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(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday announced a P5-million bounty on the head of Ozamiz Councilor Ricardo “Ardot” Parojinog. In a speech during the 11th founding anniversary of the Eastern Mindanao Command, Duterte said the P5 million was an increase from the previous reward to be given to anyone who had information leading to Parojinog’s arrest. Parojinog, a councilor, escaped during a police raid in his home in July. His brother, Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Insp. Jovie Espenido will no longer be reassigned to Iloilo. Chief Supt. Cesar Binag, Police Regional Office 6 director, said this in a radio interview on Saturday, after receiving what he said was an official document from the Philippine National Police higher-ups “that cancels the reassignment” of Espenido in Iloilo City. President Duterte had called Iloilo the “bedrock of drugs” in the Visayas, and had tagged its mayor, Jed Mabilog, […]
(Eagle News) — The alleged number one druglord in Iloilo was killed in a firefight with police on Friday. The police said they were only out to serve a warrant of arrest against Richard Prevendido, alias Buang, in an abandoned house in Jaro District around 8:30 p.m., when they were met by a volley of fire, prompting them to retaliate. Also killed in the gunfight was Prevendido’s nephew, Jason. Authorities had announced a P5-million […]
(Eagle News) – Around 100 Islamic State-inspired militants have been spotted in Buldon, Maguindanao. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front confirmed this in an online news report, after President Rodrigo Duterte warned of a possible spillover of the armed conflict in Marawi to that area. Duterte made the revelation after he said he was mulling lifting martial law across Mindanao earlier, but preferred to adopt a “let’s see” attitude because of the development instead. “If it […]
(Eagle News) — Banco de Oro Unibank on Friday said it blocked some automated teller machine cards after an increased number of reports about data skimming. In a statement, BDO said the blocked debit and cash cards were those “we believe may have been compromised.” The bank did not say, however, how many cards these were. “For those whose cards were blocked, over-the-counter withdrawals at BDO branches are allowed free of charge,” BDO said. It […]
(Eagle News) — Government forces retook on Thursday a strategic bridge in Marawi, prompting them to announce that the war in the city was expected to draw to a close in a few weeks. But Lieutenant General Carlito Galvez, commander of the military’s Western Mindanao Command, said that the recovery of Banggolo Bridge — two of three “critical bridges” in the city—did not come without a price, as three soldiers were killed and 52 […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Friday junked the rebellion charges filed against 59 individuals arresting officers believed were Maute recruits. The DOJ said there was a lack of evidence to prove the charges, so the 59 were released. The 59 were arrested after arrest orders were issued upon the declaration of martial law across Mindanao. Of the 59, 32 were apprehended from a house in Guiwan, Zamboanga City, while the rest were […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (August 31) – Former President Diosdado Macapagal signed Proclamation No. 304 on 1964, declaring August 29 to September 5 of every year as Rice and Corn Week. This event is celebrated annually to raise national consciousness and interest among Filipino farmers to increase their production of agricultural crops, particularly rice and corn. Rice is a staple food in the Philippines, supplying about 35% of the average Filipino’s calorie intake. Rice has many varieties […]
by Kyoko Hasegawa TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Britain and Japan will step up the pace of sanctions against nuclear-armed North Korea after its “outrageous” firing of a missile over Japan, British Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday. “We condemn North Korea in the strongest words possible for a reckless act which was a clear violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions,” May told a press briefing during an official visit to Japan. “In response to […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — A Swedish policeman was stabbed in a bustling Stockholm square on Thursday, with nothing to indicate it was a terror attack, police said. “A police officer has been stabbed in the back and the neck,” inspector Ronnie Tellberger told AFP, saying the assailant attacked him from behind. The suspect was arrested at the scene, a witness told AFP. The motive for the attack was not immediately clear. “There’s nothing to indicate […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday rejected Senator Trillanes IV’s request to summon President Rodrigo Duterte’s son Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte and son-in-law Mans Carpio, noting that the information that they were behind the alleged Davao Group was mere “hearsay.” The information was given by fixer Mark Taguba at a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes on Thursday. “Sa akin, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Richard Gordon said he would file an ethics case against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who he said was “out of order” in Thursday’s hearing into the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country via Customs express lanes. “This gentleman has been accusing everybody in the Senate of everything. In the past he got away. I am asking the majority leader to convene the ethics committee and I will personally file an ethics […]
