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Baldoz kay Duterte: Illegal recruiters, puntiryahin

(Eagle News) — Hinimok ni outgoing Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz si incoming president Rodrigo Duterte na ibilang ang mga illegal recruiter sa pupuntiryahin ng kanyang administrasyon. Ayon kay Baldoz, dahil sa kriminalidad aniya ang prayoridad na sugpuin ni Duterte, umaasa aniya itong maihahanay ang illegal recruitment sa mga bubuwagin. Una nang ipinangako ni Duterte na tutugunan nito ang suliranin sa illegal recruitment at ituturing na tulad ng holdaper at kidnapper ang mga illegal recruiter.

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COMELEC defends decision to extend deadline

QUEZON City, Philippines – Commission on Elections (COMELEC) spokesman James Jimenez defended the officials of the commission from the allegations of netizens that the COMELEC officials, particularly COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, were paid by the Liberal Party to approve their request for extension of the deadline of submission of the Statement of Contributions and Expenses. Jimenez said that netizens should present evidence to back their claims. It should be noted that Bautista voted against the […]

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Police operations will be open to the media

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Superintendent Ronald dela Rosa guaranteed that all planned police operations will be open to media to show to the public that their operations are legitimate and to dissuade rumors of salvage and rub-out. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)  

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Duterte to seek ideas from business leaders for his 10-point economic agenda

QUEZON City, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and his economic team will meet business leaders on June 20 to 21 for the formulation of his 10-point economic agenda that will serve as a blueprint for the country’s economic development under his term. Duterte’s team is expecting some 300 business leaders to attend the consultative workshop entitled “Sulong Hakbang Patungo Sa Kaunlaran”. The meeting, to be conducted in Davao City, is organized by the Philippine Chamber […]

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LTFRB gives tips regarding colorum vehicles

QUEZON City, Philippines –  The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) gave tips to the public on how to avoid colorum vehicles.   This is in the light of recent events wherein colorum UV express vehicles were used for the commission of various crimes. According to LTFRB Chairman Winston Ginez, there should be a UV Express marking on both sides of the vehicle, as well as an indication of its authorized route. According to […]

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Salary increase seen as solution to eradicate “kotong” cops

QUEZON City, Philippines – Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Supt. Ronald dela Rosa is confident that the problem of “kotong” cops will be solved by increasing the salary of the police. Dela Rosa said that members of the PNP will think twice about extorting money from the public (kotong in local parlance) especially if those who will be reported to be engaged in such activity will be summarily terminated. Senator Alan Peter Cayetano recommended to […]

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Authorities find cockpit voice recorder of missing EgyptAir flight

The Egyptian government was able to locate the cockpit voice recorder of the missing EgyptAir Flight 804 which crash-landed last May. According to the Egyptian Investigative Committee, the memory unit of the said recorder was damaged. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/7av0ZhkaHxg

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COMELEC extends deadline of filing of SOCE

QUEZON City, Philippines –  Voting 4-3, the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) has extended the deadline of the filing of the Statement of Contributions and Expenditures (SOCE) of candidates last elections.  The deadline is now on June 30. Candidates who have been declared winners in the May 9 elections cannot assume their post if they failed to submit their SOCE within the prescribed period. A negative ruling from the poll body would have affected Vice President-elect […]

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Duterte’s schoolmate to swear him in office

QUEZOn City, Philippines – Supreme Court Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes will lead incoming President Rodrigo Duterte’s oath-taking ceremony.  This was confirmed by Duterte’s executive assistant Bong Go. The oath-taking ceremony will be conducted at the Rizal Ceremonial Hall of the Malacañang on June 30. Go added that Duterte chose Justice Reyes as they are schoolmates at the San Beda College where they took their law degrees. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video […]

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A Filipina in Hollywood Behind “Finding Dory”

by MJ Racadio Quezon, City Philippines (Eagle News Entertainment) Who would have thought a Filipina would make a name for herself in Hollywood? From “Finding Nemo”, Gini Cruz Santos, a native of Pasay City, has been tapped by director Andrew Stanton of Pixar Films as supervising animator for “Finding Dory”.    According to an interview by Ruben Nepales (a Hollywood Foreign Press member), Stanton said Gini Santos was also a writer for such films as the “Toy Story” […]

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British MP killing: What we know

by Robin MILLARD LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British MP Jo Cox, a lawmaker who campaigned for Britain to stay in the EU and more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a street attack on Thursday. Weapons, including a firearm, have been recovered from the scene of the incident in her constituency and the sole suspect is being held by police. This is what we know so far: – Who was Jo Cox? – […]

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Alleged killer of British MP was neo-Nazi supporter: US group

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The alleged killer of British lawmaker Jo Cox was a “dedicated supporter” of a neo-Nazi group based in the United States, a civil rights group reported Thursday. The Southern Poverty Law Centre said that the man named by British media as the attacker, Thomas Mair, had a “long history with white nationalism”. “According to records obtained by the Southern Poverty Law Center Mair was a dedicated supporter of the National […]

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