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MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — China has pledged funds for a new detention facility in the Philippines as part of its support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, the Philippine jail chief said Wednesday. Duterte’s unprecedented crackdown has worsened severe congestion in Philippine jails, with AFP photographs of Quezon City Jail in July exposing how inmates in one of the nation’s most overcrowded detention facilities took turns to sleep on an open-air basketball court and a […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was chosen as among the 74 “World’s Most Powerful People” in the influential Forbes’ annual ranking this year, along with world leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President-elect Donald Trump, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Chinese President Xi Jinping who ranked first to fourth place respectively. Mr. Duterte ranked no. 70 in the Forbes’ ranking, and is one of the 11 new names on the list […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinatawag na ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang mga pulis na sangkot sa pagkamatay ni Albuera Mayor Rolando Espinosa para sa pagsisimula ng pagdinig sa mga reklamong isinampa laban sa kanila. Batay sa subpoena na ipinadala ng DOJ Panel of Prosecutors, itinakda ang unang preliminary investigation sa susunod na Martes, December 20. Nagtakda rin ng ikalawang pagdinig ang DOJ sa January 8, 2017 para naman sa posibleng paghahain ng kontra- salaysay ng […]
(Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang isang partylist group sa Korte Suprema na maglabas ng kautusan upang imbestigahan ang transparency server ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) Ito ay dahil sa nabawasan umano ang boto ng Partylist group na CONSLA o Confederation of Non Stock Savings and Loans Association nang halos kalahati sa nakalipas na May elections.
(Eagle News) — Maglalagay na ng mga complaint form ang Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa mga mall hindi lamang dito sa Metro Manila kundi sa buong bansa. Bahagi ito nang inilunsad na oplan-isnabero ng LTFRB. Batay sa tala ng LTFRB, ang pinaka maraming reklamo na kanilang natatanggap sa pamamagitan ng hotline ng ahensya ay tungkol sa mga pasaway at isnaberong mga taxi driver. Ayon naman kay LTFRB Chairman Martin Delgra, nakipag usap […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na magbibitiw siya sa pwesto sakaling maramdaman niyang wala nang tiwala si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa kanya. Ito ay sa harap ng isyu ng katiwalian sa Bureau of Immigration na nasa ilalim ng Department of Justice at kinasasangkutan pa ng mga “ka brod” nila ng Pangulo sa fraternity. Pero sinabi ni Aguirre na sa ngayon ay naniniwala siya na kumpiyansa pa rin sa kanya ang Presidente.
(Eagle News) — Nais ni House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez na limitan lamang sa panahon ng Duterte administration ang pagpapataw ng death penalty. Ayon kay Suarez, isa pangunahing may-akda ng panukala, sa oras na magsimula na ang period of amendments ay magsisingit siya ng tinatawag na sunset provision sa death penalty bill. Samantala, ang mga anti-death penalty sa minorya naman ay umapila na idaan ang panukalang ito sa conscience votes ng mga kongresista. Ayon kina […]
(Eagle News) — Despite a religious retreat, King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia, took time out to receive Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh where he was given arrival honors. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr., said that Wednesday, December 14, was a Buddhist holiday in Cambodia, but King Norodom Sihamoni still decided to meet President Duterte at the Royal Palace. “We had earlier a bilateral meeting with His Royal […]
(Eagle News) — Several bilateral agreements were signed between the Philippines and Cambodia as President Rodrigo Duterte met with Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh on Wednesday (December 14) at the Peace Palace The two leaders witnessed the signing of a series of memoranda of agreement on areas such as tourism, agriculture and cooperation on dealing with terrorism and drug trafficking, during President Duterte’s second day of his state visit in Cambodia. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 14 said that he might not be around until the end of his term because of his old age. “I am old … This is my last hurrah — after this, 77 — I am not sure if I will still be around by the end of my term,” the President said. “I realize now – I do not need it at this time of my […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police announced that there would be no sealing of guns this holiday season because they believe policemen are “disciplined and responsible enough.” The PNP also clarified that that the non-sealing of guns has nothing to do with the war on illegal drugs. PNP Spokesman Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos said that the reason for the move is to show that the police are now more disciplined and responsible. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman is in need of 2,100 “honest lawyers” to fill the vacant posts at the Ombudsman. Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon, Gerard Mosquera, said that they are now in the process of hiring officers. “Because not only should we hire intelligent lawyers, we need to hire honest lawyers, lawyers with integrity,” he said. He also said that they are being careful when it comes to the selection […]
