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QUEZON City, Philippines – Business magnate Roberto Ongpin resigned as chairman and director of gaming firm Philweb Corporation after being identified by President Rodrigo Duterte as one of the oligarchs behind online gaming. After Duterte’s speech, Philweb’s shares fell down by 36.88% . Ongpin’s resignation is effective immediately. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commission on Elections Chairman Andres Bautista said that there will no longer be an extension for the registration of voters for the coming Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay elections as there is no longer sufficient time, with the schedule for printing of ballots falling on August 21. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Manila International Airport Authority or MIAA launched its new 24/7 hotline number 877-1111 for customer complaints regarding the terminals of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA. Passengers can report personnel misbehavior as well as overcharging taxi cabs. Passengers can also use text messages to make their complaints known by using TXT NAIA: to the number 0917 – 839 – 6242. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]
QUEZON City,Philippines – The shoot-to-kill order issued by President Rodrigo Duterte against alleged narco-politicians is not against the law, according to the Malacañang. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella the order is lawful as it is connected with the issue of maintaining peace and order especially with the all-out war of the Duterte administration against illegal drugs. Abella also said that the order shows the commitment of the Duterte administration to end the country’s illegal drug problem. (Eagle […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Land Transportation Office Chief Edgar Galvante encouraged owners to redeem their impounded vehicles from their head office in Quezon City before the scheduled transfer of the vehicles to the LTO office in Tarlac City on August 8. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Phillippines – Former Presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda started a fund-raising campaign in order to help Vice President Leni Robredo regarding her legal fees in connection with the electoral protest filed by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
Paris may be the capital of romance but it refuses to be locked down. After removing 45 tonnes of padlocks from its iconic Pont des Arts last year, the city is now launching a campaign to deter tourists from hanging these “love locks” on all of its bridges. https://youtu.be/o2uhGxqt3II
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The head of prominent Philippine online gaming firm Philweb Corp. resigned Thursday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to “destroy” him and accused him of being an oligarch. Speaking to members of an election watchdog on Wednesday, Duterte called Ongpin an oligarch, saying the company’s chief got rich thanks to his close connections with four previous presidents, including the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Duterte, who has launched a controversial crackdown […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The transport group Liga ng Transportasyon at Operators sa Pilipinas asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board Chairman Martin Delgra to meet them regarding the prohibition of UV Express vehicles from EDSA. LTOP President Lando Marquez, there was no public consultation regarding the measure and the public was also not given notice. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, the shoot-on-sight or shoot-to-kill order issued by President Rodrigo Duterte against alleged drug trafficker Kerwin Espinosa is not allowed. Lacson said that the only justification for killing the suspect is self-defense on the part of the arresting officers. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa himself awarded a recognition to a member of the Manila police who was able to kill a member of a robbery-hold-up group. Other than the “Medalya ng Kagalingan”, Dela Rosa also gave Police Chief Inspector Paolita Sabulao of the MPD Station 9 a new Glock 30 caliber 45 pistol. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), 10. 5 million Filipino families consider themselves poor. The figure represents 45% of the respondents of the survey that was conducted last June 24 – 27 with 1, 200 respondents. SWS added that this is the lowest self-poverty rate since 2011. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
