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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is open to resuming peace talks with the communist rebels, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Zarate said the President made the pronouncement during a meeting with officials of the Royal Norwegian Government, the third party in the negotiations, in Davao. He said this was after members of the House committee on peace, reconciliation and unity met with Idun Tvedt, the new special envoy for […]
“Only” 48 untoward incidents recorded, PNP says (Eagle News)–The long holidays have generally been peaceful, the Philippine National Police said, even as it recorded 48 untoward incidents. Bulalacao said in a radio interview on Sunday that most of the 48 incidents recorded were drowning incidents. He said there were theft incidents, and vehicular accidents, among others. “Mas mababa ngayon (ang insidente kaysa nakaraang taon),” he said. He attributed the decrease in incidents to police visibility. […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima called on the international community to “continue condemning and making the Duterte administration accountable for its murderous war on drugs that lacks moral and legal justification.” De Lima made the call in a statement read during the 61st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, and which was sent to the media on Saturday. “Let us all say no to extrajudicial killings committed in its name and demand accountability […]
(Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Roy A. Cimatu recently underscored the need to invest in nature to provide cost-effective solutions to the country’s most pressing water challenges in the wake of environmental issues facing the world-famous Boracay Island. Cimatu, in a statement, said it is high time the Philippines invest in the so-called green infrastructure, an approach which protects and restores natural ecosystems that provide security to nearby communities. “Countries highly vulnerable to natural […]
By Caesar Vallejos Eagle News Service While it will make most of them jobless, the looming closure of Boracay will give some the breather from work in this paradise island, one of the best in the world. With seemingly no choice given to them, having a respite from their daily grind becomes the only alternative, with many of them going back to their homes in the mainland. A few though would fight it out to […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon on Saturday said the “syndicate” behind the proliferation of fake medicines in the market should be “unmasked and be held accountable.” Gordon made the statement days after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the arrest of peddlers of the counterfeit substances and the filing of charges against them. He issued the order after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advisory against fake paracetamol being sold in the market. According to Gordon, […]
by Laurent Thomet Agence France Presse Beijing flexed its military muscle this week as its sole operational aircraft carrier apparently took part in a huge naval drill with dozens of other vessels in the South China Sea, satellite images showed. The pictures, taken by Planet Labs Inc., appear to show the Liaoning carrier at the center of a formation of more than 40 other ships lined up in pairs south of China’s Hainan province island […]
(Eagle News) – A group of Maranaos asked President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday to put a stop to the government’s plan to build an economic zone and a military camp in Marawi City. In a statement, the Ranaw Multi-Sectoral Movement urged the President to let the Maranaos lead the rebuilding of Marawi for the purpose of preserving “cultural identity.” According to the multi-sectoral group, the Maranao people were “largely left out” in drafting the plan, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to go on a trip to China, Hong Kong and Singapore this April, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the President will visit China from April 9 to 10 to attend the Boao Forum–a yearly gathering of government and business leaders— in Hainan. From April 11 to 12, the President will be in Hong Kong reportedly to meet the Filipino community. He will then attend […]
(Eagle News)–China has expressed support for the Philippines’ pullout from the International Criminal Court, saying that the tribunal “should respect the sovereignty of nations, act cautiously and avoid being used as a political tool.” “China believes that a sovereign country has the right to say no to political manipulation under the cloak of law,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang added in a press conference on Wednesday. According to the spokesperson, since President Rodrigo Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo went to the defense of two Cabinet secretaries over their claims some human rights groups may have links to drug syndicates In a statement, Panelo said Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque were only “expressing concern” when they said that human rights group may be “unwitting tools” of drug syndicates to destabilize the government. “We are not dispensing accusatory allegations.They are merely expressing concern […]
(Eagle News) — The interagency Mining Industry Coordinating Council (MICC) has started its “fact-finding and science-based” review of an initial batch of 26 mine sites that were either ordered suspended or shut down last year by former Department of Environment and Natural Resources secretary Gina Lopez. The MICC said it had already started on-site visits to these locations this March. Finance Undersecretary Bayani Agabin, who represented the Department of Finance (DOF) at the MICC […]
