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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed the next elections would be “clean.” “In this election I commit to the Filipino people that this will be a clean election,” Duterte said in a speech at a Hugpong ng Pagbabago event on Friday, Aug. 17. He said he would ask the Commission on Elections to deputize him. He said “in the next few months,” he would impose the Alunan doctrine, which limits the number of armed […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has increased the bounty for scalawag policemen to P5 million. This was P2 million more than the bounty he offered in September last year for the head of what he said was each “ninja” policeman. “Kung dalhin mo ‘yan sa akin patay, P5 million. ‘Pag buhay bigyan kita diyes mil [P10,000],” Duterte said in a speech during a Hugpong ng Pagbabago event on Friday, Aug. 17. “Surrender within 48 […]
(Eagle News) — Drug possession charges were filed by the Makati Police against the three lawyers who were arrested during an inspection of a Makati bar on Thursday. The charges for “constructive possession” of the illegal substances were apart from the charges for violation of an ordinance prohibiting anyone from crossing a police line, for obstruction of justice, and resistance and disobedience to authorities charges filed against Lenie Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Soliven, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Friday, Aug. 17, said the acquisition of submarines from South Korea or Russia was not yet final. In a statement, the DND said it will acquire the same “from any country as long as the procurement follows the proper process as provided for under Philippine laws, and the equipment meets the requirements of its end users.” “We emphasize that the Defense Department will procure equipment that is most […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Middle-aged people who get roughly half their daily calories from carbohydrates live several years longer on average than those with meat-heavy low-carb diets, researchers reported Friday. The findings, published in The Lancet medical journal, challenge a trend in Europe and North America toward so-called Paleo diets that shun carbohydrates in favor of animal protein and fat. Proponents of these “Stone Age” diets argue that the rapid shift 10,000 years ago — […]
by Kiki Siregar Agence France-Presse Indonesia is about to open the Asian Games but its traffic-clogged capital Jakarta remains shrouded in a haze of air pollution that threatens to mar the world’s second-biggest multi-sport event. Jakarta’s toxic skies have been stuck at unhealthy levels for weeks despite drastic efforts to cut down on congestion, including an odd-even licence plate system and the closure of some schools and toll roads. The city’s air-quality index reading hovered […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP)–A schoolboy who “dreamed” of working for Apple hacked the firm’s computer systems, Australian media has reported, although the tech giant said Friday no customer data was compromised. The Children’s Court of Victoria was told the teenager broke into Apple’s mainframe — a large, powerful data processing system — from his home in the suburbs of Melbourne and downloaded 90GB of secure files, The Age reported late Thursday. The boy, then aged 16, […]
by Remi Banet Agence France-Presse Gênes, Italy (AFP) – Rescuers used diggers to claw through mountains of rubble, calling out in the hope of finding survivors as a desperate search for victims of the viaduct collapse entered its fourth day Friday with up to 20 people still missing. Italy’s government has intensified its attacks on the operator of the decades-old Morandi bridge, which buckled without warning on Tuesday, sending cars, trucks and huge chunks of concrete […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) – A police crackdown on petty crime in the run-up to the Asian Games in Indonesia has claimed dozens of lives, Amnesty International said Friday, criticizing what it said was an “unnecessary and excessive” campaign. The rights group said at least 31 suspects were killed under a “shoot first and ask questions later” operation in host city Jakarta and South Sumatra in the lead-up to the world’s second-biggest multi-sport event, which kicks […]
KOCHI, India (AFP)–The death toll from major floods in India’s tourist hotspot Kerala has jumped to 164, state chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Friday, issuing a fresh heavy rainfall warning for the battered region. Kerala’s government has described the crisis — one of the worst in decades — as “extremely grave” and rescue operations are underway to help thousands who remain trapped by floodwaters. “The chief minister has confirmed 164 deaths. Around 100 people died […]
(Eagle News) — The police on Friday, Aug. 17, said the three lawyers they arrested for “intimidation” and “obstruction of justice” harassed them while they were conducting an inspection at the Time in Manila bar in Makati on Thursday, Aug. 17. According to Southern Police District director Tomas Apolinario, Leni Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Sambrano, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon, based on a report from Senior Inspector Jeson Vigilla of the Station Drug Enforcement Unit, “threatened” the […]
(Eagle News) — The Makati Regional Trial Court has granted the Department of Justice’s request for a hold departure order to be issued against alleged drug lord Peter Lim. Acting Branch 65 Presiding Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos directed the Bureau of Immigration to issue the HDO, as requested by the DOJ in an ex-parte motion, noting that Lim was a flight risk. Only State Prosecutor Herbert Calvin Abugan was present at the hearing on the ex-parte […]
