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Panukalang pagbaba ng minimum age sa criminal liability sa PHL, tinutulan

By Ailly Mill Eagle News Service MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tinutulan ng ilang grupong nagsusulong sa karapatan ng mga kabataan ang planong ibaba ang minimum age sa criminal liability. Ang minimum age sa criminal liability ay ang pinakamababang edad kung saan ang isang tao ay maaaring sampahan ng kaso sa korte at makulong. Dito sa Pilipinas,  batay sa ilalim ng Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act of 2006 na inamyendahan ng Republic Act 10630  ang […]

Duterte calls Trillanes a coward and “tulisan”, will resign if senator can prove claim

(Eagle News) – Calling Senator Antonio Trillanes IV a coward with no balls and a “tulisan” (brigand), President Rodrigo Duterte fired back at the senator for alleging that he had joint accounts with his children amounting to P2.2 billion that had been acquired illegally, saying he would immediately resign if Trillanes can prove this to be true. Duterte, in a video recording aired by Malacanang’s RTVM announcing his statements, said he would also resign if […]

China, magbibigay ng humanitarian aid sa mga biktima ng lindol sa Surigao

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Magbibigay ng humanitarian aid ang China sa Pilipinas matapos yanigin ng magnitude 6.7 na lindol ang Surigao Del Norte. Ayon sa tagapagsalita ng Chinese Foreign Ministry, nakahanda umanong magbigay ng karagdagang tulong ang pamahalaan ng China matapos magpahayag ng tulong ang Chinese Red Cross sa mga apektadong lugar ng 50 thousand US dollars na halaga ng mga supply. “The Chinese government stands ready to provide aid for the Philippines’ disaster […]

OFW remittance, tumaas ng 5% noong 2016; pumalo sa $26.9-billion

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pumalo sa pinakamataas na antas ang halaga ng perang ipinadala ng mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) noong nakaraang Disyembre ng 2016. Ayon sa datos ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, nitong Disyembre 2016, umabot sa 2.56 bilyong dolyar ang ipinadalang pera ng mga OFW na nakabase sa iba’t-ibang bahagi ng mundo sa kanilang mga kaanak dito sa bansa. Ayon sa BSP, ito ang pinakamalaking monthly inflow cash remittance na naitala sa […]

OSG asks QC court to order arrest of Tiamzon couple and other NDFP consultants

    QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General asked before the Quezon City Regional Court to order the re-arrest of the 20 National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) consultants led by top communist leaders Benito and Wilma Tiamzon. In a manifestation and motion released by the OSG, Solicitor General Jose Calida asked the QC trial court to them send back to the prison since the peace negotations between […]

Landslide, naranasan sa San Francisco, Surigao Del Norte

SAN FRANCISCO, Surigao Del Norte (Eagle News) — Isinailalim na sa Alert Level 2 ang Purok Uno, Barangay Oslao, San Francisco, Surigao Del Norte dahil sa landslide. Ito ay pagkatapos na makita at mamonitor ang paglaki ng biyak sa bundok. Naglabas na ng advisory ang pamunuan ng lalawigan para sa evacuation ng limampu’t-limang kabahayan. Samantala, nakakaranas din ng pag-ulan ang buong lalawigan ng surigao na nasa Alert Level 1 na ngayon. Sa ngayon ay may […]

Jack Lam’s business associates detail P100-M “extortion” try of 2 BI commissioners

  (Eagle News) – It was a clear extortion attempt by former immigration commissioners who demanded P100 million for the release of 1,316 Chinese workers arrested in November last year. This was the testimony of business associates and interpreters of Jack Lam who pointed to former associate commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles as the Bureau of Immigration officials who tried to get money from them, allegedly to pay for the bail of the Chinese […]

DILG prepares for “The Big One” – Sec. Sueno

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government is now preparing and studying the safety measures that should be put in place in case a 7.2 magnitude earthquake or what they called “The Big One” suddenly hit the West Valley Fault that could kill thousands of people. DILG Secretary Mike Sueno said that unlike typhoons where everyone can prepare ahead of time, an earthquake can occur anytime. This is the […]

COMELEC urges 205,697 deactivated overseas absentee voters to reactivate

MANILA, Feb 16 – The Commission on Elections’ Office for Overseas Voting (OFOV) is urging the 205,697 voters, who were deactivated after the May 2016 polls for failure to vote in two consecutive national elections, to reactivate their registration status simply by proceeding to the embassy or consulate in the country where they are based, or the OFOV in Comelec Intramuros or their local Comelec office if they are currently in the Philippines. Overseas Filipinos […]

DSWD says only 15 out of 54 barangays in Surigao have not been given post-earthquake assistance

QUEZON CITY, Feb. 16 – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) gave updates on its relief efforts in Surigao. DSWD Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo said that the Field Office in Caraga continues its efforts to assist residents affected by last Friday’s earthquake and the aftershocks which continue to hit the region three days later. “We have established a more orderly system of relief distribution in coordination with the local government units (LGUs) down to the barangay […]

OSG: Korte, nagkamali sa paghatol kay Napoles

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakatakdang magsagawa ng pagdinig ang Senado ngayong linggo hinggil sa kaso ng tinaguriang pork barrel queen na si Janet Lim-Napoles. Pangungunahan ito ng Office of the Solicitor General (OSG). Enero 15 nang maghain ng manifestation in lieu of rejoinder ang mga kinatawan ng OSG sa Court of Appeals na humihiling ng ma- acquit si Napoles sa kasong iligal na pag detine  sa kanyang pinsan at whistleblower na si Benhur Luy. […]