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(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday, Aug. 18, rebuked President Rodrigo Duterte for belittling the leadership capabilities of Vice President Leni Robredo, saying his presidency was “not a tough act to follow.” “Duterte has this hallucination that his presidency is a tough act to follow. Well, it is not. It is one of the worst, if not the worst presidency ever. After him, Marcos might even be surpassed as the most murderous […]
(Eagle News)—–Senator Leila De Lima on Saturday, Aug. 18, slammed the arrest of three lawyers who police said intimidated them and obstructed justice during a raid at a Makati bar on Thursday, Aug. 16. In a statement, De Lima, who is detained on drug charges in Camp Crame, said that the arrest of Leni Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Sambrano, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon, who she said were only “defending their client from a PNP raiding […]
(Eagle News)—Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade on Saturday, Aug. 18, apologized anew for the Xiamen plane incident at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, saying it was an “eye-opener.” “This incident served as…a reminder for us to take a second look at the processes, procedures, and protocols of concerned agencies, as well as airlines, so that we may all improve in the future..Again, on behalf of the entire (Department of Transportation) family, I am deeply sorry,” he […]
(Eagle News)—The Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway where a Xiamen plane was stuck after it made a hard landing on Thursday night was reopened to planes on Saturday, Aug. 18. “NAIA’s international runway 06/24 is now open for flight operations,” the Manila International Airport Authority said, almost two days after Xiamen Air Flight MF8667 overshot the runway amid bad weather. All passengers and crew members were safe. On Saturday, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 18, slammed a US defense official after he said the Philippines should “think carefully” about buying military equipment from Russia. “Why? Did you stop other countries? Why are you stopping us? … You’re warning us, who are you to warn us?” he said in a speech during a Hugpong ng Pagbabago event in Davao, addressing the statement to US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Affairs Randall […]
(Eagle News)—The Chinese plane that got stuck at a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway after it had a “hard landing” has been removed. In a radio interview on Saturday, Aug. 18, Eric Apolonio, Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines spokesperson, said Xiamen Air Flight MF8667 was cleared from runway 6/24 around 2 a.m. on Saturday. He said it was transferred to the parking bay of the Balabag Aviation Complex. According to Apolonio, the runway, however, will […]
(Eagle News)–The three lawyers who were nabbed for “intimidation” and “obstruction of justice” in a Makati bar have been released pending “further investigation.” Makati Senior Assistant Prosecutor ordered the release of Lenie Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Soliven, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon, saying there was a need to determine what acts the three supposedly committed, especially as pertaining to the constructive possession of illegal drugs charge the police filed against them. Apart from this charge, the […]
KOCHI, India (AFP) — The death toll from major floods in India’s Kerala state jumped to 324 on Friday, the government said. In a tweet Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his state was “facing the worst flood in 100 years” with “324 lives lost”. The death toll from 10 days of floods in the state, a key tourist draw, has nearly trebled in the last 24 hours.
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte vowed the next elections would be “clean.” “In this election I commit to the Filipino people that this will be a clean election,” Duterte said in a speech at a Hugpong ng Pagbabago event on Friday, Aug. 17. He said he would ask the Commission on Elections to deputize him. He said “in the next few months,” he would impose the Alunan doctrine, which limits the number of armed […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has increased the bounty for scalawag policemen to P5 million. This was P2 million more than the bounty he offered in September last year for the head of what he said was each “ninja” policeman. “Kung dalhin mo ‘yan sa akin patay, P5 million. ‘Pag buhay bigyan kita diyes mil [P10,000],” Duterte said in a speech during a Hugpong ng Pagbabago event on Friday, Aug. 17. “Surrender within 48 […]
(Eagle News) — Drug possession charges were filed by the Makati Police against the three lawyers who were arrested during an inspection of a Makati bar on Thursday. The charges for “constructive possession” of the illegal substances were apart from the charges for violation of an ordinance prohibiting anyone from crossing a police line, for obstruction of justice, and resistance and disobedience to authorities charges filed against Lenie Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Soliven, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon. […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Friday, Aug. 17, said the acquisition of submarines from South Korea or Russia was not yet final. In a statement, the DND said it will acquire the same “from any country as long as the procurement follows the proper process as provided for under Philippine laws, and the equipment meets the requirements of its end users.” “We emphasize that the Defense Department will procure equipment that is most […]
