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DOJ ‘s Aguirre sacks BI intel chief Calima, insists on removal of 2 BI commissioners

  (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Wednesday (December 14) sacked the acting chief of the Bureau of Immigration’s Intelligence Division chief Charles Calima Jr. Aguirre removed Calima after two Immigration deputy commissioners had claimed that Calima also got money from Chinese businessman and online gaming operator Jack Lam. The Department of Justice chief also said he would not change his recommendation to immediately remove from government service the two BI deputy commissioners […]

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DOE intensifies gasoline station inspection for consumer protection

TAGUIG CITY, Philippines — Responding to concerns over methanol blends, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi directed DOE Undersecretary Donato D. Marcos to conduct inspections and sampling of liquid petroleum products in various gasoline stations/retail outlets nationwide for compliance with existing Philippine National Standards for fuels, especially focusing on the presence of methanol in their liquid petroleum products. Usec. Marcos and DOE-OIMB OIC-Director Melita V. Obillo personally led the inspection of fuel quantity […]

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DILG assures security plans for Miss Universe event next year are in place

MANILA, Dec. 14 – The Department of the Interior and Local Government assured the public that security plans for the forthcoming Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Manila in January 2017 are already in place. DILG Undersecretary for Legislative Liaison and Special Concerns Emily Padilla, also the designated point person for the security preparation of Miss Universe 2017, said the DILG and the Philippine National Police (PNP) with the cooperation of the Department of […]

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Locsin gets CA nod for UN post, cabinet men Sueno, Tugade, Villar pass CA

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday (December 13) approved the appointment of former Makati congressman Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr., as the Philippines’ Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN). The CA also approved the interim appointments of three Cabinet secretaries, and 21 foreign service officers. The powerful CA also approved the appointment of Secretaries Ismael Sueno for Interior and Local Government, Arturo Tugade for Transportation, and Mark Villar for Public Works […]

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Abus still hold 23 hostages, says AFP

  (Eagle News)– The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday (December 13) revealed the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) still holds 18 foreign and five Filipino hostages. AFP spokesman Brigadier General Restituto Padilla said two of the foreign captives were Japanese treasure hunter Toshio Ito and Dutch national Ewold Horn. Ito was abducted from Pangutaran Island in Sulu on July 16, 2010. Horn, on the other hand, was abducted along with fellow European bird watcher […]

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VP Robredo readies to be ‘voice of opposition’ to make the President listen

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo, who has openly criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs and the reimposition of the death penalty, announced that she is determined to lead a campaign to ‘make the president to listen.’ “I think it is very important that I will be very vocal in the issues that I feel so passionate about and talk to more people who feel the same,” she said. Robredo warned that Duterte’s war […]

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Duterte warns Maute group: Don’t set conditions on gov’t

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte warned the terrorist Maute group not to set conditions on the Philippine government after it demanded that the military stop its attacks. Duterte said on Monday (December 12) that the Maute Group has threatened to burn Marawi City if the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) would not stop its attacks on their forces. “Itong Maute… It was carried by a Moro ambassador, former, sabi niya na, ‘Maghinto sila basta […]

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Kerwin Espinosa nakatakdang ilipat sa NBI

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Anumang araw ngayong linggo ay nakatakda na ang  paglipat ni Kerwin Espinosa mula Kampo Crame patungong NBI sa Maynila. Ayon kay Attorney John Ungab, wala nang balakid sa paglipat ni Kerwin makaraang makapasok ito sa provisional coverage ng Witness Protection Program ng Department of Justice. Gayunman tumanggi ang abogado na tukuyin ang eksaktong araw na paglipat sa kanyang kliyente ngayong linggo dahil na rin sa usaping pangseguridad. Inihayag pa ni […]

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Senador De Lima, maaaring masibak sa pwesto

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maaaring umanong masibak sa puwesto si Senadora Leila De Lima sakaling madiin sa inihaing ethics complaint ng House of Representatives sa Senado. Ayon kay House Justice Committee Chairman Reynaldo Umali, mabigat na kasalanan ang “grave misconduct.” Binigyan diin pa ni Umali na maaaring naiwasan sana ang pagsasampa niya at iba pang lider ng kamara ng ethics complaint laban kay De Lima kung sumunod lamang ito sa patakaran ng Kongreso. Kaugnay […]

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Duterte appoints new Court of Tax Appeals justice

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Catherine Manahan, chief of the legislative division of the Office of the Senate President, as new magistrate of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA). Manahan will assume the post following the retirement of CTA Justice Amelia Colangco-Manalastas. Manahan was chosen from six candidates for the post. The other five candidates include a tax lawyer and four local court judges. She was an officer of the University of the […]

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De Lima cited as one of the Leading Global Thinkers for 2016

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima has been cited by the influential Foreign Policy magazine as one of the leading global thinkers for 2016 for standing up to President Rodrigo Duterte and for her efforts to investigate the spate of extra-judicial killings in the country. The former chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights and the former justice secretary was honored “for standing up to an extremist leader” as one of the 13 […]

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Philippine militants free two Indonesian hostages

  ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Abu Sayyaf militants in the southern Philippines have freed two Indonesian hostages, the military said on Monday, as the army mounted an offensive against the Islamist kidnapping group. The two were among seven crew seized from a tugboat off the southern Philippines in June. The others have already been released. They were undergoing medical checks and would later be turned over to Indonesian government representatives, the military said in a […]

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