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(Eagle News) — Libu-libong kababayang apektado ng Marawi siege ang nakinabang sa lingap na isinagawa ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Baloi, Lanao del Norte. Karamihan sa mga ito ay lumikas sa mga kalapit lugar nang sumiklab ang kaguluhan sa Marawi nitong Mayo. Ang relief distribution ay ginawa sa Gumampong Gymnasium, West Poblacion, Baloi, Lanao Del Norte. Maaga pa lamang nang pumila ang mga kababayang apektado ng kaguluhan. Wala namang pinipili sa pamamahagi ng relief goods […]
(Eagle News) – Palawan has again been recognized as the best island in the world, with fellow Philippine destination Boracay at a close third. Palawan obtained a 93.15 rating from readers of the travel magazine “Travel + Leisure,” paving the way for the province to clinch the title for the third time. The beautiful island was given the same recognition by the travel magazine last year and in 2013. Boracay earned an 89.67 rating, more […]
by Rob Woollard Agence France Presse Australian Jeff Horn has no doubt that he was a deserving conqueror of Manny Pacquiao but believes only a rematch with the Filipino star will settle the controversy once and for all. Horn stunned the boxing world with a unanimous 12-round decision over Pacquiao in Brisbane on July 2, a hotly contested result that triggered an outcry. The World Boxing Organization moved to quell the controversy by re-scoring […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would “one of these days” call for a dialogue between mining companies and local communities to break what he said was the “mining impasse.” “One of these days, tawagin ko ang mga mayaman at ang mga mahirap. Makinig nalang kayo. Tingin mo dito? Sirain mo palayan niya, paano sila magsurvive. Ikaw kutkot ng kutkot..This cannot go on,” he said in a speech during 26th anniversary […]
Hints at increasing salaries of BJMP personnel in his third year in office (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he would institute reforms in the country’s penal system as soon as the situation in Marawi was over, and even hinted at increasing the salaries of Bureau of Jail Management and Penology personnel on the third year of his administration. Duterte was particularly irked at the situation in the New Bilibid Prison in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated he wanted Supt. Marvin Marcos reinstated, noting that he would “never ever” allow any member of the government security force to go to jail “for doing his duty and obeying” his order. “E ngayon si Marcos suspended. E di suspended siya. Tapos tapos na suspension, sabi ko ibalik niyo sa trabaho yang mama. Wala naman yan nun e. He was too faraway. He wasn’t part of […]
The Philippine Games and Amusement Board on Wednesday thanked the World Boxing Organization for looking into the Manny Pacquiao-Jeff Horn fight on July 2, but also blamed American referee Mark Nelson for the results. “No matter what review they do, it will be hard to change the result as the referee didn’t call it close,” GAB chairman Abraham Kahlil Mitra said in a statement sent to AFP on Wednesday. According to Mitra, “The judges’ scores would have […]
(Reuters) — Jeff Horn is all smiles fresh off a decision by the the World Boxing Organization (WBO) that concluded he won his July 2 bout against Manny Pacquiao after the controversial points decision in Brisbane sparked calls for a review. “He (Pacquiao) said after the fight he thought the decision was fair, but then to turn around and say you want a recount. Didn’t sound like it was really coming from him,” […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. faced the camp of former rival and now Vice-President Leni Robredo before the Supreme Court for the first time on Tuesday, during the preliminary conference on his electoral protest questioning the results of the 2016 vice-presidential race. The hearing was done behind closed doors, but Marcos, in a press conference said he was pleased that his electoral protest filed with the high […]
(Eagle News) — A majority of Filipinos back President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, based on a recent Social Weather Stations survey. Of the 92% of Filipino adults who know about Duterte’s declaration, 57% agreed it was the right decision, 29% said that martial law should have been declared only for Marawi City and Lanao del Sur, and 11% said that it should have been declared only for Marawi City, Lanao del […]
(Eagle News) — Let the people judge for themselves. This was the reaction of Manny Pacquiao to the World Boxing Organization’s decision to award the welterweight title victory to Australian boxer Jeff Horn rather than to himself. The WBO reviewed the fight between the Australian and the Filipino on July 2 after Pacquiao, backed by the Philippine government’s sports regulatory body, criticized the referee and the judges and demanded a review. Horn was declared the […]
Also calls on public to report any “insinuation” of graft by any govm’t employee, official (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte surmised on Tuesday that the war in Marawi would be over in “10 to 15 days,” noting that there were certain things that he had missed out on, like the enemies’ arsenal that appeared to not run out. “Di naman sa nahirapan tayo .Ang di ko talaga ano, namiss namin is, karami ng armas. […]
