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Kuwait to recruit Ethiopians amid Philippines labor crisis

  KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) — Kuwait will recruit Ethiopian nationals to make up for a “deficit” in domestic workers, authorities said Tuesday, following the grisly murder of a Filipina maid in the Gulf state. The Philippines banned its citizens from working in Kuwait after the body of 29-year-old Joanna Demafelis was found in a freezer earlier this year, bearing signs of torture. “We aim to open the door to the recruitment of Ethiopian workers to fill the deficit of domestic servants and reduce […]

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Duterte to communist rebels: Agree to ceasefire, stop atrocities

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said communist rebels should agree to a ceasefire if they want peace talks to continue. In a speech at the opening of a bridge in Mindoro Oriental, the President added the rebels should stop what he said were their atrocities that include collecting revolutionary taxes. “Ni walang isang putok, maski labintador and I would be happy,” Duterte said. “And so if we can have a middle ground, […]

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Neda: “Upper-middle income” status for PHL possible by end of 2019

(Eagle News)–The Philippines can achieve upper-middle income status by the end of 2019, the National Economic Development Authority said. Neda said in its Socioeconomic Report 2017 launched on Tuesday that this was possible because of the country’s “strong economic growth performance..in 2017..” The country was also able to achieve gross national income per capita growth rate of 4.8 percent, which Neda said was higher than the target of 4.5 percent. Neda Undersecretary and officer-in-charge Rosemarie Edillon said 2019 is […]

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SC requires gov’t to submit reports on drug war

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has denied the government’s petition against its December 2017 order to submit reports on the war on drugs. Theodore Te, SC spokesperson, said the SC denied Solicitor General Jose Calida’s argument submitting the reports would compromise the safety of informants and police operations, and directed the government, including Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa,  to submit them within a 15-day notice. The required reports include  a list of persons killed in  […]

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Lorenzana: No signed truce between gov’t, communist rebels last year

(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday denied Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder Joma Sison’s claim his group and the Philippine government signed a truce last year. In a statement, Lorenzana said there was no draft agreement on unilateral ceasefire between the two parties in October. Lorenzana said Sison’s claim that the defense chief “obscures and denies the fact that against tremendous odds, the NPA has grown and gained strength nationwide from its modest beginnings” […]

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Former VP Binay, son post bail in allegedly rigged bidding of Makati City Science High School case

(Eagle News)–Former Vice President Jejomar Binay and his son, former Makati Mayor Junjun Binay, posted bail on Monday in connection with the allegedly rigged bidding of the Makati City Science High School project. The two Binays posted bail of P190,000 each before the Fifth Division, pre-empting the issuance of a warrant of arrest against them over the P1.35-billion project. In a statement, Joey Salgado, the Binays’ spokesperson, said that the Ombudsman’s indictment was “baseless and […]

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SC reaffirms Napoles should not be granted bail

(Eagle News)—-The Supreme Court has re-affirmed Janet Lim Napoles should not be granted bail. In a six-page resolution promulgated on Feb. 6, the SC said Napoles’ argument she should be given temporary liberty like former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo was “unmeritorious.” The Feb. 6 resolution stems from Napoles’ December 20 appeal of the High Court’s decision upholding the Sandiganbayan’s denial of her bail. In her December 20 appeal, Napoles noted the SC reversed the Sandiganbayan’s […]

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Poe: All those responsible for Demafelis’ death should be punished

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday said that all those responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis should be punished. Poe made the statement a day after a Kuwait court sentenced to death by hanging a couple who employed the Overseas Filipino Worker before she was found in a freezer in February. “Swift and sure justice is what (Demafelis) deserve(s),” Poe said. She said the agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines to ensure […]

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Palace: Ban on deployment of OFWs to Kuwait stays

(Eagle News) — The ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers stays despite a Kuwait court conviction of a couple believed responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis. This is according to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who held a press conference on Monday, a day after the court sentenced Nader Essam Assaf and his Syrian wife to death by hanging for the crime that has led to a souring of diplomatic relations […]

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Marcos notes “wet” ballots, “missing” audit logs on first day of manual ballot recount

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Former Senator Bongbong Marcos said ballots from four clustered precincts of Bato, Camarines Sur were “wet,” which meant someone could have opened the boxes recently. “Basa. So hindi magamit. Hindi namin maintindihan papano, imposible naman siguro na dalawang taong basa yan…Palagay ko, kailangan talaga pag aralan kung paano nangyari yan,” Marcos said after visiting the  site where the  initial recount of ballots from three pilot provinces— Camarines Sur, Iloilo […]

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PNP: Seven killed in anti-drug ops from March 28 to April 1

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Seven people have been killed in anti-drug operations conducted from March 28 to April 1. Based on Philippine National Police records, four were killed in Region 3, one in Region 4A, one in Region 12 and another in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. Over 800, or 811, were arrested during the 505 operations conducted, with 333 arrests coming from the National Capital Region Police Office. During the holidays, […]

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Youth group files charges vs Mocha Uson over alleged acts of “disinformation”

(Eagle News)—A group of youth leaders called for the removal of Assistant Communications Secretary Mocha Uson, calling her a “threat to the security” of those opposed to the government. Student leaders of Akbayan Youth— Samantha Julia Eala, Raymond John Naguit, Misha Borbon, Roman Romero, Basilio Enrique Claudio, Jonathan Austria, Angel Ruben Roxas, Hernan Delizo, Kisha Beringuela, among others—filed charges of  grave misconduct, serious dishonesty and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service against Uson […]

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