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(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa adressed drug users and pushers to go after and kill drug lords who benefit from the trade.\ “Kayo ay ginagamit na instrumento nitong malalaking tao, drug lord na nandito ngayon. Sila ang yumayaman, maganda ang pangangatawan, maganda ang buhay dahil sila ay hindi gumagamit ng droga,” Bato said. In a speech at Camp Montelibano, Bacolod City, Dela Rosa dedicated his […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said on Wednesday that they already assembled witnesses, composed of New Bilibid Prison guards and inmates to testify against Senator Leila de Lima and former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III for their alleged connection to narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison. Four to six witnesses are being prepared by Department of Justice. “It is proceeding (gathering of evidence against De Lima, Baraan) very good. There are […]
(Eagle News)– Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Wednesday advised that any citizen who can share information that can lead to arrest of illegal recruiters would be given P50,000 as reward. “Illegal recruitment has to stop and its perpetrators jailed, sinuman na magbibigay ng impormasyon which leads to the arrest of illegal recruiters, bibigyan ng P50,000 na reward.” Bello said. According to Bello, the aim of the large bounty is to drive citizens to report […]
(Eagle News)– The Office of the President Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) on Wednesday revealed that the government peace panel and the National democratic Front (NDF) have already resolved three out of five major issues in Oslo, Norway. These three major issues are: -Affirmation of previously-signed agreements; -Reconstitution of the Joint Agreement on Security and Immunity Guarantees (JASIG) list; and -Accelerated process for negotiations, including the timeline for the completion of the remaining substantive […]
(Eagle News)– The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) on Wednesday calls on a ‘viral message’ spreading that it has cancelled the number coding scheme. The MMDA issued a statement to “debunk a certain viral message being spread and shared on social media and Viber regarding alleged MMDA proposals on traffic.” The MMDA reminded that all official announcements of the agency are only released through its website and social media accounts. “MMDA is reminding the public […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Yi Jianlian, who is fresh off an appearance with the Chinese national team at the Rio Olympics, has signed a contract with the Los Angeles Lakers, the NBA team announced on Monday. Yi, of Guangdong Province, averaged 20.4 points and 6.6 rebounds in five games at the Summer Olympics, which wrapped up on Sunday. “We’re excited to have a player of his worldwide accomplishments,” said general manager Mitch Kupchak. […]
(Eagle News)- Rodolfo Noel “Jun” Lozada, the famous whistleblower of the multi-million NBN-ZTE deal, has been sentenced by Sandiganbayan from 6 to 10 years of imprisonment after finding him guilty of graft in Philforest case. It was said that Lozada granted separate leasehold rights over public lands to his brother, Jose Orlando Lozada, and to a private company which is affiliated with him under the Lupang Hinirang program of the Philippine Forest Corp., a government-owned […]
State prosecutors formally ended on Monday the presentation of evidence against Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito for graft case filed against him with his alleged hookup with illegal purchase of firearms in 2008. The panel also added at the Sandiganbayan hearing that they will no longer present additional witnesses. Among the witnesses that the prosecution had presented to testify against Ejercito were Landbank of the Philippines- San Juan branch manager Sheila Anne Dalumpines, who confirmed […]
Caesar Vallejos EBC Correspondent They flew, fluttered and floated with invisible wings in a flight to push the boundaries of Philippine dance. Ballet Philippines, the country’s flagship classical and contemporary dance company opened its 47th performance season with “FIREBIRD and other ballets”, a mixed bill of contemporary and neoclassical works. It featured the pieces by David Campos, Dwight Rodrigazo, and Carlo Pacis, and an all-new “Firebird”, choreographed by George Birkadze. “Birds, dragons, fairies and […]
(Eagle News) — Makararanas ng problema sa suplay ng tubig ang ilan sa mga lugar na sineserbisyuhan ng Maynilad. Pansamantalang mawawalan ng suplay ng tubig, at makararanas ng mahinang pressure ng tubig ang mga consumer. Ayon sa Maynilad, ito ay bunsod ng malabong tubig o mataas na turbidity level ng tubig na pumapasok sa La Mesa Treatment Plants na nagmumula sa Ipo Dam. Dahil anila sa malakas at halos walang tigil na pag-ulang naranasan nitong […]
(Reuters) – Michael Phelps captured his 23rd and final Olympic gold medal on Saturday as the United States sealed a week of dominance in the pool by winning the men’s and women’s medley relays. Denmark’s Pernille Blume beat a field of world and Olympic champions to take gold in the women’s 50 freestyle and Italy’s Gregorio Paltrinieri won the men’s 1,500 freestyle after dominating almost from the start. But it was Phelps who […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is participating in “Operation Bring Them Home: Special Mission for Stranded Overseas Filipinos (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Mission’s overall objective is to bring home stranded/overstaying OFWs in crisis in the KSA. It will be conducted together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Department of Health. It […]
