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AFP still checking if foreign terrorists were among Maute members killed in Lanao clash

(Eagle News) — More than 30 members of the Islamic State-linked Maute group, including four suspected foreign fighters, were killed in a military operation that lasted for three days in Pigapo, Lanao del Sur, according to the Armed Forces of the Philippines. The AFP is now trying to confirm if there are indeed foreigners among the Maute members killed. AFP said that some of the remains recovered look like Indonesians or Malaysians. Also, members of […]

Malacañang orders PNP to be doubly alert vs Abu Sayyaf; to clean ranks

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang has ordered the Philippine National Police to double its vigilance and be alert against the Abu Sayyaf after the relationship between a police official and an Abu Sayyaf member came out in the open. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the relationship between Police Superintendent Cristina Nobleza with Abu Sayyaf bomb expert Renierlo Dongon constituted a national security nightmare. “The arrest of PSupt. Maria Cristina Brugada Nobleza, who was assigned at […]

SC clears Torre de Manila construction

(Eagle News Service) –The Supreme Court has allowed construction of the Torre de Manila condominium project near Luneta, Manila to continue, saying, among others, that there was no law that prohibits such. Voting 9-6, SC spokesperson Theodore Te on Tuesday said the High Court lifted the temporary restraining order it issued on the 49-story building construction on June 15, 2015, after it dismissed the petition for mandamus filed by the Order of the Knights of Rizal […]

PET denies Robredo’s MR; Orders her to pay P15-million poll fee

(Eagle News Service) — The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has denied Vice President Leni Robredo’s motion for reconsideration of an order for her to pay an amount for her electoral counterprotest to move forward. In a media briefing on Tuesday, Theodore Te, SC spokesperson, said the PET directed Robredo, who filed the counterprotest in response to an electoral protest filed against her by former Senator Bongbong Marcos, to pay the cash […]

30th ASEAN summit starts tomorrow; Leaders from 10 ASEAN member-states to gather in Manila

  Manila, Philippines – Leaders from the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations member-states will gather for the 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila starting tomorrow, April 26 up to 29. This will be the first of two ASEAN Summits this year. Under the theme “Partnering for Change, Engaging the World,” the leaders will discuss progress in the implementation of the ASEAN Vision 2025 and the way forward, as well as ASEAN’s external relations and its future direction. They […]

AFP: Abu Sayyaf group that figured in Bohol clash down to two

(Eagle News Service) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines announced on Tuesday that  the Abu Sayyaf group  that figured in a recent clash with government troops in Inabanga, Bohol was now almost decimated. “The two or three remaining individuals, one whom we believe to have expired because of exposure to elements and hunger, are down to two, who are fighting for survival,” Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla, AFP spokesperson, said. According to Padilla, as such, the […]

2 bahay sa Muntinlupa, gumuho dahil sa ginagawang paghuhukay ng Maynilad

MUNTINLUPA CITY, Metro Manila (Eagle News) – Pasado 2:30 ng madaling araw nitong Lunes, April 24 nang biglang gumuho ang dalawang bahay sa boundary ng Brgy. Cupang at Brgy. Buli, Muntinlupa. Ayon sa may-ari ng bahay na si Mrs. Juanita Rivera Alipit, nagpapahinga sila nang biglang gumuho ang kanilang tahanan. Na-trap sila sa loob ng bahay at ang nagsilbing daan nila ay ang nabiyak na pader ng katabing bahay ng kaniyang kapatid. Nakaligtas naman silang […]

NHA: Koleksyon ng monthly amortization sa mga housing project sa Central Luzon, bumagsak

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Inamin ng National Housing Authority na bumagsak ang kanilang koleksyon ng monthly amortization sa mga housing project sa Central Luzon dahil sa nangyaring iligal na pag-okupa ng grupong Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap sa mga units sa ilang mga site doon. Sa briefing na isinagawa ng NHA bago ang ocular inspection sa mga site nitong Martes, sinabi ni Engineer Romuel Alimbuyao, deputy area manager sa Central Luzon, na halos 50 porsyento ang hindi nila nasisingil mula noong Marso, kung kailan […]

Tulong pinansyal sa pamilya ng mga biktima ng bus tragedy sa Carranglan, Nueva Ecija, naibigay na – LTFRB

By Judith Llamera Eagle News Service Sa kabila ng nakalulungkot na bus tragedy sa Carranglan, Nueva Ecija kung saan marami ang nasawi. Lubos naman ang pasasalamat ng mga biktima at mga kaanak ng nasawi matapos mabigyan ng tulong ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ayon kay LTFRB Chairman Atty. Martin Delgra, noong Sabado, Abril 22 personal nilang binisita ang mga biktima at kaanak ng mga nasawi bunga ng bus crash upang matiyak na makararating sa kanila ang […]

ICC prosecutor confirms receiving info to probe President Duterte; Palace questions timing

  The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda has confirmed that her office has received the communication of a Philippine lawyer who is seeking the investigation of President Rodrigo  Duterte for allegedly committing “mass murder” regarding the Philippine government’s anti-illegal drugs campaign. Lawyer Jude Sabio, legal counsel of confessed hitman Edgar Matobato, filed a 77-page information against the President before the ICC, along with 11 of his allies, accusing him of committing crimes against humanity. […]

“Sleeping with the enemy”- Lady cop linked to ASG to be immediately detained, charged, says PNP chief

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa to immediately detain the lady police officer who was earlier arrested in Bohol, and turned out to be a “lover” of an Abu Sayyaf member. “I just received instruction from the President and he ordered me to arrest and incarcerate right away Supt. Cristina Nobleza,” Dela Rosa said in a press briefing at around 2 p.m. Monday, April […]

Malacanang sa isinampang kaso kay Duterte sa ICC: “Plain and simple black propaganda”

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service “Black propaganda–plain and simple.” Ito ang paglalarawan ng Malacanang sa isinampang kasong kriminal sa International Criminal Court  laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at 11 pang iba dahil sa mga umano’y extrajudicial killings sa bansa kaugnay ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. “For one, it’s intended to smear the name of the President,” wika ni chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo nang makapanayam sa CNN Philippines. Ayon kay Panelo, hindi rin siya naniniwalang […]