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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he skipped the ASEAN – US Summit in Vientiane, Laos on purpose. Duterte said that it was not because of migraine, as earlier announced by the Presidential Communications team, but that he intentionally did not go to the meeting out of “principle.” The President explained that he is not personally angry with the United States of the America, but is just standing by his […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said that he will not hesitate to disarm police who will fail the firearms proficiency test. The PNP chief said the PNP will conduct a firearm proficiency assessment at the end of the third quarter and that its personnel must pass this assessment. Dela Rosa also emphasized the need for firearms proficiency, especially in the war against illegal drugs.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine dragon team won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals in Russia, surviving the cold weather in Moscow to pull off its win in the International Canoe Federation Dragon Boat World Championships at the Regatta Course Krylatskoe. The team will return to Manila on Tuesday night. The Philippine team, composed mostly of juniors, ruled the 20-seater Senior Mixed 500-meter event, 10-seater unior Mixed 200-meter event and […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Tuesday explained that the suspected illegal recruiters of Mary Jane “MJ” Veloso should be found guilty first before asking Indonesia for clemency. “Ang mahalaga lang ay mapagpatuloy ang judicial process. Ituloy na natin [the local case against illegal recruiters]. If it can be clearly seen that she is innocent, then that would be the ground for plea for clemency,” Abella said. Maria Christina Sergio and Julius Lacanilao– the […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella clarified on Tuesday (September 13) that President Rodrigo Duterte’s desire for United States Special Forces to leave Mindanao is not yet a policy. “It is not policy yet. It is not policy. In other words, nobody acted on it yet. There is no specific directive as to how this pronouncement will be effected,” Abella explained during a press conference. According to Abella, the President’s words might be a reference […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States said the Philippine government had not officially communicated President Rodrigo Duterte’s demand to pull US military advisers out of the rebellion-torn southern Philippines. Since 2002, up to 600 US advisers have been deployed in the Mindanao region to train troops battling Muslim extremists but their numbers have been scaled down in recent years. A week after calling US President Barack Obama a “son of a whore”, the incendiary leader […]
(Eagle News)– The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday announced that two more persons in Iloilo City have been positive of Zika, increasing the number of infected to eight cases recorded in the country. DOH Secretary Paulyn Jean Rosell-Ubial revealed that the two new patients are living in the same quarters with the sixth patient. Last week, the DOH announced that the sixth patient acquired Zika while out of the country. None of the three […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) openly accused the Liberal Party (LP) and its stalwarts for the efforts of building a case against him, which can be used for impeachment proceedings. “Huwag na tayong mag-bolahan. Sumakay itong si Obama. Sumakay si Ban Ki-moon. Alam mo kaninong laro ito? Yellow iyan,” Duterte stressed. “They can think that if they can build a case against me, I’ll be impeached,” he added. Yellow symbolized the […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) revealed that he skipped the meeting between Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with the United States (US) on purpose last Thursday (September 8). “I purposely did not attend the bilateral meeting between the ASEAN and the US. Talagang ini-skip ko iyan. The reason is not that I am anti-West. It is simply a matter of principle,” Duterte admitted in his speech. Last week, Palace officials […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – Severe flooding in a North Korean border region has killed at least 133 people with hundreds more missing, according to the UN, which said the scale of the disaster was “beyond anything experienced” by local officials. Some 107,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the area along the Tumen River, the world body said in a statement received Monday which cited Pyongyang government figures. The North’s official media has described the […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) stressed that United States Special Forces deployed in Mindanao should pack up. “Kaya iyong mga Special Forces, they have to go. They have to go. In Mindanao, maraming mga puti roon, they have to go. I-review ko iyang foreign policy. Hindi ko lang masalita noon out of respect or I do not want a rift with America. But they have to go,” Duterte said. “Mas lalong […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (September 12) led the oath-taking ceremony of 43 new appointees, including the new chair of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) and Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA). Jose Jorge Corpuz is the new PCSO chairman. Corpuz served as the Director for Integrated Police Operations for Southern Luzon, and retired the post in 2015. Datu Abul Khayr Alonto was appointed as the chairman of the MinDA. University of the Philippines (UP) […]
