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MARAWI, Philippines (AFP) — Muslim extremists who support the Islamic State group staged a daring jailbreak in the southern Philippines, freeing 23 detainees in the latest in a series of mass escapes, officials said Sunday. About 50 heavily armed members of the Maute group raided the local jail in the southern city of Marawi on Mindanao island on Saturday and freed eight comrades who were arrested barely a week ago, police said. Fifteen other detainees, […]
MANILA, Aug. 29 (PIA) — President Rodrigo Roa Duterte is scheduled to lead the flag-raising and wreath-laying ceremonies at the Libingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig City on August 29 2016, 8:00 o’clock in the morning, to commemorate National Heroes Day. This year’s commemorative program, with the theme, “Bawat Pilipino, Bayaning Katuwang sa Pagbabago” is led by the National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) in coordination with other government agencies, local government units, and non-government organizations. […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Philippine security officials killed six members of militant group Abu Sayyaf on Friday including one involved in the kidnapping of two Canadians who were beheaded in the troubled south, the military said. A military spokesman said soldiers clashed with 100 members of notorious kidnap-for-ransom gang Abu Sayyaf as troops carried out President Rodrigo Duterte’s orders to “destroy” the militants. In April and June, the group beheaded two Canadian tourists after […]
by Pierre-Henry Deshayes OSLO, Norway (AFP) — The Philippine government and Communist guerrillas on Friday signed an indefinite ceasefire deal to facilitate peace talks aimed at ending one of Asia’s longest-running insurgencies. “This is a historic and unprecedented event … (but) there is still a lot of work to be done ahead,” President Rodrigo Duterte’s peace adviser Jesus Dureza said at a signing ceremony in Norway, which is mediating the talks. Both sides agreed […]
(Eagle News) — Naninindigan ang Malacañang na may matibay na ebidensiyang magdidiin kay Senadora Leila de Lima kaugnay ng pagiging umano’y protektor ng illegal drug operation sa New Bilibid Prison (NBP). Ayon kay chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo, isa-isa na aniyang kinukunan ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II ng statement ang mga testigo na magdidiin kay De Lima sa umano’y koneksyon nito sa illegal drug operations sa NBP. Dagdag pa ni Panelo, dumaan sa […]
(Eagle News) — Maaaring maharap sa kasong graft at drug-related graft ang mga napabilang sa “drug matrix” ng New Bilibid Prison (NBP) na inilabas ni Pangulong Rodrigo Dutere. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, itutuloy ang pagsasampa ng mga nabanggti na kaso kung mabeberipika at mapagtitibay ang mga impormasyon laban sa mga taong nasa matrix. Maraming pangalan ang lumitaw sa “Bilibid drug matrix” kabilang sina Sen. Leila de Lima, Former Justice Undersecretary Francisco Baraan III […]
(Eagle News) — Tinanggal na sa kani-kanilang puwesto ang 22 chiefs of police (COP) sa Cagayan Valley region matapos silang bumagsak sa pagpapatupad ng kampanya ng gobyerno laban sa iligal na droga. Ayon kay PNP Region II Acting Director, PC/Supt. Gilbert Sosa, nabigo aniya ang 22 chiefs of police na maipakitang magiging mabisa silang katuwang ng PNP sa pagnanais ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mawala o mabawasan ang operasyon ng iligal na droga sa bansa […]
(Eagle News)– Chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo insisted that the spate of killings were not done by law enforcers, but are caused by drug syndicates silencing their cohorts who could possibly reveal their identities. “Ang nakikita natin ngayon ay patayan between syndicates. Iyan ang lagi nating i-emphasize at nakakalimutan ng lahat na iyong mga nasa sindikato–unang-una nagkaka-onsehan kaya nagkakapatayan,” Panelo told reporters in a chance interview. “Pangalawa, more importantly I think because of the […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañang on Friday emphasized that the drug problem in the country is not just a national security threat but also a public health issue. “The government is very, very aware and is very concerned that drugs are not just a national security issue but also a public health issue,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a press briefing inside the Palace. According to Abella, the additional drug rehabilitation centers and anti-poverty programs are in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte is entertaining the idea of renaming the Malacañang Palace into the People’s Palace. According to President Duterte, the word “Malacañang” has imperialist undertones. President Duterte also wants to open the Palace to the public. (Eagle News Service Described Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Cynthia Villar is proposing a bill that will penalize schools with “no permit, no exam policy”. According to Senator Villar, Senate Bill 722 aims to allow students to take exams even if they were not able to pay their tuition fee. The senator emphasized the need of schools to understand students under financial straits. Schools that will not follow the law will be made to pay a fine of Php […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – There will be a reduction of the thousand of buses that traverse Metro Manila by 2018 after the government finishes the two inter-modal bus stations. In the second Senate hearing regarding the giving of emergency powers to the President to alleviate traffic, the officials of the Department of Transportation said that the Duterte administration targets the completion of two inter-modal bus terminals in south and south-west Metro Manila by 2018. The […]
