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(Eagle News)– Senator Leila De Lima on Monday (September 19) walked out of the session hall during Senator Alan Peter Cayetano’s privilege speech, which singled out De Lima for allegedly “destroying the integrity and reputation” of the Senate and using the higher chamber to destroy the image of President Rodrigo Duterte. “Senator De Lima, in her desire to destroy the President, is destroying the integrity and reputation of the Senate,” Cayetano stressed. “Worse, damaging the […]
(Eagle News)– The Climate Change Commission (CCC) revealed on Monday that Batanes province has no record of casualties despite a direct hit from super typhoon Ferdie last week. “The fact that no casualties were recorded means that the provincial government did a commendable job in preparing for the super typhoon,” said Secretary Emmanuel De Guzman, vice chair and executive director of CCC. Itbayat, an island in Batanes, was in direct path of Ferdie. The storm […]
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese and Russian navies conducted maritime joint operations during the eight-day exercises in the South China Sea.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Starting November 15, trucks will no longer be allowed to traverse the Metro Manila skyway. According to the operators of the system, it is not safe for trucks to use the Skyway as they pose threats to the safety of other motorists.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that he cannot suppress the country’s illegal drug problem within six months. The President asked for another six months to address the problem. Furthermore, the President said that while the government was busy fighting illegal drugs and corruption, incidents of kidnapping and terrorism also came up and had to be separately addressed by the Duterte administration.
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II revealed on Monday (September 19) that two more high profile inmates will testify on Senator Leila De Lima’s alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP). According to Aguirre, the inmates will reveal their affidavits detailing their knowledge on De Lima’s entanglement in the narcotics mess. “We will be presenting at least 30 witnesses and resource persons on Day 1 alone to establish the […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima stressed on Sunday (September 18) that she will not attend the hearing of House of Representatives on the alleged narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP). “With or without an invitation, I will not attend that hearing. I will not even send any representative, lawyer or even an observer,” De Lima said. “It is a sham inquiry, with no objective other than to demolish or destroy me, upon orders […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Monday (September 19) has expressed his apologies to Senator Alan Peter Cayetano regarding their Senate hearing clash last week. “This is to express my apologies for my demeanor during last Thursday’s hearing of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights,” Trillanes said in a letter sent to the office of Cayetano. “It was brought about because of the intense passion and emotion of the moment. Nonetheless, it was […]
(Eagle News)– Aside from Norwegian Kjartan Sekkingstad and three Indonesians, the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on Sunday (September 18) released two Filipino hostages they kidnapped last August 6. Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) Western Mindanao Command Spokesperson Major Felimon Tan said that Daniela Taruc and Levy Gonzales were released by ASG in Barangay Tiptipon, Sulu at 10:30 p.m. The two hostages were recovered by a concerned citizen. They were brought to the headquarters of […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa stressed on Sunday (September 18) that he did not ask for an extension in the anti-narcotics war, though thankful for the additional time given by President Rodrigo Duterte. “I did not ask for an extension. (The extension is) better so that we finish this properly. We’re thankful because we were given additional time,” Dela Rosa said. “He [President Duterte] saw that we were having […]
INDANAN, Philippines (AFP) — A Norwegian former hostage on Sunday described his psychological torture as he heard his friends being beheaded by Islamic militants during a year-long captivity in the southern Philippines. A heavily bearded and gaunt Kjartan Sekkingstad, who was released on Saturday by the feared Abu Sayyaf group, also said he narrowly survived military attacks against his captors, with a bullet piercing his backpack. “Basically, I’ve been treated like a slave, carrying their stuff […]
KALIBO, Aklan, Sept. 19 (PIA6) – Is your community located near the transmission lines? The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines issued safety reminders to the public to avoid electrocution, accidents and power interruptions. In a recently held Power Forum with Presentation of Priority Projects conducted by the NGCP at Premier Business Hotel here, Engineer Reynaldo Bontogon discussed on transmission lines safety reminders. According to Bontogon, planting of trees, which could grow at least 4 […]
