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PNP on majority of Filipinos’ belief some cops engaged in illegal drug trade, EJKs: “Internal cleansing” ongoing

(Eagle News) –The Philippine National Police on Thursday, Feb. 28, said the “internal cleansing” of its ranks was ongoing. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac issued the statement in a radio interview after a Social Weather Stations survey found majority of Filipinos believe some policemen themselves were behind the illegal drug trade and behind extrajudicial killings. “Patuloy ang ating internal cleansing, yung ating kampanya dito, lahat ng mga pulis na may pagkakamali, pagkakasala at paglabas […]

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DFA: Filipino student drowns in Australia

(Eagle News) — A Filipino student drowned off Australian waters on Monday, Feb. 25. The Department of Foreign Affairs did not give a name but said the 24-year-old victim who drowned off Flinders Beach in North Stradbroke Island was studying at Queensford College in Brisbane, based on a report from Ambassador to Australia Ma. Hellen De la Vega. The DFA extended its condolences to the victim’s family, who has requested its assistance in the repatriation […]

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UPDATED: DOH doctor, varsity player, events organizer among those nabbed in PDEA buy-bust op in Mandaluyong condo

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency arrested a Department of Health doctor in a buy-bust operation in Mandaluyong on Wednesday, Feb. 27. Apart from Dr. Vanjoe de Guzman, medical officer IV at the DOH National Capital Region office, also arrested in the midnight operation in his own unit in California Garden Condominium in Barangay Highway Hills were Keanu Andrea Flores, a varsity lawn tennis player at Colegio de San Juan de Letran; and Francis […]

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Palace releases names of Bangsamoro Transition Authority members

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 27, released the list of members of the newly formed Bangsamoro Transition Authority that will serve as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government from 2019 to the 2022 polls. The appointment papers of the following were signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Feb. 22, the same day they took their oath of office: Murad Ebrahim Ghazali Jaafar Ali Solaiman Mohagher Iqbal Abdulraof Macacua Ibrahim Ali […]

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Palace hopes telcos will exert best efforts to improve citizens’ complaint hotline

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, expressed hope telecommunications companies would exert their best efforts to improve the citizens’ complaint hotline 8888. Ina statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted Executive Order No. 6, which institutionalized the hotline to allow members of the public to air their complaints about government in general, was among the first executive orders issued by the President. “Before the issuance of Executive Order No. 6, public avenues for […]

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“Wutip” now a severe tropical storm; may enter PAR on Thursday, Feb. 28

(Eagle News) — “Wutip” has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it moved closer to the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its latest weather update, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of “Wutip” was seen 1750 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 135 kilometers per hour. PAGASA had said “Wutip,” which is moving west northwestward, may […]

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Kim, Trump get down to business over N. Korean nukes

by Richard CARTER / Sebastien BERGER HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — After warm greetings and a “social dinner”, US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un get down to business Thursday, with formal summit talks aimed at breaking the deadlock over Pyongyang’s nuclear programme. The two men who once traded personal insults and threats of destruction are holding their second meeting in eight months, with analysts warning it needs to produce more substance […]

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SWS: Majority of Filipinos believe policemen themselves are behind the illegal drug trade

(Eagle News)—-Majority of Filipinos believe policemen themselves are behind the illegal drug trade, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the  survey conducted from Dec. 16 to 19, 68% of Filipino adults say it is definitely or probably true, 26% are undecided, and 5% say it is definitely or probably not true. The SWS said belief in the accusation that policemen are involved in the illegal drug trade was highest in Metro Manila at 75%. This was followed by Balance Luzon at 68%, […]

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US Supreme Court to hear arguments on removal of cross-shaped war memorial

  WASHINGTON D.C. (Eagle News Service) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments today, Wednesday, February 27, 2019, in the combined cases of the American Legion versus American Humanist Association and Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission versus American Humanist Association. At the heart of the case is a 40-foot (12-meter) memorial known as the Bladensburg Peace Cross that was dedicated in 1925 in commemoration of those from Prince George’s County who died in World War […]

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Much to be done on China trade: US Trade Rep Lighthizer

Washington’s chief trade negotiator on Wednesday said there remained much to do before reaching a new trade agreement with China despite “real progress” so far. After months of negotiating with Beijing, “now we are making real progress,” US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said in congressional testimony. However, “Much still needs to be done both before an agreement is reached, and more importantly after it is reached if one is reached.” Citing progress toward a new […]

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China, Russia urge against military action in Venezuela

The Chinese and Russian foreign ministers voiced their opposition to military action in Venezuela on Wednesday, as President Nicolas Maduro faces increasing pressure from the United States to step down. Russia and China, which have had close relations with Maduro over the years, have repeatedly warned against any foreign interference in Venezuela, while Washington has backed the opposition leader. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov repeated Moscow’s assertion that the United States was using aid deliveries […]

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Fiery crash at Cairo train station kills 20

  by Menna Zaki and Aziz El Massassi A hurtling locomotive crashed, derailed and caught fire at Cairo’s main train station on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people in the latest disaster to strike Egypt’s rundown railways. The country’s transportation minister resigned hours after the accident. The train engine appeared to have slammed into the buffers at the end of the track at high speed, sparking a major blaze that blackened the walls of the […]

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