MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nahaharap sa panibagong reklamo ukol sa iligal na droga si Senadora Leila De Lima sa Department of Justice (DOJ) dahil sa pagkakasangkot nito sa operasyon ng sindikato ni Kerwin Espinosa sa Eastern Visayas. Kinumpirma ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na naihain na ng NBI sa DOJ ang ikalimang reklamo laban kay De Lima. Kasama sa sinampahan ng kaso ng NBI ang dati driver-lover-bodyguard ni De Lima na si Ronnie Dayan […]
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Bautista, kinuwestyon ang pasya ng National Privacy Commission
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinuwestyon ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista ang pasya ng National Privacy Commission (NPC) na kasuhan siya dahil sa nangyaring data breach o hacking sa Comelec noong nakalipas na taon. Naniniwala aniya siya na may “misappreciation of facts” ang NPC na kanilang pinagbatayan sa kanilang desisyon. Nilinaw rin ni Bautista na marami ring pribadong IT company sa bansa at maging sa abroad ang nagkakaroon ng data breach o […]
US puts bin Laden’s son on terror blacklist
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States added Hamza bin Laden, son and heir of the late global jihadist leader Osama bin Laden, to its terrorist blacklist on Thursday. Hamza, who is in his mid-twenties, has become active as an Al-Qaeda propagandist since his father’s death at the hands of US special forces in 2011. According to letters found in the Navy SEAL raid on Osama’s hideout in Pakistan, Hamza wrote to the Saudi-born […]
Hate crimes charges over live-streamed Chicago assault
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — Chicago prosecutors filed hate crime and other felony charges Thursday against four young men and women accused of holding captive and assaulting a man with special needs in a racially charged attack broadcast live on Facebook. Video of the assault shows a terrified young white man cowering in the corner of a room as four black attackers taunt and beat him. The attack rose […]
Venezuela opposition sets up new showdown with Maduro
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France-Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuela’s opposition said Thursday it will seek to trigger early elections by declaring President Nicolas Maduro has “abandoned his post,” launching a new year of political battles in a country fighting off economic collapse. Kicking off its second year in control of the Venezuelan National Assembly, the opposition installed a new legislative speaker and announced a fresh offensive against the leftist president it has vowed […]
US spy chiefs stand firm on Russia findings
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US spy chiefs insisted Thursday they have strong evidence that Russia mounted an unprecedented bid to disrupt the American election, standing firm in the face of Donald Trump’s refusal to accept their conclusions. One day before the heads of four intelligence bodies brief the president-elect on their assessment of Russian meddling in last year’s race, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper told a Senate hearing […]
Russia ready to become a reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines
Moscow is ready to become a reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines, Russia’s ambassador has said. Two Russian warships are on four-day visit to Manila this week, the first official navy-to-navy contact between the two countries. The Anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs, along with the sea tanker Boris Butoma, anchored at Manila’s South Harbor on Tuesday for a week long goodwill visit. Russian Ambassador Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev took the opportunity to hold a […]
Two killed in new Turkey attack as Istanbul gunman hunted
by Raziye Akkoc with Stuart Williams in Istanbul Agence France-Presse ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) – A car bombing rocked the Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday, killing at least two people and triggering a shootout that left two suspected militants dead, as authorities chased the fugitive killer behind the New Year attack in Istanbul. Turkey is on edge after the shooting rampage at the Reina nightclub unleashed shortly after revellers rang in 2017 which killed 39 […]
President Duterte orders DOJ to investigate multi-million peso Yolanda fund
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he had ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a team consisting of excellent lawyers and accountants to investigate and find out who benefited from the multi-million peso Yolanda fund. Duterte said that the donations which came from different countries should be accounted for. He also gave instructions to find out if the Yolanda fund was used in money laundering. Earlier, President Duterte expressed […]
Head of pro-IS Philippine militant group slain: police
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine security forces killed Thursday the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out deadly attacks on civilians to win support from Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, authorities said. Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, founder and leader of Ansarul Khilafa Philippines, was tracked down and shot at a beach resort on the southern island of Mindanao shortly after midnight, while three “cohorts” were arrested, a police report said. Ansarul […]
AFP asks Manila court for Marcelino’s custody; Chinese companion also surrenders
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to put Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino under its military custody. “To ensure his safety, the Navy leadership finds it appropriate to detain him at the Philippine Navy detention facility,” the Navy spokesman said. AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo, in a press briefing said that Marcelino’s life could be put in danger if […]
COMELEC chief liable for violating data privacy, says national privacy commission
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its chair Juan Andres Bautista violated the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and should be charged criminally, according to the National Privacy Commission. This is for the leakage of voters’ data prior to the May 2016 elections when the Comelec’s website was hacked. “The voter database in the Precinct Finder application contained each voter’s complete name, date of birth, gender, civil status, address, precinct number, birthplace, […]
