalang nasa likod ng ilang kaso ng credit card fraud. Natunton ang suspek sa tulong ng bangko na sila mismong nagsumbong ng insidente sa PNP-ACG. Modus ng suspek, nabunyag Modus ng suspek […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinabubusisi ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa Commission on Audit (COA) ang pondong nalikom mula sa Express Lane Fee na sinisingil sa mga immigration counter. Nais ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno na malaman kung magkano ang nasabing pondo sa mga nakalipas na taon at kung paano ito nagastos. Ayon sa Kalihim, kung lumabas na iligal ang pinaggamitan ng pondo ay posibleng mag-isyu ng notice of disallowance ang COA. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — A burst of romantic excitement was immediately turned into sorrow when Mary Christine Balagtas, 23, was shot dead on Wednesday (April 5) after receiving a bouquet of flowers and a box of chocolates. Balagtas, a former beauty queen in Bulacan was shot in the left side of the head by one of two men who delivered the gifts to her in front of her house in 1st La Miranda […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Iniimbitahan naman ni Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel ang International Parliamentary Union Committee on the Human Rights of Parliamentarians na bumisita sa Pilipinas para personal na makita ang nakakulong na si Senador Leila De Lima. Ito’y matapos magpahayag ng pangamba ang nabanggit na komite sa kaso laban kay De Lima. Sinabi ni Pimentel na kung kinakailangang gawing opisyal ang pag-imbita sa mga ito ay handa niya itong gawin. Handa ring […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Posibleng magdesisyon na ang Senate Committee on Ethics sa dalawang reklamo na isinampa laban kay Senador Leila De Lima. Ayon kay Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto, Chairman ng Committee, agad syang magpapatawag ng all-member caucus sa May 2 para alamin ang kanilang pulso sa reklamo at sagot ni De Lima. Kabilang na rito ang reklamo na isinampa ng grupo ni House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez […]
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(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the embassy in Damascus was “closely monitoring” the situation in Syria, which was the subject of a United States missile attack. In a phone interview over CNN Philippines, Assistant Secretary Charles Jose, DFA spokesperson, said the embassy was “in close coordination” with the Filipino community there to “ensure their safety.” Jose said there are an estimated 1400 Filipinos in Syria, many of whom have married […]
