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Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Pasado alas nuebe kagabi, Hulyo 31, nang maaresto sa entrapment operation ng Philippine National Police-Counter Intelligence Task Force ang tatlong pulis Valenzuela at isang sibilyan na nangongotong umano sa mga junk shop sa lungsod. Nakilala ang mga pulis na sina SPO4 Seraffin Adante, PO1 Ryan Paul Antimaro, PO1 Rey Harvey Florano at ang sibilyan nilang kasama na si Amado Baldon Jr. Ayon kay CITF Commander PSenSupt. […]
(Eagle News) — Around 10,000 passengers can now use the Caloocan to Dela Rosa, Makati line of the Philippine National Railways. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said six trains with a total capacity of 700 to 800 were deployed during the reopening of the line on Wednesday, Aug. 1. PNR General Manager Junn Magno said the line had been rehabilitated as it was “heavily damaged because of water intrusion.” “This is a good opportunity for us […]
(Eagle News) — Epektibo na ngayong araw, Agosto 1, ang pagpapatupad ng expanded suggested retail price (SRP). Ayon kay Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Ruth Castelo, sa expanded SRP, nadagdagan ang prime commodities at basic necessities na isinailalim nila sa monitoring. Ibig sabihin, mas marami nang pagpipilian ngayon ang mga mamimili na kahit nasa premium brand at nasa SRP ay tiyak ng mga consumer na tama ang halaga na dapat nilang bayaran. Isa […]
by Jim Slater Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka, struggling in his comeback from left knee surgery, was ousted by US qualifier Donald Young at the ATP and WTA Washington Open on Tuesday. Young, ranked 234th, outlasted the 33-year-old Swiss 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3) and advanced to a second-round match with Japanese seventh seed Kei Nishikori. “It was a tough fight, a lot of nerves because he […]
(Eagle News) — Umaapela si Senador Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara sa mga kapwa mambabatas na suportahan ang pagsasabatas ng Universal Health Care bill na layong gawing abot-kaya ang lahat ng serbisyong medikal. Sa Senate Bill 1896, awtomatikong ipapasakop sa National Health Insurance Program ang lahat ng Pilipinong nangangailangan ng tulong medikal tulad ng preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative at palliative health services. Ayon kay Angara, kung may kakayahan ang bawat Pilipino na makapagpasuri sa doktor, tiyak […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, Aug. 1, lashed out at the Department of Foreign Affairs after it made the suggestion for the Philippines to conduct a joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Hontiveros said the suggested 60-40 joint exploration was “preposterous and treacherous,” and “reverses our historic victory at The Hague and signs away Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.” According to Hontiveros, the Permanent […]
(Eagle News) — A new complaint has been filed against former Health Secretary Janette Garin in connection with the death of a child administered with the Dengvaxia mess. Also charged for reckless imprudence resulting in the death of John Paul Rafael and for violation of Section 15 of the Anti-Torture Act were Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, Dr. Irma L. Asuncion, Dr. Vicente Belizario, Jr., Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Dr. Gerardo Bayugo, Dr. Julius Lecciones, Mario S. Baquilod, Dr. […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives will vote separately from the Senate if Congress as a whole convenes into a Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. This is according to newly-elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whose predecessor, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, had insisted that voting for Charter Change should be done jointly by the two chambers of Congress. He noted that since the 1987 Constitution only requires 3/4 votes of Congress for Cha-Cha, the House of […]
(Eagle News) — Former House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the feud on who should comprise and lead the minority bloc in the Lower Chamber. In a television interview, Fariñas noted that under House rules, those who voted for Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Speaker could no longer vie for a minority bloc post. Rep. Danilo Suarez, who voted and for and campaigned for Arroyo to be […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Wednesday, Aug. 1, urged the public to avoid making conclusions on the cause of the blast in Basilan that killed at least 11 people. “As we speak, there are several theories circulating regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident. Although we are not discounting them entirely, all of these are just pure speculation at this time and are now the subject of an investigation being conducted by […]
(Eagle News)– The Office of the President has fired Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. In its dismissal order signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the OP said Carandang was guilty of graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust, but dismissed the charges against Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo Elman and members of the Ombudsman-Mindanao fact-finding team were dismissed for “lack of substantial evidence.” In finding Carandang guilty, the OP noted that in September 2017, Carandang […]
(Eagle News) — A United States jury has indicted alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles for allegedly funneling around $20 million in Philippine government funds in and out of the US. Also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, domestic money laundering, and international money laundering were her children Jo Christine, James Christopher, and Jeane Catherine; brother Reynald Luy Lim, and his wife Ana Marie. In a statement, the US justice department said Napoles and […]
