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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – – The leadership of the Philippine National Police warned that those police who were included in the “narco list” will be declared AWOL or absent without leave if they fail to report within 11 days to their mother units. Those who fail to report may also face charges of insubordination. The PNP added that the alleged “narco-cops” need not report to Camp Crame but can report instead to their immediate superiors.
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – In response to the letter sent by Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno regarding the seven judges allegedly involved in the illegal drug trade, President Rodrigo Duterte said that he may declare martial law if the Supreme Court will hinder his efforts against the eradication of the illegal drug trade. Sereno earlier stated that the seven judges should not surrender to the police if they do not have a warrant […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang clarified that President Rodrigo Duterte will not violate the Constitution as the row between the President and the Supreme Court intensifies. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, President Duterte is an attorney and a member of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and thus has a respect for the rule of law. Andanar added that President Duterte is actually asking Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno not to create […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court does not see the need to place the four judges named by President Rodrigo Duterte as involved in illegal drug trade under preventive suspension. According to SC Public Information Office Chief Atty. Theodore Te, the four are currently undergoing fact-finding and administrative investigation. Under the 1987 Constitution, only the Supreme Court has the administrative jurisdiction over all judges in the country. https://youtu.be/689bpMCT6t4
QUEZON CIty, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police reported that the various “narco-cops” who surrendered to PNP Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa had various responses when they went to Camp Crame. According to Dela Rosa, some admitted their involvement in the illegal drug operations, while others explained that they were connected to the illegal drug trade in the past and that they had already reformed. There were also those who apologized for their involvement, and explained […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said that President Rodrigo Duterte knew fully well the limits of his executive powers, and is not trying to undermine the Supreme Court at all. Andanar said that the President’s remarks on martial law are merely rhetorical question. He said it is under the context that the President’s anti-drug campaign cannot wait for the slow wheels of justice – PH style. “We have an Action Man for […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – In an exclusive interview with Agila Balita Alas Dose, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Undersecretary Ipat Luna discussed about the removal of illegal fishpens in the Laguna Lake.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, California, United States (Reuters) — A wildfire burning out of control in mountains and foothills east of Los Angeles mushroomed more than 50 percent overnight, forcing authorities to order three school districts to cancel classes due to heavy smoke and dangerous conditions. More than 900 firefighters were battling the so-called Pilot Fire, which has charred some 7,500 acres of bone-dry tinder and brush in the San Bernardino Mountains since it broke out […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The situation in the South China Sea has become more precarious and some say, more unpredictable, even after the historic ruling of the permanent court of arbitration on the maritime dispute in the region. China’s nine-dash line has been invalidated, but China has remained firm it would not recognize the ruling. It has even adopted a belligerent stand, but the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is hopeful that […]
by Alastair HIMMER Michael Phelps captured his 20th Olympic gold medal in dramatic fashion Tuesday, sealing victory with a kiss from baby son Boomer, before adding a staggering 21st before the night was over. The American crushed fierce rival Chad le Clos to regain his 200 metres butterfly title in a dust-up bristling with tension, celebrating by pointing to the sky and gesturing to the Rio crowd to “bring the noise” — an order […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — A bus carrying Rio Olympics journalists came under attack Tuesday and police were investigating whether bullets were fired from the notorious City of God favela. Rio 2016 organisers said two journalists suffered slight injuries in the attack, which set off a new Olympic jitters four days after a bullet hit a Games media centre. Journalists in the bus hurled themselves to the floor after two windows were blown out. […]
HONGKONG, China (AFP) — Former Philippine leader Fidel Ramos said Tuesday he would meet contacts with links to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a trip to Hong Kong intended to improve ties between Manila and Beijing. Relations have cooled since a UN-backed tribunal ruled last month that China’s claims over most of the South China Sea were invalid, in a sweeping victory for the Philippines which brought the case. Ramos — a longtime advocate of […]
