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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima said she welcomed the investigation being conducted by the Office of Ombudsman on her case. “As one of the guarantees of the Constitution to assure accountability of public officers, I welcome the Ombudsman investigation, both as a regular undertaking of said office and as an opportunity for me to clear my record of any allegations of wrongdoing,” De Lima said. She also praised Ombudsman Conchita […]
by Agence France Presse BUTIG, Philippines (AFP) – Troops Sunday fired artillery at positions held by an Islamic militant faction in the southern Philippines as more soldiers deployed against the group, which staged a deadly bombing in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city. Troops used 105 mm artillery to blast the positions of the Maute group in the nearly deserted town of Butig in the second day of fighting since the gunmen — who claim allegiance […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Telecommunications giants Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Globe signed a much-anticipated agreement that will lower the interconnection fee or the payment made by callers between the two networks. From Php 4.00 per minute, the interconnection fee will be lowered to Php 2.00 per minute. It is expected that the lower rates will be felt by January 2017. https://youtu.be/SDsvie4K9jc
(Eagle News) — Because of new leads that have come up, the Office of the Ombudsman is now investigating Senator Leila de Lima over allegations that she was involved in the illegal drug trade, even as Congress is set to file an ethics complaint against the senator for alleged obstruction of justice. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said her office is conducting a fact-finding inquiry of De Lima’s alleged drug connections. “Because there have been […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa on Monday (November 28) announced he will dismiss the 174 policemen who have tested positive for illegal drugs. Dela Rosa said he had received word from the PNP Internal Affairs Service about the findings on the drug tests conducted on policemen. “Mayroong text sa akin ang IAS. Mayroon na daw siyang sinubmit na lahat ng positive sa drug test, for my signature na lang, para […]
(REUTERS) Philippine police detonated a suspicious package they thought could have been a home-made bomb found in a trash bin near the U.S. embassy in Manila on Monday, the police chief in the capital said. There was no damage from the controlled detonation, Senior Superintendent Joel Coronel said, although the incident created a traffic jam in the area. Business at the embassy continued as normal, with dozens of Filipinos queuing outside for visa applications. […]
QUEZON CITY, Nov. 28 – The Senate on Tuesday night approved the proposed P28.67-billion budget for the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for next year. The DENR’s 2017 budget, which is 31 percent higher than the agency’s P21.8 billion allocation for the current year, was successfully sponsored and defended by Senate finance committee chair Sen. Loren Legarda, with environment and natural resources panel chief Sen. Cynthia Villar as the lone interpellator. The increase […]
PASIG CITY, Nov. 28 – Secretary Ismael ‘Mike’ D. Sueno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) rallies all local chief executives to aim for conferment of the Seal of Child-Friendly Local Governance (SCFLG) being given by DILG in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD). The SCFLG is based on the results of the mandatory annual Child-Friendly Local Governance Audit (CFLGA) being conducted by a composite team led […]
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte raised the prospect Friday of holding peace talks with Abu Sayyaf, an Islamic militant group which has abducted dozens of foreign sailors in recent months, offering federalism as a possible solution. In an apparent about-face, Duterte appealed to the Abu Sayyaf, who are also blamed for the country’s deadliest terror attacks, to come to the negotiating table. “We cannot be forever treating human beings here, seriously […]
(Eagle News) — For Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre II, the testimony of Kerwin Espinosa bears more weight than that of Ronnie Dayan as the latter seemed to be holding back a lot more information for fear of being implicated in the illegal drugs trade. In a press briefing on Friday, Aguirre said both witnesses have been placed under provisional witness protection program (WPP). But it is Kerwin, a suspected drug lord in Eastern Visayas, […]
Tinimbang ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre ang naging testimonya nina Kerwin Espinosa at Ronnie Dayan. At kung siya ang tatanungin,mas kapani-paniwala ang testimonya ni Kerwin kumpara kay Dayan. Si Erwin Temperante sa detalye:
Epektibo na ngayong araw ang pagpapatupad ng Executive Order no.2 ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte o mas kilala bilang Freedom of Information (FOI) sa sangay ng Ehekutibo. Kasunod nito, inilunsad na rin ng Malacañang ang electronic site ng FOI kung saan makikita ang mga dokumento at impormasyong kailangan o nais malaman ng publiko. Gayunman, naglabas din ng listahan ang palasyo sa 9 na exemptions o mga impormasyon at dokumento na hindi maaaring isapubliko. Kabilang dito ang […]
