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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – About 10,000 anti-Trump protesters marched in New York to shouts of “not my president!” Monday, joined by others in cities across the United Nations as the nation celebrated its Presidents Day holiday. After a raucous first month in office, President Donald Trump is due to return to Washington after spending a weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Miami Beach, Florida, dubbed the “Winter White House.” The “Not My Presidents […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima, who is facing drug-related charges for her alleged role in the proliferation of the illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prisons in Muntinlupa City, is seen here in this photo attending the rally organized by the Catholic Church criticizing the extrajudicial killings which priests, bishops, and human rights advocates blame on the drug war of President Rodrigo Duterte. De Lima is facing the drug charges for […]
(Eagle News) – At least 14 people, mostly students of Best Link College of the Philippines, were killed and dozens injured when a bus they were riding in lost its breaks and hit an electric post while on their way to a three-day teambuilding activity in Tanay, Rizal. What should have been a fun educational experience for the college students, turned into a nightmare as Bus 8 of Panda Bus Coach Transit rammed into a […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Leila De Lima filed motions seeking to dismiss the drug charges filed against her by the Department of Justice at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC). De Lima’s lawyers immediately filed the motions after the cases were raffled off to three branches of the court, specifically to the salas of Judge Juanita Guerrero of RTC branch 204, Judge Amelia Fabros Corpus of RTC branch 205, and Judge Patricia De Leon of […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of Staff General Eduardo Año said that after lifting the government unilateral ceasefire with the Communist Party of the Philippines and National People’s Army (CCP-NPA), the military has recorded about 30 encounters with the rebels groups. The encounter occurred between the dates February 4 to 18. According to Año, the average report said that there are two encounters with the communist rebels every day. […]
(Eagle News) — The three drug-related cases filed against Senator Leila de Lima have been raffled off to three separate courts at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Monday afternoon, paving the way for the possible issuance of arrest warrants against the lady senator. The three drug cases against De Lima landed on the salas of Judge Juanita Guerrero of RTC branch 204, Judge Amelia Fabros Corpus of RTC branch 205, and Judge […]
Lascañas resurfaces;
changes tune on DDS;
tags Duterte in killings
(Eagle News) — The retired policeman who denied the existence of the Davao Death Squad in a Senate hearing last year has retracted his statement, saying he took part in some of the alleged group’s killings when President Rodrigo Duterte was mayor of Davao. In a press conference in the Senate on Monday, SP03 Arthur Lascañas said the “anticrime group” was instructed personally by Duterte to “seek vengeance for the bombing of the San Pedro Cathedral […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia summoned the North Korean ambassador on Monday for a dressing-down over Pyongyang’s attack on its investigation into the assassination of leader Kim Jong-Nam’s brother, deepening a diplomatic row. Five North Koreans are in the frame for last week’s airport killing, drawing a furious response from Pyongyang which has accused Kuala Lumpur of conspiring with “hostile forces” to damage its reputation. Malaysia recalled its envoy to Pyongyang and also […]
(Eagle News)- The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) has ordered its armed wing, the New People’s Army (NPA) to release the six “prisoners of war” whom the rebels are holding as a “positive gesture” that it wants to continue peace talks with the government. In a statement, the CPP said that it is open to negotiations for a bilateral ceasefire, recalling a previous pronouncement of President Rodrigo Duterte that all political prisoners could […]
MANILA, Feb. 20 – Labor Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III urged the public to call the DOLE Hotline 1349 to report abuses on children of OFW parents. “I am asking the public that if they witness or suspect that a child of an OFW is being abused, they should call our Hotline 1349 so we can ensure the safety of the child,” said Bello. Bello, citing the UNICEF’s National Baseline on the Study on Violence Against Children: Philippines, said that […]
MANILA, Feb. 20 – A multi-stakeholder team of the Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) that was formed to review existing mining operations that were ordered shut down or suspended by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) will hold its first meeting this Monday, February 20. This organizational meeting is a result of MICC Resolution No. 6 , which had resolved to create “a multi-stakeholder team” to “review existing mining operations in consultation with local government units (LGUs), which review shall be based on the guidelines and parameters set […]
SURIGAO DEL SUR, Philippines (Reuters) — Pristine waterfalls and crystal clear lagoons may soon be the new economic drivers in the southern Philippines as the government continues its crackdown on erring mines. Attracting hundreds of Filipino and foreign visitors a day, tourist spots Tinuy-an Waterfalls and Enchanted River in the southern province of Surigao Del Sur are among the eco-tourism destinations marked for development by the environment ministry to provide alternative livelihoods for mining communities. […]
