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QUEZON City, Philippines – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) Intelligence Chief Jessie Dellosa filed his resignation several days before incoming President Rodrigo Duterte officially assumes office to give way for the appointment of the new BOC chief. Earlier, Duterte’s camp said that Captain Nicanor Faeldon was chosen by Duterte to be the new BOC chief. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Aquino administration heaped praises at the stronger anti-illegal drugs operations of the Philippine National Police (PNP).The number of drug dealers killed in such operations increased by 200% in the first five months of 2016, particularly in the period after the May 9 elections. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, this is proof that the PNP is serious with its mandate against criminality and such efforts deserve recognition. (Eagle News […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Malacañang appealed to the public to understand the context of President Benigno S. Aquino III’s veto of the Comprehensive Nursing Bill which could have resulted in a higher salary for government nurses. According to Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma, it will be an injustice to raise the entry-level pay of government nurses to Salary Grade 15 while those of equally important positions – like teachers – are left behind. (Eagle News Service […]
(REUTERS) The incoming Philippines transportation chief said on Monday President-elect Rodrigo Duterte should be given emergency powers by Congress for two years to solve a debilitating traffic crisis in the capital Manila and elsewhere. The emergency powers will quicken the release of government funds aimed at declogging main roads that have hurt businesses and the overall economy. Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, speaking on the sidelines of a business conference, cited the 2.4 billion pesos ($52 […]
(REUTERS) LeBron James powered the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 93-89 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in an electrifying Game Seven to complete an improbable comeback unlike any seen before and capture their first NBA championship. With the victory over the top-seeded Warriors, who beat Cleveland in last year’s championship, the Cavaliers became the first team to rally from a 3-1 series deficit in the best-of-seven NBA Finals and win the title. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Two US aircraft carriers have started exercises in the Philippine Sea, defense officials said Sunday, as Washington’s close ally Manila faces growing pressure from Beijing in the South China Sea. The US Pacific Command said the USS John C. Stennis and USS Ronald Reagan, among the world’s largest warships, began conducting air defense drills, sea surveillance, and long range strikes on Saturday. The command said the operations marked America’s continued presence […]
(REUTERS) Campaigning for Britain’s vote on EU membership resumed on Sunday after a three-day hiatus prompted by the killing of a pro-EU lawmaker, but pledges of a more respectful tone were quickly tested by a fresh row over immigration. Three opinion polls ahead of Thursday’s vote showed the ‘Remain’ camp recovering some momentum, although the overall picture remained one of an evenly split electorate. The killing of Jo Cox, a 41-year-old mother of two young […]
(REUTERS) Flash floods and landslides killed 24 people in Indonesia’s Central Java province, officials said on Sunday, forcing residents to evacuate to safer areas as torrential rains damaged thousands of homes. Rescue teams searched for 26 others who remained missing after the region, among the most densely populated parts of the country, saw heavy rainfall overnight. “Heavy rain has caused floods and landslides in 16 regencies in Central Java,” Sutopo Nugroho, spokesman for the national […]
(REUTERS) Zika infections in Puerto Rico appear to be increasing rapidly, top U.S. health officials said on Friday, raising concerns for dozens if not hundreds of cases of microcephaly. Puerto Rican health officials on Friday reported that 1,726 people in the U.S. commonwealth have been infected with Zika, including a total of 191 pregnant women. That is up from a total of 1,501 total infections and 182 infections in pregnant women a week ago. […]
PRESIDENT Benigno S. Aquino III said he had congratulated President-elect Rodrigo Duterte during a brief telephone conversation on Thursday night and offered whatever assistance he could extend to the incoming leader. The President said during an interview in Binondo on Friday, that Duterte’s people went to Malacañang Palace on Thursday to iron out the transition, and they got in touch with the Davao City mayor. Asked by reporters how his conversation with Duterte went, […]
(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo said it is expecting the illegal occupants led by expelled INC members Felix Nathaniel “Angel” Manalo and his sister, Lolita “Lottie” Hemedez to peacefully leave the premises of 36 Tandang Sora Avenue in Quezon City, now that no less than the court has directed them to “immediately vacate” the INC property. In a press conference held at the Eagle Broadcasting Corporation (EBC) in Quezon City, INC spokesperson minister […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A rumbling volcano in the central Philippines shot a huge column of ash into the sky on Saturday, prompting the official aviation agency to warn aircraft to stay away, authorities said. Mount Kanlaon, located in the central island of Negros, launched a plume of whitish-grey ash about 1.5 kilometers (almost a mile) into the air, said Kenn John Veracruz of the official Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. The civil aviation […]
