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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday threatened to suspend mayors who could not “control” the drug problem in their cities, saying they were supposed to protect their constituents. “I will not return police power to you (if you can’t control the problem). Wala akong pakialam sa inyo,” he said during the commemoration of the 19th anniversary of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption in Malacanang. Duterte reiterated that the drug “apparatus” needed to […]
(Eagle News) — Uber on Wednesday opened the possibility of providing compensation to its aggrieved drivers following the transport network company’s suspension for “indisputable” violations. “The details need to be worked out, but we are very willing to work with the (Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board)…,” Uber Regional General Manager Mike Brown said when asked about the possibility of giving its drivers financial remuneration. Brown, who had just attended a meeting with LTFRB officials […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday rejected the appointment of Judy Taguiwalo as social welfare secretary. The powerful commission made the announcement after a 30-minute executive session. Davao Oriental Rep. Joel Mayo Almario, chair of the CA committee on labor, employment and social welfare, said a majority voted against Taguiwalo’s appointment. At least 13 votes constitute a majority vote. Earlier, Taguiwalo had expressed confidence her appointment would be approved, noting that she […]
(Eagle News) — The two poultry workers from Pampanga who exhibited flu symptoms have tested negative for bird flu. In a radio interview on Wednesday, Health Secretary Paulyn Ubial said based on the results of the test done by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine, the poultry workers from San Luis where a bird flu outbreak was declared this week had influenza type B, or human influenza, instead. Influenza type A is bird flu, while […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will look into the simultaneous overnight drug raids that left 21 people killed in Bulacan recently. Quoting PNP spokesperson Dionardo Carlos, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said the PNP-Internal Affairs Service investigation was “a matter of procedure.” “The arresting officers claimed they were met with armed resistance while conducting said enforcement operations,” he said. He said the “wide-ranging” raids coincided with Bulacan’s 439th foundation day. Senior Superintendent Romeo Caramat […]
(Eagle News) — A young congressman has filed a bill requiring public officials to commute to and from work at least once every month so they can “empathize with the riding public,” among others. Under House Bill 6195 filed by Aangat Tayo Partylist Rep. Neil Abayon “elected and appointed public officials and civil servants in national and local government offices with the rank of (or equivalent to) division chief to department secretary” are enjoined to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Province of San Luis, Pampanga was placed under a state of calamity last Friday, August 11, due to a confirmed outbreak of avian influenza virus (bird flu) that has killed almost 40,000 poultry animals. Last Monday, August 14, the Department of Agriculture or DA targeted for slaughter more than 200,000 poultry heads such as chicken, ducks, quails, pigeons and fighting cocks as part of the government’s precautionary measure to cut the […]
by Hwang Sunghee SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — China and Russia pushed Tuesday for talks to defuse the “confrontational spiral” between the United States and North Korea after Kim Jong-Un stepped back from a planned missile strike near Guam. The North Korean leader said he would wait and see how the US behaved before deciding whether to execute the planned launch of four missiles over Japan towards the tiny US territory in the Pacific. Some analysts suggested […]
(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has filed criminal complaints against the nine individuals believed behind the entry of a P6.4-billion drug shipment in the country in May via express lanes. Taiwanese Chen I. Min and Jhu Ming Jyun; chairman of Philippine Hongfei Logistics Group of Companies Chen Ju Long (alias Richard Tan or Richard Chen); Chinese national Li Guang Feng; warehouse caretaker Fidel Anoche Dee; businessman Dong Yi Shen (alias Kenneth Dong); […]
(Eagle News) — National Bureau of Investigation agents arrested the alleged middleman in the P6.4-billion drug shipment that entered the country in May after the Senate blue ribbon committee hearing on Tuesday. NBI deputy director Ferdinand Lavin said in an ambush interview that Kenneth Dong was arrested by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by the Paranaque regional trial court in connection with a case of rape he is facing. In a press conference, […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday threatened to cite Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon in contempt after he refused to answer questions on corruption in the Bureau of Customs. Faeldon said he would not answer the question because “In the past few days, the honorable senator has come up with a lot of accusations already that I am in the middle of the smuggling of shabu in the country.” “It is pointless for me […]
(Eagle News) — Uber continued to activate and accredit drivers despite a directive from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board to desist from doing so. According to Aileen Lizada, LTFRB spokesperson, this was the reason the transport network company was suspended for a month starting today, Aug. 15. “Dahil ito sa violation nila noong July 26 na no further acceptance or additional accreditation and/or activation,” she said in a radio interview. She said Uber’s […]
