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Implementasyon ng Anti-Distracted Driving Act suspendido na

(Eagle News) – Sinuspinde na ng Department of Transportation (DoTr) ang implementasyon ng Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA). Kasunod ito ng pag-kuwestiyon ng House Committee on Transportation sa pagpapatupad nang hindi dumadaan sa anim na buwang information campaign tulad ng nakasaad sa batas, partikular sa Republic Act (RA) No. 10913. Ayon kay Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) spokesperson Atty. Aileen Lizada, susunod sila sa kung ano ang gusto ng mga may akda ng batas. […]

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United States President Trump praises Duterte for “great job” in Philippine drug war: reports

United States President Donald Trump praised his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte over his  drug war, reports said Tuesday. During an April 29 call that focused mostly on North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program, Trump congratulated Duterte on doing an “unbelievable job on the drug problem.” Trump also extended an invitation for “good man” Duterte to visit the White House “anytime you want to come,” before the two leaders are set to meet in the […]

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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, itinaas na sa red alert status ang lungsod

DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Naka-red alert ngayon ang Davao City kasunod ng pagdedeklara ng martial law ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kagabi. Ayon kay Mayor Sara Duterte Carpio, ipinatutupad na ngayon sa lungsod ng Davao ang full security measures, lalo na ang ginagawang checkpoint ng mga awtoridad. Sinabi pa ni Mayor Duterte na kung hindi rin lang importante ang lakad ng kanilang mga kababayan ay mabuti na huwag nang lumabas o umalis ng kani-kanilang tahanan. https://youtu.be/y5CTk0V0WCA

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Video: Duterte tells Filipinos,”don’t be too scared” after declaring martial law in Mindanao to deal with terrorists

(Eagle News) — In this video interview of President Rodrigo Duterte by blogger and now Presidential Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson, he tells fellow Filipinos to not be too scared, as he is coming home to Manila from Russia later today to deal harshly with the Maute terrorists who had sown fear in Marawi City. He said he had been forced to declare martial law in Mindanao because of these recent terrorist activities of the […]

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President Duterte cuts short Russia trip to be back in Manila to deal “harshly” with Maute terrorists

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has cut short his official visit in Russia and is expected to be back with his high-level delegation later today, Wednesday, after a last-minute meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and his decision to declare martial law in Mindanao to put a stop to the terrorist Islamic State-linked Maute group. Duterte, in an interview while on a plane back to Manila from Russia, said he will be harsh with […]

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Senators back President Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — Several senators backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s declaration of martial law in Mindanao, with one noting that the “despicable terrorists” must be held “accountable for their crimes against humanity.” In a statement, Senator Joel Villanueva said the declaration of martial law in the southern Philippines needed to be done due to the “gravity of this horrific incident.” “We condemn to the highest degree the recent attacks which transpired in Marawi City. As to […]

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PHL needs modern firearms to fight ISIS, Duterte tells Putin

(Reuters) — President Rodrigo Duterte told Russian leader Vladimir Putin late Tuesday (May 23) that the Philippines needs modern arms to fight Islamic State and that he expected Russian support. Duterte also said he had to halt his visit to Moscow and return home as there was still fighting with militants there. The Maute group is touted to have links with ISIS. “I have to go home because I should be there at this time. […]

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President Duterte declares martial law in Mindanao

President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday across Mindanao, after deadly clashes between security forces and Islamic State group-linked militants in a major city. The announcement, made by his spokesperson at a press conference in Moscow where Duterte was on an official visit, fulfills an often-repeated warning by the president that he would enforce military rule to quell security threats. Duterte placed the region, which makes up roughly one third of the country and is […]

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News in photos: President Duterte now in Moscow

    (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Moscow late Monday night (early Tuesday dawn Manila time) to begin his five-day official visit to the Russian Federation, upon the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Duterte, arrived with his high-level delegation in Moscow’s Vnukovo International Airport, and is welcomed by Russian officials. The President is scheduled to meet with the Russian leaders, President Putin and Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is also set […]

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1 policeman killed, eight wounded in clashes in Marawi

(Eagle News) — One policeman was killed and eight others were injured in clashes between the authorities and armed Maute rebels in Marawi City. General Eduardo Año, Armed Forces of the Philippines head, disclosed this in a phone interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday night. “Eight ang wounded. Sa (Philippine National Police) meron na tayong isang officer na namatay,” Año, who is part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s official delegation in Moscow, Russia, said. According to Año, the firefight ensued […]

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Military forces hunt top IS-linked militant in Marawi

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine security forces hunting one of the world’s most-wanted Islamist militants were battling gunmen in a southern city on Tuesday, authorities said. Isnilon Hapilon, a leader of the infamous Abu Sayyaf kidnapping-for-ransom gang who the Islamic State group has appointed its Philippine chief, was believed to be among those fighting police and soldiers in Marawi city, regional military spokeswoman Captain Jo-Ann Petinglay told AFP. “Right now we are conducting a surgical […]

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Marawi Mayor Gandamra: Military and armed rebels in ongoing firefight in Marawi

(Eagle News) — Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra confirmed on Tuesday that a firefight was ongoing between the military and armed rebels in the city. The mayor could not confirm reports however that the rebel group involved was the Maute group, and that the group had raised the Islamic State flag at a local hospital. “Meron pong mga area na mayroong presence of this group na di pa naaabot ng authorities dahil gumagawa sila ng action […]

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