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“Sleeping with the enemy”- Lady cop linked to ASG to be immediately detained, charged, says PNP chief

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte ordered Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa to immediately detain the lady police officer who was earlier arrested in Bohol, and turned out to be a “lover” of an Abu Sayyaf member. “I just received instruction from the President and he ordered me to arrest and incarcerate right away Supt. Cristina Nobleza,” Dela Rosa said in a press briefing at around 2 p.m. Monday, April […]

Malacanang sa isinampang kaso kay Duterte sa ICC: “Plain and simple black propaganda”

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service “Black propaganda–plain and simple.” Ito ang paglalarawan ng Malacanang sa isinampang kasong kriminal sa International Criminal Court  laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at 11 pang iba dahil sa mga umano’y extrajudicial killings sa bansa kaugnay ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. “For one, it’s intended to smear the name of the President,” wika ni chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo nang makapanayam sa CNN Philippines. Ayon kay Panelo, hindi rin siya naniniwalang […]

MMDA to conduct “estero clean-up” before rainy season

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News)  — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority is conducting “estero clean-up” operations as part of its preemptive anti-flood measures before the rainy season. According to MMDA Chairman Tim Orbos, the MMDA is not only concerned with the traffic problem but also with the flooding in Metro Manila due to clogged sewers.

All ERC commissioners should resign –Rep. Zarate

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A party-list representative is asking the commissioners of the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to resign due to numerous accusations of graft and corruption. House Committee on Energy Senior Member and Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Zarate is challenging the ERC commissioners to step down because of various irregularities involving the commission when he is investigating. “One of the most controversial among these deals is the midnight deal on seven (7) […]

Crime rate rose during the suspension of “Oplan Tokhang,” says Malacañang citing SWS survey

(Eagle News) — Malacañang said that the two-month suspension of “Oplan Tokhang” and “Oplan Double Barrel” has resulted in a rise in the crime rate in the first quarter of 2017. “The First Quarter 2017 (of a Social Weather Station) survey showing 6.3 (percent) of families lost to street robbery, burglars (break-ins), or carnappers within the past six months, validates earlier reports showing an increase in crime after the Philippine National Police suspended Oplan Tokhang and Project […]

Philippines should exert its rights on Pag-asa Island, says international expert

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — It is about time that the Philippines exert its sovereign rights over the Pag-asa Islands, this according to Dr. Renato De Castro, an international relations expert. The expert from Dela Salle University also said that the Philippines should fund projects to construct facilities in the island in order to match the aggressiveness of China and Vietnam in the disputed territories, especially with the ruling of the United Nations arbitral tribunal holding […]

Ejercito: Mga nag-okupa ng mga housing unit sa Bulacan, obligado pa ring magbayad

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Obligado pa ring magbayad ang mga miyembro ng grupong Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap na iligal na tumira sa mga housing units para sa mga sundalo at pulis sa Pandi, Bulacan. Ayon kay Senador JV Ejercito, chairman ng Senate committee on urban planning and housing resettlement, kailangang maibalik ang ginastos ng gobyerno sa pagpapatayo ng mga housing units. Ito aniya ay upang magamit naman ito sa pagpapatayo ng ibang pabahay para sa mga sundalo at pulis […]

Ilang road safety policies, pinaaamyendahan sa Senado

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Pinaaamyendahan sa Senado ang ilan sa mga umiiral na road safety policies at regulations matapos ang nangyaring aksidente sa Carranglan, Nueva Ecija na ikinamatay ng mahigit 30 katao. Ayon kay Pacquiao, na siyang naghain ng Senate Resolution 346, kailangan nang amyendahan ang ilan sa mga umiiral na batas dahil hindi na aniya naproprotektahan ang milyon milyong pasahero at mga pedestrian ng mga ito.   Nakakabahala aniya ang sunod-sunod na aksidente na nangyayari sa mga lansangan kung […]

Kalayaan island group, ipinanukalang ideklarang ecotourism destination, protected area

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Sinusulong ngayon sa Senado ang panukalang ideklarang ecotourism destination at protected area ang Kalayaan Group of Islands, kabilang na ang Pag-asa island, na inaangkin din ng Tsina at iba pang bansa. Sa Senate Bill 944, ipinanukala ni Senador Sonny Angara ang pagbuo ng governing board na mangangasiwa sa development ng grupo ng mga isla upang maging mga major tourist destination ang mga ito. Ang Pag-asa island, halimbawa, aniya, ay isang magandang isla at hindi […]

Impormasyon na front lang ang Kadamay ng mga komunista, paiimbestigahan sa Senado

Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Paiimbestigahan sa Senado ang diumano’y impormasyon na front ng mga grupong komunista ang Kalipunan ng mga Damayang Mahihirap, na nang-agaw ng mga pabahay ng mga sundalo at pulis sa Pandi, Bulacan. Naghain si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV ng Senate Resolution 345 para paimbestigahan ang natanggap umano niyang intelligence report kaugnay nito. Nais ng senador na makabuo ng batas at matiyak na hindi maaring gamiting basehan ang paggamit ng dahas […]

President Duterte sa mga kabataang atleta: “Mahalin ang bayan”

  (Eagle News) — Sa kaniyang naging talumpati, hinimok ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga kabataan na paigtingin ang pagmamahal sa bayan at maging disiplinado upang maging mga responsableng mamamayan. “You must be by now must have the sense of responsibility,” paunang pahayag ng Pangulo para sa mga kabataan. “Pinakaimportante ito, yung sense of love mo sa bayan, huwag mong hayaan na this country will be deteriorate and go to the dogs.” Inihayag ito ni […]

President Duterte reiterates pitch for family planning, mandatory ROTC

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday reiterated his call for family planning and a mandatory Reserved Officers Training Corps program. For the first, Duterte said there was a need for this as the country’s resources were “not in parity” with its population. “Di mag-abot. Even tabla (hindi),” he said during the opening of the Palarong Pambansa in Antique on Sunday. But the President reserved the specifics at another time, saying that he would discuss […]