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(Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva has slammed what he said was the inaction of government agencies that enabled the influx of illegal foreign workers in the country. Villanueva noted that Filipinos were “losing opportunities” as the illegal foreign workers, many of them Chinese, “steal their jobs.” The senator noted that based on data provided by the Department of Labor and Employment, 115,652 Alien Employment Permits were issued by the agency to foreign nationals from 2015 […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to lead the inauguration of the country’s very first “eco-airport” on Tuesday, Nov. 27. The Department of Transportation made the announcement about the launch of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport in a statement on Monday, Nov. 26. According to the DOTr, the construction of the airport on a 220-hectare lot in Panglao was in cooperation with the Government of Japan and made possible by funding support from the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace hit back at Vice President Leni Robredo and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, calling their remarks about the memorandum of agreement on oil development inked between the Philippines and China “premature, baseless and unfair.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Robredo and Morales may not have read the MOU itself, noting that “they anchor their comments merely on media reports, and not on the actual document itself, which the Palace […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Tomas” has weakened into a low pressure area. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said sea travel remains risky over the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon. “Tomas” said this was due to “rough to very rough seas associated with the ongoing surge of the northeast monsoon.” As of 2 a.m., the center of “Tomas” was located 1,050 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 26, said a probe of the dealings of Senator Antonio Trillanes’ parents with the government was now underway. “We are investigating quietly ‘yung mga deals sa panahon ng tatay pati ‘yung involved ‘yung nanay. And he [Trillanes] can be very sure na lalabas lahat ‘yan,” the President said in a speech in Davao. He, however, did not elaborate. In previous speeches, the President accused Trillanes’ mother of having […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 26, said he would fire another undersecretary or corruption. In a speech in Davao, Duterte said he would do this as soon as he gets back in Manila. He did not say whom, however, he was going to dismiss. The President’s pronouncement came after he fired Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council secretary general Falconi Millar. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said a company had lodged an affidavit before […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, Nov. 26, defended Memorandum Order No. 32 from critics, saying it was not a prelude to martial law. “We repeatedly said, if there is any intention, then it should have been declared. But there is none,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the memorandum was issued in the first place to ensure transparency. In response to Senator Panfilo Lacson’s question about why the President had to issue the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police will deploy its elite Special Action Force squad to Samar and Bicol, based on Memorandum Order No. 32. In a statement, PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said two companies or almost 300 SAF members will be deployed to those provinces, with four to six officers including the company commander. “Ang isang company, more or less mga nasa 127…12 yun ang size kapag sinabi natin one company. It’s more or less 127 to […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, Nov. 26, is seeking a Senate probe into what she said was the “military takeover” of the Bureau of Customs. De Lima made the call months after President Rodrigo Duterte replaced Isidro Lapeña with Rey Leonardo Guerrero, who had just retired as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. “The operationalization of the military take-over of the BOC threatens to violate the provisions of the Constitution on the […]
(Eagle News)—-Severe Tropical Storm “Tomas” continues to weaken as it traversed the Philippine Sea. As of 10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Tomas,” which re-entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 3 a.m., was located 1195 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kilometers per hour. It is moving west northwest at 25 kilometers […]
(Eagle News)—-Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday, Nov. 26, said the document which Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said was the draft agreement on oil and gas exploration signed between the Philippines and China may have been written by Trillanes’ staff instead. In a television interview, Locsin said the draft agreement which was submitted to the Chinese side was the one he himself penned, after all. “How can I respond to non-sense? It’s not […]
(Eagle News)–Even without a memorandum order, President Rodrigo Duterte can order the deployment of additional troops to other areas. This is according to Senator Panfilo Lacson in a radio interview on Sunday, Nov. 25. “…Even the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, upon the instruction of the President being the commander-in-chief, puwede naman silang mag-deploy talaga, kaya nga tinawag na mobile forces e,” Lacson said. According to Lacson, under the Constitution, “kapag may nakita talagang […]
