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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg placed the blame for privacy and security lapses at the world’s largest social network squarely on himself as he girded Monday for appearances this week on Capitol Hill before angry lawmakers. In prepared remarks released by a congressional panel, Zuckerberg admitted he was too idealistic and failed to grasp how the platform — used by two billion people — could be abused and manipulated. The 33-year-old […]
(Eagle News)–“I will never forgive you.” Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said this was what Associate Justice Teresita de Castro told her when she accepted the top magistrate post in 2012. Speaking before an event organized by the Movement Against Tyranny, Sereno said De Castro, her senior who applied for the same position, even told her that “You should not even have applied in the first place.” According to Sereno, when she tried to mend her […]
(Eagle News)—-Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday, April 9, vowed to heed President Rodrigo Duterte’s call to expedite the impeachment process against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. “It will be done once we resume sessions,” Alvarez said. President Duterte made the pronouncement on Monday, April 9, apparently irked at Sereno’s insinuations he was behind ouster moves against her despite his repeated denials. Earlier, Sereno urged Duterte to explain why Solicitor General Jose Calida filed the quo […]
(Eagle News)—-Plant trees within six months or have your mining permits revoked. President Rodrigo Duterte issued this stern warning to mining companies before he departed for China on Monday, April 9. “I do not want to see any bald (patch). ‘Yung dinaanan niyo, I want trees as tall as me by six months. Kapag wala ‘yung kahoy na iniwan ninyo sa winasak niyong lupa, then consider your permit revoked,” he said. He said he was […]
“She is bad for the PHL,” Duterte says (Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, April 9, urged Congress to fast-track its impeachment of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, saying she is “bad for the Philippines.” President Duterte made the pronouncement in a speech prior to his departure for China, apparently irked that Sereno was linking him to ouster moves against her despite his denials. Earlier, Sereno asked Duterte to explain why it was Solicitor General […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, April 9, said there was no plan for a casino project in Boracay, adding the island would be placed under land reform and given to farmers after its 6-month rehabilitation. The President made the revelation in a press conference prior to his departure for China at the Davao International Airport. Duterte is slated to attend the Boao forum, a meeting of business leaders. “Wala akong plano diyan […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police joined the nation in celebrating the Day of Valor, noting the “unbroken tradition of a true Filipino valor thirsting for freedom.” In a statement, PNP spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao said the PNP was “giving honors to the Filipino soldiers who gave their lives and treasure so that we may all live in peace and freedom.” “We pay respect to the heroes whose lives were sacrificed and whose […]
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año has ordered a review of all “traditions” of cadets in the Philippine National Police Academy following the mauling of six of its recent graduates, and stressed the need for more uniformed personnel who will supervise them. Año, a cum laude graduate of the Philippine Military Academy, ordered Philippine Public Safety College president Ricardo de Leon and PNPA director Chief Superintendent Joseph Adnol to “institute the necessary systematic reforms […]
(Eagle News) — Senators on Monday called on the public to continue to be brave in defending the country, noting the heroism of war heroes and veterans. Senate President Koko Pimentel said in a statement this was “a time when the country needs all its citizens, not to fight in trenches, but to make the Philippines better for Filipinos.” “Filipinos never failed to respond to the call of duty when their country needed them..It’s time to […]
by Rouba El Huss by Rouba El Husseini Agence France Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — An alleged chemical attack that left dozens dead in Syria’s rebel-held town of Douma sparked international outrage Sunday, with US President Donald Trump warning there would be a “big price to pay”. As condemnation of Saturday’s attack poured in, rebels began evacuating Douma, the last sliver they held of their one-time stronghold Eastern Ghouta, under a deal with Syria’s […]
(Eagle News)–For Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, the National Food Authority Council is no longer needed. In a radio interview on Sunday, Alvarez said there was, after all, an NFA administrator who could oversee the country’s rice situation. “Pag ginawa niya ng maayos trabaho niya, siguro naman walang problema,” he said. Alvarez made the pronouncement after Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said President Rodrigo Duterte had ordered the NFA Council abolished in a meeting with rice traders on […]
(Eagle News)—Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade has sacked Land Transportation Office personnel in Nueva Vizcaya over corruption allegations. Tugade issued the order against personnel at the LTO’s Bayombong District Office and Aritao Extension Office, after rice traders and truckers complained to President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday. According to the complainants, several of the LTO personnel earn as much as P1 million a day by extorting money from thousands of truckers bringing agricultural products from Cagayan Valley outside […]
