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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing sending soldiers to China so they could be trained. Duterte made the pronouncement in a speech before Filipino-Chinese businessmen at the Manila Hotel on Monday. “(I)’m sure there is an academy there to train good professional Chinese soldiers. Maybe China can accommodate them also and let them not really to fight the Americans but terrorism,” Duterte said. Relations between the Philippines and China have warmed since Duterte assumed […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Gringo Honasan on Tuesday asked the Sandiganbayan to allow him to go on a four-day trip to Hong Kong. In a motion for an allow departure order, Honasan said the trip from March 15 to 18 was upon invitation by the Philippine Guardians Brotherhood Inc. – Hong Kong Executive Council (PGBI). He said he would serve as speaker in the PGBI-organized seminars aimed at raising awareness about the plight of Overseas Filipino […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate ethics committee has junked the three ethics cases filed against detained Senator Leila de Lima. It was Senator Franklin Drilon who moved for the dismissal of the cases filed by the House of Representatives led by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, and by Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque and lawyer Abelardo de Jesus following allegations De Lima advised Ronnie Dayan against attending the House probe into her alleged role in illegal drug trading in the […]
by Abdulmonam Eassa Agence France-Presse HAMMURIYEH, Syria – Heavy Syrian bombardment killed at least 77 civilians in rebel-held Eastern Ghouta on Monday, a war monitor said, as regime forces appeared to prepare for an imminent ground assault. The escalation came as pro-government forces were also expected to enter the northern Kurdish-controlled enclave of Afrin, to take a stand against a month-old Turkish assault there. Held by rebels since 2012, Eastern Ghouta is the last opposition pocket around […]
(Eagle News)– The Palace on Monday belied a maritime expert’s claim the Philippines was giving “too much, too early, too soon” to China. “On the contrary, we have upheld our national interest and produced tangible benefits for our people in pursuing friendly and mutually-beneficial ties with China,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, for instance, “our people have been able to resume their right to fish in Scarborough and there is peace in […]
(Eagle News) — Drug manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur on Monday reiterated it would not refund the Philippine government the P3 billion it used to purchase the anti-dengue vaccine Dengvaxia. Sanofi also said it would not set up an indemnification fund as requested by the Department of Health. “We stand firmly behind our product. Refunding the used doses of Dengvaxia would imply that the vaccine is ineffective, which is not the case. And at this time, there is […]
(Eagle News) — A Syrian national believed to be a member of an international terrorist organization and his Filipino cohort were arrested by authorities in Manila over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said on Monday. A PNP statement said Fehmi Lassqued alias John Rasheed Lassoned; and Anabel Moncera Salipada, 32, of Upi, Maguindanao, were nabbed at Room 409 of Casa Blanca apartment on M, Adriatico, Malate, after “assorted firearms, ammunition and components for Improvised Explosive […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Special Assistant to the President Bong Go on Monday reiterated he did not intervene in the frigates acquisition project of the Philippine Navy, and that he was only being linked to the supposed controversy as part of plans to destroy the reputation of the current administration. “I speak before this committee…primarily for the purpose of clearing my name and ultimately for the purpose of getting to the bottom of […]
(Eagle News)– Five soldiers were wounded by a blast from an improvised explosive device in Maguindanao on Sunday. PFC Maguncia, PFC Purol, Pvt. Ramirez, 1Lt. Jano Cyril C. Reyes and PFC Crispo–who are all members of the 57th Infantry Battalion—were wounded after the IED hit their vehicle in Barangay Meta in Datu Unsay around 7:30 a.m. There are no other details available. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
(Eagle News)– The University of Sto. Tomas has ordered the expulsion of eight civil law students for their alleged roles in the death of UST law freshman Horacio Castillo III in September last year. In a university statement published in The Varsitarian, UST said the expulsion took place after the committee tasked to investigate his death found them guilty of violating the Code of Conduct and Discipline..” The committee formed on Sept. 19, 2017 was composed […]
(Eagle News)– Navy chief Rear Admiral Robert Empedrad welcomed on Saturday the Senate probe into the P15.5-billion frigates deal that is slated to begin on Monday. “(It) is very good, at least the truth will come out,” Empedrad said at the Philippine Military Academy’s alumni homecoming in Baguio on Saturday. It is the Senate committee on national defense and security that is tasked with the inquiry, which was launched following allegations Special Assistant to the President […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service What do you know? You’re a Navy officer, not a policeman. Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa had this to say to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano, who said there was a “pattern” in the conduct of drug operations by the police. Alejano said the killings took place at night, and a cal. 38 is usually retrieved from the suspect. “Congressman Alejano, I’m very sorry to tell you na […]
