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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate has no plans to re-open its investigation on extra-judicial killings even if other witnesses reveal themselves during the investigation of the representatives from the United Nations. According to Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights Chairman Senator Richard Gordon, the investigation proved that the government is not behind the killings but drug lords and drug syndicates to ensure that no one will testify against them.
PASIG CITY, Oct. 14 — Members of the Bundestag, Germany’s Lower House of Parliament, paid the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) a courtesy call expressing their strong support to the peace and development initiatives being undertaken by the administration of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. “We wish you all the success, because it could be a very good time, not just for the Philippines, but for the reason to sit together; […]
PASIG CITY, Oct. 14 – To increase the awareness of more than 25 million learners in the country about the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives, the Department of Education (DepEd) and its partners lead all schools nationwide in celebrating the 2016 Global Handwashing Day (GHD) on October 15, 2016. Education Secretary Leonor Magtolis Briones acknowledged the power of children to influence others when it comes […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinalaga bilang bagong administrator ng Overseas Workers Welfare Administration o OWWA si dating Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Chief Hans Leo Cacdac. Pinalitan ni Cacdac si Rebecca Calzado. Si cacdac ang pinakabatang naging administrator ng OWWA. Naging bahagi rin siya sa repatriation team ng owwa para sa mga Overseas Filipino Worker (OFWs) na naapektuhan ng krisis sa Saudi Arabia. Sinuguro naman ni Cacdac na laging handa ang OWWA na magbigay […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kinasuhan sa Ombudsman ni Albuera Police Chief Jovie Espenido si Senadora Leila De Lima at isang barangay kagawad dahil sa umano’y pagtanggap ng drug money. Ayon kay Espenido, tumanggap sina De Lima at nasabing barangay kagawad ng Payola mula kay suspected drug lord na si Kerwin Espinosa. Sinabi ni Espenido na ang pagsasampa ng kaso laban kina De Lima ay resulta ng serye ng imbestigasyon at panayam sa ilang tao […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nahaharap sa panibagong drug trafficking case si Senadora Leila De Lima sa Department Of Justice. Sina dating NBI Deputy Directors Reynaldo Esmeralda at Ruel Lasala ang naghain laban kay De Lima ng reklamong paglabag sa Section 5 ng Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002 o ang ukol sa illegal drug trading trafficking at conspiracy sa pagsasagawa nito. Bukod kay De Lima, sinampahan din ng kaparehong reklamo nina Esmeralda at Lasala si […]
(Eagle News)– Inmates of Manila City Jail on Thursday (October 13) held a noise barrage as a call to oust its current jail warden Supt. Gerald Bantag. In a statement, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) said about 200 inmates belonging to Dorms 9 and 10 were opposing the segregation or reclassification of drug offenders in the jail, a measure called by Bantag’s management. “The purpose of segregation is to give the inmates who […]
(Eagle News)– House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez expressed his disappointment after learning how Surigao del Sur Rep. Prospero Pichay and Surigao del Norte Rep. Ace Barbers almost came to blows after an argument on the House floor. “Hindi magandang panoorin. Hindi dapat nangyari. Siguro naman aahon tayo pagkatapos. At hindi dapat maulit,” Alvarez said. He said he has no plans of talking to the two congressmen and would leave the issue to the House committee on ethics. On […]
(Eagle News)– Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa on Wednesday (October 12) pleaded not guilty for his case of illegal possession of firearms, ammunition and explosives. Espinosa was charged with the case following the recovered firearms and ammunition found in his ancestral home in August. Some P90 million worth of shabu and ingredients for making of bombs were also found. His son, Kerwin, is also charged with the same offense but still remains at large. The […]
MANILA, Philippines – (Eagle News)– President Duterte has signed his first administrative order, the creation of a task force on media killings, pushing through with his earlier promise to create a superbody that would probe the killing of journalists in the country. The move came despite receiving “bad press” both from the international and local media who have reported on his speeches, curses and tirades, notably against United States President Barack Obama, the European Union, and the United Nations. Presidential Secretary Martin Andanar made […]
(Eagle News)– United Nations (UN) special rapporteur Agnes Callamard on Wednesday (October 12) welcomed the invitation of the Palace to visit Philippines and investigate allegations of extrajudicial killings “Welcome Media report of invitation to visit #Philippines to investigate #EJE. Waiting for the letter & confirmation by official channels,” Callamard said in a tweet. Callamard was referring to a letter written by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. “Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said […]
MANILa, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nilinaw ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre na mayroong hurisdiksyon ang Department of Justice (DOJ) para resolbahin ang isinampa reklamong drug trafficking laban kay Senadora Leila De Lima. Ito ay kaugnay ng pahayag ni De Lima na dapat sa Office of the Ombudsman inihain ang kaso dahil ito ang may mandato na imbestigahan at usigin ang mga nagkakasalang opisyal at kawani ng pamahalaan. Ayon kay Aguirre, alinsunod sa mga batas at […]
