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Malaysia arrests eight suspected militants, including three Filipinos

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian police said Saturday they have detained four locals and four foreigners—three Filipinos and one Albanian— suspected of militant activities, the latest arrest of alleged Islamic extremists in the Muslim-majority country. They were detained between September 27 and October 6 in the states of Sabah, Selangor and Perak, police said. Fears have been growing in Malaysia that Muslim militants are ramping up their activities, inspired by the Islamic State (IS) […]

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Filipino doctor charged for plotting IS attack on NY wired $423 for ops; says terror laws in PHL “not strict”

A Filipino suspect in a thwarted jihadist plot targetting New York City transferred money from the Philippines to other suspects to carry out the attacks, saying he could do this without attracting too much attention. A statement sent by the United States Embassy in Manila quoted messages sent by Russel Salic to two others involved in the plot in which he described terror laws in the Philippines as “not strict” in comparison to countries such […]

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Three–including Filipino—charged for plotting New York attacks for Islamic State in 2016

Three people—including a Filipino—have been charged with involvement in planned jihadist attacks on targets including New York’s subway and Times Square, in 2016. But an undercover Federal Bureau of Investigation agent helped thwart the plot of Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, Talha Haroon, and  Russel Salic of the Philippines. The attacks were supposed to be carried out in the name of the Islamic State group during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, American state prosecutors said in a statement on […]

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Nobel Prize sends a nuclear message to Trump

by Francesco FONTEMAGGI Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States – The Nobel committee spurned an opportunity to celebrate the Iran nuclear deal, but still found a way to send a message to US President Donald Trump. Trump is a stern critic of the 2015 accord, and US officials say that he intends to tell the US Congress next week that Tehran is not honoring its side of the bargain. He is also engaged in a perilous game of brinksmanship […]

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PAL, gov’t agree to settle flag carrier’s debt issue with P6.91-billion payment

(Eagle News) — Philippine Airlines has agreed to pay the government nearly P7 billion to settle its debts, an amount the Department of Transportation has accepted. PAL and the DOTr made the announcement in a joint statement on Friday. According to the statement, the P6.91 billion covers the navigational charges the flag carrier owes the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines and the Manila International Airport Authority, some of which date back to two years […]

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Aguirre: Gov’t “P40 billion richer” after Mighty Corp.’s payment of tax liabilities, penalties

Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said on Friday that the government was “P40 billion richer” after Mighty Corp. finally paid its tax liabilities and penalties. Aguirre disclosed this after the Department of Justice granted the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s motion to withdraw the tax evasion complaints filed against the country’s number two cigarette manufacturer. “We could consider this case as closed. (The) government of the Philippines is P40 billion richer,” Aguirre told reporters. According to the […]

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UPDATED: Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. surrenders

(Eagle News) — Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr.  surrendered to Senator Manny Pacquiao on Friday, hours after Philippine Drug Enforcement Authority operatives raided his house and seized around P5 million worth of shabu and drug paraphernalia. In a statement, Pacquiao said Lopez, who he said managed to “sneak out” of his house in Barangay Lumasal during the PDEA raid around 3 a.m., sent feelers he wanted to surrender afterwards, before lunchtime. “When he called […]

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President Duterte: I fired two people from Malacañang

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired two more of his people after they allegedly “us(ed) their influence.” In an interview–a video clip of which was uploaded on Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson’s Facebook page on Friday–Duterte said, without giving names, that the two he fired were “from Malacañang.” “Empleyado diyan tapos kung ano  anong pinagsasabi sa labas, na malakas (sila). I hate that,” Duterte said. He said he did not make any […]

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DOJ grants BIR motion to withdraw tax evasion raps vs Mighty Corp.

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has granted the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s motion to withdraw the tax evasion complaints against Mighty Corporation. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte said he had directed the BIR and the Department of Finance to accept the company’s P25-billion offer to settle its tax liabilities. In its two-page resolution, the DOJ noted that the National Internal Revenue Code “recognizes the authority of the Commissioner of the Bureau of Internal […]

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Authorities seize P5 million worth of shabu, drug paraphernalia from the house of Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr.

(Eagle News) — Authorities on Friday  seized around P5 million worth of shabu from the house of Maasim, Sarangani Mayor Aniceto Lopez Jr. Chief Supt. Aaron Aquino, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director, said they also found what appeared to be drug paraphernalia such as vials and a “green book,” during the 2 a.m. raid in Lopez’s house in Barangay Lumasal. The book specified drug transactions, among others. “Parang may maliit siyang shabu lab doon. Hindi […]

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Death toll in Bulacan water tank explosion rises to 3, as authorities try to determine who could be held liable

(Eagle News) — The death toll in the water tank explosion in San Jose del Monte, Bulacan on Friday rose to three, while the number of those injured reached over 40, as authorities looked for answers to the question who could be held liable. In a radio interview, Supt. Fritz Macariola, San Jose Del Monte police chief, said the recent fatalities in the incident that saw raging waters escape from the steel container in Barangay Muzon […]

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