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(Eagle News) — Ilang linggo bago ang pagsisimula ng mahabang bakasyon, inilunsad na ng Philippine National Police ang kanilang Oplan Summer Vacation 2017. Bahagi nito ang paglalatag ng seguridad sa mga mall, terminal at mga paliparan bilang paghahanda sa inaasahang pagdagsa ng mga magbabakasyon. Ang National Capital Region Police Office o NCRPO ay naka full alert na bilang bahagi ng kanilang ipatutupad na seguridad. Ayon kay NCRPO Chief Police Dir. Oscar Albayalde, mas paiigtingin nila […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Sen. Poe, kinastigo ang PNP sa paninisi sa media ukol sa maling report sa EJKs MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinastigo ni Senador Grace Poe ang Philippine National Police matapos na namang isisi sa media ang umanoy maling report sa mga kaso ng extra judicial killings. Nauna nang naglabas ng datos si PNP Chief Director General Ronaldo “Bato” Dela Rosa at iginiit na umaabot lang sa mahigit isanlibo at […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pebrero noong nakaraang taon, inilabas ng ImageSat International ang satellite image kung saan makikita ang mga umano’y inilagay na launcher ng China sa Woody Island na bahagi ng paracels sa West Philippine Sea. Ilan pa sa mga satellite image ang ipinakita ang agresibong pagtatayo ng Tsina ng mga istraktura sa iba pang islang may territorial claims ang ibang bansa. At makalipas ang mahigit isang […]
China and the Philippines are set to hold their first bilateral talks on the disputed South China Sea in May, a Chinese newspaper reported on Tuesday. “China is willing to strengthen dialogue with the Philippines to properly manage and control differences and advance maritime cooperation, to create a favorable condition for pragmatic cooperation,” foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying was quoted as saying in the South China Morning Post. He added in the report that cooperation between the […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump declared the end of a “war on coal” Tuesday, as he moved to curb rules that underpin American emissions targets and a major global climate accord. Following through on an election promise, Trump signed an order to review some of his predecessor Barack Obama’s climate legacy, declaring an end to “job-killing regulations.” In a maiden trip to the Environmental Protection Agency, […]
by Mark MCLAUGHLIN / Rosie SCAMMELL Agence France-Presse EDINBURGH, United Kingdom – Scotland’s parliament voted Tuesday to back First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s call for a second independence referendum, another headache for Prime Minister Theresa May as she battles to keep the country united just a day before triggering Brexit. The vote by lawmakers in Edinburgh was 69 in favour and 59 against despite May’s last-minute appeals. “I hope the UK government will respect the will of […]
by Ben Simon Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland – Over 300 civilians have been killed since last month in an offensive against the Islamic State group in western Mosul, the UN said Tuesday, adding the toll could exceed 400 if fresh killings are verified. “According to information verified by the UN Human Rights Office and the UN Assistance Mission in Iraq, at least 307 people were killed… between 17 February and 22 March,” the UN rights […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Education is banning the sale of softdrinks and candies in school canteens all over the Philippines. In a memorandum, Education Secretary Leonor Briones said the selling of food with high-saturated fat, sugar and salt content is banned. The DepEd also said that schools and personnel who will not follow the memorandum will be held liable. The DepEd issued the following guidelines on food safety in canteens in DepED Order […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) admitted that it has no evidence to prove that the killings due to the anti-illegal drug campaign are state-sponsored. “We never said that it was state-sponsored at all,” an official of the CHR on Monday, March 27 said in a CHR-sponsored forum on campaign against narcotics. “There is no such finding that we can conclude that way. But what we can say is […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Japan is open for maritime security cooperation with the Philippines as declared by Japanese Defense Minister Kenji Wakamiya. “The Philippines and Japan both suffer from natural disasters and we like to continue our cooperation in the area of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations,” Wakamiya through an interpreter said. Wakamiya made the announcement after the turn-over ceremony of two training jets to the Philippine Navy at Sangley Point in […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy has deployed two planes to patrol the West Philippine Sea and Benham Rise. “The Navy will henceforth regularly patrol Benham Rise partly due to past Chinese activities there but more importantly because it is part of our continental shelf and awarded to us by the (United Nations),” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The planes will also be used to enhance the rescue capabilities of the Philippine Navy, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. asked the Supreme Court to junk Vice President Leni Robredo’s motion to dismiss the re-count of the votes for the 2016 vice-presidential election. “Contrary to the assertions of protestee Robredo, a review of the election protest filed in this case would easily reveal that the same contains a detailed narration or specification of the important and substantial facts, which consists of the acts […]
