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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conferred the 42 Special Action Force troopers who were killed in the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015 with posthumous Medals of Valor on Tuesday, April 17. Of the 44, Chief Inspector Gednat Tabdi and P02 Romeo Cempron already received their commendations during the Aquino administration. The 44 were also given the Order of Lapu Lapu in ceremonies held in Malacanang. “Indeed, the SAF 44 is not only a […]
(Eagle News) — Newly appointed Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has no “actionable right to demand detention or custody” from the Department of Justice despite having been provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program. According to Guevarra, whose manifestation was submitted to the Sandiganbayan Third Division on Tuesday, April 17, in the first place, Napoles’ provisional coverage “merely signifies that she has yet to complete all the […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel on Tuesday, April 17, expressed support for the government’s decision to deport European Union socialist party official Giacomo Filibeck, saying foreigners in general were not exempt from the laws of the country. “There is a law here in the Philippines (and this is also generally the rule in many countries) that foreigners are not allowed to meddle in our internal politics/political matters…These foreigners who come here should not […]
Says those recently fired were those who convinced him to run for presidency (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, April 17, said he fired as of last week “another set of high-(ranking) officials.” The President did not identify who these were in his speech before newly appointed officials in Malacanang, but said they were those who “went back and forth to Davao to convince me to run” for the presidency. “Ayoko sana […]
(Eagle News) – Two committees of the House of Representatives approved on Monday, April 16, House Bill 6475, which was based on the recommendation of the Bangsamoro Transition Council. The House special committee on peace, unity and reconciliation, and the committee on Muslim affairs voted to pass the bill authored by Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, but the committee on local government rejected the same. On May 15, the House panels will meet again to determine whether […]
(Eagle News) — Cabinet Secretary Jun Evasco Jr. is “no longer part of” the National Food Authority Council. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement on Tuesday, April 17. According to Roque, this was after President Rodrigo Duterte himself decided that the NFA would be “under the (Department of Agriculture) anew.” Apart from the NFA, the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority are back under the DA, Roque said. He added the […]
Malacañang said the Philippine government is doing all it can to ensure the safety of Filipino nationals in Syria amid the airstrikes in the Middle Eastern country. “Sa ngayon po, ang number one na binibigyan ng importansya ay ‘yung safety ng ating mga mamamayan na nasa Syria, dahil meron po tayong mahigit kumulang isang libong mga kababayan doon sa Syria,” Roque stated. The Palace official said the government would soon issue a policy statement on […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, April 17, released Australian nun Patricia Fox from custody. Jobert Pahilga, Fox’s lawyer, said this was after they “satisfactorily explained” it wasn’t a rally she had attended in Tagum, Davao, but a visit that was part of her advocacy. The supposed rally Fox attended was captured in pictures submitted to the BI. “Walang probable cause (for the charge of being an undesirable alien) as of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared the month of April as the Filipino Food Month. In making the declaration through Proclamation No. 469 signed on April 13, the President noted that under the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 100466, or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009, culinary tradition was “recognized as part of” the country’s “cultural heritage which may be utilized to highlight a nation’s character, and foster national […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The fate of former Special Action Force Chief, Police Director Benjamin Lusad, who is facing plunder and malversation charges in connection with his alleged failure to distribute P59.8 million in monthly allowances to SAF troops, now rests in the hands of Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde. This is according to PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa, who is slated to bow out as the country’s top policeman on April […]
(Eagle News) – Isinusulong sa Senado ang isang panukalang batas upang palawakin ang ibinibigay na diskwento sa pasahe ng mga estudyante. Batay sa Senate Bill No. 1597 na inihain ni Senador Sonny Angara, dapat masakop rin ang dalawang buwang bakasyon ng mga mag-aaral sa pagbibigay ng 20 percent discount sa pamasahe. Sinabi pa ni Angara, maraming mga estudyante ang makakatipid sa kanilang bakasyon at ang maitatabi nila ay maaaring ipandagdag sa kanilang pambayad sa matrikula […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Monday, April 16, said it was only exercising its sovereignty when it blocked the entry of a European socialist party politician for violation of immigration laws, and ordered him deported. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said that Giacomo Filibeck, who was stopped at the immigration counter of the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in Lapu-Lapu on Sunday, April 15, had, after all, been blacklisted for violating the law provision that prohibits tourists staying in […]
