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(Eagle News)–Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu has relieved officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau in Region 7. This was following the landslide in Naga, Cebu that claimed the lives of over 20 individuals. Marian Codilla, information officer of the MGB in Cebu, said residents in Barangays Tina-an and Naalad had been advised to evacuate some two weeks ago after fissures were seen on the ground. Cimatu also suspended quarrying activities nationwide for 15 days. Search operations […]
(Eagle News) — The “Jabidah massacre” was merely invented by then-Senator Ninoy Aquino in an attempt to destabilize the government of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. This is according to former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who had said among the reasons Marcos declared martial law in the country was the formed alliance between the Liberal Party and the Communist Party of the Philippines. Enrile, who made the remark in an interview with former Senator Bongbong Marcos, […]
Noynoy Aquino hits back: Enrile is not the expert in governance (Eagle News) — For Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, former President Cory Aquino “did not know anything about governance.” Enrile made the comment in an interview with former Senator Bongbong Marcos, which was captured on video and uploaded in Marcos’ Facebook account. Enrile served as former President Ferdinand Marcos’ defense secretary, but was among those who propped the widow of former Senator Ninoy […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Friday, Sept. 21, called out former Senator Bongbong Marcos and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile for their remarks no one was killed or arrested during former President Ferdinand Marcos’ time. According to Aquino, “merong batas na Human Rights Compensation bill na binabayad doon sa lahat ng mga biktima ng human rights abuses noong panahon ng batas militar.” “May edad na si Senator Enrile pero hindi naman […]
(Eagle News) — Firms vying to be the third telecommunications company in the country should post a participation security of P700 million, the Department of Information and Communications Technology said on Friday, Sept. 21. Memorandum Circular (MC) No. 09-09-2018 said the participation security must be either in cash, a manager’s check, draft, or an irrevocable letter of credit issued by a universal or commercial bank in the country. Earlier, authorities said firms with outstanding liabilities to the government […]
Moira Encina Eagle News Service Ang alyansa sa pagitan ng Liberal Party at ng NPA-Communist Party of the Philippines ang isa sa mga nag-udyok kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. para ideklara ang Batas Militar sa buong bansa noong 1972. Ito ang inihayag ni dating Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile sa unang parte ng panayam sa kanya ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos na may pamagat na JPE: A Witness to History at nakapost sa Facebook […]
(Eagle News) — House Deputy Speaker Prospero Pichay Jr. on Friday, Sept. 21, said former Senator Bong Revilla was still undecided on whether or not he would run for a Senate seat again in 2019. In an interview over radio dzbb, Pichay said Revilla, who is detained over a pork barrel scam case he is facing, will reveal his plans on Sept. 25. Pichay said Revilla made the announcement after he and several lawmakers from […]
(Eagle News)—Around 4000 Metro Manila policemen will be deployed to Luneta, Manila where several groups are expected to gather to commemorate the 46th anniversary of martial law declaration in the country. In a statement, National Capital Region Police Office Director Guillermo Eleazar added his men would exercise maximum tolerance towards the rallyists. “Filipinos are one in our advocacy for a democratic country that all are treated fairly and justly,” Eleazar said. “The entire police force […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government is asking sixteen mayors to explain their absence in their areas of jurisdiction during the onslaught of Typhoon “Ompong.” DILG spokesperson Jonathan Malaya said the nine mayors from the Cagayan Valley and seven mayors from the Cordillera Administrative Region will be issued show-cause orders for that purpose. He said the show-cause orders, signed by the DILG Undersecretary for Peace and Order and the officer […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Sept. 21, will visit Naga, Cebu, where a landslide has claimed over 20 lives, and where dozens are still missing. After his visit to the area, Duterte will proceed to the Asia Pacific Association of Gastroenterology (APAGE) 3rd Inflamatory Bowel Disease Clinical Forum, where he will serve as keynote speaker. He will then proceed to Cagayan de Oro, where he will visit wounded soldiers.
(Eagle News) — Fewer Filipinos fell victim to crimes this second quarter of 2018, the Social Weather Stations said. Based on its survey done from June 27 to 30, 5.3% of families, or an estimated 1.2 million, reported being victimized by any common crime–pickpocket, break-in, carnapping, physical violence–within the past six months. This, according to the SWS, was 1.3 points below the 6.6 percent of families, estimated at 1.5 million, registered in March 2018, and […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Sept. 21, slammed Senator Risa Hontiveros for her comment President Rodrigo Duterte was a “destabilizer-in-chief.” In the first place, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said “it (was) ironic” Hontiveros made such a statement as she “spends so much of her time undermining the efforts of this administration..” He noted that the President has made “significant strides” in his fight against drugs, criminality and corruption. In fact, he said “there is high […]
