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Hahadlangan ng Department of Justice ang anumang hakbang upang makadalo si Senadora Leila De Lima sa pagdinig ng Senado ukol sa death penalty bill. Sinabi ni DOJ Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, limitado lamang ang mga karapatan at pribelihiyo nito dahil nakakulong ito. Una nang iginiit ni De Lima noong mga nakaraang linggo na hangad niyang makadalo sa mga deliberasyon sa ilang mahahalagang panukala dahil trabaho umano niya ito bilang mambabatas kahit pa siya ay nakakulong. […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang urged the public on Sunday to remain alert and “immediately report to authorities any suspicious activity or movement.” The Palace issued the statement following the twin explosions that rocked Quiapo, Manila on Saturday. At least two people were killed in what police said was an incident that was not terrorism-related. Police were looking into the possibility the motive behind the explosions was a clan war. “Also, we urge our people to […]
(AFP) –Two explosions in Manila on Saturday night killed at least two people and injured four others, police and witnesses said. An initial blast occurred around 6:00 pm (1000 GMT) near a Muslim mosque in Quiapo, one of the older parts of Manila where there are big slums, a police report said. That blast killed two and injured four, according to the report. A second explosion occurred in the same area around 8:30 pm, according […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang has put into question the objectivity and professionalism of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Dr. Agnes Callamard. A Palace spokesperson pointed out that her visit to the Philippines in an unofficial capacity mainly to criticize the country’s drug war, was done while a Philippine delegation had been sent to the UN office in Geneva to report and explain the human rights situation in the […]
The United Nations’ special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings has condemned the use of violence to combat illegal drugs, as she made an unofficial visit to the Philippines. Agnes Callamard had since last year wanted to travel to the Philippines to investigate Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. In a speech at the University of the Philippines, Callamard warned of the many pitfalls of governments globally adopting violent responses to illegal drugs, and said she […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The country will soon have its first humanitarian ship and disaster response vessel. The 195-foot military prototype vessel named M/V Susitna will be launched by the Philippine Red Cross on Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to attend the launch, which coincides with the 70th anniversary of the organization. According to the PRC, the vessel can hold up to 120 passengers, 20 vehicles, and has a 35-ton overall freight […]
(Eagle News) — What better ways are there? This was the reaction of the Philippine National Police to a statement from United Nations Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard that there were “better options” to addressing the illegal drug problem. Callamard made the statement during a forum on drug policies at the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City on Friday. She clarified, however, that she was in the country only for “academic” purposes. Last year, the government invited Callamard […]
(Eagle News) — More than 50 percent of Filipinos favor retaining the minimum age of criminal liability at 15 years old. According to results of a recent Pulse Asia survey, 55 percent voted for the retention. The survey was done via face-to-face interviews from March 15 to 20. “This opinion is echoed by big pluralities to sizeable majorities across geographic areas and socioeconomic classes,” Pulse Asia said. According to the pollster, based on the results, those from the […]
(Eagle News) — Pinabulaanan ni Zambales Governor Amor Deloso ang paratang ni Secretary Gina Lopez na walang kaukulang dokumento ang mga kompanyang nagsasagawa ng dredging sa Zambales. Sa panayam ng Agila 1062, nilinaw ni Deloso na may pahintulot niya ang isinasagawang dredging sa mga ilog na tinabunan ng lahar kaya ito ay legal. Aniya may mga permit at Environmental Compliance Certificates (ECC) ang mga dredging company at dumaan sa tamang proseso ang lahat bago niya […]
(Eagle News) — Magpapadala ang Philippine Coast Guard ng dalawa sa kanilang mga barko para magsagawa ng maritime security patrol sa Benham Rise. Sa panayam ng Liwanagin Natin, sinabi ni acting Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Robespierre Bolivar na magsisimula ang pagpapatrolya ng PCG sa Benham Rise sa Linggo, may 7. Aniya mahalaga ang gagawing pagpapatrolya sa benham Rise bilang bahagi ng pagpapahalaga at pagprotekta sa teritoryo ng bansa. Kabilang sa idedeploy ng pcg sa Benham […]
(Eagle News) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Friday suspended the entire fleet of a towing company after some of its alleged employees figured in an anomalous transaction with a motorist in Quezon City. In a statement, the MMDA said it had placed the Compaq Towing Company under “indefinite preventive suspension.” The statement was issued a day after Roberto Minosa posted a video showing three men supposedly from the company towing his illegally parked car on 20th […]
(Eagle News) — Dumating na sa Geneva, Switzerland ang labing anim (16) na miyembro ng delegasyon ng Pilipinas para dumalo sa isasagawang Universal Periodic Review ng United Nations Human Rights Council. Pinangunahan nina Senador Alan Peter Cayetano at Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra ang delegasyon upang idepensa ang war on drugs na inilunsad ng administrasyong Duterte. Kabilang sa mga kasama sa delegasyon ang mga kinatawan mula sa Presidential Human Rights Committee, Deputy Speaker ng Kamara […]
