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(Eagle News) — Criminal and administrative charges will be filed against the Special Action Force member who was caught in a pot session in Taguig on Saturday, June 2. National Capital Regional Police Office head Chief Supt. Guillermo Eleazar said in a radio interview on Sunday, June 3, that to be charged was P03 Lyn Tubig, who already faces administrative charges for being absent without leave. Tubig was caught in the session after police, in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, June 3, issued an apology to Kuwait for the “harsh language” he said he used at the height of the strained relations between the two countries. “That was a result of an emotional outburst, but I’d like to apologize now. I’m sorry for the language that I was using..,” he said in a speech before Filipinos in South Korea. According to the President, he was “very satisfied […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday, June 3, urged the Senate to look into the influx of Chinese nationals in the Philippines. In filing Senate Resolution (SR) No. 751, De Lima said that such an influx leads to a “steal(ing)” of “jobs away from ordinary Filipinos. She said the Department of Labor and Employment “noted an increase of 33.4 percent in the Alien Employment Permit (AEP) granted to foreign nationals intending to engage […]
(Eagle News)~PBA player Jeron Teng and two former La Salle players were stabbed early Sunday, June 3, in Taguig City. A police report said the Alaska Aces player, his former teammates Norbert Torres and Thomas Torres were walking outside the Early Night Club at the Fort Strip in Bonifacio Global City when the incident took place at 2:30 am. The report said a group got “their attention that resulted (in) a heated argument and a brawl.” […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)– A Chinese general on Saturday, June 2, lashed out at “irresponsible comments” on Beijing’s military build-up in the South China Sea after the US defense chief accused China of intimidation and coercion in the disputed waters. “Any irresponsible comments from other countries cannot be accepted,” Lieutenant General He Lei said at the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. It came just hours after US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis told the security summit that China’s […]
(Eagle News) — A former senator and a nun have asked the Supreme Court to make the Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of the justices available to the public. Former lawmaker Rene Saguisag and Mary John Mananzan said such was, after all, a “justified and a necessary consequence of the Supreme Court’s majority decision on the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.” “Since the majority of the Court has ruled […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Noel Tijam was already drafting the Supreme Court decision that nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice four days before she submitted comments to the quo warranto petition against her, Sereno herself said on Saturday, June 2. In a statement, Sereno said the information was based on the footnotes of Tijam’s 153-page ponencia. “Justice Tijam had condemned Respondent before he heard her,” she said. According to Sereno, Tijam also […]
(Eagle News)–Magdalo Party-list Rep. Gary Alejano on Saturday, June 2, hit back at Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano after the country’s top diplomat criticized the lawmaker for releasing information about Chinese coastguards harassing Filipino soldiers in Ayungin Shoal on May 11. “Instead of holding the aggressor for its actions, DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano seems more infuriated that the Filipino people was informed of the harassment against our soldiers in Ayungin Shoal,” Alejano, a […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Friday said it is getting rid of a “trending” topics feature as it tests ways for publishers to deliver reliable breaking news. The Trending feature introduced four years ago listed stories buzzing on Facebook at any given time. “We’re exploring new ways to help people stay informed about timely, breaking news that matters to them, while making sure the news they see on Facebook is from trustworthy […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Fresh wind storms swept across northern India killing at least 18 people and leaving a trail of damage, officials said Saturday. The latest in a series of freak storms that have left hundreds dead battered Uttar Pradesh state late Friday with winds of 100 kilometers (60 miles) an hour toppling walls, power pylons and thousands of trees. Sixteen people died in the state, according to T.P. Gupta, a spokesman […]
By Eden Suarez-Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Judicial Bar Council cannot still declare the position of ousted Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno as vacant since the Supreme Court still has no final decision on the quo warranto petition against her. This was confirmed by Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali, one of the JBC members processing the nominations and application on the said position. The official said the agency is yet to […]
By Thomas Watkins Agence France Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)–China’s military build-up in the South China Sea and its deployment of high-end weapons systems in the disputed waterway is designed to intimidate and coerce neighbours, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Saturday. Speaking at a high-profile security summit in Singapore, the Pentagon chief also said the US military continues to support diplomats pushing for the “complete, verifiable and irreversible” denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. Mattis […]
