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(Eagle News) — Dismissed Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno said he has accepted “wholeheartedly” the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte, but insisted he is not corrupt. In a statement, Sueno also said he would have wanted the President to have “validated” the information that had reached him. “I just wished the information was validated. If only the President asked DILG personnel from the central down to the regional and field offices, […]
NOORDWIJK AAN ZEE, Netherlands (AFP) — Philippine government officials Monday launched a new round of talks with communist rebels aiming to hammer out an interim ceasefire in moves to end one of the world’s longest insurgencies. The talks, which got under way in The Netherlands, are due to last until Friday and are the fourth round between the National Democratic Front and Manila. “We welcome the openness of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday asked the military and police who are awardees of a housing project in Pandi, Bulacan to give up the units illegally occupied by members of an urban poor group, saying he would construct “nicer, more comfortable and bigger” ones for them. Duterte made the appeal during the 120th anniversary of the Philippine Army in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig. “Meron akong pakiusap. This ruckus in Bulacan, parang inagaw ng mga kapwa natin […]
Philippine soldiers killed “more than 10” Abu Sayyaf militants in an attempt to free Vietnamese captives held on a remote southern island as troops fired howitzer shells on rebel positions. Major-General Carlito Galvez, Military Commander of Western Mindanao, said 32 soldiers were also wounded in Sunday’s assault on an Abu Sayyaf hideout in Talipao Town, where the militants were believed to be holding six Vietnamese captives. There was no word on the fate of the […]
Philippine tourist destinations were recently featured at Portugal’s biggest annual tourism fair. Portugal’s national and regional tourism boards, airline companies, hotels and resorts, tour operators, travel agencies, embassies and other members of the tourism industry joined the Bolsa De Turismo De Lisboa or BTL 2017 at the Feira Industrial De Lisboa located in Parque Das Naçoes. More than 75,000 visitors and 400 foreign tour operators from around 36 countries gathered for the event. This is […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Human Rights has expressed its concerns about the pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte to pardon the policemen involved in the death of former Albuera, Leyte Mayor Roland Espinosa Sr. “Ngayon po, dapat sampahan ng kaso sa ating mga korte at dumaan sa proseso at antayin yung kapasyahan ng korte kung may sala man o wala,” Commission on Human Rights Chairman Chito Gasco, in an interview said. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Budget and Management has approved the addition of more than 800 immigration posts to address the apparent shortage of people at the Bureau of Immigration, which has led to long queues at immigration desks in airports, including the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said on Monday that the 887 “immigration officers and assistant positions” approved on March 28 were in addition to the existing 1203. It was unclear if […]
(Eagle News) — Investor sentiments for the Philippines have remained strong and positive. This is according to the Institutional Investor, a New York-based leading international business publisher, Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said. Abella said based on the Investor’s report, the outlook was such “despite the political challenges faced by the Duterte administration.” “The report cites that (Gross Domestic Product) ranged 6.6 percent for the fourth quarter of 2016, and mentioned the public structure spending, which has […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sinampahan na ng reklamong criminal charges sa Department of Justice ng National Bureau of Investigation ang dalawang suspek na nahulihan ng shabu na nagkakahalaga ng 120 million pesos at matataas na kalibre ng mga baril sa Tondo, Maynila noong April 1. Sumalang sa inquest proceedings sa DOJ ang mga suspek na sina Edris Bolug Macalabo at Arvin Belleza Zapanta kung saan sila ay nahaharap sa reklamong paglabag sa Section 5 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was “quite open and frank” in questioning Interior Secretary Mike Sueno during Monday’s Cabinet meeting before he was sacked. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press briefing in Malacanang on Tuesday that Duterte’s questioning started “almost at the beginning of the meeting.” “The President was asking if (Sueno) traveled abroad to this part, did he know the background of the situation. More or less along that line. He was interested in establishing […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has warned it will retaliate if the global community ramps up sanctions over its latest round of weapons tests. The warning comes as President Donald Trump threatened the United States was prepared to go it alone in bringing Pyongyang to heel if China did not step in. The isolated state has quickened its missile program in recent months, with a volley of tests it says are putting it […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilaan na ng Metro Manila Development Authority ang ikaapat na lane ng EDSA na magsisilbing fire lane ng mga truck ng bumbero. Sa pamamagitan umano nito, mas mapapabilis ang kanilang pagresponde sa oras ng emergency. Simula noong Linggo, Marso 31 ay inilaan na ng MMDA ang ikaapat na lane ng EDSA para sa fire truck para mabilis na makatugon ang mga ito sa oras ng emergency. Sa pamamagitan rin nito, […]
