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Ronnie Dayan, back in Pangasinan under protective police custody

(Eagle News) — Ronnie Dayan, the former bodyguard and lover of Senator Leila De Lima is back in Pangasinan and under the protective custody of the provincial police. Dayab arrived in Pangasinan at around 10:30 p.m.  on November 24 at the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office where he spent the night. He was officially turned over to the custody of Supt. Ronald Lee, the Pangasinan police provincial director.  Thereafter, he immediately underwent medical examination. https://youtu.be/xbG7toy4VDU  

Sen. De Lima binuweltahan si House Speaker Alvarez

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Binuweltahan ni Senador Leila De Lima si House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez makaraang tawagin siya nitong “serial liar”. Ayon kay De Lima, malinaw na hinusgahan agad siya ni Alvarez at pinakita nito kung gaano kakitid ang pag-iisip nito. Sa simula pa lang aniya, isa na si Alvarez sa mga nagsisikap  na idiin siya sa mga kasinungalingan at bintang laban sa kanya. Matatandaang si Speaker Alvarez ang nanguna at pumayag sa pagpapalabas […]

Ilang PNP officials, gusto akong patalsikin – PNP Chief

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa na may isang grupo ng mga police official ang nagbabalak patalsikin siya sa puwesto. Ayon kay Dela Rosa, maliit na grupo ito na galit sa kaniyang pamamalakad lalo na sa kampanya laban sa iligal na droga. Tumanggi naman si General Dela Rosa na pangalanan ang  mga miyembro ng nasabing grupo. Paliwanag ni Dela Rosa, posibleng  mangyari sa kaniya […]

President Duterte postpones implementation of firecracker ban

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte temporarily postponed the implementation of the proposed nationwide firecracker ban. The President cited that it was already too late to impose the ban for some groups have already purchased their products for this coming holiday season. “Hindi na. Too late na…Nabili na nila mga materials. They all have invested. It would not be fair,” Duterte said. Secretary Paulyn Jean Ubial of the Department of Health said […]

Black Friday protest will not lead to People Power

QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Communications Office Assistant Secretary Anna Marie Banaag admitted that it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself that gave permission on the protests conducted by anti-Marcos groups regarding the internment of the late President Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. As such, the Malacañang is confident that the anti-Marcos’ Black Friday protest will not lead to a People Power to oust the President out of power.

Mortician to Philippines’ Marcos reveals trade secrets

  By Cecil Morella AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE   MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A wax mask covered the face of Ferdinand Marcos for the 23 years his corpse was on show, but the body on display was no fake, the Philippine former president’s mortician told AFP in an interview. Frank Malabed, the embalmer of choice for high profile politicians and celebrities, revealed the secrets of his trade following the controversial burial at the Heroes’ Cemetery in […]

DOH will continue to hire nurses in 2017

MANILA, Nov. 24 – The Department of Health appreciates the interest of the legislators on the plight of the health workers in the Philippines, particularly nurses, many of whom remain unemployed or underemployed. This gives the DOH an excellent opportunity to draw attention to the whole picture of the current situation. “While it is true that the Nurses Deployment Program (NDP) reduced the number of hired nurses by 6,970 in 2017, nobody will really lose […]

7.0 quake shakes El Salvador, Nicaragua: officials

SAN SALVADOR, EL Salvador (AFP) — A Pacific Ocean earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude shook El Salvador and Nicaragua on Thursday, officials said, an hour after a powerful hurricane hit Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast. Tsunami alerts were issued as a precaution by the authorities in Nicaragua and El Salvador, where residents were told to evacuate from the Pacific coast. The 7.0-magnitude temblor occurred around 120 kilometers (75 miles) off the coast of El Salvador, at a […]

5.4-magnitude quake hits Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan early Friday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties. The quake hit at 5:55 am (2155 GMT Thursday) and was centered 81 kilometers (50 miles) east of the city of Hualian at a depth of 10 kilometers, USGS said. The tremor comes after a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in February left 117 dead when an apartment complex collapsed in the southern […]

Two killed in bomb attack in southern Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) – by Fulya OZERKAN A car bomb exploded in the car park of the governor’s office in the southern Turkish city of Adana Thursday killing two people and wounding 33, officials said, in the latest attack to rock Turkey this year. The explosion sparked a fire, with a cloud of dark smoke spewing into the sky, and caused damage to the governorate itself, state-run Anadolu news agency said, describing the blast as […]

Tens of thousands flee raging Israeli bushfires

HAIFA, Israel (AFP) – by Jonah Mandel Raging bushfires forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people from parts of Israel’s third city Haifa on Thursday as firefighters struggled to control blazes across the country. Some residents were trapped in their homes as the army called up reservists to help cope with a third day of fires which authorities speculated could have been started deliberately. Haifa municipality spokeswoman Or Doron told AFP that 50,000 […]