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MANILA, Philippines – According to Senate President Franklin Drilon, majority of the senators promised their support of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) but this does not mean that they will railroad the passage of said law. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Jeanne Napoles, daughter of Janet Lim Napoles, filed an urgent ex parte motion at the Court of Tax Appeals to lift the arrest warrant issued against her when she failed to appear in her scheduled arraignment in the 17.46 million peso tax evasion case. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – According to the latest survey conducted by the Social Weather Station (SWS), almost half or 45% of adult Filipinos are in favor of the continuation of peace talks to resolve the peace situation in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
Even if the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) assisted in neutralizing terrorist Abdul Basit Usman, its members who were deemed responsible for the death of 44 police commandos last January will still face criminal charges, Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said on Monday. “Malinaw naman ang nakasaad sa ulat nina Secretary (Leila) de Lima at ng Department of Justice (DOJ). Batay sa kanilang ginawang pag-aaral at case buildup ay nagkaroon sila ng findings hinggil doon […]
MAY 5 (Reuters) — Britain’s new princess has been named as Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, Kensington Palace said on its Twitter account on Monday (May 4), a choice of names that honors the baby’s late grandmother Princess Diana and her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth. The daughter of Prince William and his wife Kate will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, the palace said. Princess Charlotte, born at St. Mary’s Hospital in west London […]
MAY 4 (Eagle News) — Malacanang on Monday announced the appointment of Atty. J. Andres D. Bautista as the new chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) who said that he would ensure that the country would have clean and peaceful elections next year. In a statement, Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said the appointment papers of Bautista and two others were signed by President Benigno S. Aquino III on April 28. Bautista, who chairs […]
CHINA lodged a protest with the United States after a U.S. government commission said Chinese violations of religious freedom were “severe” and “systematic”, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday (May 4). The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, a bipartisan U.S. federal government body, said in a report last week that there were “unprecedented violations” against Christians, Buddhists and Muslims in China last year. The report urged the U.S. Department of State to re-designate China’s […]
MAY 4 (Eagle News) — Thousands of fans of Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao who had trooped to the Philippine Arena and other venues in the Philippines to watch the much-hyped “fight of the century” were extremely disappointed with his loss to US boxing welterweight champion Floyd Mayweather Jr., and asked for a rematch. Many of those interviewed believed that it was Pacquiao who had won, and chided Mayweather for his defensive and evasive […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Despite his loss against Floyd Mayweather Jr., various senators said that Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao is still a pride of the Filipino race. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MAY 4 (Eagle News) — Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao said in his post-fight press conference that he will undergo an MRI scan for his shoulder injury. Pacquaio said that he and his team made the decision not to tell the public about his injury but said that the Nevada State Commission knows of the said injury before his fight with Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Pacquiao added that he was not able to do what he aimed to […]
MAY 5 (Eagle News) — Preparations were being made for the return of Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on May 8. General Santos City is preparing a hero’s welcome for the People’s Champ as well as Saranggani, which Pacquiao represents in the Congress. (General Santos City, South Cotabato) (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines, May 4 (Eagle News) — Many boxing fans asked for a refund when a technical glitch interrupted the pay-per-view stream of the mega-fight between Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The signal interruption occurred in the middle of the fight and returned just before the announcement of Mayweather’s victory. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
