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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Three key positions in the Philippine Army will be vacated due to the retirement of three army generals. The three generals who are set to retire are Major General Demosthenes Santillan, Vice-Commander of Philippine Army who will retire on Sept. 8; Brigadier General Leoncio Cirunay of the Armed Forces of the Philippine (AFP) Reserve Command who will retire on Sept. 15; and Major General Jet Velarmino of the 8th […]
(Eagle News)– The Bureau of Immigration (BI) on Thursday (Sept.1) said that they will hire Chinese-speaking Filipinos for screening and interviewing Chinese nationals following the incident of some 350 Chinese tourists barred to enter Ninoy Aquino International Airport. It turns out that they could not express their purpose of travel in English, which caused misunderstanding with the immigration personnel. The interpreters will be hired on a contractual basis and will be deployed to all three […]
(Eagle News)– Social Security System (SSS) President Emilio De Quiros said on Friday that they will need to increase the contribution rate if the planned P2,000 pension increase would be followed. According to De Quiros, SSS contribution is estimated to be raised by five to six percent. De Quiros said the increase in contributions should be gradual for the SSS to extend its actuarial life to about 70 years. Former President Benigno Aquino […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa in his speech on Friday (Spet. 2) ordered his men not to receive money from illegal gambling as these also came from illegal drug operations. “Ulit-ulitin ko ito, I have to remind you always, please huwag kayong pumatong sa droga, please huwag kayong pumatong sa anumang iligal na gawain. Hindi niyo alam yung tinatanggap ninyo ngayong pera galing sa illegal gambling, halo na […]
(Eagle News)– Aside from leaders of Southeast Asian nations, Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose on Friday revealed that President Rodrigo Duterte will hold face-to face meetings with leaders of Australia, India, Japan, Laos, New Zealand, Russia, Singapore, United States, and Vietnam at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Laos. Concerns such as the President’s war on drugs and West Philippine Sea dispute are likely to be discussed at the summit. Earlier, Duterte reiterated […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has railed against the United Nations for criticizing his government, has declined a request to meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, officials said Thursday. UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that “contacts were had to try to set up a time” for a meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN forum meeting in Laos next week, but that “no time could be agreed upon.” A foreign […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) – by Damian Wroclavsky and Sebastian Smith Impeached Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff filed a Supreme Court challenge Thursday to her removal from office in an early blow to new President Michel Temer’s bid to stabilize the country. The appeal, filed by Rousseff’s lawyer Jose Eduardo Cardozo and seen by AFP, demands “the immediate suspension of the effects of the Senate decision.” The Senate voted Wednesday to convict Rousseff on charges of having […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – by Rana Moussaoui Rebels and jihadists battled pro-government forces in the central Syrian province of Hama Thursday as the country’s UN envoy warned that more people could be forcibly evacuated from towns besieged by the regime. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said at least 25 civilians, including children, were killed in government air strikes as fighting raged in Hama, south of the opposition-held Idlib province. Anti-government groups, which […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — The east coast of New Zealand was hit by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake before dawn Friday, generating a small tsunami, but officials said there was no significant damage or injuries. A swarm of aftershocks, several of nearly 6.0 magnitude, rocked the region for many hours after the initial jolt as coastal residents made their way to high ground by torchlight. But less than three hours later they were advised […]
CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) – by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators crowded the streets of volatile Venezuela Thursday in a test of strength between its government and opponents seeking a referendum to remove President Nicolas Maduro. Police deployed in their hundreds to keep apart anti-government protesters angry at food and medicine shortages from Maduro’s supporters who vowed to defend his “socialist revolution.” Demonstrators dressed in white marched in the east of the capital, […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday said that Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. has yet to apply for state protection in exchange for spilling the drug connections of his son, alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. According to Aguirre, Espinosa have not filed for a formal request to be admitted to Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department of Justice (DOJ). If Espinosa applies for state protection, his statements would go under […]
(Eagle News) — Here’s another win for the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s film entry, “Walang Take Two.” This time, it won the grand prize in the online-based “Fanboy Film Festival,” getting a total of 9,500 votes as the best feature film. It was also the only film nominee that came from the Philippines. The other competing independent films came from the US, Europe and Asia. The film that got the second highest number of votes […]
