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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Speaker of the House of Representatives Pantaleon Alvarez has granted immunity to the six witnesses presented by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the alleged illegal drug trade at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). With the grant of immunity, no case may be filed against the witnesses based on any of their statements made during the House hearing.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Richard Gordon asked for the support of his fellow senators after being voted as the new chair of the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. This was after majority of the senators voted to oust Senator Leila De Lima as chair of the powerful senate committee, with a 16 – 4 vote. Senator Gordon is also the chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee.
(Eagle News)– Aside from Senator Leila De Lima, high-profile inmate Herbert Colangco on Tuesday (September 20) said that former Justice Undersecretary Francis Baraan III benefited from inmate transfers at the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Colangco said it was Baraan who was the one to approach if they wanted their inmate transferred from one security compound to another, like from medium to maximum security compound. “Halimbawa, may Chinese [inmate] nagka-problema sa aking nasasakupan… [sasabihin niya], ‘Chairman […]
(Eagle News) — The official twitter account of Saudia Airlines said that there was just a “false alarm for hijacking for SV flight 872” from Jeddah to Manila. Initially, the plane was isolated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) after airport personnel received a distress call that the plane was “under threat.” Immediately, the plane was subjected to standard procedures for possible hijacking upon touchdown at around 3 p.m. Tuesday, September 20. “We […]
(Eagle News) — A Saudia Airlines plane which was reportedly “under threat” was placed in isolation at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Airport personnel are also checking if this was a case of “false alarm” after reports that the distress button of the plane was just accidentally pressed. Security personnel of NAIA are now implementing the proper standard procedure to validate initial information that the plane may have been hijacked. Ed Monreal, general manager of NAIA, […]
(Eagle News)– Convicted armed robber and drug dealer Herbert Colangco on Tuesday (September 20) revealed that he gave Senator Leila De Lima millions of pesos in proceeds monthly that would be used for her campaign. Colangco said he got a quota of P3 million per month to remit to De Lima through her security aide Jonel Sanchez. “May P3 million kaming binibigay kay Secretary De Lima, buwan-buwan… Ikokolekta ko po sa area ko, P100,000, P200,000, may P500,000. […]
(Eagle News) — A former police chief inspector who has been imprisoned at the New Bilibid Prisons since 2004, revealed that the drug trade at the NBP became rampant starting 2012 when Leila de Lima was already the Justice Secretary. At the start of the hearing of the House of Representatives on the illegal drug operations at the national penitentiary, former Chief Inspector Rodolfo Magleo, said that there had been a P50,000 quota a […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 20) denied any allegations of him as the principal ouster of Senator Leila De Lima as chair of Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights. “I do not intervene, dwell into matters not within my…. not part of my territory. I don’t care how many hearings are there… Basta ako nakatutok ako sa aking trabaho,” Duterte said in an interview. Senator Manny Pacquiao initiated the move to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Rory J. Respicio, the majority leader of Guam’s 33rd legislature, made a courtesy call to Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Brother Eduardo today (Sept. 19), to present the legislative resolution of Guam that recognized and congratulated the INC on its 102nd anniversary last July 27. “The Iglesia Ni Cristo is a very resilient Church, and the Church is here to stay,” said the senator who flew to the Philippines specifically […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II stressed on Monday (September 19) that Senator Leila De Lima started collecting her drug proceeds from New Bilibid Prison as early as 2011. He alleged that the amount collected was used during her campaign for Senate. “Even nung 2011 nag-umpisa na ang mga drug monies na pumupunta sa direksyon ni Secretary De Lima, even before 2013 parang nagbalak na rin yata si Senator De Lima,” Aguirre said. According to […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang in the strife-torn southern Philippines enjoyed another lucrative payday when it released a Norwegian hostage after a year in captivity, analysts said Monday. A bearded and bedraggled Kjartan Sekkingstad was released Saturday on a remote southern island after what analysts said was almost certainly a payment in the thousands of dollars after the Abu Sayyaf demanded millions. The Philippine and Norwegian governments have denied paying ransom for […]
(Reuters) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a ground test of a new rocket engine to launch satellites, the North’s state media reported on Tuesday, the latest in a rapid succession of missile-related tests this year by the isolated state. Kim asked that the scientists and engineers make “preparations for launching the satellite as soon as possible on the basis of the successful test,” the official KCNA news agency said, indicating the […]
