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Duterte inaugurates P500-million drug rehab center in Bukidnon

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 3, inaugurated a P500-million treatment and rehabilitation center for victims of illegal drugs in Bukidnon. The Northern Mindanao Wellness and Reintegration Center sits on a five-hectare land donated by the City of Malaybalay in Barangay Casisang. The center, which can house 500 to 800 patients, is a donation from the Friends of the Philippines Foundation, headed by Mr. Jose Kho, and Kinming (Xiamen) Real Estate Co., Ltd., a press release said. […]

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President Duterte to send frigate to Libya if 3 Filipino hostages are harmed

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Aug. 3, said he would send a frigate to Libya if the three Filipinos who were kidnapped by an unidentified group are harmed. “Magpadala rin ako if they begin to hurt the Filipinos there,” Duterte said in a speech in Malaybalay. Earlier, South Korea sent a warship in response to the abduction of one of its nationals by the same group also on July 6. The 4,000-ton vessel, Munmu […]

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PhilHealth to appeal COA order for it to return almost P164 million worth of bonuses

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. will appeal before the Supreme Court the Commission on Audit’s order for it to return P163.85 million in bonuses it gave its officials. The order was made after the COA denied PhilHealth’s petition for review of the agency’s earlier decision that ruled the perks were illegal. In denying the petition, COA said that while PhilHealth was not covered by the Salary Standardization Law,  its authority under National Health Insurance […]

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Guevarra: Napoles’ daughter Jeane left PHL prior to her US indictment

(Eagle News) — Four of the five members of the family of Janet Lim Napoles who were indicted by a United States federal jury for money laundering are still in the Philippines, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday, Aug. 3, said. According to Guevarra, Napoles’ children Jo Christine and James Christopher, her brother Reynald Lim and his wife Ana Marie are still in the Philippines, based on Bureau of Immigration records. Napoles’ other daughter Jeane […]

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JBC to interview aspirants for Chief Justice post on Aug. 16

(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council will interview all five candidates for the position of Chief Justice on August 16. The Supreme Court’s Public Information Office said the public interview at the High Court’s division hearing room will start around 9 a.m. The proceedings, the SC said, will be live-streamed by its PIO. The Chief Justice post aspirants are SC Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo-de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin and Andres Reyes Jr. […]

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At least two killed in clash between military, suspected NPA rebels in Masbate

(Eagle News) — At least two members from the government side were killed in a clash with suspected New People’s Army members in Masbate on Friday, Aug. 3. The military said members of the 22nd Infantry Battalion were on patrol operations when they were ambushed by the suspected NPA rebels in Barangay Mactan past 8 a.m. It was unclear if there were casualties on the side of the rebels. On Wednesday, an explosion allegedly triggered by […]

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28 people rescued from sinking fishing boat off Palawan

(Eagle News) — More than 20 people were rescued from a sinking boat off Palawan, the military said on Friday, Aug. 2. In a statement, the Armed Forces of the Philippines-Western Command said the 28 people were rescued from the fishing boat Athan Uno, which had begun sinking 35 miles northeast of El Nido and two miles of an Alcon Production platform. The boat personnel had managed to send a distress call, prompting the JTF […]

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Former child star arrested in buy-bust operation in QC

(Eagle News) — A former child star was arrested in a recent buy-bust operation in Quezon City. Nabbed in the operation in Tandang Sora on Tuesday, July 31, was CJ Ramos, who appeared in movies such as “Tanging Yaman” in 2000, “Tumbasan mo ang Buhay” in 1993 and “Ang TV Movie: The Adarna Adventure” in 1996. The police said he was caught buying suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu, from a woman, Novilla Guillen, who was […]

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Rep. De Vera: I am the House minority leader

(Eagle News) — For ABS Rep. Eugene de Vera, he is the new leader of the minority bloc of the House of Representatives. In a television interview on Friday, Aug. 3, De Vera said this was after he was elected to the post by 13 congressmen, including former majority leader Rodolfo Fariñas and former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Thursday night. De Vera said Rep. Danilo Suarez, who has also laid claim on the post, could […]

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Quezon City gov’t suspends classes on Friday, Aug. 3

(Eagle News) — Classes in Quezon City on Friday, Aug. 3, have been suspended. In a radio interview, Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista said the suspension applies to morning and afternoon classes in public and private schools. He said the suspension applies to all levels. “Onting ulan baha na sa dami ng ginagawa na MRT, Skyway. Nagmumukhang ilog ang Araneta Ave. na nagcaucause ng flooding..Kawawa naman yung mga bata na papasok at pumasok na na […]

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PAGASA: No storms expected in PHL in next 2 to 3 days

  (Eagle News) — No storms are expected in the country in the next two to three days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Friday, Aug. 3. Although the low pressure area PAGASA monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is not expected to enter PAR, the weather bureau said  the southwest monsoon will continue to affect the Southern Luzon area, and a large portion of Visayas and Mindanao. Cloudy to […]

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Tax court stops BIR from collecting Pacquiao couple’s alleged P3.3-billion tax deficiency while case is pending

(Eagle News)– The Court of Tax Appeals has lifted the seizure orders issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue then-headed by Kim Henares on the assets of Senator Manny Pacquiao. The First Division also ordered the BIR to refrain from collecting the over P3 billion in supposedly underpaid taxes  for 2008 and 2009 from Pacquiao and his wife, Jinkee—the reason for the seizure orders—while the civil case was ongoing. According to the division, Pacquiao was not […]

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