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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the southern Philippines beheaded an elderly German yachtsman on Sunday after their ransom demands were not met, authorities said Monday. The murder of Jurgen Kantner was the latest attributed to the Abu Sayyaf, a kidnap-for-ransom gang that is believed to have earned millions of dollars through its grisly business since the 1990s. Here are five questions and answers about kidnappings in the southern Philippines: – Who is […]
Manila, Philippines (AFP) — Islamic militants in the Philippines have beheaded a 70-year-old German hostage they were holding for ransom, Manila officials said Monday, as Berlin condemned the murder as “unscrupulous and inhumane.” The Abu Sayyaf group, blamed for the worst terror attacks in Philippine history, had demanded that a ransom of P30 million ($600,000) be paid by Sunday to spare Jurgen Kantner. After the expiration of the deadline, the jihadists, who were monitored […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – China has begun to deliver on its commitment to help improve Philippine government-owned media, including PTV-4, and all the media agencies of the government. The Chinese government sent 400 hand-held radios through its Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, who also invited 30 representatives including cameramen, editors, writers, and reporters from government and private media organizations to an advanced media communications training program in China in June 2017. This was revealed during […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development denied that it forced beneficiaries of the government’s Pantawid, Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps to attend the pro-Duterte rally held in Manila on Saturday, February 26. Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo issued the “categorical” denial in a tweet she posted on Monday. Taguiwalo said that it was not the policy of the DSWD to use government programs for politicking. “DSWD beneficiaries are free to choose their political […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte declared January 25 as the National Day of Remembrance for the 44 members of the Philippine National Police-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao two years ago. The date is the exact day when 44 members of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force died in their operations to neutralize terrorists in Mamasapano Maguindanao in 2015. President Duterte made Proclamation 13164 which […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III has denied allegations that the Liberal Party is leading the destabilization plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. In fact, Aquino said that the Liberal Party is ready to cooperate with the administration. “Sabi ko, kung kami ma’y maitutulong sa inyo — marami sa bagay dito pinaghirapan namin, literal na blood, sweat ang tears, gusto naming mahinog lahat ng ito — handa kaming tumulong,” Aquino said. […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The camp of Senator Leila De Lima on Monday asked the Supreme Court to set aside the warrant of arrest issued by the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court last week. De Lima’s lawyer Alex Padilla and chief of staff Philip Sawali filed before the High Court the 82-page petition for certiorari and prohibition, which also sought to question the “legality and propriety” of the arrest order and commitment order issued by Branch 204 Judge Juanita Guerrero […]
(Eagle News) — He made the Senate his own boxing ring, so to speak. Senator Manny Pacquiao on Monday knocked Liberal Party senators and their ally out of their committee chairmanships and the Senate Pro-Tempore post, paving the way for a new minority bloc in the Upper House. During the session, the senator who rose to international fame because of his strong punches and agility in the boxing ring, stood up and moved to first have the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte defended on Monday the Office of the Solicitor General’s move to recommend the dismissal of the serious illegal detention case filed against Janet Lim Napoles, but stopped short of naming her a state witness to prosecute others allegedly involved in the P10-billion pork barrel scam. “Totoo naman. The circumstances would show. (Benhur Luy) was not restrained at all. If you ever followed the story, the solicitor general is right. […]
(Eagle News) — She can always pray. This was the message of President Rodrigo Duterte to Senator Leila de Lima, who is facing a string of drug cases and has been arrested and detained in connection with one filed against her in a Muntinlupa court. “She can always pray that the truth will come out eventually, if there is another truth. Di naman mahilig mag-ano ng kapwa tao,” Duterte told reporters. He added that he stood […]
(Eagle News) –It was almost business as usual in the country despite the transport strike staged by several transport groups on Monday. Elvira Medina, National Council for Commuter Protection, said in an interview with CNN Philippines that while two places–Pedro Gil St. in Manila and Samson Road in Caloocan—were “affected” by the strike in Metro Manila, operations were “not paralyzed. She said the same was true in the provinces. “There are some (affected areas) in […]
ILOILO CITY, Feb. 27 (PIA6) – – The Department of Health 6 (DOH) is calling on the public anew to practice healthy lifestyle to reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like cardiovascular diseases as the country celebrates Philippine Heart Month this February. Data obtained from DOH 6 showed that Hypertensive Cardiovascular diseases and cerebrovascular accidents are the first and eight leading causes of mortality in Western Visayas in 2015. Furthermore, hypertension was the third leading […]
