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Hakbang na ginawa ni former DOTC Sec. Roxas sa MRT 3, nais malaman ng Senado

(Eagle News) — Nais malaman ni Senadora Grace Poe ang mga ginawang hakbang ni dating Transportation and Communications Secretary Mar Roxas para maayos ang problema sa Metro Rail Transit. Ipinagtataka ni Poe na pinuno ng Senate committee on public transport kung bakit hindi man lang nagawan ng paraan na masuri ang contract extension sa Sumitumo Corporation na siyang dating maintenance provider ng MRT. Sa halip aniya na palawigin ang kontrata sa Sumitumo Corporation, sa kumpanyang […]

Comelec at Smartmatic, pinakakasuhan kaugnay ng pagpapalit ng script sa transparency server noong 2016 polls

(Eagle News) — Kinakitaan ng justice department ng paglabag sa election protocol ang tauhan ng Smartmatic at Commission on Elections (Comelec) dahil sa pagpapalit ng script sa transparency server noong gabi ng May 9 ng nakaraang halalan. Matapos kakitaan ng probable cause ng Department of Justice panel ang petition for review na isinumite ni Former Abakada Partylist Rep Jonathan Dela Cruz, ini-utos nito na sampahan ng kasong paglabag sa Section 4 ng Cyber Crime Prevention Act ang […]

Twelve dead as IS claims first attacks in Iran

  by Ali Noorani and Eric Randolph Agence France-Presse TEHRAN, Iran – Gunmen and suicide bombers stormed Iran’s parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader on Wednesday, killing 12 people in the first attacks in the country claimed by the Islamic State group. Dozens were injured in the attacks, which targeted two of Iran’s most potent symbols: its parliament complex in central Tehran and the mausoleum of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini who led the 1979 […]

Debris found in sea after Myanmar military plane goes missing

by Caroline Henshaw / Hla-Hla Htay Agence France-Presse YANGON, Myanmar  – Debris has been found in the sea near where a Myanmar military plane went missing with more than 100 soldiers and their families on board on Wednesday, a local official and air force source said. Navy ships and aircraft had been searching since the afternoon when the plane lost contact with air traffic controllers. Most of those on board were thought to be women and […]

President Duterte reiterates creation of P50-billion education fund for soldiers’ children

“I will be there to protect you,” the President tells the troops   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reiterated the creation of a P50-billion education fund for the children of soldiers, as he emphasized he was behind his men who were fighting the good fight. In a speech before the 1st Mechanized Brigade in Camp Leonon in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, Duterte said he already found P20 billion, and would only add P30 billion […]

Featured video: Displaced Marawi children draw their tragic experience in war-torn city

https://youtu.be/5-dEefh1G-M (Eagle News) — A girl weeps as she tries to draw a tragic scene that she witnessed in her well-loved home city of Marawi. She bows her head, drawing her knees close to her body, and sobs, holding a pencil and a pad paper. She doesn’t want to look up. Her once peaceful environment was shattered when Islamist terrorists — combined forces of Maute rebels, the Abu Sayyaf Group and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters […]

President Duterte makes offer for “able-bodied” NPA fighters to become gov’t soldiers

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday made the offer for New People’s Army “able-bodied” and qualified “soldiers” to fight for the government instead, noting that the communist insurgency has already gone on for around 50 years. “I am again addressing myself to the NPA…Kayong mga sundalo sa NPA, kung gusto niyo sumali sa government ko, I will take you in as soldiers of the country…Anytime. Bumaba lang kayo at magtrain..,” he said during his visit to a military camp in Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat, […]

DOJ to appeal SC order assigning to Cagayan de Oro courts cases involving Maute

Aguirre says Maute cases should be tried outside Mindanao for the judges’ safety QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice will appeal the Supreme Court order assigning to special courts in Cagayan De Oro City the cases involving members of the Maute Group as well as others involved in the violence in Marawi City. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said that while the High Court agreed with the creation of special courts that […]

DOLE to send augmentation forces to Middle East

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment is set to send augmentation forces to different Philippine overseas labor offices in the Middle East. This as a diplomatic crisis hounded  the region, with Saudi Arabia and several of its allies cutting ties with Qatar, which was accused of supporting terrorist groups. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that contingency measures were already in place, including the repatriation of more than 50, 000 overseas Filipino […]

No terrorist angle in Resorts World incident, says NCRPO Chief

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office on Wednesday stood by its original statement that the act of Jessie Carlos that led to the deaths of 37 Resorts World Manila guests and employees was not a terrorist act. This even as House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez insisted during a House of Representatives inquiry that the attack could be classified as an act of terrorism. “Kung nag-cause ng terror so anong tawag natin […]

Why did 200 security men fail to stop lone gunman?- Lawmakers press Resorts World security for lapses

Resorts World security chief says they thought gunman was ISIS   (Eagle News) — Lawmakers on Wednesday (June 7) pressed the heads of the security of Resorts World Manila why they allowed the lone gunman, Jessie Carlos, who was not even a terrorist to roam around the casino and hotel premises. During the hearing at the House of Representatives, lawmakers pointed at the security lapses at the Resorts World Manila where an arson attack done […]

BPI apologizes for “system glitch” amid reports of reduced, increased money in clients’ bank accounts

By Meanne Corvera and Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Wednesday (June 7) said their system was experiencing an “internal data processing error” amid customer complaints the money in their accounts had been reduced or increased. One Jean Tengko said in a Facebook post that she had lost P6000 from her savings account when she checked the automated teller machine. She said when she reported […]