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President makes announcement following discovery of a Filipina in an apartment freezer in oil-rich country (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said that the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait would continue, noting that he was “ready to take drastic steps” to preserve OFW lives. “If a ban is what is needed then let it be so,” a visibly angry Duterte said in a speech following news about the […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former President Benigno Aquino III will “discuss ways forward” following the Supreme Court’s order to temporarily halt proceedings in connection with the cases filed against him because of the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. In an interview with CNN Philippines on Friday, Abigail Valte, Aquino’s spokesperson, said this was because “at this point, we can’t really tell (if the order is a positive development).” Earlier, Aquino asked the Sandiganbayan […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday hailed the International Criminal Court’s decision to conduct a “preliminary examination” of the allegations against the drug war. “The decision of the prosecutor of the (ICC) to start a preliminary examination on the Philippine situation—preliminary to an investigation that will eventually charge this government, its leaders and all those complicit in the mass murder of thousands in its so-called drug war—is the fulfillment of a hope […]
(Eagle News) — Marawi City Mayor Majul Usman Gandamra said there are no reports of recent recruitment for would-be members of the ISIS-inspired group in the city. Gandamra however, told reporters during a press briefing on Friday, February 9, that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) reported there are possibilities of recruitments in other municipalities. “…But ito po ay na-address na ng ating security forces,” he said, noting that martial law extension in Mindanao was […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has ordered a halt to the arraignment of former President Benigno Aquino III and two others in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. In a three-page resolution signed by First Division Clerk of Court Edgar Aricheta, the SC effectively ruled in favor of the petition of the kin of Special Action Force commandos who died who wanted Aquino, former Philippine National Police Chief Alan Purisima […]
Money to fund WFP program for schoolchildren, “vulnerable laborers, farmers” (Eagle News) — The Australian government has given more than P42 million in assistance to people affected by the Marawi crisis. With the P42.7 million (AUD1.1 million), the World Food Program will be able to provide six months of school meals for 50,000 pupils, a joint statement from the WFP and the Australian embassy said. Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely said in the statement that the “emergency […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III has asked the Sandiganbayan to suspend all proceedings related to his Mamasapano case pending resolution of his motion to dismiss. In a 3-page manifestation with motion filed before the fourth division on Monday, the lawyers of Aquino–who is supposed to be arraigned on February 15—argued such proceedings would only be “moot” if his “motion to quash amended information” was granted in the end. Aquino also asked the Sandiganbayan […]
(Eagle News) — The woman who was discovered in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait has been identified. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that based on a DNA test, the body was Joanna Daniela Dimapilis’. Dimapilis’ body was found during an inspection of the premises of justice staff in compliance with a court order to re-possess the apartment. Media reports in Kuwait said the unit had been vacant since November 2016. A […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Free Irrigation Service Act, which exempts farmers who own 8 hectares of land or less from paying irrigation fees, and allows for the writing off of their loans and penalties to the National Irrigation Administration. Under the act signed into law on Feb. 2, the farmers are covered by the exemption if the water in question is derived from “national irrigation systems and communal irrigation systems […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board na bigyan ng diskwento sa pasahe ng lahat ng mga public utility operators at drivers ang persons with disabilities. Batay sa inilabas na memorandum circular ng ahensya, marapat na pagkalooban ang PWDs ng 20 porsyentong fare discount sa mga public utility vehicle tulad ng jeepney, bus, taxi, UV express at maging Transport Network Vehicles Service. Kailangan lamang ipakita ng PWDs ang kanilang […]
(Eagle News) — A Manila court has ordered the transfer of an accused in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess to the Manila City Jail. Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa said a commitment order would be issued for the transfer of Eirene May Tatad, owner of EMT Trading, consignee of the controversial shipment. Tatad is currently detained at the National Bureau of Investigation detention facility since her arrest on February 2. She […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bukas ang Malacañang sa posibilidad ng pagbili ng mga helicopter sa iba, kasunod ng ipinag-utos ng Canadian Government na pagrepaso ng 233-million US dollars agreement sa harap ng pangamba na gagamitin ang mga ito laban sa mga rebelde. “We purchase helicopters. If they don’t want to sell, well, we may consider the prospect of procuring them from other sources,” pahayag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque. ‘Di na binanggit ni Presidential […]
