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(Eagle News) — More than 50 percent of Filipinos favor retaining the minimum age of criminal liability at 15 years old. According to results of a recent Pulse Asia survey, 55 percent voted for the retention. The survey was done via face-to-face interviews from March 15 to 20. “This opinion is echoed by big pluralities to sizeable majorities across geographic areas and socioeconomic classes,” Pulse Asia said. According to the pollster, based on the results, those from the […]
(Eagle News) — Magpapadala ang Philippine Coast Guard ng dalawa sa kanilang mga barko para magsagawa ng maritime security patrol sa Benham Rise. Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar na magsisimula ang pagpapatrolya ng PCG sa Benham Rise sa Linggo, may 7. Aniya mahalaga ang gagawing pagpapatrolya sa benham Rise bilang bahagi ng pagpapahalaga at pagprotekta sa teritoryo ng bansa. Kabilang sa idedeploy ng pcg sa Benham […]
(Eagle News) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday suspended the entire fleet of a towing company after some of its alleged employees figured in an anomalous transaction with a motorist in Quezon City. In a statement, the MMDA said it had placed the Compaq Towing Company under “indefinite preventive suspension.” The statement was issued a day after Roberto Minosa posted a video showing three men supposedly from the company towing his illegally parked car on 20th […]
(Eagle News) — Dumating na sa Geneva, Switzerland ang labing anim (16) na miyembro ng delegasyon ng Pilipinas para dumalo sa isasagawang Universal Periodic Review ng United Nations Human Rights Council. Pinangunahan nina Senador Alan Peter Cayetano at Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra ang delegasyon upang idepensa ang war on drugs na inilunsad ng administrasyong Duterte. Kabilang sa mga kasama sa delegasyon ang mga kinatawan mula sa Presidential Human Rights Committee, Deputy Speaker ng Kamara […]
(Eagle News) — Humihingi ng dagdag na panahon si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte upang ayusin ang problema ng bansa partikular na ang patungkol sa korapsyon at iligal na droga. “In the fullness of God’s time. You give me three years and I will be able to stabilize the country. By that time, medyo on deck na tayo for a new phase of our national lives,” pahayag ni Duterte. Ayon kay Duterte, una na siyang nangako sa […]
A range of video and data services will soon be available in the country after a rocket carrying the telecommunications satellite that will enable such services was launched on Thursday. The Ariane 5 rocket carrying the satellite, KOREASAT-7 owned by South Korea’s KTsat, blasted off at 6:51 pm (2151 GMT) from Europe’s space port in Kourou, Guiana. The launch had been delayed several times after the French territory in South America was hit by more than a month of […]
(Eagle News) — Mahigpit ang ginagawang monitoring ng Philippine National Police sa ukol sa iba’t-ibang cybercrimes. Ito ay dahil gumagamit ng ibat-ibang identity lalo na sa social media ang mga manloloko. Paalala ng PNP mag-ingat sa pakikipag transaksyon sa Internet lalo na kung sangkot ay malaking halaga. https://youtu.be/pCEDjQMtnxE
(Eagle News) — The 2016 bar exams are now in Philippine law history books. The examinations taken by 6,344 examinees registered a passing rate of 59.06 percent, the highest in 16 years. More interestingly though is that all of those who made it to the top of the bar exam results list came from provincial schools, a first in the entire history of the Philippine bar examinations. Topping the list was Karen Mae Calam, from the University […]
(Eagle News) — Three people were killed and one was wounded after a military chopper crashed in Tanay, Rizal on Thursday. According to the authorities, the Huey–a UH 1D model—crashed in Sitio Hilltop, Barangay Sampaloc around 3 p.m. The names of the deceased and the injured have yet to be released at press time. No other details were available yet.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte revealed on Thursday that they were “getting the help of everybody” in addressing the heightening tensions in the Korean Peninsula. Duterte said in his speech during the Orthopedic Association Convention on Thursday that he called Chinese President Xi Jinping upon the request of United States President Donald Trump for something to be done about the North Korean leader “situation.” Kim Jong Un has been conducting nuclear missile tests that have irked Washington, which […]
“Sayang si Gina.” This was the reaction of President Rodrigo Duterte to the Commission on Appointments’ rejection of Gina Lopez’s nomination as environment secretary on Wednesday. “I really liked her passion,” he said, noting that he made a pitch for her during a gathering in Malacanang. In his speech during the Orthopedic Association Convention on Thursday, the President said, however, that not everything was within his “control.” He said this was a democracy after all. “..And lobby money […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte ihas prohibited members of his Cabinet from using special protocol license plates and sirens. Duterte said the use of these cause an inconvenience to the public. “Have you ever seen me use a siren in Davao? Only when there was an explosion at the airport, a fire. But have you ever seen me pass by using a siren?” the President said. He added that everyone should follow traffic rules […]
