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(Eagle News) — Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque are running for senator in 2019. This is according to House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, who spoke during a mass oath-taking of PDP-Laban members in Cebu. Apart from Uson and Roque, Alvarez said also included in PDP-Laban’s senatorial slate were former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino, who ran for a slot in the Senate but lost in 2016; House Rep. Geraldine […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday said Marawi was “on its way to normalcy,” as it noted it has not monitored any terrorist in the main battle area of the city. In a press briefing on Friday, AFP spokesperson Restituto Padilla said the last encounter between local terrorists and government troops was November 5. He said nine terrorists were killed at that time. “That is why recently, there has been […]
The Philippines may have been the destination for the 125 exotic birds allegedly stuffed into drain pipes by smugglers who were arrested in Indonesia, a wildlife conservation group said. Dwi Adhiasto of the Wildlife Conservation Society, which works with Indonesian authorities to halt the lucrative illegal trade in wildlife, said this was because the four men–who are allegedly part of a wildlife trafficking ring–are linked to “a parrot smuggling network there.” The four men have […]
(Eagle News) — The low pressure area spotted southeast of Puerto Princesa, Palawan has developed into a tropical depression, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday. As of 10 a.m., PAGASA said the eye of TD Tino was located 245 km east southeast of Puerto Princesa. Tino is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move […]
(Eagle News) — Three men who police said plotted to attack Metro Manila during the recently concluded Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit were arrested by authorities in Quezon City, the police said on Friday. Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa said suspects Abdulgaffar Jikiri alias Abu Bakar Jikiri, 19; Alim Sabtalin, 19; and Sadam Jhofar, 24; were apprehended by joint Quezon City Police District and National Bureau of Investigation-counter-terrorism division elements in Salam […]
(Eagle News) — The prosecution has dropped former Bureau of Corrections officer in charge Rafael Ragos as a respondent in the drug trafficking complaint filed against him, Senator Leila de Lima and Ronnie Dayan. According to the prosecution, Ragos, who already testified against De Lima in a House inquiry in 2016, is, after all, set to turn state witness. In his testimony, Ragos said he went to the senator’s house in Paranaque in two separate […]
(Eagle News) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations hailed the “improving relations” between the bloc and China, noting that it was “encouraged by” the adoption of the framework of the Code of Conduct of the disputed South China Sea, among others. The regional bloc–in a statement issued by this year’s chairman, President Rodrigo Duterte–also reaffirmed the importance of “non-militarization and self-restraint” in the conduct of activities that could “complicate the situation and escalate tensions” […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday apologized to those inconvenienced by the security measures put in place by authorities in time for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit. “Siyempre po may mga naabala, lalong-lalo na doon sa closure ng EDSA, pasensya na po kayo,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the good thing about the Philippines’ “successful” hosting of the summit is that the “whole world” now admires the Asian country, […]
(Eagle News) — United States President Donald Trump made a report of his accomplishments during his almost-two week tour in Asia from the White House on Thursday (Manila time), and specifically mentioned the Philippine president, this year’s chair of the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Summit in Manila which Trump also attended. But instead of saying it was President Rodrigo Duterte who extended his gratitude to the Americans, Trump said it was “President Duarte […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office has asked actress Maria Isabel Lopez to submit a position paper that details why her license should not be revoked after she breached the Association of Southeast Asian lanes on Edsa and bragged about it on Facebook on Nov. 11. LTO law enforcement service director Francis Almora said Lopez, who appeared before him on Thursday, has within the day to submit the position paper. Within five days, Almora […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday hailed the improvement in relations between the two countries. Premier Li even likened the existing relationship to the weather in Manila during a joint press conference with his Philippine counterpart after bilateral talks in Malacanang. “Winter has come to the northern hemisphere but the temperature in Manila is still running pretty high. I think that somewhat reflects the temperature of China-Philippines relations […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government has partnered with Facebook to create an Internet infrastructure that will improve Internet speeds in the country. The agreement between the Department of Information and Communications Technology and the Bases Conversion and Development Authority on the one hand, and the social media networking giant on the other was signed on Wednesday. Under the Strategic Engagement and Collaboration to Undertake a Reliable and Efficient Government Internet, the BCDA will bid […]
