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Senador Escudero, pinag-aaralang muling paimbestigahan ang pork barrel scam

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Sa harap ng mga balitang posibleng gawing state witness si Janet Lim Napoles, pinag-aaralan na ni Senador Francis Escudero ang paghahain ng resolusyon para muling maimbestigahan ng Senado ang kontrobersyal na anomalya sa priority development assistance fund o mas kilala sa pork barrel. Ayon kay Escudero, hindi kasi nabigyan ng closure ang imbestigasyon, katunayang may mga senador at kongresista na hindi nakasama sa kinasuhan noon ng Department of Justice. Sinabi ni Escudero na batay sa report […]

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Agriculture Secretary Piñol: There is enough rice supply in the country

(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol on Thursday assured the public there was enough rice supply in the country. In a radio interview, Piñol said what the National Food Authority lacked was the rice that could be introduced into the market if prices rose. “Yun po ang kulang sa kanila. But in as far as the rice supply is concerned, enough ang ating rice supply,” he said. He also said President Rodrigo Duterte has […]

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President Duterte rails against corrupt police

(AFP) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday launched another tirade against corrupt police, after four more officers were accused of kidnapping and extortion. The arrest of the four from Manila’s financial district of Makati was the latest in a series of scandals involving police. “I was reading, coming here, another spot report of four policemen again (linked to) kidnapping. These policemen, —— —!” Duterte said at Manila airport before flying to Cambodia. Duterte admitted early […]

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Fewer Filipinos trust VP Robredo based on recent SWS survey

(Eagle News) — Fewer Filipinos trust Vice President Leni Robredo, a Social Weather Stations survey showed. The results of the poll done from March 25 to 28 showed Robredo garnered a +30 net trust rating. The figure is 15 points less than the net rating she got in December 2016. According to the SWS, the 15-point decline was due to the declines of 10 points in Metro Manila, Balance Luzon and Visayas, and 32 points […]

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Kidnap threat at Philippine tourist hotspots

  By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Terrorists are planning to kidnap foreigners in tourist hotspots across the central and western Philippines, Western governments said Wednesday following a foiled abduction attempt by Islamic militants a month ago. President Rodrigo Duterte said security had been increased on the western island of Palawan, one of the Philippines’ most popular tourist destinations, after the United States embassy warned of a kidnapping threat there. “The US […]

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Napoles’ camp seeks her transfer to NBI detention center

(Eagle News)– The camp of Janet Lim Napoles on Wednesday said they made a request to the Department of Justice (DOJ) to have her transferred to the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) detention center. “Actually sumulat ako sa DOJ kahapon na kung pwede ilipat na siya kasi hindi na siya dapat doon dahil correctional ‘yun para sa mga convicted person. Ang request ko sa NBI [Actually we requested to DOJ yesterday if we can transfer her […]

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4 Liberal Party solons move to PDP-Laban

(Eagle News)– Four members of the Liberal Party (LP) in the House of Representatives have transferred to President Rodrigo Duterte’s party. Bataan Rep. Geraldine Roman, Lanao del Sur Rep. Ansaruddin Adiong, North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco, and Quezon City Rep. Alfred Vargas’ move will further strengthen the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan’s membership base to more than 90 in the Lower House. The LP solons’ move leaves LP with only 28 members in the House, a number […]

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Makati police chief, intel head sacked after arrest of 4 Makati cops

(Eagle News)– Makati City police chief Senior Superintendent Dionisio Bartolome and intelligence head Chief Inspector Oscar Pagulayan were relieved from their posts following the arrest of their four men who were allegedly involved in abduction and extortion. Relieved due to “command responsibility,” Bartolome and Pagulayan are being asked why they failed to discover the illegal acts of the four policemen. The suspects, identified as PO2 Harley Garcera, PO2 Clarence Maynas, PO1 Tim Santos and PO1 Jeffrey […]

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National ID system bill hurdles House committee level

(Eagle News)– The House committee on population and family relations approved on Wednesday (May 10) the proposed establishment of a national ID system in the Philippines. Chaired by Laguna Representative Sol Aragones, the committee unanimously approved a substitute bill to the 18 measures filed by House members. The proposal seeks to create a national ID that will be used for all government transactions, only one card serving as the “official identity verification” of all Filipino citizens. […]

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Newly appointed DENR chief Cimatu: I will do my best to protect the environment

  (Eagle News) — Newly appointed Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu promised to do his best “to protect the environment in all its forms,” but at the same time asked that he be given time to “scan and study the terrain.” “I will try to do my best as President (Rodrigo) Duterte’s point man in the daunting task of protecting our environment in all its forms – from the mines to the lakes and rivers to the forests […]

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Duterte sets AFP chief Año for DILG helm

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte announced on Wednesday (May 10) that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Eduardo Año will be his next secretary for the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG). Duterte presented Año during his pre-departure media conference at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) before he left for Cambodia to attend the World Economic Forum. “You really want to know, who’s the next? May I call upon the […]

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Senator Cayetano appointed new Foreign Affairs Secretary; General Año named the next DILG chief

  (Eagle News) — Senator Alan Peter Cayetano is the new Foreign Affairs secretary, and General Eduardo Año, the next Department of the Interior and Local Government chief. President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement in a speech prior to his departure to Cambodia on Wednesday.   “Come forward and be counted as one of the Filipinos…You are now facing the next DILG secretary. Kailangan ko kasi I have a problem with the police and a military man, halos parehong pareho din […]

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