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(Eagle News) — Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte met with Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw at the Presidential Palace in his first official visit in Myanmar, which is expected to forge deeper bilateral ties between the two countries. The President also met on Monday with state counsellor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi for 30 minutes, where he presented $300,000 as humanitarian support for the persecuted Rohingya people, capping his two-day official […]
(Eagle News) — With Vice-President Leni Robredo on the receiving end of a possible impeachment complaint filed against her, her camp claims she is ready to face this and tried to dispute the claim that she is “in a hurry” to claim the presidency. “Kung magkakaroon po ng impeachment complaint, magiging handa naman po si VP Leni na humarap sa bagay na iyan,” Robredo’s spokesperson Georgina Hernandez told reporters. Hernandez said Robredo is also […]
(Eagle News) — The 19 policemen tagged in the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. have surrendered to authorities. In a statement on Monday, the Philippine National Police said those who “voluntarily submitted themselves for accounting and investigation” were Supt. Marvin Marcos, Supt. Santi Noel Matira, Chief Insp. Leo Laraga, SP04 Melvin Cayobit, P03 Johnny Ibanez, Chief Insp. Calixto Canillas Jr., and SP04 Juanito Duarte. Also included were P01 Lloyd Ortigueza, Senior Insp. Fritz […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Malacañang extended its condolences to the family of former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani, who passed away due to cancer early Monday. “The Palace is saddened by the news of former senator and career diplomat (Leticia Ramos) Shahani’s passing this morning,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement. Abella also acknowledged her service to the country. “She was a profound humanist and her voice will be missed,” the Palace statement […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Liberal Party claims there is no legal basis to file an impeachment case against Vice President Leni Robredo. This was the reaction of the Liberal Party, after Speaker of the House of Representatives Pantaleon Alvarez threatened to file an impeachment case against Robredo for her act of sending a video condemning alleged extra-judicial killings in the country to a United Nations forum. Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, who also […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Liberal Party senators defended their party’s titular head Vice President Leni Robredo, who figured in a video message shown in a United Nations side-event in Vienna that condemned drug-related killings in the country. According to a statement of Liberal Party senators, it was Robredo’s prerogative to appraise the world of the abuses perpetrated during the administration’s drug war. “(Vice President Leni) Robredo’s video message to a (UN) event is within […]
(Eagle News) — The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption lashed out at Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, saying she should apologize for her “despicable act of treachery.” The independent anticrime watchdog was referring to Robredo’s issuance of a video statement before the international community, which was released online on March 13. In the 6-minute video published by Time.com last week, Robredo was seen dishing out criticisms of Duterte’s drug war, saying police were so abusive they beat […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo committed betrayal of public trust when she criticized the anti-drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte in the international scene. This is according to former presidential spokesperson Gary Olivar, who was interviewed in the program “Liwanagin Natin.” Olivar added the video message shown in a United Nations side event in Vienna, Austria will do more harm to the Philippines’ image. Olivar is the former deputy spokesperson of former President […]
MANILA — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III on Thursday invited jobseekers, graduating students, the unemployed, and even returning overseas Filipino workers to the 32 nationwide job fairs scheduled in the remaining weeks of March. Bello said these fairs make job-hunting more convenient and less costly. He added that job seekers may even be hired-on-the-spot if they meet the qualifications of participating employers. He reminded applicants to be armed and ready with the […]
CALAMBA CITY, Laguna, March 20 (PIA) – The South Luzon Expressway (SLEX) extension project will soon start construction. This was disclosed by Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar in a recent interview with the Quezon media. Villar reported that the construction of the 56.862-kilometer extension project, also known as Toll Road 4 (TR4) which starts in Sto. Tomas town in Batangas and ends in Lucena City, will start this 2017. Once completed, […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani passed away on Monday, her family said. In a Facebook post, her daughter Lila said she died at 2:40 a.m. She was 87. “Bereft and full of grief, but still strangely peaceful in the knowledge that she is now free from all suffering,” Lila said. Shahani is the sister of former President Fidel V. Ramos. She won as senator in the 1987 elections, and had an extensive […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday named Vice President Leni Robredo as one of his enemies, and lashed out at others, including the European Parliament. “Kasi nakita ko mga kalaban ko, gusto akong, si Leni, apurado masyado maging presidente,” he said, drawing laughs from the Filipino community composed mostly of professionals, who met him in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, where he is on a two-day official visit. The Filipinos, more than 200 of […]
