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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The criminal rate in the Philippines is down by 50 percent, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. The President said that the reduction of the crime rate by half even occurred within the first three months of his administration.
(Eagle News)– Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said on Wednesday (October 7) that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) was valid according to the document Instrument of Ratification which contained the signature of former President Benigno Aquino III. “It is a valid agreement but what we are saying is that it is subject to review and evaluation,” Panelo told reporters. After finding Aquino’s signature, Panelo said he immediately informed President Rodrigo Duterte about it. […]
(Eagle News)– The Senate on Tuesday (October 4) unanimously approved Resolution No. 184 that opposes the showing of alleged sex video of Senator Leila De Lima in the House inquiry on the proliferation of illegal drugs inside New Bilibid Prison. The senators argued that playing the video will violate the Anti-Photo or Video Voyeurism Act of 2009 and the Wiretapping Law. In her privilege speech, Senator Risa Hontiveros– one of the principal sponsors of the […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday (October 4) evening visited the Beit Yaacov Synagogue, a Jewish community synagogue, in Makati City to personally apologize for his statements on the Holocaust last week, saying it was never his intention to disrespect the Jewish people. The Jewish community gathering in the Makati City synagogue was to celebrate the Rosh Hashanah or the 2016 Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah is one of the most important holidays in […]
(Eagle News)– Police arrested on Wednesday (October 5) Albuera town Mayor Rolando Espinosa for possession of 11.4 kilos of illegal drugs and illegal possession of firearms that were retrieved in his home during a raid in August. He was taken for processing to Regional Trial Court Branch 14 in Baybay City under Judge Carlos Arguelles, who issued the arrest warrant. Espinosa underwent a medical examination in Western Leyte Provincial Hospital before he was brought […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nahuli na ang suspect na walang awang namaril at sumagasa sa Cubao Traffic Enforcer na si Ernesto Paras noong nakaraang biyernes matapos lamang sawayin sa maling pagpaparada ng sasakyan nito. Kinilala ang suspek na si Geronimo Iquin o kilala sa tawag na Jhun, apat napu’t anim na gulang at naninirahan sa Extreme Diesel Calibration Center Barangay Holy Spirit, Quezon City.
(Eagle News)– Senator Richard Gordon said that the Senate justice committee will continue its probe on alleged extrajudicial killings without the presence of supposed hitman Edgar Matobato. “We will continue but Matobato will no longer be an issue because he’s already damaged goods,” said Gordon. The justice committee chair also said the probe could have been finished by Tuesday if only Senator Leila De Lima revealed the information on the kidnapping case filed against Matobato. “Ngayon sana […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ikinukunsidera ni Senador Richard Gordon na sampahan ng reklamo sa Ethics Committee sina Senador Leila De Lima at Antonio Trillanes IV. Kasunod ito ng nangyaring pambabastos at umano’y panloloko ng dalawa sa mga miyembro ng Senate Committee on Justice nang paharapin sa imbestigasyon ng senado ang testigo na si Edgar Matobato. Ayon kay Gordon, batay lang ito sa resulta ng caucus na ginawa ng mga miyembro ng komite. Inamin […]
(Eagle News) — Binigyang-diin ng Amerika na nananatiling matatag ang alyansa nito sa Pilipinas sa kabila ng mga banat ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Reaksyon ito ng US matapos ang banta ni Duterte na posibleng paalisin ang American Forces sa bansa at iniutos ang pag-review sa Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). Sinabi ni State Department Spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau, mas pinagtutuunan ng pansin ng US ang malalim na relasyon sa Pilipinas kaysa mga komento ng iisang tao […]
(Eagle News) — Tiniyak naman ng European Union na patuloy nilang susuportahan ang Pilipinas. Ayon kay European Union Ambassador Franz Jessen, nakikipag-ugnayan na sila sa tanggapan ng Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process para sa posible nilang maitutulong sa kapayapaan sa mindanao. Bukod sa peace talks, sinabi ni Jessen na nakahanda rin silang tumulong sa paglaban sa kahirapan, climate change at sa pagpapaunlad sa kalagayan ng mga kababaihan. https://youtu.be/rJhhowdsfPI
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — After walking out of the 12-hour senate inquiry into extrajudicial killings Monday night (October 3), Senator Leila De Lima stood by her demand for an apology from some senators for accusing her of committing ‘material concealment’.
(Eagle News) – The Court of Appeals has upheld its earlier decision dismissing the plea for protection of expelled Iglesia Ni Cristo member Lowell Menorca II and his family against the INC for lack of merit and for being moot and academic. In a three-page resolution, the CA’s Seventh Division dismissed the motion for reconsideration filed by Menorca’s brother, Anthony, and his sister-in-law Jungko Otsuka for lack of merit, thus affirming its decision last […]
