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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would wait for the results of Congress’ investigation into the Bureau of Customs’ failure to stop a P6.4-billion drug shipment into the country before deciding on Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon’s fate. “Let the investigation (continue)..I want the (final) report. I will review it and I will be fair,” he said in a press conference after his speech during the 113th founding anniversary celebration of the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit back at his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III, after he said nothing much changed since the war on drugs under the current administration. “Sabi ni PNoy, parang walang nangyari. Sige, pumasok ka sa droga PNoy, pag di ka putulan ng ulo, ga*o ka,” he said, making reference to Aquino’s nickname. He noted that the aides of Aquino and his presidential heir Mar Roxas, who ran for president […]
CAYENNE, France (AFP) — Two satellites including one dedicated to monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation were successfully launched into orbit late Tuesday, launch company Arianespace said. They were launched from Korou, in French Guiana, at 10:56 pm (0136 GMT). The Vegetation and Environment monitoring on a New Micro Satellite — or Venus — is a joint effort between France’s National Center for Space Studies (CNES) and Israel’s space agency. Venus will […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) asked the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a separate investigation regarding the July 30 pre-dawn raid conducted by the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) which resulted in the death of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., and his wife. VACC Chairman Dante Jimenez made the request after arrested Vice-Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog asked for the group’s help. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday stood by the policemen who conducted the raid that led to the deaths of alleged druglord Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. and several others, noting that his men had the right to protect themselves. “The police and the military should make sure that their enemies are dead…Otherwise, you end up with a dead policeman or military,” he said in a speech during the 113th founding anniversary of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bribery at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continues as revealed by Senator Panfilo Lacson. The senator pointed out that this is the reason why Php 6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs was able to enter the country. Lacson also revealed the so-called “3 o’clock habit” which is the giving of bribes to Customs officials every Friday. Lacson said that each bribe is worth Php 27, 000 to Php 30, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte revealed alleged plans of terrorists to attack three provinces of Mindanao in a meeting with senators on Tuesday, August 1. This was bared by Senator Vicente”Tito” Sotto on Wednesday, August 2, a day after the meeting in Malacanang with the President. He said the President informed the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives, including the opposition of the situation in Mindanao. “Meron discovered […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte decided to retain Nicanor Faeldon as Customs Commissioner amid hearings being done at the House of Representatives on the controversial Php 6.4 billion worth of shabu that managed to pass through the Bureau of Customs. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said that the President still expressed confidence and trust in Commissioner Faeldon. “The President has met Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon (Tuesday) afternoon. The Chief […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged senators to “do something about” the lowest-bid rule, saying this was the primary source of corruption. In a speech during the 113th founding anniversary of the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Duterte said this is what he asked Senators Franklin Drilon, Francis Escudero, Ping Lacson and Gringo Honasan to do in a meeting with them on Tuesday. “Iyan talaga (ang pinakasource) ng corruption,” he said. “Pag manalo iyan (lowest […]
(Eagle News) — An impeachment complaint was filed on Wednesday against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption and the Vanguard of the Philippine Constitution Inc. included in their complaint accusations leveled by Associate Justice Teresita de Castro against the Chief Justice, in a five-page memorandum sent to the other magistrates on July 10. The groups said Sereno had “culpably violated” the Constitution after she issued an administrative order […]
by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s latest missile test has extended the range of its weapons to much of mainland United States and raised a new fear in the South: would Washington protect Seoul when that could put American cities in danger? The US is security guarantor for the democratic and capitalist South, where 28,500 US troops are stationed to defend it from Pyongyang after the 1950-53 Korean […]
(Eagle News) — Take a leave of absence or resign. This was the message of minority bloc solons in the House of Representatives to Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon, who has been accused of incompetence after a P6.4-billion drug shipment entered the country. Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency National Capital Region chief Wilkins Villanueva also accused Faeldon of refusing to conduct a “control-delivery” of the six crates containing the illegal substance found in Valenzuela warehouses in May, […]
