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“Day of Remembrance” video honoring PNP-SAF 44 heroes touches netizens’ hearts

  (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police (PNP) posted a video commending the “Gallant 44” of the PNP-Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) who were killed in Mamasapano, Maguindanao during the operation of Oplan Exodus two years ago. On its official facebook page, the PNP featured the photos of the slain 44 PNP-SAF troopers, as well as some of the photos when the SAF heroes were brought to Manila from Maguindanao. (https://www.facebook.com/pnp.pio/videos/1417708974937021/) Netizens saluted the “Heroes […]

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Australian ambassador advises public to be wary of fake news in social media

  By Rowena dela Fuente-Deimoy Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) – The Australian ambassador to the Philippines has expressed alarm over the spread of fake news in social media. In an Interview with NET 25’s “Liwanagin Natin,” Ambassador Gorely said fake news is a destructive phenomenon especially as it has significant implications affecting everybody. Ambassador Gorely advised social media users to always question the veracity of the information that they read or see in […]

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PDEA needs new agents; warns unscrupulous individuals

QUEZON CITY, 26 January (PIA) – The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is in need of brilliant and highly qualified professionals who have a deep desire to join the government’s intensified campaign against illegal drugs. The PDEA Academy gears up anew for the recruitment and selection of successful applicants that will comprise the Drug Enforcement Officer Basic Course (DEOBC) Class 2017-10. PDEA Director General Isidro S. Lapeña said that Drug Enforcement Officers (DEOs) chosen applicants […]

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Energy department imparts to consumers effective energy-saving tips

BUTUAN CITY, Jan. 26 (PIA) – As part of its mandate to inform and educate the public, the Department of Energy (DOE) released another set of energy efficiency and conservation tips with distinct focus on the consumer. ‎DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi strongly emphasized the importance of these measures, especially with the impending Malampaya scheduled maintenance shutdown‎ by the end of the month. “Demand-side management is one of the measures that we are encouraging our […]

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Aquino, kukunsultahin ang mga abugado bago maglabas ng pahayag sa Mamasapano incident

(Eagle News) — Kokonsultahin ni dating pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang kanyang mga abugado hinggil sa Mamasapano incident. Ayon kay Aquino, hindi muna siya maglalabas ng pahayag sa ngayon pero asahan na raw ang paglalabas ng statement mula sa kanyang kampo. Una nang kinuwestyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang partisipasyon ni Aquino sa pumalpak na operasyon na nagresulta sa pagkasawi ng apatnaput apat na miyembro ng Special Action Force. Sabi ng Pangulo, kailangang masagot ni […]

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VACC, umaasang mapapanagot ang lahat ng opisyal na sangkot sa Mamasapano case

(Eagle News) Binantaan ng paghahain ng Volunteers against Crime and Corruption (VACC)  ng impeachment complaint si Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales dahil sa umano’y mabagal na pag-aksyon nito sa mga may kinalaman sa Mamasapano massacre. Nag-martsa pa ang grupo patungo sa tanggapan ng Office of the Ombudsman upang ipanawagan ang mabilis na hustisya para sa mga biktima. https://youtu.be/ACmHNH1KIO0

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Malacañang, nagpaabot ng pakikiramay sa pamilya Pawa

  (Eagle News) – Agad naman nagpaabot na ng pakikiramay ang Malacañang sa mga naulilang pamilya ni Jakatia Pawa makaraang  mabitay ito sa Kuwait, kahapon Enero 25. Sa statement na inilabas ni Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, ikinalulungkot ng Palasyo ang balita matapos na kumpirmahin ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) na natuloy ang pagbitay kay Pawa. https://youtu.be/myHhirw4nSY

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Happening now: Senate probes Korean’s kidnap-slay, other “Tokhang for Ransom” cases

    (Eagle News) – The Senate is now hearing the “Tokhang for Ransom” cases ailing the Philippine National Police, prompted by the scandal on the kidnap-slaying of Korean businessman Jee Ick-Joo in October last year. Senator Panfilo Lacson, head of the senate committee on public order and dangerous drugs,  said this investigation should be done as the reputation of the national polie force had been tarnished with Jee Ick-Joo’s killing that had even reached […]

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DFA confirms execution of Filipina OFW in Kuwait

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the execution of a Filipina  Overseas Filipino Worker in Kuwait, at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25. OFW Jakatia Pawa from Zamboanga City, a Filipina household worker in Kuwait was sentenced to death for allegedly stabbing her employer’s 22-year-old daughter while asleep in May 2007. Pawa, however, repeatedly insisted on her innocence and pleaded “not guilty,” with the the Court of Cassation previously in […]

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PNP may face leadership crisis if police crimes continue – Drilon

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police could face a leadership crisis and a possible breakdown of command if policemen would be suspected of participating in gruesome crimes and the rampant killings will not resolved immediately. This was according to Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon. “There seems to be a leadership crisis in the PNP and a breakdown of command at some levels, if not at all levels,” Drilon said. “If policemen are […]

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Duterte promises medals of valor to all elite policemen

By Mary Rose Faith Bonalos Eagle Online Media Service (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte promised the families of the 44 slain Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (SAF) troopers that he will see to it that all the slain police officers be awarded a medal of valor posthumously.  The medal of valor is the highest honor that can be given to a policeman. “The highest honor that I can give really… the highest […]

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Duterte questions Aquino’s role in bloody Mamasapano incident, says it was CIA ops

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the creation of an independent commission to probe anew the Mamasapano tragedy, as he bared that the bloody incident that killed 44 troopers of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) was actually an operation of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). On Tuesday, during his speech addressing the kin of the slain SAF troopers two years ago, the President said he has […]

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