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(Eagle News) — “He showed remarkable political will.” This was how Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon described President Rodrigo Duterte after he sacked Interior Secretary Mike Sueno, citing “a lack of loss and confidence,” on Monday night. In a statement, Biazon said Sueno, after all, was a “prime mover in the electoral campaign of the President occupying a top sensitive post.” “Trust and confidence of a President in his appointee should be absolute. This is an example of an […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has dismissed Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno citing “loss of trust and confidence,” according to a statement from the Palace. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the announcement about Sueno’s dismissal was made “at the end of the 14th Cabinet meeting” on Monday, April 3. “The President had earlier asked a few questions of Mr. Sueno but the summary dismissal served as a warning that Mr. […]
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 2, visited the wounded-in-action soldiers (WIA) at the Camp Evangelista Station Hospital (CESH) in the 4th Infantry Division (4ID) of Camp BGen. Edilberto Evangelista, Cagayan de Oro City. He personally awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal to the WIA soldiers confined at the CESH.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday called out Senator Francis Pangilinan for authoring the Juvenile Justice Welfare Act, and reiterated his support for programs that would instill discipline in the youth amid the prevailing lack of “sense of obedience” among Filipinos. In a speech during the Boy Scouts of the Philippines investiture rites, Duterte, who was wearing a Boy Scouts uniform, said Pangilinan’s law was the reason behind “five to six generations of people who committed crimes.” “I’m […]
(Eagle News) – The fourth round of formal peace talks opened on Monday, April 3, in the Hague, The Netherlands where both panels from the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines spoke positively of having a bilateral ceasefire agreement signed soon. No less than the NDFP chief consultant, Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison thanked President Rodrigo Duterte for “being gracious” in allowing the members […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A member of the House of Representatives has expressed his support for a change of the name “Benham Rise” to “Philippine Rise.” “But we must also take every peaceful measure possible to assert our rights as a country following international rule of law. The renaming is well within our rights and is non aggressive. Let’s proceed forthwith,” Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on National Defense and Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon […]
(Eagle News) — Only a court of law can mete out any form of penalty against anyone violating the laws of the country. This was the response of Senator Panfilo Lacson to a statement over the weekend from the National Democratic Front ordering the arrest of President Benigno Aquino III over the violent dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan on April 1, last year. According to the NDF, former President Aquino should be made liable for committing […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office (LTO) announced on Monday (April 03), that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) from Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia can now apply for a driver’s license card via the Internet. Applicants must fill out a form that can be downloaded from the website www.lto.gov.ph. They should then scan their application form and the following requirements: Passport showing identification details and photo, and the passport page showing the arrival stamp at current country; LTO Driver’s […]
(Eagle News) — A co-accused of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in a case over the alleged misuse of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office P366-million confidential and intelligence funds has been acquitted. This after the Sandiganbayan First Division granted Maria Fatima Valdes’ demurrer to evidence, which sought the dismissal of the case because of the prosecution’s allegedly weak evidence. In July last year, Arroyo was also acquitted of the charge. In acquitting her, the Supreme […]
(Eagle News) — Only a court of law can mete out any form of penalty against anyone violating the laws of the country. This was the response of Senator Panfilo Lacson to a statement over the weekend from the National Democratic Front ordering the arrest of President Benigno Aquino III over the violent dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan on April 1, last year. Aside from Aquino, also ordered arrested were Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista, North […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he would now reveal all the anomalies regarding the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) committed by the previous Aquino administration, including the misuse of these funds that had already been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. He said he would reveal how the DAP funds had been misused during the term of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, and pointed particularly to former Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Ipinamagmalaki ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang kanilang “Emergency and Rescue Response Center” na may mga high-end na CCTV camera na minonitor sa lahat ng major roads ng Metro Manila lalo na ang EDSA. Mabilis na makikita ang mga mangyayaring aksidente kaya mas mabilis din silang makakapagresponde sa lansangan sa tulong ng mga bagong CCTV na ito. Mecca Ela De Guzman – EBC Correspondent, Quezon City
