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(Eagle News)– Chief Presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo explained the remarks of Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa pushing drug surrenderees to kill and burn the house of drug lords as a simple “gulpe de gulat.” Hindi naman siya nagti-threaten, drama lang iyon. Alam mo naman ang mga Pilipino, kung walang gulpe de gulat, hindi naman tayo … gulpe de gulat lang iyon,” Panelo told reporters. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella, on the […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Friday mentioned the charges drug matrix personalities could face, specifically drug-related graft cases. “If and when they have been verified, charges may have to deal with graft and drug-related graft once information is actually verified,” Abella noted. According to Abella, it’s up to the Department of Justice on how will they prove the involvement of the big shots during inquiries. “Let us take a cue na […]
(Eagle News)– Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday disregarded Melvin Odicta’s denial of his drug lord status, who went along with his wife because of “fear for their lives”. Nag-surrender kuno doon sa Maynila, pero hindi sa akin nag-surrender. Dini-deny na hindi daw siya drug lord,” Bato stressed in his speech. “Ano siya? Sinong niloloko niya? Kayo? Di ba alam ninyo na siya ang drug lord tapos […]
(Eagle News)– Malacañan clarified on Friday that the ransom paid in exchange for freedom of Norwegian national Kjartan Sekkingstad to Abu Sayyaf Group was not from the government. “I am not privy to that but I think it was also raised by third parties … Not from the government. Ransom not from the government,” presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella explained after President Rodrigo Duterte revealed the transaction on Thursday. “If that’s the one [Sekkingstad], then I […]
(Eagle News)– NDF chief negotiator Luis Jalandoni expressed his optimism that an indefinite extension of the 7-day unilateral ceasefire observed by the New People’s Army (NPA) can be extended, given the positive results of Oslo peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front (NDF). “Posible kung magkakatugma ‘yung dalawang ceasefires,” Jalandoni noted. The NDF declared a unilateral ceasefire to keep the New People’s Army from launching attacks against government forces. Labor Secretary and […]
(Eagle News)– The government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the National Democratic Front (NDF) on Thursday gave the go signal on an accelerated timetable drafted by the Reciprocal Working Committee (RWC) and Reciprocal Working Groups (RWG) to complete substantive agenda of the peace talks in less than a year. The Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said in a press release that both sides had agreed on […]
(Eagle News)– Fearing for their lives, suspected drug lord Melvin Odicta and wife Meriam went to Camp Crame on Thursday to meet Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno. “They were instructed to come here dahil their life is threatened in Iloilo. Tinatakot sila,” Sueno explained to reporters in a press briefing on Thursday. According to Sueno, the couple are now giving statements before the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) […]
(Eagle News)– Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II on Thursday reiterated that his predecessor Senator Leila de Lima could face drug and graft charges if claims of her links to narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison (NBP) found to be true. Bank records and six witnesses would be presented by Department of Justice that would show De Lima’s involvement in NBP blunder. “At the very least, siyempre (violation of the) Anti-Graft Corrupt Practices […]
(Eagle News)– “Call it Malacañan Palace, I only call it ‘The People’s Palace.’ One day I will rename it, ‘People’s Palace.” This remark was stated by President Rodrigo Duterte in front of reporters early Thursday in Davao City. “That’s why I always say it, I know the palace of the people called Malacañang. You have heard me say that. I never say diretso ‘Malacañan Palace.’ Hindi naman palasyo iyan eh. Noon lang iyan sa mga […]
(Eagle News)– The number of support that Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos earned in the 2016 national polls showed that there’s no more trauma regarding the dictatorship of his strongman father. This statement was issued by President Rodrigo Duterte to answer questions regarding his go signal to give late President Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial at the Heroes’ Cemetery. “Tingnan mo pagtakbo ni Bongbong. Iilan diperensya lang sila, tsaka 200,000. Tapos sabihin ninyo na it’s […]
(Eagle News)– Kabayan party-list Representative Harry Roque proposed a measure to rename Libingan ng mga Bayani (LNMB) to Libingan ng mga Bayani at mga Dating Pangulo” so that it can “defer from judging whether a former President was or was not a hero.” This measure was proposed following President Rodrigo Duterte’s command of giving late strongman Ferdinand Marcos a hero’s burial at the said cemetery. “The planed burial is causing massive unrest among Filipinos who […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday laughed off the drug matrix released by President Rodrigo Duterte about her alleged role in narcotics trade inside New Bilibid Prison. “As I have often said, I will not dignify any further this so-called ‘drug matrix’ which, any ordinary lawyer knows too well, properly belongs to the garbage can,” De Lima said. More mockery was given by the senator, and even described the matrix as “worst […]
