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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipapanalangin na lang daw ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre ang kahinaan ng karakter ni Senadora Leila De Lima. Ito ang sagot ni Aguirre sa pagtawag sa kanya ni De Lima bilang “despicable lying bastard.” Hinamon ni Aguirre si De Lima na sa halip na siraan nito ang kanyang pagkatao ay maglabas na lang ng mga ebidensya na wala siyang kinalaman sa tangkang pagpatay kay Jaybee Sebastian. Bilang abogado at isang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kakalampagin ni Senador Leila De Lima ang Committee on Justice and Human Rights sa Senado upang pa-imbestigahan ang naganap na riot sa New Bilibid Prison na ikinamatay ng isang high profile inmate at pananaksak at tangkang pagpatay kay convicted drug trader na si Jaybee Sebastian. Ayon kay De Lima, sa pagbabalik sesyon sa Enero 16, kakausapin niya si Senador Richard Gordon para ipaki-usap na bigyan pansin ang resolution at agad […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nahaharap sa panibagong reklamo ukol sa iligal na droga si Senadora Leila De Lima sa Department of Justice (DOJ) dahil sa pagkakasangkot nito sa operasyon ng sindikato ni Kerwin Espinosa sa Eastern Visayas. Kinumpirma ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na naihain na ng NBI sa DOJ ang ikalimang reklamo laban kay De Lima. Kasama sa sinampahan ng kaso ng NBI ang dati driver-lover-bodyguard ni De Lima na si Ronnie Dayan […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinuwestyon ni Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista ang pasya ng National Privacy Commission (NPC) na kasuhan siya dahil sa nangyaring data breach o hacking sa Comelec noong nakalipas na taon. Naniniwala aniya siya na may “misappreciation of facts” ang NPC na kanilang pinagbatayan sa kanilang desisyon. Nilinaw rin ni Bautista na marami ring pribadong IT company sa bansa at maging sa abroad ang nagkakaroon ng data breach o […]
Moscow is ready to become a reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines, Russia’s ambassador has said. Two Russian warships are on four-day visit to Manila this week, the first official navy-to-navy contact between the two countries. The Anti-submarine destroyer Admiral Tributs, along with the sea tanker Boris Butoma, anchored at Manila’s South Harbor on Tuesday for a week long goodwill visit. Russian Ambassador Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev took the opportunity to hold a […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said that he had ordered the Department of Justice (DOJ) to create a team consisting of excellent lawyers and accountants to investigate and find out who benefited from the multi-million peso Yolanda fund. Duterte said that the donations which came from different countries should be accounted for. He also gave instructions to find out if the Yolanda fund was used in money laundering. Earlier, President Duterte expressed […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine security forces killed Thursday the leader of a Muslim militant group that has carried out deadly attacks on civilians to win support from Islamic State fighters in Iraq and Syria, authorities said. Mohammad Jaafar Maguid, founder and leader of Ansarul Khilafa Philippines, was tracked down and shot at a beach resort on the southern island of Mindanao shortly after midnight, while three “cohorts” were arrested, a police report said. Ansarul […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has asked the Manila Regional Trial Court to put Marine Lt. Col. Ferdinand Marcelino under its military custody. “To ensure his safety, the Navy leadership finds it appropriate to detain him at the Philippine Navy detention facility,” the Navy spokesman said. AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo, in a press briefing said that Marcelino’s life could be put in danger if […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and its chair Juan Andres Bautista violated the Data Privacy Act of 2012 and should be charged criminally, according to the National Privacy Commission. This is for the leakage of voters’ data prior to the May 2016 elections when the Comelec’s website was hacked. “The voter database in the Precinct Finder application contained each voter’s complete name, date of birth, gender, civil status, address, precinct number, birthplace, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tumaas ang lebel ng polusyon ng hangin sa Metro Manila sa pagsalubong sa taong 2017 kumpara sa nagdaang taon. Ayon sa Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), bagamat mas kakaunti ang nagpaputok sa bagong taon ng 2017, marami naman aniya ang gumamit ng fountain o pailaw dahilan upang mas tumindi naman ang usok na likha nito na nagpataas sa polusyon ng hangin. Ayon pa sa Environmental Management Bureau ng […]
(Eagle News) — Pinayagan na ng Korte Suprema ang pagsasagawa ng stripping activities sa lahat ng mga vote counting machine (VCM) na sakop ng election protest ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos laban kay Vice President Leni Robredo. Ang stripping activity ay ang pag-aalis ng mga back-up card, modem at external batteries mula sa VCM at consolidation and canvass units. Bahagi ito ng paghahanda para sa aktuwal na pagsauli ng mga nirentahang makina sa Smartmatic. Sa […]
TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE, Jan. 5 – The City Government of Tagum has formally streamlined the business permits renewal process dubbed as APR (Assess, Pay and Release) following its bold desire to make it easier for businessmen to do business in the city. Mayor Allan L. Rellon said that the local government decided to streamline it from five to three steps just in time as the city kicks off the annual renewal of business permits […]
