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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — US social media giant Facebook launched a campaign in Britain on Friday to counter the spread of online extremism following warnings from Prime Minister Theresa May after four terror attacks in three months. Facebook said it would seek to educate charities and other organisations on how to fight hate speech, in the wake of recent terror attacks in Belgium, Britain and France. The Online Civil Courage Initiative (OCCI) will act […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment said that there were now 60,000 new regular employees, after the announced prohibition of the implementation of the “end-of-contract” or “endo” last March 2017. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that the rise in number of regular employees was due to the department’s strict implementation of the prohibition of illegal contractualization. https://youtu.be/HBs6MRPNb8U
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Director General Ronald Dela Rosa ordered police regional directors to re-examine their camp defense plan after the successive attacks made on police stations. PNP spokesman Chief Supt. Dionardo Carlos said the police should heighten their security especially in their respective stations. The New People’s Army (NPA) on Sunday morning, June 18, attacked a police station in Maasin town in Iloilo. https://youtu.be/kLLxVJb2mh0
(Eagle News) — Authorities on Friday downplayed the direct threats the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters made against President Rodrigo Duterte, with the military saying they were made out of sheer “desperation.” “The pronouncement of the BIFF was (out of desperation). What happened in Pigcawayan recently was in retaliation for and somehow a diversionary attack resulting from major setbacks they have been experiencing in Mindanao,” Brigadier General Gilbert Gapay, the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Eastern Mindanao martial […]
(Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines said on Thursday that one of the leaders of the terrorist group Maute was likely dead. “Omar(khayam) Maute, more or less, mukhang patay na ito,” General Eduardo Año said in an ambush interview on the sidelines of a security meeting in Pasay. According to Año, his brother Abdullah was, however, still alive, and was still inside Marawi. The “death” of Omarkhayam comes weeks after the arrest of Cayamora […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian military spy planes will start flying missions over the southern Philippines to help in the fight against Islamic militants terrorizing the area, the government said Friday. Fighters linked to the Islamic State (IS) group have been battling troops for a month around Marawi city in the Mindanao region in a conflict that has claimed lives. Canberra, which has an extensive defense cooperation program with Manila, said two high-tech AP-3C Orion aircraft […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia on Thursday agreed to “task senior officials to consider a proposed plan of action” that will counter terrorism and violent extremism in the region. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said in a press conference after a meeting with his counterparts in Pasay that the proposal will discuss ways to: enhance efforts and cooperation in addressing the root causes and underlying conditions of extremism including but not limited […]
(Eagle News)– Former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. failed to attend his first plunder case trial because he was confined at a hospital in Taguig City. Atty. Reody Anthony Balisi, one of the former senator’s lawyers, told the Sandiganbayan First Division during Thursday’s hearing that Revilla was confined at St. Lukes Medical Center as he was suffering from hypertension. Balisi–who presented to the antigraft court documents on the former senator’s condition—said the confinement took place while Revilla was visiting his ailing father. […]
(Eagle News) – The number of tourists who are visiting the country continues to rise despite the ongoing crisis in Marawi City. According to Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, Boracay, Bohol and Palawan are the places with high tourist arrivals. Alegre said more than 600,000 tourists visit the country every month, including Koreans, Americans and Chinese. The DOT also noted the increasing number of Chinese tourists after President Rodrigo Duterte’s state visit in China.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang and the Armed Forces of the Philippines said that they were pushing for the implementation of a national ID system as part of the amendment to the Human Security Act. AFP spokesperson Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said during the regular Mindanao Hour briefing in Malacañang, that it would be easier to fight crime and terrorism if everyone had some form of identification document. It would also prevent the entry of foreign […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The three suspected members of the Maute Group who were arrested at an Iloilo port last Sunday underwent inquest proceedings in Camp Evangelista, in Cagayan De Oro City. One of the three suspected members of Maute arrested by the authorities was the sister of Omar and Adbullah Maute. The Maute brothers were among the Islamist militant leaders behind the attack of Marawi City which has now become a veritable […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II has ordered additional prosecutors to handle the increasing number of rebellion cases filed against members and sympathizers of the Maute Group, including the parents of Maute brothers Omar and Abdullah. Based on a department order issued on Wednesday, June 21, the DOJ will be assigning additional prosecutors to help in the inquest proceedings of these rebellion cases. The prosecutors to assist in the inquest proceedings […]
