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(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police Spokesperson Senior Supt. Dionardo Carlos on Friday (September 23) announced the Davao City policemen mentioned by supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato will be presented at the next Senate hearing on September 28. “They will be presented, they will be asked to appear in the next inquiry and following the suggestion of the vice chair (Senator Panfilo Lacson), they will be presented in an executive session. Kami po […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said that instead of focusing on his fiery words his critics should focus more on issues that are the real problems of the Philippines like illegal drugs, criminality and corruption.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Noted election lawyer, Atty. Romulo Macalintal is convinced that Senator Leila De Lima will not be removed from her post despite the serious accusations that she is facing, namely her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison. Macalintal explained that there will be a long disqualification process in the Commission on Elections if ever the accusation was proven true. Macalintal also said that it was impossible […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he plans to put an end to the joint maritime patrolling of the Philippines and the United States of America in the West Philippine Sea. President Duterte said that he will create a new foreign policy with the goal of putting an end to the US naval patrol in the disputed territory, adding that said naval patrol endangers the Philippines as it may be seen as […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police has placed under investigation its members who were named by Edgar Matobato as members of the Davao Death Squad. This was after Senator Richard Gordon said that he wants to meet in an executive session members of the PNP who were named by Matobato as involved in the infamous DDS.
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to his supporters to refrain from threatening members of the media, saying that no one will be able to report what is true if media practitioners are afraid. President Duterte said that his supporters should put their support in the proper perspective. QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte appealed to his supporters to refrain from threatening members of the media, saying that no one will be […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 22) fired his critics anew, saying his tough talk doesn’t scare off investors and cannot floor the country. “Do not keep complaining about my mouth because my mouth is not the problem. It cannot bring down a country,” Duterte stressed. “Ang issue dito hindi ang bunganga ko. And they are saying the ratings sa business, sa economy. Eh ‘di so be it. Lumayas kayo. Then we can […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 22) night met with National Democratic Front (NDF) chief negotiator Luis Jalandoni in Davao City. The two talked over dinner the ongoing peace talks between the government and the NDF. Duterte declined to give additional details about the meeting, but said he leaves the issue up to the government peace panel and the NDF. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the two panels met at the Royal Norwegian Embassy […]
(Eagle News)– At the resumption of Senate inquiry on drug killings, Senator Manny Pacquiao on Thursday (September 22) criticized Senator Leila De Lima for obviously defending supposed Davao Death Squad (DDS) member Edgar Matobato. “What I understand, Mr. Chairman dito, ito ay inquiry sa isang witness para pakinggan natin yung statement ng witness. Hindi natin dedepensahan siya kung hindi i-examine kung nagsasabi siya ng totoo,” Pacquiao stressed, addressing Senate justice committee chair Senator Richard Gordon. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Abu Sayyaf bandits released on Thursday, September 22, another Indonesian sailor they seized over a month ago in the high seas of Sabah. Released was Herman Bin Manggak, According to Maj. Filemon Tan Jr., Western Mindanao Command (WESTMINCOM) Spokesperson. Manggak was initially taken to a camp of the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in Sitio Bakud, Barangay Kagay, Indanan, Sulu. Tan told the Philippines News Agency that the MNLF […]
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday (September 22) revealed that the bank transaction records involved with illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) are now in the possession of the Department of Justice (DOJ). The said records were turned over to Aguirre by Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) representatives. “We will ask for verification of many other bank accounts,” the justice secretary said. Aguirre lauded the records, though did not gave […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Lieutenant Colonel Ferdinand Marcelino in a news conference on Thursday, September 22 denied that he was being pressured by the Duterte Administration to implicate Senator Leila De Lima in the narcotics trade. He said and we quote “Categorical ko pong dine-deny na mayroong, pine-pressure ako o nananakot o nagko-coerce sa akin from the side of the government upang magsalita ako laban sa kanya.” Marcelino, however, admitted that someone, whose exact […]
