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Ni Meanie Corvera (Eagle News) — Emosyonal na humarap sa pagdinig ng senado ang isa sa mga testigo sa umano’y summary executions ng ilang pulis sa mga hinihinalang sangkot sa operasyon ng iligal na droga. Sa kaniyang testimonya, sinabi ni Harra Kazuo, isa sa mga testigo, na gabi noong ika-anim ng Hulyo nang pumasok sa bahay nila ang tatlong tauhan ng Philippine National Police (PNP) Pasay. Agad daw kinompronta ang kaniyang partner na si JP […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said trafficking of shabu happened unhampered inside the National Bilibid Prisons right under the nose of then Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and that her driver had a role to play in it. In his press conference held Sunday at 1 a.m., the President also pointed to the relationship between De Lima and her driver that gave rise to corruption inside the national penitentiary. The President also declared […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) ordered its police personnel to stop playing online games as well as to stop the taking of selfies while on duty. The order was issued after a video was opted where several members of the NCRPO were caught taking selfies while on duty. The memorandum also forbids police personnel in greater Manila to eat chewing gum, or to conduct other activities unbecoming of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima presented 12 witnesses in the Senate hearing on extra-judicial killings of suspected drug dealers. According to Senator De Lima, there are 12 witnesses in the eight cases of extra-judicial killings with a total of 11 victims. Furthermore, De Lima said that it was hard to find witnesses willing to testify and that the 12 witnesses were asking for help from the Commission on Human Rights.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice-President Leni Robredo spoke out against the method employed by the Philippine National Police (PNP) against suspected drug personalities during the flag-raising ceremony in Camp Crame where she was the guest of honor. While Robredo praised the PNP for their accomplishments, the Vice President added that the PNP should prioritize the keeping of the peace and the maintenance of moral courage. Robredo also said that due to allegations that […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In his news conference conducted in Davao City Sunday, President Rodrigo Duterte remained adamant in pursuing his expose of Senator Leila De Lima and added that he holds wiretaps and ATM records that will serve as proof that her driver-bodyguard had transactions with drug syndicates in the New Bilibid Prison.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte plans to re-examine and “revisit” the Napoles issue or the multi-billion peso pork barrel fund scam. President Duterte said that due to the enormous sums involved, there could be more lawmakers involved. The President said he has more to reveal regarding the matter and that the public should expect details about this in the coming days.
by Pierre-Henry Deshayes OSLO, Norway (AFP) — The Philippine government said Monday it hoped to reach a peace deal with communist guerrillas within a year, as the two sides kicked off talks in Norway aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest insurgencies. “On the part of the (government) panel, we have imposed a timeline of nine to 12 months,” Silvestre Bello, the government delegation’s head of negotiations, told reporters. The government and the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — The Philippines is not leaving the United Nations, the foreign minister said on Monday (August 22), a day after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to quit the body after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs. “We are certainly not leaving the U.N.. As I’ve said, the statement of the president is a statement expressing profound disappointment and frustration, and it is not any […]
by Ilyas Akengin with Raziye Akkoc in Ankara A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday, pointing the finger at the Islamic State group. Erdogan said Saturday’s blast in Gaziantep near the Syria border “was the result of a suicide bomber aged between 12 and 14 who either detonated (the bomb) or others detonated it.” The explosion was the latest […]
(Reuters) A blustery storm, a touch of melancholy and a sense of pride converged at the closing ceremony of the 2016 Olympics on Sunday as Brazil breathed a collective sigh of relief at having pulled off South America’s first Games. It was far from a perfect execution by Brazil, which battled with empty seats, security scares and a mysterious green diving pool. But two late gold medals for the host country in its two […]
MANILA, Aug. 22 – In celebration of Brain Attack Awareness Week, the Department of Health (DOH) launched the medical assistance program that will make stroke medication alteplase or tissue plasminogen activator available to the public for free, in selected government hospitals nationwide. “Alteplase or tissue plasminogen activator is ideally given in the first 3 hours upon onset of acute stroke. Only patients who have ischemic type of stroke, or those with blocked blood vessels in […]
