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(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Thursday, Aug. 23, reiterated its readiness to extend assistance to Indonesia, following the earthquakes that struck Lombok and that left hundreds dead. “As a neighbor and close friend in (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), we stand ready to lend a helping hand much like you have done when we were struck with disasters,” Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi during his recent official […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, Aug. 23, confirmed the Philippines’ planned purchase of submarines was discussed in his recent trip to Russia. Although the Russians “know that we are shopping,” Lorenzana said they know the Philippines “has yet to decide where to buy” the military equipment. Apart from Russia, Lorenzana said South Korea was also a “candidate.” According to Lorenzana, during his meeting with the Deputy Defense Minister of Russia, they talked about […]
(Eagle News) — Impeachment complaints have been filed against the seven Supreme Court justices who voted to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. Facing the charges stated in the complaints filed by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman, together with Gary Alejano, Teddy Baguilat and Tom Vilarin, on Thursday, Aug. 23, were Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Alexander Gesmundo, Andres Reyes Jr., Francis Jardeleza and Noel Tijam. Bersamin, Peralta, Reyes Jr. and […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines and the entire Association of Southeast Asian Nations are “nuclear-free” zones. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque reiterated this on Thursday, Aug. 23, after a US Defense Department’s annual report said China may add a “nuclear element” to the dispute in the South China Sea. According to Roque, the ASEAN also had a treaty that specified that the entire region was a “nuclear-free” area. “The important point to underscore is we have a nuclear-free […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The former head of China’s government-run Buddhist association is under criminal investigation for alleged sexual assault, the country’s top religious authority said Thursday. Xuecheng, a Communist Party member and abbot of Beijing’s Longquan Monastery, is one of the most prominent figures to face accusations in China’s growing #MeToo movement. He stepped down earlier this month after a report by fellow monks accused him of sexual and financial improprieties. In the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Aug. 23, urged Peter Lim to surrender. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the pronouncement days after Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 65 ordered his arrest on charges of conspiracy to commit illegal drug trading. Lim’s co-accused are self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa, Lovely Impal and Marcelo Adorco, among others. The charges against the group had been junked by a first panel of Department of Justice […]
By Melissa Sarmiento Allen EBC Florida Bureau LAKELAND, FL (Eagle News Service) — The I-4 Corridor is “at the heart of the new growth in Florida.” This is according to Sean Malott, CEO and President of the Central Florida Development Council, who was among those who attended the 3rd Annual I-4 Commercial Corridor Conference held on Thursday, Aug. 9. The event, held at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, was aimed at providing a venue to discuss the most […]
Architect and Urban Planner Felino “Jun” Palafox, Jr. will be sharing his insights on how the Filipino workforce is affected by urban planning, or the lack of it, in the August 25 webisode of Open for Business. Open for Business is the online business show of Eagle Brodcasting Corporation (EBC) that focuses on business, financial and economic news and headlines in the Philippines and in key markets around the world. It also highlights the insights of […]
(Eagle News) — The federal Charter proposed by the Consultative Commission is now open to public scrutiny, the Palace said on Thursday, Aug. 23. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said members of the public may submit their feedback in writing to the Presidential Communications Operations Office, the Office of the President or the Office of the Presidential Spokesperson. He said they may also give their feedback personally. “We will consider the feedback, and if need be, incorporate some […]
by Joe Jackson Agence France Presse Accusations of wide-ranging abuse in Catholic institutions in Ireland, including but not limited to the sexual targeting of children by priests, date back several decades. In a sign of the scale of the issue, 14,500 people applied for compensation through an Irish government scheme for those abused at juvenile facilities run by religious groups between 1936 and 1970. As Pope Francis prepares to meet some victims during his weekend […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, Aug. 22, defended the prosecutors who have come under fire after a court granted the motion of Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan for him to be allowed to attend his daughter’s wedding. “The prosecution vigorously opposed Zaldy Ampatuan’s motion for a furlough…,” Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, the court, however, granted Ampatuan’s motion “for humanitarian reasons.” On Tuesday, Ampatuan attended his daughter’s wedding […]
