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DOJ will investigate bank accounts containing drug money

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of Justice will examine bank accounts allegedly containing deposits of drug money. According to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre, the involved personalities made use of dummies in order to deposit money from convicted drug lords. Aguirre added that NBP inmates who served as witnesses against Senator Leila De Lima expressed fear for their lives and are asking for transfer in safer detainment facilities. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, […]

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President Duterte has sufficient evidence against Senator De Lima

QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has sufficient evidence to file a case against Senator Leila De Lima regarding her alleged role as protector of illegal drug operations in the New Bilibid Prisons. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, Senator Leila De Lima is not an ordinary personality and that’s the reason why President Duterte will not recklessly accuse her without sufficient evidence. Andanar added that the matrix of drug operations in the […]

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CPP may extend 7-day ceasefire

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Communist Party of the Philippines may extend its 7-day ceasefire with the positive results between the Philippines and the National Democratic Front in Oslo, Norway. Labor Secretary and Chief Peace Negotiator Silvestre Bello III said that the two panels will recommend the giving of pardon to political prisoners especially to the elderly, women and those who are sick. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]

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Panelo on Bato’s ‘kill, burn’ directive: Just ‘gulpe de gulat’

(Eagle News)– Chief Presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo explained the remarks of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pushing drug surrenderees to kill and burn the house of drug lords as a simple “gulpe de gulat.” Hindi naman siya nagti-threaten, drama lang iyon. Alam mo naman ang mga Pilipino, kung walang gulpe de gulat, hindi naman tayo … gulpe de gulat lang iyon,” Panelo told reporters. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, on the […]

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Malacañang: Drug-graft raps can be charged vs. drug matrix ‘names’

(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Friday mentioned the charges drug matrix personalities could face, specifically drug-related graft cases.   “If and when they have been verified, charges may have to deal with graft and drug-related graft once information is actually verified,” Abella noted. According to Abella, it’s up to the Department of Justice on how will they prove the involvement of the big shots during inquiries.   “Let us take a cue na […]

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6 Abu terrorists slayed in Sulu row

(Eagle News)– Six Abu Sayyaf terrorists were killed during a 45 minute encounter in Patikul, Sulu on early Friday. Spokesman for Western Mindanao Command Major Filemon Tan said the clash ignited when troops faced some 100 Abu terrorists in Sitio Makaita in Barangay Bunkaong. Fourteen government troops were wounded, while Abu Sayyaf’s injured number is still “undetermined. The terrorist group is currently holding more than a dozen hostages in Sulu. Recently, a hostage named Patrick […]

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Bato spurns Odicta’s ‘drug lord’ denial

(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday disregarded Melvin Odicta’s denial of his drug lord status, who went along with his wife because of “fear for their lives”.   Nag-surrender kuno doon sa Maynila, pero hindi sa akin nag-surrender. Dini-deny na hindi daw siya drug lord,” Bato stressed in his speech. “Ano siya? Sinong niloloko niya? Kayo? Di ba alam ninyo na siya ang drug lord tapos […]

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Malacañan: Ransom paid to ASG for Norwegian nat’l not from PHL gov’t

(Eagle News)– Malacañan clarified on Friday that the ransom paid in exchange for freedom of Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad to Abu Sayyaf Group was not from the government. “I am not privy to that but I think it was also raised by third parties … Not from the government. Ransom not from the government,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella explained after President Rodrigo Duterte revealed the transaction on Thursday. “If that’s the one [Sekkingstad], then I […]

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NDF negotiator- NPA ceasefire extension doable

(Eagle News)– NDF chief negotiator Luis Jalandoni expressed his optimism that an indefinite extension of the 7-day unilateral ceasefire observed by the New People’s Army (NPA) can be extended, given the positive results of Oslo peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF). “Posible kung magkakatugma ‘yung dalawang ceasefires,” Jalandoni noted. The NDF declared a unilateral ceasefire to keep the New People’s Army from launching attacks against government forces. Labor Secretary and […]

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Is the South China Sea fracturing ASEAN?

Author: Adam Leong Kok Wey, National Defence University of Malaysia (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) judgement on the South China Sea ruled that there is no legal basis for Chinese ‘historical rights’ within its claimed nine-dash line. China did not accept the judgement and has instead continued its maritime and aerial activities in the region. ASEAN has struggled to issue a strong and coherent response, largely because half of ASEAN’s members […]

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Gov’t, NDF okay accelerated timetable on peace talks

(Eagle News)– The government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) on Thursday gave the go signal on an accelerated timetable drafted by the Reciprocal Working Committee (RWC) and Reciprocal Working Groups (RWG) to complete substantive agenda of the peace talks in less than a year.   The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said in a press release that both sides had agreed on […]

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Alleged drug couple Odicta face DILG’s Sueno

(Eagle News)– Fearing for their lives, suspected drug lord Melvin Odicta and wife Meriam went to Camp Crame on Thursday to meet Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno.   “They were instructed to come here dahil their life is threatened in Iloilo. Tinatakot sila,” Sueno explained to reporters in a press briefing on Thursday. According to Sueno, the couple are now giving statements before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) […]

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