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HILLA, Iraq (AFP) – by Abbas al-Ani with Max Delany in Mosul A suicide bombing claimed by the Islamic State group killed at least 70 people, mainly Shiite pilgrims, south of Baghdad Thursday, in the latest jihadist attack as Iraqi forces battle to retake Mosul. The huge truck bomb blast ripped through a petrol station where buses packed with faithful returning from the Arbaeen commemoration in Karbala were parked, officials said. Most of the victims […]
The Supreme Court clarified that there was no leakage in the 206 Bar Examinations, after its investigation, and said that the scheduled bar exams this year would proceed. “The Office of the Bar chairperson has investigated the matter and has come to the conclusion that the questions remain confidential before the scheduled exams,” said Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te. “The findings show that there is no truth to any of these unsubstantiated social media rumors,” he […]
TEKNAF, Bangladesh (AFP) – by Munir UZ ZAMAN Sam JAHAN Horrifying stories of gang rape, torture and murder are emerging from among the thousands of desperate Rohingya migrants who have pushed into Bangladesh in the past few days to escape unfolding chaos in Myanmar. Up to 30,000 of the impoverished ethnic group have fled their homes, the United Nations says, after troops poured into the narrow strip where they live earlier this month. Bangladesh has resisted […]
(Eagle News)– Ronnie Dayan’s testimony at the House inquiry on Thursday (November 24) exposed discrepancies between his statement and of alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa about the handing of drug money for Senator Leila De Lima Espinosa on Wednesday claimed before a Senate panel that he gave De Lima P8 million for her senatorial campaign, through her then driver-bodyguard Dayan from August 2015 to early 2016. Espinosa explained that in exchange for the drug money […]
(Eagle News)– The exceptions to President Rodrigo Duterte’s Executive Order (EO) 2 ratifying freedom of information (FOI) in the executive branch has slimmed down from 166 to nine as it takes effect on Friday. “We adapted the best practices of other countries which categorized and grouped several exceptions into major categories…The Philippines under EO 2 will have nine exceptions,” Assistant Secretary Kristian Ablan of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said in a press conference Thursday […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte detailed his meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping in a press conference late Wednesday (November 23) after his arrival from Lima, Peru. “We discussed ways of broadening and intensifying economic aid. We didn’t talk about military,” Duterte said. The Chief Executive said he was also keen to visit Russia upon Putin’s invitation. “I welcome the invitation of President Putin to visit Russia and have directed […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday morning visited his parents’ tomb at the Wireless Catholic Cemetery in his hometown in Davao City. Duterte arrived in the Philippines from his debut at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Peru, last night. The President offered candles and a prayer, while pacing back and forth inside his parents’ mausoleum. He was accompanied by his security group and other media men. In a video posted from RTVM, […]
(Eagle News) — A lawmaker urged the Senate to remove Senator Leila De Lima from her current post to protect the integrity of both houses of Congress. Akbayan Rep. Harry Roque said the Senate should do this after the testimony of De Lima’s former driver and lover, Ronnie Dayan, who told the House committee on Justice hearing that De Lima had advised him to snub the hearing in Congress looking into the proliferation of illegal […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the police and military to remain in camps as he allowed anti-Marcos groups to protest on the burial of the late president Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB). Saying his decisions are always guided by the common good and the general welfare of the people, the President said anti-Marcos groups could freely hold their protests even without a rally permit. He declared […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that thirteen provinces are now under tropical cyclone warning signal (TCWS) No. 1 as the low pressure area east of Mindanao has developed into tropical depression (TD) “Marce” and maintains its strength. In its severe weather bulletin issued 5 AM, Pagasa raised TCWS No. 1 over southern Leyte, Bohol, Cebu, Siquijor, Negros Oriental, Negros Occidental, Surigao Del Norte, Surigao […]
(Eagle News) — The controversial former driver and lover of Senator Leila De Lima, Ronnie Dayan, testified that De Lima had told him to “hide” and not appear in the House committee on justice investigating the alleged illegal drug operations at the New Bilibid Prisons, after he consulted her on the subpoena he had received for the hearing. De Lima’s instructions came through two text messages received by Dayan’s daughter, Hannah May, whom […]
(Eagle News) — The House Committee on Justice recommended the grant of immunity to Ronnie Dayan as it started its inquiry on Thursday morning (November 24) into the alleged proliferation of illegal drugs at the New Bilibid prisons. With no member of the House objecting, House committee chair Rep. Rey Umali said they would forward their motion to grant immunity to Dayan, a former bodyguard-driver and lover of Senator Leila de Lima, to House […]
