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(Eagle News)–A group of lawyers has asked the Department of Justice to junk what it said were “baseless” sedition charges over the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos. The Free Legal Assistance Group said the charges, which were filed against Vice President Leni Robredo, Leila de Lima, Antonio Trillanes, some priests including Robert Reyes, and lawyers that include Romulo Macalintal, Chel Diokno, among others, were first of all based on a witness who was “not credible.” The […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, July 20, visited the wake of four policemen who were reportedly killed by New People’s Army rebels in Negros Oriental. In a statement, the Philippine National Police also announced it would file charges against those responsible for the deaths of Cpl. Relebert Beronio, Pat. Raffy Callao, Pat. Roel Cabellon and Pat. Marquino de Leon. The PNP said they were on their way to check reports about the presence of […]
(Eagle News)–For Senator Leila de Lima, calls for Vice President Leni Robredo’s impeachment for her support of a United Nations Human Rights Council probe of the drug war in the country were merely a diversionary tactic. “Calling for the impeachment of the Vice President is also a diversion from the real accountability that President (Rodrigo) Duterte has to answer,” she said in a statement. According to De Lima, “nakahanap na naman ang administrasyon ng isa […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine government is coordinating with Iranian authorities to ensure the safety and immediate release of a Filipino on board a British-flagged vessel seized by Iran on Friday. In a statement, the DFA said Ambassador to Iran Fred Santos was contacting Iranian authorities for this. The department said the Filipino’s manning agency, which is based in the Philippines, is providing assistance to the family of the Filipino. “The manning agency said there were no […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Goring” has weakened into a low pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said signal number 1 over Batanes has therefore been lifted. A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over Metro Manila and nearby areas, though. Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Tarlac, Zambales, Bataan, Pampanga, Bulacan, Rizal, and NuevaEcija as well, PAGASA said. The weather bureau said these conditions would […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur early Saturday, July 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, struck 6 kilometers southwest of San Francisco at 5:43 a.m. An intensity IV was felt in Surigao City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Iceland has expressed hope the Philippines would cooperate in a United Nations probe into the Southeast Asian country’s drug war. The Nordic country made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte threatened to sever ties with the country that initiated the resolution seeking the probe, and which was eventually narrowly adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council. “Icelandic authorities sincerely hope that the Philippine authorities will engage the UN on this and the resolution,” […]
(Eagle News)–Rains are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, July 20, as the southwest monsoon affects Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said monsoon rains will prevail over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Apayao, Abra, Benguet, Mt.Province, Ifugao, Kalinga, Batanes and the Babuyan group of Islands. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms,on the other hand, are expected over Aurora, Isabela, Quirino, […]
(Eagle News)–Forty-five percent of families consider themselves as poor, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS said this was up by 7 percentage points from the record-low 38%, or an estimated 9.5 million families in March 2019. The pollster said rise in the proportion of Self-Rated Poor families comes after a 14-point decline over the previous three quarters. According to the SWS, the June 2019 survey also found that 35 percent of families, […]
(Eagle News)–The Integrated Bar of the Philippines and several fishermen have filed a motion to withdraw their Supreme Court petition that sought for the protection of the environment in the West Philippine Sea. The filing of the motion, which was announced by IBP national president Domingo Egon Cayosa in a statement, came after Solicitor General Jose Calida said 19 of the fishermen who had supposedly filed the petition that asked the SC to enjoin the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Friday, July 19, announced the promotion of some of its senior officials. In a statement, the PNP said President Rodrigo Duterte approved the promotions of PNP’s Director for Intelligence, Police Brigadier General Timoteo G. Pacleb, to Police Major General; of PNP spokesperson Colonel Bernard M. Banac and Police Col. Walter E. Castillejos, the Executive Officer of the Directorate for Integrated Police Operations in Northern Luzon, to Police Brigadier General; […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos want President Rodrigo Duterte to discuss salaries, prices of basic goods and the creation of jobs in his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22. A latest Pulse Asia survey said 17.1 percent want to know about how the President can increase salaries, and another 17.1 percent want to know what the government plans to do to address inflation. Other issues Filipinos want Duterte to discuss in the SONA include the […]
