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Robredo betrayed public trust, shamed nation with video message: ex-Palace spokesperson

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo committed betrayal of public trust when she criticized the anti-drug campaign of President Rodrigo Duterte in the international scene. This is according to former presidential spokesperson Gary Olivar, who was interviewed in the program “Liwanagin Natin.” Olivar added the video message  shown in a United Nations side event in Vienna, Austria will do more harm to the Philippines’ image. Olivar is the former deputy spokesperson of former President […]

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PH shows the best of MSME products at ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meet

CENTRAL VISAYAS, March 17 (PIA) — The Go Lokal store project of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) showcased outstanding Filipino products from 18 micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) during the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting (AEM) Retreat and Related Meetings on March 8 to 10 in Pasay City, Manila. DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez is hoping that this initiative will continue and will also be visible in the succeeding ASEAN-related events in the different […]

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Former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani passes away

  (Eagle News) — Former Senator Leticia Ramos-Shahani passed away on Monday, her family said. In a Facebook post, her daughter Lila said she died at 2:40 a.m. She was 87. “Bereft and full of grief, but still strangely peaceful in the knowledge that she is now free from all suffering,” Lila said. Shahani is the sister of former President Fidel V. Ramos. She won as senator in the 1987 elections, and had an extensive […]

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President Duterte on Robredo: “Apurado masyado maging presidente”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday named Vice President Leni Robredo as one of his enemies, and lashed out at others, including the European Parliament. “Kasi nakita ko mga kalaban ko, gusto akong, si Leni, apurado masyado maging presidente,” he said, drawing laughs from the Filipino community composed mostly of professionals, who met him in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, where he is on a two-day official visit. The Filipinos, more than 200 of […]

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N. Korea’s Kim hails engine test as ‘new birth’ for rocket industry: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has tested a powerful new rocket engine, state media said Sunday, with leader Kim Jong-Un hailing the successful test as a “new birth” for the nation’s rocket industry. The test was apparently timed to coincide with the visit of US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to Beijing Saturday, where he warned that regional tensions had reached a “dangerous level”. State news agency said Kim had overseen the operation, […]

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Israel threatens to ‘destroy’ Syrian air defence systems

by Jean-Luc Renaudie Agence France Presse JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) — Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Sunday threatened to destroy Syrian air defense systems after they fired ground-to-air missiles at Israeli warplanes carrying out strikes. “The next time the Syrians use their air defence systems against our planes we will destroy them without the slightest hesitation,” Lieberman said on Israeli public radio. Israeli warplanes hit several targets in Syria on Friday, with Prime Minister Benjamin […]

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President Duterte on impeachment complaint filed vs him: ‘It’s a democracy’

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday welcomed the impeachment complaint filed against him on Thursday, saying “this (was) a democracy.”   “Impeachment? If that is part of my destiny, it’s my destiny to go…Wala sa akin yang impeachment, impeachment. I go by the rules of destiny,” he added during  a press conference at the Davao International Airport prior to his departure for Myanmar, and later for Thailand, on official visits. Duterte was referring to […]

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President Duterte: “Narcopolitics is on the rise”

  (Eagle News) — “Narcopolitics is on the rise.” This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke to the media at the Davao International Airport on Sunday prior to his departure for his official visit to Myanmar, and later to Thailand. As such, Duterte said that as soon as the police finish their selection of men and women who will comprise the Drug Enforcement Group, “they should go back and operate again.” The DEG […]

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Aquino, Trillanes tagged by Saycon as recipients of Napoles contributions

(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III received P90 million in campaign contributions from alleged pork barrel queen Janet Lim Napoles which were not declared in his  Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC). This was according to Council for Philippine Affairs (COPA) Secretary, Pastor Saycon who on Wednesday, March 15, presented to the Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged documentary evidences that revealed what he said was the corruption committed […]

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UN investigation sa umano’y EJK sa PHL, malabo na – DFA

  (Eagle News) — Malabo nang matuloy ang pagbisita sa bansa ni United Nations Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard para mag- imbestiga sa umano’y nagaganap na extra judicial killings (EJK) bunsod ng pinaigting na kampanya sa illegal na droga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Foreign Affairs Spokesman Charles Jose na ito ay dahil hindi pumapayag si Callamard sa mga kondisyon na una nang inilatag ni Duterte. Matatandaang sinabi ng {angulo na papayag lamang siya na […]

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DFA expresses “concern” over European Parliament reso calling for De Lima release

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday expressed “concern” over the European Parliament’s resolution calling for detained Senator Leila de Lima’s release, saying it “casts aspersion on Philippine legal processes, its judicial system, and the guarantees enshrined in the Constitution to uphold and protect the rights of all individuals.” In a statement, the DFA added that while it “recognize(s) the independent standing of the (EP) within the (European Union) system, resolutions that are crafted by […]

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Pimentel to European Parliament: “Mind your own business”

(Eagle News) — Irked senators on Friday lashed out at the European Parliament, with one saying the body exhibited a “display of arrogance, of power” when it called for the release of Senator Leila de Lima who is detained in connection with several drug cases filed against her, and another saying it should “mind (its) own business” in the first place. “Its action in demanding the release of (Senator) De Lima is a clear display of arrogance, of power, […]

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