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(Eagle News)–Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol on Tuesday, June 18, denied claims President Rodrigo Duterte was downplaying the Recto Bank incident. In an interview over ANC, Piñol said the President was actually just “listening to all angles of the story before making a statement..” “..And that is the mark of a true leader,” he said. In a speech on Tuesday, June 17, Duterte ordered the Philippine Navy to “stay out” of the incident, as it was […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, June 18, said President Rodrigo Duterte’s comment on the Recto Bank incident “left us heartbroken.” According to Lacson, Duterte, after all, “forgot to explore all resources available before exercising his last option of surrender.” “The MDT is one yet untapped weapon,” he said, referring to the Mutual Defense Treaty signed between the Philippines and the United States. The MDT, signed in 1951, states that the US and the Philippines […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, June 17, said the Chinese are not allowed to fish in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement days after a Chinese vessel hit a Filipino fishing boat causing it to sink in the area. The vessel also abandoned the 22 Filipinos on board the fishing boat. But Panelo added it was still unclear if the crew of the Chinese vessel fished in […]
(Eagle News)–A group on Monday, June 17, asked the Commission on Elections to disqualify Ronald Cardema as representative of Duterte Youth Party-list. In arguing for Cardema’s disqualification, Millenials’ PH, which is backed by poll lawyers Sixto Brillantes and Emil Marañon III, said he was overaged. The partylist law says qualified youth representatives are aged 25 to 30. Cardema is 34 years old. The Commission on Elections had allowed Cardema to substitute for his wife Duciella, […]
(Eagle News)–Two suspected members of the Daulah Islamiyah were arrested in Quezon City over the weekend. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Arnel “Abu Mus’Ab” Cabintoy and Feliciano “Abu Muslim” Sulayao were arrested in Tandang Sora. “Both suspects yielded blasting caps and grenades when arrested,” Albayalde said. The two are facing charges for illegal possession of explosives.
(Eagle News)–The captain and the cook of the fishing boat that was sunk upon collision with a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea on June 9 will not push through with a meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, June 17. Captain Jonel Insigne is reportedly too traumatized to travel to Manila from Occidental Mindoro for the meeting. Later in the day, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said cook Richard Blasa would also not make […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.8-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Monday, June 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 80 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos at 10:02 a.m. The depth of focus was 19 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
Branch 14 Metropolitan Trial Court acquits Solano of perjury (Eagle News)–A Manila court has convicted a member of the Aegis Juris fraternity of obstruction of justice. John Paul Solano, the first conviction in the Horacio Castillo III case, was, however acquitted of perjury by Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 14. It was Solano who brought Castillo to the hospital after the University of Sto. Tomas law freshman collapsed due to injuries allegedly sustained during hazing rites […]
(Eagle News)–Some customers of Maynilad in Caloocan and Quezon City will experience water service interruptions on Monday, June 17. In Caloocan, Barangays 168, 170 to 178, and Pasong Putik will be affected from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. Portions of Barangay 172, Kaligayahan and Pasong Putik in Quezon City will also be affected during the same time. Customers who have inquiries may contact the Maynilad hotlines: 1626 (Metro Manila) and 1800-1000-92837 (Cavite).
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, June 17. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, Babuyan Group of Islands and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as the southwest monsoon affects western Luzon. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized […]
Also blames Duterte admin’s “less assertive” stance in dealing with W. PHL Sea issue (Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has expressed disappointment over what she said was the Chinese government’s “refusal to acknowledge the culpability of those responsible for sinking the Philippine fishing vessel and abandoning its crew,” but at the same time blamed the Chinese vessel’s actions on the “less assertive policy” adopted by the Duterte administration on the 2016 ruling of the Permanent […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte called for a special Cabinet meeting on Monday, June 17, to discuss the Recto Bank incident but later canceled it, the Palace said. The meeting would have taken place days after the June 9 incident was announced by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. The Palace has condemned the incident, which saw a Chinese vessel hitting a Filipino fishing boat that ended up sinking. Lorenzana said the Chinese vessel left the 22 Filipino […]
