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(Eagle News) — Illegal possession of firearms suspects Angel Manalo, Jem Hemedez and a former “Magdalo” soldier identified as Jonathan Ledesma were brought on Friday morning (March 17) to the Metro Manila District Jail in Camp Bagong Diwa in Taguig City after a Quezon City judge issued a commitment order for them to be jailed in this facility. The three suspects, who have been charged with illegal possession of firearms, were initially detained inside […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo may soon face an impeachment complaint. In an interview with CNN Philippines, Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez said he was studying filing the complaint against Robredo, who he said had betrayed the public trust. “Ipagpalagay natin na totoo ang pagkahalal (niya), sisiraan mo ang bayan sa international community ng walang pakundangan. Ano ang magiging epekto nun. Economically, may impact po yun. At saka siyempre ipinipinta nya yung bansa natin na di maganda sa […]
(Eagle News) — The Magdalo lawmaker who filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that the former military “Magdalo” officers planned this thoroughly, including Senator Antonio “Sonny” Trillanes IV, so they can remove the President from office. Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano also said that included in their plan is to time the filing of the impeachment complaint against the President on the first day of recess of the House of Representatives, so […]
(Eagle News) — Bagamat hindi kasama sa claimant countries o mga bansang may inaangking teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea — muling nanindigan ang Australia na tutol ito sa anumang reclamation at militarization activities ng alinmang bansa sa nasabing lugar. Hindi man direktang pinangalanan ang China sinabi ni Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop na dapat iwasan ang mga naturang hakbang na magpapalala lamang ng tensyon. Iginiit pa ng bumibisitang opisyal na dapat ipatupad ang rule based […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is scheduled to go to two neighboring Asian countries. The Department of Foreign Affairs said Duterte and his entourage will first leave for Nay Pyi Daw in Myanmar on Sunday. There he will meet with President U Htin Kyaw and Nobel Peace Prize awardee Aung San Suu Kyi. On Monday, they will then proceed to Bangkok, Thailand. In a statement, the Presidential Communications Operations Office said during Duterte’s two-day official […]
(Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo criticized the Philippine government’s campaign against illegal drugs in a six minute video, in an effort to bring to the attention of the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs annual meeting in Vienna the claims by the opposition that the anti-drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte was not good for the country. But her video was not presented to the main UN session in Vienna, but only […]
(Eagle News) — The Chinese vice prime minister is scheduled to meet President Rodrigo Duterte in Davao on Friday, March 17. This is according to Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo, who on Thursday, March 16, held his first-ever press conference since assuming the post. The acting secretary did not specify a name, but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China website said Vice Premier Wang Yang of the State Council would be on official […]
(Reuters) — Australia will oppose any military build-up in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday (March 16). Julie Bishop told a forum in Manila that Australia was concerned about the growing tensions in the region and urged all claimant countries to resolve the issues peacefully. “Australia opposes the scale of reclamation and reconstruction that has occurred, and we certainly do not support militarization by any party of the islands and […]
(Eagle News) — Pinasinayaan ang tinatawag na Special Drug Education Center (SDEC) sa lungsod ng Quezon. Pinangunahan ito mga opisyal mula sa lokal na pamahalaan ng Quezon City at iba pang ahensya ng gobyerno na nangangasiwa sa paglaban ng iligal na droga. Ayon kay Quezon City vice Mayor Joy Belmonte, mahalaga na habang maaga ay maligtas ang mga out of school youth at street children sa masamang epekto ng paggamit ng iligal na droga at […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Thursday said the impeachment complaint filed against President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to be part of a “larger scheme of things.” “It just seems (like that). It just seems rather dramatic that everything seems to be coordinated at this stage,” Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press conference minutes after the Magdalo partylist announced the filing of the complaint with the House of Representatives. Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano had said in their own […]
(Eagle News) — The Magdalo partylist has filed an impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte, saying they believed he was not fit to become the country’s chief executive. In a press conference on Thursday, Rep. Gary Alejano said the complaint filed in the House of Representatives was based on five grounds: culpable violation of the the Constitution, bribery, betrayal of public trust, graft and corruption, and other high crimes. He noted what he said was the “state policy […]
MANILA, March 16 – President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, March 14, dished out some advice to the country’s municipal chief executives, including the installation of closed-circuit television cameras, and the use of their police forces. The President said during the 1st General Assembly of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines that local governments should invest in CCTVs to ensure the security in their areas of jurisdiction. He said mayors must also personally oversee operations against illegal […]
