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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Sumalang sa pagdinig ng Senado si Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre at dalawang dating opisyal ng Bureau of Immigration kaugnay sa isyu ng suhulan at extortion sa Online Gaming Tycoon na si Jack Lam. Mga senador, hindi naman kumbinsido sa sinabi ng dalawang dating opisyal ng Bureau of Immigration na tinanggihan nila ang fifty million-peso (Php 50M) bribe sa gaming tycoon na si Jack Lam pero itinago ang pera bilang “ebidensya.” […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinagpatuloy nitong Lunes (Enero 23) ng Department of Justice ( DOJ) ang preliminary investigation sa mga pulis na kinasuhan dahil sa pagpaslang kay dating Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa sa selda nito. Humarap sa pagdinig ang anak ni Espinosa na si Kerwin at naghain ng supplemental complaint affidavit bilang pribadong compainant laban sa mga pulis na kasama sa raiding team. Gayundin ang mga pulis na idinadawit sa pagkamatay ng alkalde, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang Filipino-Chinese sugar trader na malapit kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang nabiktima rin umano ng “tokhang for ransom.” Kinumpirma ito ni Kabayan Representative Harry Roque na nagsabing siya pa ang personal na tumawag kay Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea at agad kumilos ang malakanyang kaya napakawalan ang biktima na personal din umano niyang kaibigan. Hindi pinangalanan ni Roque ang biktima pero sinabi niyang nangyari ang insidente noong Agosto ng 2016. Ang […]
On Monday, January 23 the cities of New York City, Long Island, along with areas in New Jersey and Connecticut were being advised to stay alert and to stay safe for the next few days. The Tri-State had to prepare for a Nor’Easter which was due to deliver heavy rain, wind, and even for some parts, snow. This strong storm which came up from the south, had already killed at least 21 people in the […]
by Andrew BEATTY / Dave Clark Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The White House warned China it will “defend” US and international “interests” in the South China Sea and that trade must be a “two-way street.” Signaling Donald Trump’s tough stance against Beijing on Monday, spokesman Sean Spicer said “the US is going to make sure we protect our interests” in the South China Sea. “If those islands are, in fact, in international […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump moved Monday to pull the United States out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, making good on a pledge to scrap a deal he denounced as a “job killer” and a “rape” of US interests. Embarking on his first full week in office, the 45th US president began rolling out his policy agenda after a tumultuous first weekend for his administration by signing a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kerwin Espinosa on Monday (January 23) attended the hearing conducted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the death of his father, the late Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa in his prison cell last year. The younger Espinosa filed a supplemental complaint affidavit against the police belonging to the raiding team as a private complainant.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday (January 23) asked the public to give Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa a second chance to fix the problems being faced by the PNP. He also clarified that his previous call for Dela Rosa to resign because of the controversial kidnap-slay of Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo was not a personal matter. It should be noted that Alvarez attended the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the governing policies of the new United States President resemble some of the strategies of President Rodrigo Duterte. After attending Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Friday (Saturday in Manila), Andanar said that the policies of US President Donald Trump would coincide with President Duterte’s push to promote an independent foreign policy. “The President of the United States believes in protectionism; ‘America First’…encourages the other […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Abello III encouraged employers to introduce policies and programs to its employees that will promote a drug-free work place. Under the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Order No. 53-03, all private establishments must promulgate their own drug abuse policies and programs to combat the use of illegal drugs. In accordance with Order No. 53-03, employers are obliged to send their employees for random drug testing […]
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (AFP) — US President Donald Trump pledged Sunday to begin renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement in upcoming talks with the leaders of Mexico and Canada. “We’re meeting with the prime minister of Canada and we will be meeting with the president of Mexico, who I know, and we’re going to start some negotiations having to do with NAFTA,” Trump said while addressing White House staff on his second full […]
China has agreed to cooperate with the Philippines on 30 projects worth $3.7 billion focusing on poverty reduction, the two countries said after a meeting in Beijing on Monday (January 23). “After our series of talks this morning, at this moment, we can confirm that the initial batch of civilian (infrastructure) projects are worth around $3.7 billion. We’ve already confirmed three of these projects, but there are still a series of bank formalities that […]
