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“This is not the end,” says DOJ chief on Makati court’s resolution junking motion for Trillanes’ arrest

October 22, 2018
Trillanes says Makati Judge Soriano “singlehandedly upheld justice” in junking DOJ’s motion for his arrest

October 22, 2018
UPDATED: Makati RTC denies DOJ’s motion for issuance of arrest warrant for Trillanes

October 22, 2018
Trillanes waits for word on Makati RTC resolution on his case inside Senate office

October 22, 2018
Palace condemns killing of 9 sugar workers; DAR, PNP form task force groups to probe murders

October 22, 2018

National

“This is not the end,” says DOJ chief on Makati court’s resolution junking motion for Trillanes’ arrest

October 22, 2018

(Eagle News) – “This is just the beginning. This is not the end.” This was the pronouncement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra after Makati Regional Trial branch 148 judge Andres Soriano “denied due course” to their motion seeking an arrest warrant and a hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on the coup d’etat case initially filed in the said Makati court. Gueverra said the Department of Justice will still elevate this to […]

Trillanes says Makati Judge Soriano “singlehandedly upheld justice” in junking DOJ’s motion for his arrest

October 22, 2018

(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV thanked Makati regional trial court branch 148 judge Andres Soriano for what he said was his action of “singlehandedly upholding justice” when he dismissed the motion seeking his arrest earlier filed by the Department of Justice. Speaking to senate reporters shortly after receiving a copy of the court’s resolution, Trillanes said Soriano gave him hope that justice could still be attained in the country. “Singlehandedly, he upheld […]

Palace: Constitution should be amended if mandatory drug tests for 2019 poll candidates will be implemented

October 22, 2018

(Eagle News) — Malacañang said the Philippines Constitution needs to be amended first if the mandatory drug testing will be applied to candidates for national level positions for the upcoming 2019 elections. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the mandatory drug testing of political aspirants for the next year’s election would violate the 1987 Constitution. He said that this is already beyond the provision of the Constitution, and needs additional qualifications in the Constitution if […]

President Duterte to visit wake of farmers killed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental

October 22, 2018

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit the wake of the nine sugarcane farmers killed by unidentified men in a plantation in Sagay city, Negros Occidental last Saturday night. This was announced by Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, October 22. “Inaayos pa nila pero I’m sure bibisita sa wake,” Go said to the reporters. Go said the President wanted to know what really happened to the […]

UPDATED: Makati RTC denies DOJ’s motion for issuance of arrest warrant for Trillanes

October 22, 2018

(Eagle News) – The Makati Regional Trial Court branch 148 handling the coup d’etat case of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has junked the motion for the issuance of arrest warrant against the senator on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, saying that it was “powerless” to revive a case which had long been dismissed. Makati RTC Judge Andres Soriano said that the coup d’etat case was dismissed based on the court’s order dated Sept. 21, 2011, or […]

Metro

BOC Chief Lapeña, posibleng pinagtatakpan lamang ang ‘incompetence’

October 22, 2018

(Eagle News) — Maaaring pinagtatakpan lamang umano ng Bureau of Customs (BOC) ang pagiging incompetent nito kasunod ng pagkakapuslit ng 6.8 billion pesos na halaga ng shabu sa bansa. Ayon kay Senate Dangerous Drugs Committee Chairman Ping Lacson, hindi pa siya handa na paniwalaan na pinagtatakpan ni Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña ang isang sindikato ng droga. Sinabi ito ni Lacson kasunod ng mga alegasyon sa pagitan ng mga opisyal ng BOC at mga grupo ng […]

PRRC umapela sa publiko na tumulong sa rehabilitasyon ng Pasig River

October 18, 2018
Limang araw na paghahain ng COC sa Metro Manila, naging mapayapa – NCRPO

October 18, 2018

Agila Pilipinas

Bagong district jail ng Brooke’s Point, pinasinayaan

October 22, 2018

Ni Anne Ramos Eagle News Correspondent BROOKES POINT, Palawan (Eagle News) – Pinasinayaan sa bayan ng Brooke’s Point kamakailan ang bagong Brooke’s Point District Jail na matatagpuan sa Brgy. Tubtub sa nasabing munisipalidad. Ang naturang gusali ay itinayo mula sa inilaang lupa ng pamahalaang lokal ng naturang bayan na ipinagkaloob ng Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) sa pamamagitan ng deed of donation. Ito ay sa bisa ng resolution no. 2017-87 ng pamahalaang bayan […]

Mahigit 20 na minahan sa Kabayan, Benguet, ipinasara

October 22, 2018
MTC judge ng Alubijid, Misamis Oriental, nagpasalamat sa ibinigay na police escort

October 22, 2018

International

US security chief Bolton in Moscow for talks on nuclear treaty

October 22, 2018

by Maria Antonova Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — White House national security advisor John Bolton on Monday began two days of meetings with senior Russian officials following Washington’s weekend announcement of its withdrawal from a Cold War-era nuclear weapons treaty. The Moscow visit by Bolton was planned before the Saturday announcement by President Donald Trump that the US was ditching the three-decade-old Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as the INF, a move […]

