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P205-m pork barrel scam: Plunder raps filed vs. Bongbong Marcos

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — An anti-Marcos youth movement — called Ibalik ang Bilyones ng Mamamayan or IBBM — filed a complaint for plunder against Senator Bongbong Marcos Jr., for his alleged involvement in the multi-billion-peso pork barrel scam. IBBM spokesperson, Rafaela David said the complaint stemmed from Marcos’ alleged allocation of 205-million pesos worth of his pork barrel to the six of the alleged fake non-government organizations allegedly owned by Janet Lim Napoles. Marcos is […]

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Pacquiao arrives in Las Vegas ahead of his fight with Bradley

LAS Vegas (Eagle News) — Manny Pacquiao and timothy Bradley arrived in Las Vegas on Tuesday (April 5) ahead of their third fight which will take place at the MGM Grand Garden. Saturday’s fight will be the third meeting between the two at the same venue as their two previous encounters. American Bradley, 32, controversially beat Pacquiao when they first met in 2012 but the Filipino gained revenge in their 2014 re-match, scoring a unanimous […]

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DILG orders creation of 2 fact-finding panels to probe Kidapawan incident

(Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government has ordered the creation of  two fact-finding panels to investigate the circumstances behind the bloody confrontation between farmers and policemen in Kidapawan, North Cotabato on Friday. DILGSecretary Mel Senen S. Sarmiento said the first panel will focus on the operational aspect of the dispersal will be headed by the National Police Commission (Napolcom) under Commissioner Job M. Mangente.  The second panel which will focus on […]

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Red Cross helps out in fighting Mt. Apo fire

DAVAO, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) Davao City chapter, in coordination with local authorities, participated in forest fire response activities in Mt. Apo in Davao from March 29 to April 3. PRC Davao City chapter’s search and rescue team was mobilized with 13 members who helped in the firefighting efforts. The team also set up a first aid station and provided first aid services to other responders in the area and […]

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Power bills up by 22 centavos per KWH due to general charge hike, updated fit

MERALCO has announced that power bills will increase by 22 centavos per kilowatt-hour this month — the price adjustment was due to the hike in the generation charge and the updated feed-in-tariff allowance. This means, a typical household consuming 200 KWH will have an increase of PHP 44 in their power bills. Meralco noted the new overall power rate amounts to PHP 8.86 per KWH. Meralco noted Luzon’s power demand from February to March went up by […]

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Air New Zealand launches Philippines service

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The New Zealand government welcomed the announcement of the country’s first direct air service to the Philippines. Air New Zealand said its Auckland-Manila air service would run three times a week from December. Since 2012, the New Zealand government had negotiated more than 50 new or amended air agreements, bringing the total to 76. Auckland Airport estimated the service, using a B767-300ER aircraft, would contribute 29 million New Zealand dollars […]

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Japan military jet with six aboard missing

  Tokyo, Japan (AFP)—-A Japanese air force plane with six people aboard went missing on Wednesday, the defense ministry announced, and a search was under way in mountainous terrain. The U-125 aircraft left a base in Kagoshima prefecture on Kyushu island in southwestern Japan in the early afternoon, said Yoshiyuki Sugiyama, head of the Air Self-Defense Force. The small jet “disappeared from the radar,”  Sugiyama told a press briefing. Public broadcaster NHK showed footage of […]

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Cruz invigorates anti-Trump camp with win in Wisconsin

by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States  (AFP) — Texas Senator Ted Cruz commanded new momentum Wednesday in the race for the White House with a solid Wisconsin primary win, making it harder for frontrunner Donald Trump to clinch the Republican nomination outright. Upstart senator Bernie Sanders also beat frontrunner Hillary Clinton in the Midwestern state, bolstering his claim to be a viable alternative standard-bearer to the former secretary of state and first lady. Sanders has now […]

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China calls Philippines senator’s hacking accusations “irresponsible”, defends operations in South China Sea

(Reuters) — China on Wednesday (April 6) hit back at accusations from a Philippine senator, who said that Chinese hackers were likely to have pulled off one of the world’s biggest cyber heists at the Bangladesh central bank. Unidentified hackers infiltrated the computers at Bangladesh Bank in early February and tried to transfer a total of $951 million from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. All but one of the 35 […]

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I’m not the ‘Grand Master’ of $81-m money laundering

Eagle News — Former manager of Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) Jupiter (Makati) branch Maia Santos-Deguito, maintained that she is not the grandmaster of the 81-million-dollar money laundering scandal. Deguito made the statement when she appeared before the senate hearing yesterday, putting the blame on RCBC President Lorenzo Tan. She also said she was sorry for trusting Tan, because she thought that by following Tan, it would help her performance in her career as bank […]

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‘ASEAN News Agency’ proposed

Eagle News — Malaysia has proposed the establishment of an ASEAN News Agency comprising media groups from across the region. Malaysia’s communication and Multimedia Minister Salleh Sa-Id Keruak, suggested the move in his opening address at the first-ever ASEAN Editors Summit Conference, held in Kuala Lumpur. Salleh said, with ASEAN members continuing to face sensitive cross-border issues related to security and national sovereignty, problems should be reported on a cordial and transparent manner so that […]

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Lanao del Sur terror group holds six captives

LANAO Del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines – Suspected foreign and local terrorist groups in Lanao Del Sur are currently holding six civilians as captives. Said civilians were all working in a sawmill. According to the Moro Islamic Liberation Force, they are currently negotiating with said group. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/D5dmVH4Pg7g

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