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(Eagle News)–“A cheap political stunt and vendetta.” This was how Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate described the P1-million bounty offered by the Citizens Crime Watch for the arrest of four militant leaders for supposed murder. “This is evidently a cheap political stunt and vendetta by sycophants who wants (sic) to claw their way to power,” he said. According to Zarate, if anything happens to Liza Maza, Rafael Mariano, Satur Ocampo and Teddy Casiño, “we will hold […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Manny Pacquiao wants Davao Mayor Sara Duterte to run for senator in 2019. In a radio interview, Pacquiao said this was because he feels she would be able to do a lot in the Senate because of her political will. “Na-manage nga niya nang maayos ang Davao City eh…,” he said. He said the presidential daughter could also help outside the Senate. Earlier, Senator Panfilo Lacson said that among the “fresh, new, young” […]
by Martin Abbugao Agence France Presse Singapore (AFP) — Asian countries have voiced concern about the potentially devastating impact of a US-China trade war, with ministers calling for the acceleration of talks for a gigantic Beijing-backed free-trade deal that excludes the United States. Fear that a simmering trade spat between the world’s top two economies could spiral into a full-blown trade war — with painful consequences for China’s neighbours — was among topics dominating […]
by Carole Landry Agence France Presse North Korea has pressed ahead with its nuclear and missile programs and continues to evade UN sanctions through increased illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products at sea, a UN report said Friday. In a 62-page report sent to the Security Council, the UN panel of experts also listed violations of a ban on North Korean exports of coal, iron, seafood and other products that generate millions of dollars […]
(Eagle News)—–Jeane Napoles is back in the country and will face the cases filed against her, her lawyer said on Saturday, Aug. 4. In a statement, Jun Encarnacion said he “personally fetched” his client from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Aug. 3, at 3:35 a.m. He said this after confirming his client left the country on July 27, prior to the United States justice department’s announcement she, her sister Jo Christine, Jo Christine’s husband […]
(Eagle News)–“A lame publicity stunt.” This was how Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General Renato Reyes described lawyer Ferdinand Topacio’s offer of a P1 million bounty for the arrest of former Bayan Muna Reps. Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño, former Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza and former Agrarian Reform Secretary and Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano, who have been ordered arrested by a Nueva Ecija court. “What is the point of the PR gimmick of Topacio et al when […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 4, lashed out at the Prieto family and ABS-CBN anew, noting what he said were their liabilities to the government. In a speech in Malaybalay, Bukidnon, Duterte even expressed his opposition to the television station’s franchise renewal. “Sige, padala ng emissary para kausapin ako….(But) Nothing will happen. I will not talk to you but I will never also intervene,” Duterte said. If he had his way, though, “I […]
(Eagle News)—-Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano lashed out at Former President Benigno Aquino III, who criticized his handling of the West Philippine Sea issue and hoped the secretary’s politics were as “transparent” as their hairstyles. In a statement posted on his Facebook account, Cayetano said it was “regrettable” the former president “chose to play with words, including our haircuts, in responding to an immensely important issue and addressing people’s main questions about the situation […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 3, inaugurated a P500-million treatment and rehabilitation center for victims of illegal drugs in Bukidnon. The Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center sits on a five-hectare land donated by the City of Malaybalay in Barangay Casisang. The center, which can house 500 to 800 patients, is a donation from the Friends of the Philippines Foundation, headed by Mr. Jose Kho, and Kinming (Xiamen) Real Estate Co., Ltd., a press release said. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 3, said he would send a frigate to Libya if the three Filipinos who were kidnapped by an unidentified group are harmed. “Magpadala rin ako if they begin to hurt the Filipinos there,” Duterte said in a speech in Malaybalay. Earlier, South Korea sent a warship in response to the abduction of one of its nationals by the same group also on July 6. The 4,000-ton vessel, Munmu […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — China and Southeast Asian states held simulated naval exercises this week for the first time, Singapore said Friday, as they seek to lower long-running tensions in disputed waters. The “table-top” exercises at a Singapore naval base came ahead of the first naval drills between the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Beijing, scheduled for October. Four ASEAN states — Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam — […]
By Arnie Aquino EBC Canada Bureau Eagle News Service VANCOUVER, Canada (Eagle News) — Fifty years ago, the Church of Christ did what many thought impossible: it crossed the Pacific Ocean from the Philippines to Hawaii, and established its first locale congregation outside of the Philippines. Today, the Iglesia Ni Cristo celebrates the 50th anniversary of its establishment in the West, and here in the Greater Vancouver Area, in the westernmost part of Canada, […]