Dangerous Hurricane Willa closes in on Mexico

October 22, 2018

MEXICO CITY (AFP) — Hurricane Willa surged to a dangerous Category Four storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast, US forecasters said Sunday, warning of a life-threatening storm surge and heavy winds and rainfall. The monster storm was 340 kilometers (210 miles) south-southwest of Cabo Corrientes, Mexico, packing top sustained winds of 230 kilometers per hour. “Extremely dangerous… Hurricane Willa continues to rapidly strengthen (and is) forecast to produce life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall over portions […]

Four earthquakes strike off Canada’s west coast

October 22, 2018

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Four earthquakes — measuring from 4.9 to 6.8 magnitude — struck in quick succession off Canada’s west coast late Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the first 6.6 tremor, at 10:39 pm (0549 GMT Monday), was located 135 miles (218 kilometers) southwest of Port Hardy — a small municipality on the northeastern tip of British Columbia’s Vancouver Island — and 355 miles northwest of Seattle. The second […]

Trudeau: Canada could scrap Saudi defense deal over rights

October 22, 2018

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada could cancel a multi-billion dollar defense contract with Saudi Arabia following the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, in an interview broadcast Sunday. Trudeau, speaking on French-language talk show “Tout Le Monde En Parle” — recorded Thursday, before Riyadh confirmed Khashoggi’s death at its Istanbul consulate — insisted Canada would “always defend human rights, including with Saudi Arabia.” Canadian military equipment sales regulations contain restrictions on […]

Technology

Japan orders Facebook to improve data protection

October 22, 2018

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The Japanese government on Monday ordered Facebook to improve protection of users’ personal information following data breaches affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. Facebook said early this month that hackers accessed the personal data of 29 million users in a breach at the world’s leading social network first disclosed late September. The company had originally said up to 50 million accounts were affected in a cyber-attack that exploited a trio […]

Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System

October 22, 2018
Postman, shopper, builder: In Japan, there’s a robot for that

October 19, 2018

Sports

Kings down Thunder to spoil Westbrook’s season debut

October 22, 2018

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook showed little sign of rust in his NBA season debut but his 32 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists weren’t enough to lift Oklahoma City to a first win of the young campaign. Former NBA Most Valuable Player Westbrook had missed the first two games of the season as he continued his return from arthroscopic knee surgery on September 12. He started in his customary spot and […]

Lakers’ Ingram, Rondo and Rockets’ Paul suspended after NBA punch-up

October 22, 2018
Rockets spoil James’ home debut in fight-marred game

October 22, 2018

Business

Saudi to host ‘Davos in desert’ despite outcry over slain journalist

October 21, 2018

by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia will host a key investment summit on Tuesday, overshadowed by the killing of critic Jamal Khashoggi that has prompted a wave of policymakers and corporate giants to withdraw. Just ahead of the three-day Future Investment Initiative (FII), dubbed “Davos in the desert”, the kingdom sought to defuse the crisis with an about-face admission on Saturday that the journalist died in its […]

PHL inflation for 3rd quarter averaged at 6.2%, higher than 2nd quarter’s 4.8% – BSP

October 19, 2018

(Eagle News) — The country’s inflation for the third quarter was recorded at an average of 6.2 percent which is higher than the previous quarter’s average of 4.8 percent, according to data released Friday, Oct. 19, by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Officer-in-Charge Maria Almasara Tuaño-Amador said in a press briefing in Manila that this has brought the inflation for this year to date at 5 percent. Dennis Bautista, officer-in-charge of BSP’s Economic […]

China’s GDP growth slows to 6.5 percent in third quarter

October 19, 2018

by Ryan MCMORROW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nine years in the third quarter, as a campaign to tackle mounting debt and trade frictions with the US had an effect. The world’s second largest economy expanded by 6.5 percent in the July-to-September period year-on-year, according to official GDP figures released Friday by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. The rate is down from 6.8 percent and […]

Entertainment

Prince Harry and wife Meghan expecting a baby: official

October 15, 2018

by Dario THUBURN Grenfell Tower LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, are expecting a baby in the spring of 2019, they announced on Monday as they began a Pacific tour. “The Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very pleased to announce that the Duchess of Sussex is expecting a baby in the spring of 2019,” their Kensington Palace residence said in a statement. […]

‘Genius’ behind ‘Teletubbies’ in new go-to-sleep kids show

October 15, 2018

by Fiachra GIBBONS Agence France-Presse CANNES, France (AFP) — “Teletubbies” creator Andrew Davenport has come up with a new show “guaranteed to stop children climbing the walls”, BBC bosses claimed Sunday. Davenport, an actor and puppeteer known as the “J.K. Rowling of the under-fives”, also wrote and made the worldwide hit “In the Night Garden”. The British public broadcaster believes that his new series called “Moon and Me” will transport the next generation of toddlers […]

Muere Montserrat Caballé a los 85 años

October 10, 2018

Egie Asis Eagle News Service Madrid, España — Montserrat Caballé ha muerto a los 85 años. La soprano española estaba ingresada en el hospital de Sant Pau en Barcelona desde septiembre por un problema de vesícula antes de su muerte el sábado, el 6 de octubre. Durante el fin de semana, el velatorio de la artista se abrió en el tanatorio de Les Corts de Barcelona, donde también tuvo lugar el funeral. En el funeral se vieron a la Reina […]

Headlines

US security chief Bolton in Moscow for talks on nuclear treaty

Dangerous Hurricane Willa closes in on Mexico

Japan orders Facebook to improve data protection

Mercury mission to explore origin of Solar System