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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday welcomed the impeachment complaint filed against him on Thursday, saying “this (was) a democracy.” “Impeachment? If that is part of my destiny, it’s my destiny to go…Wala sa akin yang impeachment, impeachment. I go by the rules of destiny,” he added during a press conference at the Davao International Airport prior to his departure for Myanmar, and later for Thailand, on official visits. Duterte was referring to […]
(Eagle News) — “Narcopolitics is on the rise.” This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke to the media at the Davao International Airport on Sunday prior to his departure for his official visit to Myanmar, and later to Thailand. As such, Duterte said that as soon as the police finish their selection of men and women who will comprise the Drug Enforcement Group, “they should go back and operate again.” The DEG […]
(Eagle News) — Illegal possession of firearms suspects Angel Manalo, Jem Hemedez and a former “Magdalo” soldier identified as Jonathan Ledesma were brought on Friday morning (March 17) to the Metro Manila District Jail in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City after a Quezon City judge issued a commitment order for them to be jailed in this facility.
(Eagle News) — Handa na umano si Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano na harapin ang mga batikos at resbak mula sa kampo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte matapos niyang ihain ang impeachment case laban dito. Ayon kay Alejano, bago pa man niya ihain ang naturang complaint batid niyang magiging sentro siya ng kritisismo at banat ng mga taga-suporta ng Pangulo. Gayunman, naniniwala ang mambabatas na bahagi ng kanyang sinumpaang tungkulin sa mga Pilipino ang pagpuna sa mga […]
(Eagle News) — Iminungkahi ng Social Service System (SSS) sa Kongreso na gawing mandatory ang membership ng lahat ng Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) na nakabase sa labas ng bansa. Ito ay upang makalikom ang ahensiya ng karagdagang pondo lalo pa’t sinimulan na nito ang pagbigay ng Php 1,000 pension increase para sa SSS retirees. Inihayag ni SSS Commissioner Jose Gabriel “Pompee” La Viña, ito ang kanilang ipapanukala sa Kongreso upang mayroong basehan ang naisip nilang […]
(Eagle News) — Mali ang report na mistulang pinahihintulutan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang China na pasukin ang teritoryo ng bansa. Ito’y may kaugnayan sa namataang Chinese Survey Ship sa bahagi ng Benham Rise na umano’y alam ni Pangulong Duterte . Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni Up Professor Clarita Carlos , posibleng may dahilan ang Pangulo at tiyak ring alam nito na mayaman sa natural resources ang Benham Rise kaya malabo niya itong […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III received P90 million in campaign contributions from alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles which were not declared in his Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). This was according to Council for Philippine Affairs (COPA) Secretary, Pastor Saycon who on Wednesday, March 15, presented to the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged documentary evidences that revealed what he said was the corruption committed […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng lumabag sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) ang China sa oras na mapatunayang nagsagawa ito ng oil, gas and mineral research sa Benham Rise na bahagi ng exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ng Pilipinas. Ayon kay Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, alinsunod sa Article 60 ng 1982 Unclos, ang Pilipinas lamang na isang coastal state ang may karapatan na magtayo ng mga istruktura o mag-explore […]
(Eagle News) — Malabo nang matuloy ang pagbisita sa bansa ni United Nations Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard para mag- imbestiga sa umano’y nagaganap na extra judicial killings (EJK) bunsod ng pinaigting na kampanya sa illegal na droga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose na ito ay dahil hindi pumapayag si Callamard sa mga kondisyon na una nang inilatag ni Duterte. Matatandaang sinabi ng {angulo na papayag lamang siya na […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday expressed “concern” over the European Parliament’s resolution calling for detained Senator Leila de Lima’s release, saying it “casts aspersion on Philippine legal processes, its judicial system, and the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution to uphold and protect the rights of all individuals.” In a statement, the DFA added that while it “recognize(s) the independent standing of the (EP) within the (European Union) system, resolutions that are crafted by […]
(Eagle News) — Irked senators on Friday lashed out at the European Parliament, with one saying the body exhibited a “display of arrogance, of power” when it called for the release of Senator Leila de Lima who is detained in connection with several drug cases filed against her, and another saying it should “mind (its) own business” in the first place. “Its action in demanding the release of (Senator) De Lima is a clear display of arrogance, of power, […]
(Eagle News) — Illegal possession of firearms suspects Angel Manalo, Jem Hemedez and a former “Magdalo” soldier identified as Jonathan Ledesma were brought on Friday morning (March 17) to the Metro Manila District Jail in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City after a Quezon City judge issued a commitment order for them to be jailed in this facility. The three suspects, who have been charged with illegal possession of firearms, were initially detained inside […]
