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(Eagle News) — Maglalagay na ng mga complaint form ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa mga mall hindi lamang dito sa Metro Manila kundi sa buong bansa. Bahagi ito nang inilunsad na oplan-isnabero ng LTFRB. Batay sa tala ng LTFRB, ang pinaka maraming reklamo na kanilang natatanggap sa pamamagitan ng hotline ng ahensya ay tungkol sa mga pasaway at isnaberong mga taxi driver. Ayon naman kay LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra, nakipag usap […]
NAGATO, Russia (AFP) — Russia and Japan kick off a summit Thursday aimed at reaching a deal over a group of small islands that have prevented the countries from formally ending their World War II hostilities. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will host Russian President Vladimir Putin in the former’s ancestral city of Nagato in hopes of achieving a breakthrough over the territory off Japan’s northern coast seized by Soviet troops in 1945. The four […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — New satellite imagery shows China has apparently installed “significant” defensive weapons on a series of artificial islands it built in the South China Sea, a US-based think tank said Wednesday. Beijing has created seven islets in the Spratly Islands in recent years, built up from much smaller land protuberances and reefs. Although Beijing has said it does not intend to militarize the contested waters of the South China Sea, ongoing satellite […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na magbibitiw siya sa pwesto sakaling maramdaman niyang wala nang tiwala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanya. Ito ay sa harap ng isyu ng katiwalian sa Bureau of Immigration na nasa ilalim ng Department of Justice at kinasasangkutan pa ng mga “ka brod” nila ng Pangulo sa fraternity. Pero sinabi ni Aguirre na sa ngayon ay naniniwala siya na kumpiyansa pa rin sa kanya ang Presidente.
(Eagle News) — Nais ni House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez na limitan lamang sa panahon ng Duterte administration ang pagpapataw ng death penalty. Ayon kay Suarez, isa pangunahing may-akda ng panukala, sa oras na magsimula na ang period of amendments ay magsisingit siya ng tinatawag na sunset provision sa death penalty bill. Samantala, ang mga anti-death penalty sa minorya naman ay umapila na idaan ang panukalang ito sa conscience votes ng mga kongresista. Ayon kina […]
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Investigators looking for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 are making their last sweep of the search area in the Indian Ocean, Australian authorities leading the search said on Wednesday. Flight MH370 disappeared in March 2014 with 239 passengers and crew on board, most of them Chinese, en route to Beijing from the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. Its whereabouts have become one of the world’s greatest aviation mysteries. The search is […]
By Ben Blanchard and Faith Hung Reuters BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – China warned on Wednesday that any interference with or damage to the “one China” principle would have a serious impact on peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait, as Taiwan said maintaining peace was in everyone’s interest. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday the United States did not necessarily have to stick to its long-standing position that Taiwan is part of “one China”, […]
(Eagle News) — Despite a religious retreat, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, took time out to receive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh where he was given arrival honors. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., said that Wednesday, December 14, was a Buddhist holiday in Cambodia, but King Norodom Sihamoni still decided to meet President Duterte at the Royal Palace. “We had earlier a bilateral meeting with His Royal […]
(Eagle News) — Several bilateral agreements were signed between the Philippines and Cambodia as President Rodrigo Duterte met with Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Wednesday (December 14) at the Peace Palace The two leaders witnessed the signing of a series of memoranda of agreement on areas such as tourism, agriculture and cooperation on dealing with terrorism and drug trafficking, during President Duterte’s second day of his state visit in Cambodia. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 14 said that he might not be around until the end of his term because of his old age. “I am old … This is my last hurrah — after this, 77 — I am not sure if I will still be around by the end of my term,” the President said. “I realize now – I do not need it at this time of my […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police announced that there would be no sealing of guns this holiday season because they believe policemen are “disciplined and responsible enough.” The PNP also clarified that that the non-sealing of guns has nothing to do with the war on illegal drugs. PNP Spokesman Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos said that the reason for the move is to show that the police are now more disciplined and responsible. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman is in need of 2,100 “honest lawyers” to fill the vacant posts at the Ombudsman. Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon, Gerard Mosquera, said that they are now in the process of hiring officers. “Because not only should we hire intelligent lawyers, we need to hire honest lawyers, lawyers with integrity,” he said. He also said that they are being careful when it comes to the selection […]
