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(Eagle News)—Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua on Monday, April 1, gave the assurance his government “does not consent to any illegal entry or employment of its citizens in the country.” This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, who met with Zhao in Malacañang on the same day. According to Panelo, Zhao also “expressed concern on the possible exploitation of Chinese citizens in illegal gambling operations in the country..” Panelo said Zhao also […]
(Eagle News)–China’s Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua described as a “fabrication” the communication filed by two former government officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping over the Asian giant’s claims in the South China Sea. “It’s an action by individuals and we think it’s a kind of political action viciously targeting the Chinese leadership,” Zhao Jianhua said prior to his courtesy call on Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in the Palace. According to Zhao, “of course, […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Monday, April 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 36 kilometers northeast of General Luna at 5:55 p.m. The depth of focus of the quake was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of Janet Lim Napoles for the alleged misuse of the P224.5-million pork barrel of former Senator Bong Revilla. In upholding her conviction, the first division said the evidence was sufficient to establish her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Napoles had asked the anti-graft court to reverse its decision after Revilla was acquitted of plunder in the case. Apart from Napoles, Revilla’s former chief of staff Richard Cambe was convicted. […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of Chinese vessels near Pagasa Island, the Palace said on Monday, April 1. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Department of Foreign Affairs in particular noted the presence of 275 Chinese vessels from January to March this year. He did not say when the protest was filed. The Philippines and China have had improved relations since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Monday, April 1, stressed the police operations in Negros Oriental that led to the killings of 14 people killed were legitimate. According to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, the operations were covered by search warrants. “They have 36 search warrants in different parts of Negros Oriental..Ito ay nangyari sa iba’t ibang lugar,” he said. He belied claims by leftists the killings were a massacre, saying 12 suspects were arrested because […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.2-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Occidental on Monday, April 1. The quake struck 45 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 6:59 a.m. The depth of focus of the earthquake was 176 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs is looking for the kin of an Overseas Filipino Worker found suffering from amnesia in China. In a statement, the DFA urged the public to provide the department with information on the kin of a Richard Soriano, who was repatriated on Friday, March 29. The DFA said Soriano had been left in a hospital in the country where he used to work. The DFA urged individuals to contact the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Public Works and Highways has inaugurated a new road in Camp Aguinaldo and named it after the first fallen soldier in the Marawi siege. The 435-meter linear concrete roadway in the Army headquarters in Taguig was named JC Morales Ave. on Friday, March 29, to honor First Lieutenant John Carl Morales. Morales was the company commander of the 49th infantry who led his men in a six-hour firefight with Maute terrorists […]
(Eagle News)–Leftist lawmakers on Sunday, March 31, slammed the killing of 14 people in Negros Oriental in separate police operations on Saturday, March 30. “The state-sanctioned terror act should be condemned by all sectors as [President Rodrigo] Duterte and his warmonger minions are hell bent to impose martial rule in a nationwide scale,” Anakpawis partlyist Rep. Ariel Casilao said, saying the President’s Memorandum Circular 32 which sought to increase troops in provinces where there is […]
(Eagle News)–A 2.6-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Norte on Sunday, March 31. The quake struck 11 kilometers northwest of Pagudpud at 11:22 a.m. The quake, which was of tectonic origin, had a depth of focus of 30 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
Kabataan slams killings; says many killed were farmers (Eagle News)–Fourteen people were killed in separate police operations in Negros Oriental on Saturday, March 30. A report from the Philippine National Police said eight were killed in Canlaon, four in Manjuyod and two in Sta. Catalina. The report identified the fatalities as Gene Palmares, Eric Acabal, Ano Enojo Rapada, Gonzalo Rosales, Steve Arapoc, Manolo Martin, Sunny Palagtiw, Franklin Lariosa, Melchor Panared, Mario Pañares, Edgardo Avelino and […]
