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(Eagle News) — Tinanggal na sa kani-kanilang puwesto ang 22 chiefs of police (COP) sa Cagayan Valley region matapos silang bumagsak sa pagpapatupad ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. Ayon kay PNP Region II Acting Director, PC/Supt. Gilbert Sosa, nabigo aniya ang 22 chiefs of police na maipakitang magiging mabisa silang katuwang ng PNP sa pagnanais ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mawala o mabawasan ang operasyon ng iligal na droga sa bansa […]
(Eagle News) — New People’s Army (NPA) rebels released on Friday (August 26) the police officer they abducted last month, as a sign of gratitude for the ongoing peace talks between the government and communist rebels. Authorities said PO1 Richard Yu was brought by his abductors to Sitio Hitaob, Barangay Awasian, Tandag City, Surigao del Sur, at 11:15 a.m., where he was then released. Supt. Arvin Montenegro, officer-in-charge of Tandag City Police, said the communist rebels freed […]
(Eagle News)– Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo insisted that the spate of killings were not done by law enforcers, but are caused by drug syndicates silencing their cohorts who could possibly reveal their identities. “Ang nakikita natin ngayon ay patayan between syndicates. Iyan ang lagi nating i-emphasize at nakakalimutan ng lahat na iyong mga nasa sindikato–unang-una nagkaka-onsehan kaya nagkakapatayan,” Panelo told reporters in a chance interview. “Pangalawa, more importantly I think because of the […]
OLONGAPO City, Zambales (Eagle News) – Matagumpay na naisagawa ang pagtatapos ng mga nagsipag-aral sa Alternative learning Systems (ALS) ng Department of Education ng buong Olongapo City noong Huwebes, August 25, 2016. Ito ay ginanap sa Rizal Triangle Multi-purpose Hall. Pinagsama-sama ang lahat ng mga nag-aral ng iba’t ibang ALS Learning Center sa lungsod kabilang na ang nag-enroll sa New Era University (NEU). Umabot sa mahigit na 370 ALS Passers ang tumanggap ng diploma sa Elementary at ang […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Friday emphasized that the drug problem in the country is not just a national security threat but also a public health issue. “The government is very, very aware and is very concerned that drugs are not just a national security issue but also a public health issue,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press briefing inside the Palace. According to Abella, the additional drug rehabilitation centers and anti-poverty programs are in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The financial center of Asia is on high alert after Hong Kong confirmed its first case of Zika. According to the Hong Kong Department of Health, the patient is a 38-year old woman who experienced body pains and sore eyes last August 20. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is entertaining the idea of renaming the Malacañang Palace into the People’s Palace. According to President Duterte, the word “Malacañang” has imperialist undertones. President Duterte also wants to open the Palace to the public. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Cynthia Villar is proposing a bill that will penalize schools with “no permit, no exam policy”. According to Senator Villar, Senate Bill 722 aims to allow students to take exams even if they were not able to pay their tuition fee. The senator emphasized the need of schools to understand students under financial straits. Schools that will not follow the law will be made to pay a fine of Php […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Philippine National Police Highway Patrol Group Director Police Senior Superintendent Antonio Bersola, also the chief of the newly-established Inter-Agency Council on Traffic, lead the inventory of traffic management resources from the Metro Manila Development Authority, Land Transportation Office and the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in preparation of the IACT’s deployment tomorrow, August 27 in EDSA, Mabuhay lanes and arterial roads near EDSA in order to alleviate traffic. Other than […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The death toll from a powerful earthquake in central Italy rose to 267 Friday with 367 people hospitalized with injuries, the Civil Protection agency said. Immacolata Postiglione, head of the agency’s emergency unit, indicated there had been no survivors found overnight as rescuers sifted through rubble for a third day. The government has declared a state of emergency for the regions affected by Wednesday’s quake with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi releasing […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Joel Villanueva is proposing to give employees in the public and private sector with parental responsibilities additional 15 days leave through his Senate Bill 1064 or Parenat Leave for Workers. Senator Villanueva said that there are employees who were forced to not go to work due to their parental responsibilities and face termination and sanctions from their employers. The bill also penalizes employers who will not comply with a Php […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Ma. Lourdes Sereno ensured that the judiciary is not going to be lenient to those of its ranks who commit illegal acts. CJ Sereno added that since 2012, twelve judges have been removed from office, 31 lawyers were disbarred and 194 were suspended from the practice of law. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin) […]
