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QUEZON City, Philippines (January 26) — The transformation of the Miss Universe crown can be compared to how a caterpillar metamorphoses into a butterfly. Butterflies go through a very complicated life stage in order for it to unleash its unique beauty. Imagine, from a very small egg – less than a centimeter in size – it hatches as a caterpillar. Eventually, the caterpillar will weave its cocoon and several days more, it will showcase its remarkable colors that […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Donald Trump took a first step toward fulfilling his pledge to “build a wall” on the Mexican border Wednesday, signing two immigration-related decrees. Trump visited the Department of Homeland Security to approve an order to begin work to “build a large physical barrier on the southern border,” according to the White House. Trump also signed measures to “create more detention space for illegal […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) – Twenty-eight people were killed Wednesday when Al-Shabaab fighters attacked a popular Mogadishu hotel, setting off two car bombs and opening fire on security guards, according to the city’s main ambulance service. The attack, claimed by the Al-Qaeda-aligned Shabaab insurgents, began when a car loaded with explosives rammed the gate of the Dayah Hotel near the Somali parliament and state house. Security sources said at least four gunmen then entered the compound […]
Celebrated every 26th of January, Australia Day festivities started with the Australian Embassy outlining its priorities in the Philippines for 2017. “Our focus in 2017 is to work closely with the Duterte administration. There’s a lot of work needed to strengthen the Australian relationship across all sectors,” Australian Ambassador to the Philippines, Amanda Gorely said in a reception conducted at the Ambassador’s Residence last January 24, 2017. Extending over 70 years, the Australia-Philippine relations […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the execution of a Filipina Overseas Filipino Worker in Kuwait, at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25. OFW Jakatia Pawa from Zamboanga City, a Filipina household worker in Kuwait was sentenced to death for allegedly stabbing her employer’s 22-year-old daughter while asleep in May 2007. Pawa, however, repeatedly insisted on her innocence and pleaded “not guilty,” with the the Court of Cassation previously in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police could face a leadership crisis and a possible breakdown of command if policemen would be suspected of participating in gruesome crimes and the rampant killings will not resolved immediately. This was according to Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon. “There seems to be a leadership crisis in the PNP and a breakdown of command at some levels, if not at all levels,” Drilon said. “If policemen are […]
By Mary Rose Faith Bonalos Eagle Online Media Service (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte promised the families of the 44 slain Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (SAF) troopers that he will see to it that all the slain police officers be awarded a medal of valor posthumously. The medal of valor is the highest honor that can be given to a policeman. “The highest honor that I can give really… the highest […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the creation of an independent commission to probe anew the Mamasapano tragedy, as he bared that the bloody incident that killed 44 troopers of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) was actually an operation of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). On Tuesday, during his speech addressing the kin of the slain SAF troopers two years ago, the President said he has […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s administration moved quickly Tuesday to muzzle federal government workers, apparently keen to keep the army of bureaucrats in line with the White House message. While Trump has sought to project power from the White House, allies fanned out across government departments to impose his writ. As Trump was sworn into office Friday, staff at the Interior Department were ordered to cease regular […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday formally filed a complaint for graft and usurpation of public function against former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and former PNP Special Action Force (SAF) director Getulio Napeñas Jr., for their role in the tragic “Oplan Exodus” in Mamasapano, Maguindanao which left over 60 people dead on January 25, 2015. It has recommended a bail of P10,000 each for Purisima and Napenas […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagpasaklolo na sa Court of Appeals (CA) si Senadora Leila De Lima para mahinto ang pagdinig ng Department of Justice (DOJ) sa mga reklamong kriminal laban sa kanya kaugnay sa illegal drug trade sa New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Sa mahigit apatnapu’t-anim (46) pahinang petition for prohibition and certiorari na inihain ng Senadora noong Lunes (Enero 23), sinabi ni De Lima na walang hurisdiksyon ang DOJ sa mga kaso laban sa […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinanggal na bilang miyembro ng Kabayan Party-list si Rep. Harry Roque, at dahil hindi na miyembro ng kanilang partido, sinabi ni Kabayan Rep. Ron Salo na ang natural na implikasyon nito ay wala na umanong karapatan si Roque na katawanin sa Kongreso ang Kabayan Party-list. Nagsumite na rin aniya ng liham ang Kabayan Party-list sa House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) para ipabatid ang kanilang naging desisyon. Nilinaw naman ni […]
