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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Aung San Suu Kyi has denied the ethnic cleansing of Myanmar’s Muslim minority, speaking to the BBC after the United Nations rights council agreed to investigate allegations against the army. “I don’t think there is ethnic cleansing going on. I think ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression to use for what is happening,” Suu Kyi said in the interview televised on Wednesday. Her one-year-old government has faced international condemnation for […]
(Eagle News) — A Davao businesswoman has accused the camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV of trying to bribe her to testify against President Rodrigo Duterte, and file a case against him in the International Criminal Court, a television report said. According to the GMA7 report, according Guillermina Barrido Arcillas identified one “Junnel” as the one who offered her P500,000 as initial downpayment for her testimony. “Junnel” is reportedly a member of Trillanes’ staff. Another […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday that Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Ma. Sison “can come home,” and will be given “freedom of movement.” “I just had a talk before, pababa dito, (presidential peace adviser Jesus) Dureza and (chief government negotiator Silvestre) Bello called me. Sabi ko, you tell Sison, because he’s sick, very sick, he can come home. I’ll give him freedom of movement. I will not have him arrested. I’ll […]
(Reuters) — China and Southeast Asian countries have made progress in talks on a code of conduct for the disputed South China Sea, the Philippine acting foreign minister said on Tuesday, April 4. China claims almost the entire waterway, through which about $5 trillion in sea-borne goods pass every year. Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims. “We have made good progress on coming up with a framework for a code on […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration will assign an additional 171 Immigration officers to airports all over the country for the long vacation. Bureau of Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente issued the directive on Monday to address the manpower shortage and long lines in the airports because of mass leaves and resignations by immigration officials. “He ordered the additional deployment of 171 immigration personnel during the holidays. If there is still a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The controversial urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) said it welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement allowing its members to stay in the government housing project that they occupied in Pandi, Bulacan. Kadamay Chairman Gloria Arellano said that it is a welcome change to have a President that is open-minded about the poor. Arellano also said that the government should look into the housing shortage in the country. “So […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday revealed he had fired another government official, an undersecretary, only days after he sacked a member of his Cabinet. Duterte made the revelation during a speech at the Grand Harvest Festival of the Seh Leng Agritech Corporation in Talavera, Nueva Ecija. “Sabi ko kanina..tawagan mo..She’s fired. So pangalawa siya,” he said. The first official who was sacked this week was Department of the Interior and Local Government chief […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte appointed the department’s undersecretary for peace and order who had served previously as chief of police in Davao City as acting Secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). The new DILG officer-in-charge is undersecretary for peace and order, Catalino Cuy. Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella made the announcement on Wednesday, after the dismissal of former DILG head Ismael “Mike” Sueno because of complaints on corruption sent […]
(Eagle News) — Eight in ten Filipinos appreciate the performance and trust President Rodrigo Duterte. This is according to a Pulse Asia survey conducted via face-to-face interviews from March 15 to 20. The survey has a sample of 1,200 representative adults 18 years old and above, and a ± 3 percent error margin at the 95 percent confidence level. Relevant events before and during the conduct of the survey include the the filing of the first impeachment complaint against […]
(Eagle News) — The weather in the coming weeks will become warmer and drier, which would signify the start of the dry season. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration made the announcement on Wednesday, with the termination of the northeast monsoon that affected northern and central Luzon in the last few days. “However, some isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon or evening particularly over the eastern sections due to localized convection,” it […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake ripped through Metro Manila and some parts of Southern Tagalog on Tuesday night, prompting the Batangas government to declare a state of calamity and suspend classes. The quake was felt at Intensity IV in Makati and Obando, Bulacan, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. Intensity III was felt in Mandaluyong; Quezon City; General Trias and Dasmariñas in Cavite; in Sta. Ana, Manila; and in Lucena City, Quezon. […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Britain, France and the United States on Tuesday presented a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Council condemning the suspected chemical attack in Syria and demanding a full investigation as soon as possible. The text, obtained by AFP, called on the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to report quickly on its findings on the attack earlier in the day on the rebel-held town of Khan […]
