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(Eagle News)—Authorities have not monitored any security threats for the long holiday. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who issued a statement on Saturday. “But we will not put our guard down,” he said. In fact, he said that in anticipation of the “heavy movement of people,” the government “(has) been gearing up security and safety preparations.” “Public safety remains our top priority,” he said. He also encouraged the public to support the […]
DOJ says Bohol courts, not Cebu courts, have jurisdiction over case (Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has ordered the withdrawal of parricide charges against a Bohol official tagged in his wife’s disappearance and presumed killing last year. In a March resolution, Undersecretary Reynante Orceo said these charges against Bohol Provincial Board Member Niño Rey Boniel should be dropped because Cebu courts do not have jurisdiction over the case. He said the crime against Bien Unido […]
by Mathieu Gorse and Katy Lee in Paris Agence France Presse President Emmanuel Macron led tributes Saturday to a French policeman who died after offering himself as a hostage to help end an Islamist attack, becoming the fourth victim of the shooting spree and supermarket siege. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, 45, was among a group of officers who rushed to the scene in the southwestern town of Trebes on Friday after an attacker claiming allegiance to […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday said each family who lost a loved one in the deadly vehicular incident in Occidental Mindoro received P20,000 from President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said those who were injured were also each given cellphones and P10000 by the chief executive. According to Roque, the amounts were apart from those they would receive from the Passenger Accident Management and Insurance Agency (PAMI) starting Monday, March 26. The families of those […]
(Eagle News)–A fisherman who had been adrift in the West Philippine Sea for three days was rescued by the Philippine Navy on Friday, the Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Albert Carcuevas of Rizal, Palawan was rescued in the vicinity of Dalagang Bukid Shoal, Wescom said in a statement. Carcuevas was fishing in Rizal when his boat encountered engine trouble, and ended up drifting toward the area. He told authorities he had […]
(Eagle News)–A security guard was killed while three others were injured when unidentified gunmen shot at a car going out of a bar owned by suspected drug personality Peter Lim in Cebu before dawn on Saturday. The lone fatality in the 1 a.m. attack reportedly aimed at Lim’s brother, Wellington, outside Infinity KTV and Music Lounge on Archbishop Reyes Ave. in Barangay Kamputhaw was security guard William Bocay. Another guard, George Lambatan; and two German nationals […]
Husband and wife surface on Friday night By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said it was studying what charges to file the operators of Dimple Star Transport, who surfaced on Friday night. Nilda and Hilbert Nabat made their first public appearance after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered their arrest three days after one of their company’s buses fell into a cliff in Occidental Mindoro, killing 19. The couple arrived around […]
(Eagle News) — The mother of Horacio Castillo III on Friday welcomed the voluntary surrender of the 10 accused in his death in September last year. ” I’m very happy they surrendered. They are facing the (consequences of) the crime they committed,” she said in an interview over CNN Philippines. According to her, she wanted to see the 10 young men in jail. She said they, after all, “disregarded the life of (her) son.” “You know, […]
(Eagle News) — Janet Lim Napoles has accused a raiding team of the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology of harassment. Napoles made the accusation in an attempt to convince the Sandiganbayan, where she faces a plunder case in connection with the pork barrel scam, that she needed to be moved to a safehouse from Camp Bagong Diwa where she is detained. According to the undated incident report submitted by Napoles, the incident took place […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted former immigration deputy commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles after they allegedly attempted to extort P50 million from businessman Jack Lam last year. Apart from Argosino and Robles, Wally Sombero faces one count for violation of Section 3(e) of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, direct bribery and Presidential Decree No. 46. PD No. 46 sanctions government officials who receive gifts from private individuals. Argosino and […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered the arrest of the operator of Dimple Star Transport, days after one of its buses fell into a cliff in Occidental Mindoro and left 19 dead. “Pinahuli ni (Duterte ang) operator and pinahuli niya ang lahat ng colorum,” Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said. Go made the announcement as Duterte made an unannounced visit to the site of the incident on Tuesday. A picture […]
(Eagle News) — The 10 accused in the hazing death of Horacio Castillo III were “emotional” when they were turned over by their parents to National Bureau of Investigation agents in Manila. This is according to Danilo Miany, executive officer of the NBI’s Internal Affairs Division, who facilitated the “voluntary surrender” of Mhin Wei Chan, Jose Miguel Salamat, John Robin G. Ramos, Marcelino Bagtang Jr., Arvin Balag, Ralph Trangia, Axel Munro Hipe, Oliver Onofre, Joshua Joriel […]
