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Eagle Broadcasting Corporation airs its historic US election coverage “Nation Decides”

  (Eagle News) — With its active United States correspondents especially its EBC Washington bureau and studio in the lead, Eagle Broadcasting Corporation aired its historic US election coverage, “Nation Decides.” With live updates from all over US through its correspondents, Eagle News Service showed the latest happening on the tight US elections as well as interviews, trivia and various infographics and videographics about the US elections.   The US election coverage saw the US EBC Washington Bureau interacting live […]

Pres. Duterte leads 3rd yr anniversary of Typhoon Haiyan devastation

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led a wreath-laying ceremony in Tacloban City on Tuesday, November 8 to mark the third anniversary of a devastating typhoon that killed thousands in the central Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan (with a local name Typhoon Yolanda) barreled through the central Philippines in 2013, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing four million. Duterte told residents during the ceremony that he was dissatisfied by the progress of rehabilitation and promised to […]

SC to probe issuance of search warrant vs Mayor Espinosa

  (Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has ordered an investigation into the circumstances of the issuance of a search warrant that led to the death of detained Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa at the Leyte Sub-Provincial Jail. SC spokesperson Atty. Theodore Te said that the high court would want to know more about the issuance of the search warrant that was used by the operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to […]

PNP, tiniyak na walang whitewash ang imbestigasyon sa pagkakapatay kay Espinosa

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Walang nakikitang mali ang pamunuan ng Philippine National Police sa ginagawang paghahain ng mga tauhan ng CIDG Region 8 ng search warrant sa loob ng kulungan ni Albuera Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. Sa harap nito, muli namang tiniyak ng PNP na walang mangyayaring white wash sa isinasagawa nilang imbestigasyon kaugnay ng pagkakapatay sa alkalde. https://youtu.be/h2gaH-294ts

Tubig at kabuhayan, problema pa rin ng Yolanda victims

(Eagle News) — Kabuhayan at water supply pa rin ang pangunahing kailangan ng mga biktima ng super typhoon Yolanda na inilipat sa resettlement sites sa Tacloban City. Ayon sa lokal na pamahalaan, isinusulong nila ang agarang implementasyon ng water supply project at planong mag-imbita ng investors na magtatayo ng negosyo malapit sa resettlement sites. Magkakaroon din ng construction ng terminal, palengke, health facilities at police stations na maaaring makapag-bigay trabaho sa mga residente. 9.8 billion […]

Updated: Voting 9-5, SC allows Marcos burial at Libingan ng mga Bayani

(Eagle News) — Voting 9-5, the Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 8) voted to allow the burial of the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Heroes’ Cemetery). The nine high court justices who voted to allow the burial are Associate Justices Arturo Brion, Presbitero Velasco Jr, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Mariano del Castillo, Jose Perez, Teresita de Castro, Jose Mendoza, and Estela Perlas-Bernabe. The justice who dissented were Chief Justice Maria […]

SC expected to come out with decision on Marcos’ burial at “Libingan ng mga Bayani”

  The Supreme Court is expected to rule today on the petitions opposing the Duterte administration’s controversial plan to bury the late President Ferdinand Marcos at the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Eight justices are needed by either side to win their case. The Supreme Court has earlier extended until November 8 the status quo ante (SQA) order that had initially stopped the Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines from preparing for […]

Palace assures ‘impartial’ probe into Espinosa’s death

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang assured on Monday a transparent and impartial investigation on the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa last Saturday, November 5. Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin Andanar made the assurance after former President Benigno Aquino said he will monitor the inquiries into the killing of Espinosa. Earlier reports said that at around 4 AM of November 5, operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) Region 8 […]