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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to go on a trip to China, Hong Kong and Singapore this April, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the President will visit China from April 9 to 10 to attend the Boao Forum–a yearly gathering of government and business leaders— in Hainan. From April 11 to 12, the President will be in Hong Kong reportedly to meet the Filipino community. He will then attend […]
(Eagle News)–China has expressed support for the Philippines’ pullout from the International Criminal Court, saying that the tribunal “should respect the sovereignty of nations, act cautiously and avoid being used as a political tool.” “China believes that a sovereign country has the right to say no to political manipulation under the cloak of law,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang added in a press conference on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, since President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo went to the defense of two Cabinet secretaries over their claims some human rights groups may have links to drug syndicates In a statement, Panelo said Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque were only “expressing concern” when they said that human rights group may be “unwitting tools” of drug syndicates to destabilize the government. “We are not dispensing accusatory allegations.They are merely expressing concern […]
(Eagle News) — The interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has started its “fact-finding and science-based” review of an initial batch of 26 mine sites that were either ordered suspended or shut down last year by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources secretary Gina Lopez. The MICC said it had already started on-site visits to these locations this March. Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin, who represented the Department of Finance (DOF) at the MICC […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the International Parliamentary Union’s act of calling for the immediate release of Senator Leila de Lima “exposes its ignorance on the workings of the justice system in the Philippines..” According to Panelo, in the first place, De Lima was given due process, with a judge issuing a warrant for her arrest after probable cause was found for a drug-related case filed against her. “No one is above the law. […]
(Eagle News) — The National Government’s outstanding debt increased to a record-high of P6.82 trillion as of end of February 2018, according to the latest data released by the Bureau of Treasury on Wednesday, March 28. The Bureau of Treasury said that this was higher by 1.4 percent or by P94.57 billion from the end of January level. “Of the total stock, 35.05 percent orP2,390.80 billion were sourced externally while 64.95 percent or P4,429.86 are […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakadeploy na sa buong bansa ang nasa mahigit na tatlumpung libong police personnel ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Ito ay bilang bahagi pa rin ng ipinatupad ng PNP na Oplan SumVac o Summer Vacation 2018. Ang mga nasabing pulis ay inatasan ni PNP Chief Ronald Bato Dela Rosa na magbantay sa mahigit na apat na libong police assistance centers, mga lansangan, terminals, pantalan, paliparan, at ibang pang mga strategic location […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Binatikos ni Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman sina Foreign Affairs Sec. Alan Peter Cayetano at Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. Ayon kay Lagman, iresponsable at walang basehan ang akusasyon ng mga ito na posibleng ginagamit ang mga human rights groups ng mga drug lord para dungisan ang kampanya ng pamahalaan kontra iligal na droga. Sinabi ni lagman na gumagawa lamang ng blanker accusations sina Cayetano at Roque kahit wala namang ebidensya […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pinayuhan ng National Capital Region Police Office ang mga bakasyonista na huwag mag-post ng impormasyon ukol sa kanilang biyahe sa social media sites. Kailangang bantayan ng mga magulang ang mga anak na gumagamit ng social media at iwasan ang mag-post ng hashtag (#) o “at the moment” (ATM) na mga post. Hindi rin dapat i-upload ang mga litrato ng ticket, passport at flight itinerary. Ito ay para hindi malaman ng […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Inter-Parliamentary Union has reiterated what it said was its deep concern over the continued pre-trial detention of Senator Leila de Lima. The organization of parliaments made known its stand anew through a resolution it adopted as it closed its 138th Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on March 28. The IPU also put to task the Senate, which it said has the “special responsibility to help ensure that its colleagues […]
But Estrada’s camp stands by authenticity of invite (Eagle News)—The US Pinoys for Good Governance has denied it had invited former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to speak before them in the United States on May 20. In a statement on Tuesday evening, USPGG chair Loida Lewis-Cruz and president Rodel Rodies said Estrada’s statements to the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division were “erroneous,” and that it was a Tony Antonio who had asked the Michigan chapter chair William Dechavez to invite […]
