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By Perfecto T. Raymundo Philippine News Agency MANILA, April 23 — Around 41,000 security forces and force multipliers are ready to secure the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit which will be held from Wednesday to Saturday next week (April 26 to 29) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said around 26,000 uniformed policemen and soldiers and about 15,000 […]
(PNA) — Three more members of the Abu Sayyaf Group, who made the botched incursion last April 11, were killed during a firefight with government security forces in the hinterlands of Clarin, Bohol Saturday. Bohol Provincial Police Office Chief Supt. Felipe Natividad confirmed that among those killed was native, Joselito Melloria, the alleged contact and guide of the bandits in the April 10 landing in Inabanga town. Melloria reportedly married a Muslim woman, converted […]
Ni Judith Llamera Eagle News Service Paiimbestigahan ng isang environmental group sa Kongreso ang mga diumano’y masamang epekto ng reklamasyon, at ang plano ng Philippine Reclamation Authority na magpatawag ng summit sa Abril na may kaugnayan sa pagtatapos ng nalalabing reclamation project sa bansa. Palaisipan umano kay Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas chair Fernando Hicap ang pagpapatawag ng summit ng PRA sa ika-24 at ika-25 ng Abril na may kaugnayan sa nga reclamation project […]
(Eagle News) — While Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte topped the Readers’ Poll for TIME Magazine’s top 100 list, the one who did his profile, former Colombian President Cesar Gaviria, wrote a very critical piece against the 72-year old leader and lectured him on what he should do. Duterte was among the TIME’s top 100 most influential figures in the world, along with his staunchest critic, detained Senator Leila de Lima who was listed among […]
By Ted Aljibe Agence France Presse Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana flew to the disputed Pag-Asa island in the South China Sea on Friday, brushing off a challenge by the Chinese military while asserting Manila’s territorial claim to the strategic region. “This is just a normal visit within our territory, which we believe and we know is (our) territory,” the minister told reporters who accompanied him on the brief trip. China claims most of the South China Sea, […]
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(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Internal Revenue has filed a P38-million tax evasion complaint against actor Richard Gutierrez and his production company. In a statement on Friday, the BIR said the complaint stems from the underdeclaration of P39.9 million in sales in 2012 by R. Gutz Production Corp., where he sits as president. The BIR said the company only declared P311,111 in sales that year, but a list of purchases showed their clients made purchases amounting to the much […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said that the statement made by President Rodrigo Duterte about arming civilians to go after the Abu Sayyaf Group should not be taken literally. Abella said the the statement was a “dramatization” to emphasize the need to increase security measures in Bohol. He said it should not be taken as a policy statement. “In a sense it was a dramatization of making sure that security is raised up in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo said that they have no intent of ignoring the Presidential Electoral Tribunal’s order for them to pay Php 15 million so her counter-protest could move forward. Atty. Romulo Macalintal, Robredo’s lawyer, said that their camp filed a manifestation last April 12, asking the PET for clarification on its order to pay the first tranche. “Should this motion be denied, protestee Robredo is willing to pay […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — No one should be blamed for the problems faced by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea. This is according to University of the Philippines professor, Dr. Jay Batongbacal, who is also the director of the Institute of Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea of UP College of Law. “Walang mangyayari kung magsisihan lang tayo dito habang yung kabilang panig ay patuloy pa rin yung pagmamatigas sa pagco-consolidate ng kanilang […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited on Friday the Russian warship docked in Manila for a four-day goodwill visit. The President arrived at Pier 15 of the Manila South Harbor past 4 p.m. He took pictures with the Russian crew and Russian ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev, and even posed for pictures with his signature closed fist. At one point, the President was heard saying: “I am not afraid because Russia is with me.” The warship, […]
Ni Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service Makalipas ang 25 taong pagtatago sa batas, isang dating pulis na may kinakaharap na kasong murder ang nasakote rin ng National Bureau of Investigation. Kinilala ng International Operation Division ang suspek na si retired P03 Rodolfo “Boy” Gamuyao. Nakabinbin ang kaniyang kaso sa Bacolod Regional Trial Court, na nag-isyu ng arrest order laban sa kaniya noong 1992. Nagtakda ng walang piyansa ang korte para sa retiradong pulis. “Akala ko OK na. Di […]
