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(Eagle News)— The Senate public order committee will conduct its probe on the death of Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa at the Philippine National Police’s (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame. Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Monday that the committee hearing will be held at the Camp Crame conference room on Wednesday (November 23) at 9 a.m. Lacson said it was up to the PNP if the hearing will be made public due to the security consideration […]
(Eagle News)— The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday issued subpoenas to Senator Leila De Lima and other personalities facing drug complaints regarding the proliferation of illegal drugs inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “You are hereby warned that failure on your part to comply with the subpoena shall be considered as a waiver of your right to be furnished copies of the complaint, supporting affidavits and other documents, as well as to examine other […]
(Eagle News)– Former president Fidel Ramos on Monday (November 21) expressed his disappointment over the burial of late strongman Ferdinand Marcos. “I felt very bad, especially for the veterans, as well as a lot of members of the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines),” Ramos said in a press conference. “It was an insult, a trivialization of the role the sacrifices of our Armed Forces, Coast Guard, veterans, retired, active,” he added. During the press […]
TAGUIG CITY, Nov. 22 – The Philippines has the capability to become the hub of space technology and space applications in Southeast Asia where engineers, scientists, and industry stakeholders around the region can converge, instead of the country sending its professionals abroad to learn and be trained. This was stated by astrophysicist Dr. Rogel Mari D. Sese in an interview with the media after a press conference for the 23rd Session of the Asia-Pacific Regional Space […]
(Eagle News) — A magnitude 6 quake hit New Zealand, with its epicenter located east northeast of Castlepoint, a small beachside town on the Wairarapa coast of the Wellington Region, according to the US Geological Survey. (USGS) The quake was measured with a depth of 10 kilometers. It occurred at 12:19 p.m. New Zealand time, or 7:19 a.m. Philippine time.
(REUTERS) — A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan on Tuesday (November 22), the Japan Meteorological Agency said, generating a tsunami that hit the same northern Pacific coast devastated by a massive quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in 2011. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is currently in Argentina, said the government will move swiftly to respond to any emergencies. “We will announce any information regarding tsunami or evacuation swiftly, and will quickly gather information […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump said Monday he would move to pull out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal the day he takes office, in line with a central campaign pledge. “I’ve asked my transition team to develop a list of executive actions we can take on day one to restore our laws and bring back our jobs,” the US president-elect said in a video message outlining priorities for his first 100 days. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A tsunami measuring one metre (3.3 feet) hit Japan’s coast at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant on Tuesday following an earthquake, operator Tokyo Electric Power said. The tsunami struck at 6:38 am (2138 GMT), a TEPCO official told a televised news conference after a magnitude 6.9 earthquake hit the region earlier. A but TEPCO spokesman told AFP that there were no reports of any problems as a result of the wave. © […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake hit northeastern Japan on Tuesday, triggering warnings of tsunami waves as high as three metres (10 feet) on the coast near the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant. Public broadcaster NHK urged residents along the northeast coast to “flee immediately” to high ground, reminding listeners to heed the lessons of the “Great East Japan Earthquake”. A massive undersea quake that hit in March 2011 sent a […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Campaigners launched legal action Monday to exhume the body of former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos, just three days after his burial in a national heroes’ cemetery triggered street protests. He was finally laid to rest Friday in a secretive ceremony at the “Cemetery of Heroes” with military honours almost three decades after his death, angering critics who accuse Marcos of massive corruption and human rights abuses. Relatives of victims of his […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – Suspected Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is finalizing his judicial affidavit with the help of his lawyers, according to the Philippine National Police – Anti-Illegal Drugs Group (PNP-AIDG). Espinosa is scheduled to swear an oath on the veracity of his affidavit in front of his lawyers. According to PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa, the draft of Kerwin’s affidavit contains the names of police and government officials […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson confirmed that the Senate Committee on Public Order would conduct their hearing inside Camp Crame in Quezon City to hear the testimony of alleged Eastern Visayas drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. Because of security considerations, Lacson said Wednesday’s hearing at the PNP Conference Room would be open to media but not to the public.
