Nagsagawa ng Oplan Tokhang sa Culiat, Quezon City ang mga otoridad. Nasa pitumpu-katao ang dinala sa barangay hall dahil sa kampanya. Si Paulo Macahilas sa report:
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Assassination plot kay Pangulong Duterte, nabunyag
Aabot sa 4.5 milyong piso na halaga ng smuggled gun parts ang nasabat ng PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group sa Bacolod City. Kung saan dalawang suspect ang naaresto. Inamin naman ng isa sa mga suspek na sa kanila bumili ng pyesa ng baril ang mga taong nagpaplanong pumatay kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ang detalye sa report ni Mar Gabriel:
Pag-amyenda sa Anti-wiretapping law, pinaburan sa Senado
Suportado ng mga Senador ang pag-amyenda sa Anti-wiretapping law. Layon nitong mapigilan ang aktibidad ng mga sindikato sa droga. Pero si Senadora Leila De Lima, ibinunyag na naka-wiretapped ang kaniyang telepono. Ayon naman kay PNP Chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, walang equipment ang PNP para mag-wiretap. Si Meanne Corvera sa detalye:
DOJ: Espinosa Sr. yet to apply for state protection
(Eagle News)– Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday said that Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. has yet to apply for state protection in exchange for spilling the drug connections of his son, alleged drug lord Kerwin Espinosa. According to Aguirre, Espinosa have not filed for a formal request to be admitted to Witness Protection Program (WPP) of the Department of Justice (DOJ). If Espinosa applies for state protection, his statements would go under […]
109 SSS branches to open during Saturdays this September
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Social Security System (SSS) will open 109 branches every Saturday of September 2016 for the application of the loan restructuring program or LRP as part of its 59th anniversary celebration. These branches will be open from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM.
Luzon Grid placed under yellow alert by NGCP
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) on Thursday, September 1 placed the Luzon Grid under yellow alert due to insufficient ancillary services (AS) capacity. According to the NGCP, the available grid capacity is now at 9, 508 megawatts with a peak demand of 8, 911 megawatts. https://youtu.be/EtlAa6wVWIU
Taxi groups raise petition for return of Php 40 flag-down rate
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Taxi Operators Association will petition the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to return the taxi flag-down rate to PHP 40.00 due to the oil price hike. The current flag down rate is P30. The group is also asking for a PHP 5.00 increase for the additional rate every 2 minutes waiting time. https://youtu.be/C4JZt1BlBDY
Palace: There are ops carried out by “narco-cops”
(Eagle News)– Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Thursday revealed that there are illegitimate police operations done by suspected narco-cops. “We’d just like to refer to the fact that drug killings are not state-sanctioned and we also have to clearly and carefully make reference to the fact that certain deaths involving policemen may actually be cleansing operations by scalawags in uniform,” Abella told reporters in a press briefing in the Palace. Abella also noted that the […]
DOT: Duterte nixes Steve Harvey to host Miss U in PHL
(Eagle News)–Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo revealed on Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed concern after finding out that American comedian Steve Harvey will once again host the Miss Universe Pageant 2017 which will be held at the Mall of Asia Arena on January 30. “When I told the President about that, negative agad ang sabi niya: ‘Hindi pwede.’ That was what he said. And he said: ‘I’m going to talk to the Miss Universe […]
Palace on curbed assassination plot: President is “untouched”
(Eagle News)– Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Thursday noted that President Rodrigo Duterte is not affected by the assassination plot against him. “The President is pretty much untouched by these threats. Concerned but not worried,” Abella said. “He eats threats for breakfast. Meaning to say, it is not something new to him. He said it again and again that he puts his honor, his life, his presidency on the line. It is a very heroic […]
Bello urges displaced OFWs in Saudi to avail of the repatriation program
MANILA, Sept 1 (PIA) — Labor and Employment Secretary Silvestre H. Bello III yesterday urged displaced overseas Filipino workers in Saudi Arabia to avail of the repatriation program offered by the government. “Pinapakiusapan ko sila na mag-avail ng repatriation para makauwi na sa Pilipinas. Mahirap ang kalagayan nila dito sa Saudi Arabia,” said Bello who heads the 40-man Phippine Special Mission to Saudi Arabia. According to Bello, the goal is to repatriate the first batch of 2,000 […]
Bato “worried” on meeting 1.8M drug surrenderee target
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa revealed his uncertainty on Thursday about meeting their target of making the 1.8 million drug users and pushers surrender within the first six months of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. “Sabi nga ni Presidente (Rodrigo Duterte) zero tolerance tayo sa drugs. Kung zero tolerance malaki pa bubunuin natin and I’m worried. We are running out of time,” Dela Rosa said. “Kaya worried ako baka […]
