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Japanese troops stormed a beach in the Philippines Saturday in joint exercises with US and Filipino troops that officials said marked the first time Tokyo’s armoured vehicles rolled on foreign soil since World War II. The small Japanese contingent played a humanitarian support role in the drill after US and Filipino marines made an amphibious landing to retake Philippine territory from a “terrorist” group. Fifty unarmed Japanese soldiers in camouflage marched behind their four armoured […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Tito Sotto on Saturday, Oct. 6, said people should not worry about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health. According to Sotto, who gave a radio interview, it was normal for any person aged 60 and above to have health issues. “Ang health packages ng mga ospital ngayon ang gagaling. Kahit anong sakit na makita mo, may remedyo sila,” he said. President Duterte admitted on Thursday that he underwent tests at the Cardinal Santos Medical Center. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is in Hong Kong to take a rest, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said. The President was accompanied by Go, his daughter Kitty and partner Honeylet Avancena. The President’s family will reportedly return on Sunday, Oct. 7. President Duterte took the weekend break after Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque revealed the chief executive had undergone followup tests to determine whether there was a “growth” in his digestive tract.
(Eagle News)–The Commission on Higher Education is mulling issuing an advisory to the schools which the Armed Forces of the Philippines said were being tapped by Communists for the Red October plot. In a radio interview, CHED Commissioner Ronald Adamat said he would make the suggestion during an en banc meeting either on Monday or Tuesday. “But as a matter of policy, ang CHED ay hindi talaga ina-allow iyong mga ganoon (recruitment),” Adamat said. He said […]
(Eagle News)–“Sayang.” Senator Koko Pimentel said it would be a waste if Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque would decide not to run for a Senate seat in 2019. In a radio interview, Pimentel noted that Roque’s expertise as a lawyer was international law. As such, he said Roque could be nominated as the new chair of the Senate committee on foreign relations, with incumbent chair Senator Loren Legarda graduating soon. “Eksaktong eksakto sana kasi dumadami na […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has ordered the deployment of consular officers to Kakinada port in India to assist Filipino seafarers who were stranded there after they were abandoned by their employer more than three months ago. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Cayetano issued the directive after he was informed of the situation of the 21 Filipinos stuck on board the MV Evangelia M, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier in the port […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Saturday, Oct. 6, reiterated the government was exerting all efforts to address the rising prices in goods. Roque made the statement after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported inflation had reached 6.7 percent in September. “President Duterte signed Administrative Order (AO) No. 13 last month to streamline procedures on the importation of agricultural products, including rice,” Roque said. He said this will “lower the price of basic food products for […]
(Eagle News)—ABSCBN executive Ces Drilon on Friday, Oct. 5, denied the allegations of her colleague Gretchen Fullido against her, saying she has “always been an advocate of women’s rights and women’s empowerment.” ” As a victim of sexual harassment once before, it is unthinkable for me to say what Gretchen Fullido alleges I did,” Drilon said. According to Drilon, “she was asked to testify in an internal, confidential investigation into Gretchen’s allegations and some of what I […]
(Eagle News)–Over 60 percent of Filipinos are satisfied with the performance of the Duterte administration, a recent Social Weather Stations found. Based on the Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey, 65% of adult Filipinos satisfied, 19% are neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, and 15% are dissatisfied with their performance. This gives a net satisfaction rating of +50, an 8-point decrease from the +58 in June 2018, but still classified by SWS as very good. Geographical areas Net […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill seeking to give the Commission on Elections the power to procure its own offices and increase the number of election personnel based on its needs. “To guarantee the sanctity of the votes of the people, it is necessary to begin the process at the grassroots – in strengthening Comelec, the constitutional body whose principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, Oct. 5, urged President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on the country’s economic problems, including inflation, rather than “waste (his) time chasing non-existent destabilization plots.” “The president should stop looking for phantom plots against him when the real problem is right in front of him,” Hontiveros said in a statement issued after the Philippine Statistics Authority reported inflation had surged to 6.7 percent in September. According to Hontiveros, “if there […]
(Eagle News)—-An ABSCBN personality has filed sexual harassment and libel charges against former and current executives. Charged with sexual harassment by Gretchen Fullido were former executive producer Cheryl Favila and segment producer Maricar Asprec. The complaint was filed before the Quezon City Prosecutors Office. “Fullido alleged that Favila and Asprec sent her text messages that were loaded with sexual innuendos, which amounted to requests for sexual favors,” lawyer Marvin Aceron said. Fullido refused, after which […]
