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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – A tight-knit Muslim community in the Virginia suburbs of Washington was grieving Monday after a teenager was apparently assaulted and killed as she left a local mosque. Friend and worshippers at the mosque, known as the All Dulles Area Muslim Society, have identified the teen as 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen of Reston, who had disappeared for several hours Sunday. While remains believed to belong to the teen were still being examined, […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang has condemned Sunday morning’s attack by the New People Army (NPA) on a police station in Maasin town in Iloilo province, saying it was “opportunistic” and “ill-timed. “It’s unfortunate that the NPA raid of a police station in Iloilo happened on the same day the government reciprocated the National Democratic Front’s declaration to refrain from undertaking offensive operations in Mindanao,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press conference. “Although the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Tourism asked the public, specifically netizens, students and professionals, to join the contest for the creation of a new tourism video ad for the Philippines after it cancelled its contract with McCann World Group Philippines. McCann was the advertising company behind the tourism ad which was allegedly copied from a South African tourism ad. The minute-long tourism campaign video was unveiled to the public on June […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte alerted authorities to guard several municipalities in Visayas to prevent the entry of members of the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf who are escaping Mindanao as government intensifies its clearing operations in Marawi City. But President Duterte said that he does not need to declare martial law in Visayas. He said this was because the Maute Group members fleeing Mindanao can be arrested without warrant since […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed the cases of espionage and treason filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for lack of probable cause. The espionages cases were in connection with the back-channel talks conducted by Trillanes with China as former President Aquino’s envoy. “Conspiracy exists when two or more persons come to an agreement concerning the commission of felony and decide to […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The fifth round of peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines will proceed this first week of August in the Netherlands. Government Peace Panel chairman and Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that they already communicated with the officials of NDFP who gladly welcomed the news. “We welcome the recent statement of the National Democratic Front (NDF) reaffirming its support to the Philippine […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — If the public will not help and cooperate with the government in stopping extremists, the terror attack in Marawi City may occur in any place in the Philippines, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. The President said the public should help the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) by informing them about unusual and suspicious individuals who may be connected to the Islamist terrorists. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Members of the House of Representatives were able to collect almost Php 13 million worth of donation for families affected by the conflict in Marawi City. House Majority Leader Ilocos Norte Rep. Rodolfo Fariñas said that almost all of the 200 members of the House of Representatives donated from their personal funds. Local government officials also joined in the donation drive. The amount will be placed in a trust […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – One man died and 10 people were injured after a van drove into a crowd of Muslim worshippers near a mosque in London in the early hours of Monday. London Mayor Sadiq Khan called it an “horrific terrorist attack” and counter-terrorism police are leading the investigation, as Muslim leaders linked the incident to a rise in Islamophobic crime. Here is what we know so far: What happened? Witnesses said a […]
Eagle News — The 18 policemen who were tagged in the killing of former Albuera, Leyte mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr., have all been released on bail. The policemen led by Supt. Marvin Marcos of the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Grouo (PNP-CIDG) Region 8 had been released from the Leyte Sub Provincial Jail last Saturday, June 17 after having been detained for more than two months. They were arrested on March 20, 2017. Judge Carlos Arguelles of […]
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(Eagle News) – About 11 kilos of suspected were recovered in formerly Maute-controlled areas by government forces in Marawi City, with an estimated amount of P100 million. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) spokesperson Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said the bags of shabu were seized while the military was undertaking clearing operations. Padilla said that the Islamist terrorists were apparently using illegal drugs to help them keep awake at night. The illegal drugs were also allegedly being used […]
