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Inquirer, ABSCBN tend to project Duterte as “caricature of a berserk strongman over failed state,” Malacanang says (Eagle News) — The Inquirer on Thursday took exception to President Rodrigo Duterte’s remarks it was unfair in its coverage of him and his administration, saying it has “upheld the highest standards of excellence in journalism” since it was founded in 1985. “Even as we’ve courageously pursued the truth in our coverage, we’ve endeavored to get the administration’s side […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agence France-Presse MIAMI, United States – American astronaut Peggy Whitson made history when she floated outside the International Space Station on Thursday, breaking the record for the most spacewalks by a woman. Whitson, 57, is making her eighth career spacewalk, surpassing the record of seven previously held by American Suni Williams. The spacewalk formally began at 7:29 am (1129 GMT) when Whitson and her NASA colleague Shane Kimbrough switched their spacesuits to […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) – The body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader will be sent to Pyongyang and nine Malaysians freed, Malaysia’s prime minister said Thursday, ending a bitter feud between the two countries. Kim Jong-Nam was poisoned with the lethal nerve agent VX in a brazen Cold War-style assassination on February 13 in Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The murder triggered a diplomatic dispute between Malaysia and North Korea, which expelled each other’s […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday lashed out in public for the first time at two media organizations he described as “rude,” “vicious and virulent,” and as “trash,” while reiterating his frustration over other entities such as the European Union, the United States, and priests. “Wag kayong magbasa ng newspaper. Marami ang ano dyan, virulent…ABS(CBN), Inquirer. Natalo kandidato nila, they become really vicious and virulent,” Duterte said in a speech during the oath-taking of newly appointed government officials […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment said that the government will help affected workers who will be displaced as the result of the implementation of the Department Order 174, which set stricter guidelines for contractualization. According to Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say, the government has allotted a budget of temporary assistance for displaced workers this year. “We will be ready para tumulong ng at least three months para sa mga maaapektuhan […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The government is now studying the removal of the deployment ban to Libya after Libyan nationals claimed that Libya is already peaceful. “We have an existing moratorium on sending our OFWs to Libya,” Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say said. According to Say, he already instructed the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) to review the existing deployment ban in the said country. “I want to have it reviewed because, according to Libyan […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would grant amnesty to the communists who have been waging a war in the countryside for decades. This, however, is “with the concurrence of Congress” and if “magkaayusan tayo.” “I’ll (do that). This is not a wild guess but makakaya kong makuha ito. We are talking with the (New People’s Army) so there’s no more killing,” he told a crowd during the People’s Day celebration in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday admitted he uses an oxygen concentrator while sleeping. “I cannot smoke because of..Yan pinost..Kasi kung matulog ako oxygenation ko di maganda,” he told the crowd attending the People’s Day celebration in Oriental Mindoro. Duterte was referring to several pictures of him on his bed which were posted on Facebook by his son-in-law, Atty. Manases Carpio, on the President’s 72nd birthday. In one picture where Duterte is seen playing with […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service 56 human rights violation ng mga pulis, naitala (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa limampu’t-anim (56) na kaso ng paglabag sa karapatang pantao laban sa mga pulis ang naitala ng Philippine National Police Human Rights Affairs Office (PNP- HRAO) sa unang tatlong buwan pa lang ng taon. Sa gitna ito ng muling pagsabak ng PNP sa war on drugs na binabatikos ng ilan dahil umano sa talamak na paglabag […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Hindi umano makakabuti sa demokrasya ng bansa kung ipagpapaliban na naman ang Barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan Elections na nakatakdang gawin sa Oktubre. Ayon kay Senator at Liberal Party President Kiko Pangilinan, mapapahina aniya ang demokrasyang umiiral sa bansa at lalaganap lamang umano ang patronage system dahil sa pag-appoint ng executive branch sa mga magiging opisyal sa mga barangay. Senator Pangilinan: Dapat hayaan […]
By Judith Llamera Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinuligsa ng grupong Kalayaan Atin Ito si Senator Antonio Trillanes ukol umano sa paggamit nito sa isyu ng West Philippine Sea para sa pansariling interes politikal. Ayon sa grupo, ang mga pulitiko ngayon ay nagbabangayan na parang nakalimutan na kung saan nag-ugat ang suliranin sa west phl sea partikular na ang istrukturang itinayo ng China. Kaya naman nais daw nilang ipaalala sa publiko ang […]
(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Thursday filed a supplemental complaint to his original impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, an act the chief presidential legal counsel described as mere “publicity and propaganda.” In an interview with reporters during the filing at the House of Representatives, Alejano said the supplemental complaint stems from Duterte’s foreign policy as a whole. The first impeachment complaint against Duterte was filed by Alejano on March 16 on five grounds: […]
