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(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima on Friday (December 2) skipped the first preliminary probe of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the four complaints filed against her in connection with the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). De Lima has earlier announced that she won’t show up, since her presence was not really required. She said she would just send a representative who will obtain the copies of complaints. De Lima sent her staff, Romeo Siazon, to […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has asked both chambers of Congress to speed up its work regarding the government’s planned shift to federalism. The Chief Executive stressed his vow to sacrifice his current post just to give way to a federal form of government. “Ako, I am offering my term. Sabi ko nga, ma-craft lang iyan. Wala kayong problema sa akin,” Duterte said in a speech delivered at the third Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Social Security Services (SSS) on Thursday, December 1 announced that it has released Php 7.2 billion for the 13th month pension of its members. SSS officer-in-charge of benefits administration division Normita Doctor said that the members can now avail of the 13th month pension starting December 2016. “Along with the early release of 13th month pensions, by the end of this year pensioners will also get their regular monthly pension […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – National Capital Region Police Office Director Chief Superintendant Oscar Albayalde said that the public has no reason to fear the issuance of terror alert all over the country. In an interview with Radyo Agila, Albayalde said the terror alert only aims to put the police on security alert. https://youtu.be/u9cfcQL2EKg
(Eagle News)– New United States ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim arrived in Manila on Thursday (December 1) night and expressed his optimism on the relation between the two countries. “I’m very eager to get started, very much looking forward to meeting as many Filipinos as possible and visiting many beautiful places in the Philippines. And I know that my staff at the embassy has arranged a very busy schedule for me,” Kim told reporters […]
(Reuters)– China’s coastguard has rescued Filipino fishermen from a capsized boat near a disputed West Philippine Sea shoal, a Philippine Coast Guard official said Friday (December 2), underlining the fast thawing of ties between two countries long at odds over sovereignty. A Philippine Coast Guard vessel was navigating choppy waters to collect the two fishermen from the Chinese ship, in what would be the first time in four years both countries’ coastguards were in close […]
DAVAO CITY, Nov. 2 —A top official of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) has said that President Rodrigo R. Duterte does not distinguish between friend or foe and is willing to go to great lengths to push forward the peace process in Mindanao. “Our President is a president for all. Whether you are a rebel [or] are a plain civilian … he is a president for the 100 million plus […]
DAVAO CITY, Dec. 2 – President Rodrigo Duterte asked Muslim local leaders for unity to attain peace and development in Mindanao as he pushed for the adoption of federalism in the country which he said could bring national stability. In his message during his attendance to the Third Local Government Unit summit of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao on Thursday, Dec. 1, he said there has been suffering because there seems to be no […]
MANILA, Dec. 1 – The Department of Finance (DOF) has required treasurers of local government units to include in their quarterly and annual financial reports to the DOF all environment and natural resources revenues and expenditures, particularly the payments made by the mining and other extractive industries to their respective LGUs. Since 2011, local treasurers have been required to report to the DOF on a quarterly and annual basis the fiscal and financial operations of […]
Suggested photo captions:2: Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Amanda Gorely delivers her keynote message during the inauguration of the Australia-Supported DSWD Relief Goods Warehouse in Pasay City. 12: DSWD Secretary Judy Taguiwalo shows Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely the packing process of the Relief Goods for disaster aid response. MANILA, Philippines — Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo and Australian Ambassador Amanda Gorely launched an enhanced humanitarian capacity of DSWD through the new Australian-funded warehouse at […]
(Eagle News)– Government troops have driven away bandits of Maute Group in Butig, Lanao del Sur after seven days of military operation. Armed Forces spokesperson Restituto Padilla announced in a press conference that the town of Butig had been “100 percent cleared” and would be turned over to the local government. Padilla also announced that a total of 61 members of the Maute group were killed, while 12 Maute members were wounded during the government […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa on Thursday (December 1) revealed Senator Leila de Lima’s former driver-bodyguard Ronnie Dayan was back at the police headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Dela Rosa said he did not know when Dayan arrived in Camp Crame. “Andito, ewan ko kung kelan dumating. Gusto niya magpa-secure muna rito,” Dela Rosa said during a media briefing. “Andito lang sa loob na ng kampo. […]
