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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa is expected to return to the country on Thursday, November 17. According to Philippine National Police (PNP) Director General Roland dela Rosa, a representative of the PNP was sent to Abu Dhabi in order to facilitate the turn-over of Kerwin Espinosa from the Abu Dhabi authorities to Philippine police officials. Kerwin Espinosa will remain in the custody of the PNP and will not be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked the Department of Foreign Affairs, especially the country’s embassy officials in Wellington, New Zealand, to closely monitor the status of Filipinos in the country after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit New Zealand. As of now, no Filipino was reported affected by the earthquake. President Duterte plans to make a stop-over in New Zealand on his way to Peru to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva filed a motion for reconsideration on the decision of the Ombudsman dismissing him from service. The senator said that he will leave it in the hands of the Senate leadership to decide on the said dismissal. On the other hand, Senate President Aquilino Pimentel said that he will wait for the decision of the Ombudsman regarding the motion of reconsideration filed by Senator Joel Villanueva before […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal of the Hacienda Luisita Incorporated to put a stop in the audit being conducted in the Hacienda Luisita. In a seven-page resolution issued by the Supreme Court en banc, the petition of the HLI for a 90-day suspension of the audit was not favored as both the camps of the HLI and the farmers already chose auditors.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the dismissal from public service of Senator Joel Villanueva for his administrative liability over the allegedly anomalous use of 10 million pesos from his pork barrel allocation as a House member. Villanueva’s dismissal stemmed from his indictment for malversation, graft and falsification of public documents over the allegedly anomalous disbursement of his 10 million-peso Priority Development Assistance Fund or PDAF during his stint as […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday, November 14 said it has not received report of any Filipinos hurt in the magnitude 7.8 New Zealand earthquake. Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the Philippine Embassy in Wellington continues to monitor the situation closely. A powerful earthquake and hundreds of strong aftershocks rocked New Zealand in the early hours of Monday (November 14), killing at least two people The massive earthquake prompted a tsunami warning that […]
KALIBO, Aklan, Nov. 14 (PIA) — Boracay, the small island in Panay, which was awarded the No. 1 World’s Best Island of 2012 by Travel+ Leaisure Magazine is drawing even more attention with its famous powdery-white sand beach and stunning sunset. For the first 10 months of this year, Boracay Island has already generated a total of P41,573,372,071.50 in tourism receipts according to the Aklan Provincial Tourism Office (APTO). APTO record showed that of the total tourism […]
MALACANANG clarified on Sunday that the suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus is just an idea aired by President Rodrigo R. Duterte amid his all-out war against illegal drugs. ”He has not yet announced the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus. It is just an idea,” Presidential Communications Operations (PCO) Secretary Martin Andanar said in an interview with Radyo ng Bayan dzRB. Last Friday night, President Duterte warned that […]
by Thomas Urbain New York, United States | AFP | — President-elect Donald Trump was expected to huddle with advisers at his Manhattan residence Sunday, plotting next moves after thousands of protesters besieged Trump Tower and marched in other US cities for a fourth day. The demonstrations have become daily affairs following Trump’s upset defeat of rival Hillary Clinton, who blamed FBI director James Comey for her loss during a conference call to campaign […]
by Park Chan-Kyong / Hwang Sunghee SEOUL, South Korea | AFP |– Pressure on South Korea’s scandal-hit president to resign escalated sharply Saturday, with organisers claiming a million-strong turnout at one of the largest — and loudest — anti-government protests the country has ever witnessed. Chanting “Step down Park Geun-Hye!” enormous crowds, including high school students, Catholic nuns, labourers, farmers, retirees and young couples with babies, massed in the streets of central Seoul in […]
(Reuters) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte capped off his state visit to Malaysia on Thursday (November 10) in a karaoke session with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak. At a state banquet hosted by Najib, Duterte was seen singing Bette Midler’s “Wind Beneath My Wings”. Najib responded with a livelier tune and sang “The Young Ones” by British pop singer Cliff Richard. The two later sang a duet of Danish band The Walkers’ “Sha-la-la-la-la” […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formed a committee that will guarantee the proper use of the coco levy funds. President Duterte wants to return the money of the coconut farmers and to achieve this goal, he tasked the committee to use the coco levy funds to implement programs that will benefit the coconut farmers.
