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CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — International sanctions on North Korea are not working and serve only to strengthen the regime of Kim Jong-Un, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday. The United States, which has a longstanding defense pact with the Philippines, has led a drive at the United Nations Security Council to impose tough sanctions against the North for its nuclear and ballistic missile tests. The threat from Pyongyang’s program was a major topic at a […]
(Agence France Presse) — China and Southeast Asian nations may hold a joint naval exercise next year to help build trust, Singapore’s defense minister said Tuesday, following years of acrimony over rival claims in the South China Sea. Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on Tuesday attended a security forum hosted by the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations and pushed for the maritime drill, according to Singapore’s Ng Eng Hen. “This idea was openly floated […]
(Eagle News) — A primary suspect in the death of Horacio Castillo III said that the University of Sto. Tomas student did not die due to hazing. John Paul Solano said in his counteraffidavit submitted on Tuesday that Castillo had a pre-existing condition, based on his analysis of the medico-legal report of the Manila Police District. “It bears to stress that from the said medico-legal report, it is clearly found and stated therein that the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday lauded the Philippine Air Force for its invaluable contributions in keeping the country safe. In a speech during PAF change of command ceremonies at Clark airbase in Pampanga, President Duterte said “we have made significant headway in ridding the country of criminality, terrorism…corruption,” counter-insurgency, among others, because of the PAF’s help. With the ceremonies, the air force is now headed by Lt. Gen. Galileo Kintanar, chief of […]
(Eagle News) — Commissioner Christian Robert Lim has been named the acting chief of the Commission on Elections. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez said this was after Lim, the most senior commissioner, garnered a “unanimous vote” from commissioners who voted for their temporary head during the poll body’s weekly session. Lim’s designation comes after the Palace announced President Rodrigo Duterte had accepted Comelec Chair Andres Bautista’s resignation “effective immediately.” In his resignation letter, Bautista had requested […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The camp of Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to cite former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chair Francis Tolentino in contempt following his interview with the media about his electoral protest against her. In a five-page motion filed by her lawyer, Teddy Rigoroso, De Lima–who finished twelfth in the latest senatorial elections– noted that Tolentino violated the sub judice rule when he granted the interview […]
(Eagle News) — The House justice committee on Tuesday went ahead with its hearing on the impeachment of Andres Bautista even after the Palace announced it had accepted his resignation “effective immediately” as Commission on Elections chair. But the hearing lasted for only a few minutes, after the panel committee decided it would be moot and academic to proceed with impeachment proceedings as the committee had already received a letter from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea […]
CLARK, Philippines (AFP) — A five-month battle against Islamic State supporters in the southern Philippines that claimed more than 1,000 lives has ended, the nation’s defense secretary said on Monday. “We now announce the termination of all combat operations in Marawi,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana told reporters on the sidelines of a regional security meeting in Clark, a northern Philippine city. Lorenzana said there were no more militants, known locally as coming from the Maute […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities have only one building to clear of terrorists in Marawi. This is according to Col. Romeo Brawner, deputy commander of Joint Task Force Ranao, who spoke in a press conference on Sunday. Earlier, authorities said around 30 terrorists remained holed up in the war-torn city, after the deaths of their leaders Omar Maute and Isnilon Hapilon. According to Brawner, the children of Hapilon are still believed to be in the war-torn […]
(Eagle News) — The alleged leader of the Aegis Juris fraternity will remain in detention in the Senate until the resumption of work in the Upper House in November. According to Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri, this is the fate of Arvin Balag, who has been cited in contempt and ordered detained for refusing to answer questions during a Senate hearing on the death of University of Sto. Tomas law freshman student Horacio Castillo III. “Ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States has confirmed that the DNA sample from a corpse retrieved from Marawi City matched with that of Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Saturday that the FBI has submitted its official report on this. “This process of verification is also being conducted on the cadavers of the other terrorists that have been recovered so far,” he said. Apart […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Saturday. The Philippine Institute for Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 323 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 9:32 a.m. No aftershocks are expected.
