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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte led the ceremony for the heroes of the country at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on Monday morning, and stressed the value of “dying for one’s country.” The President arrived a few minutes after 8 a.m. for the rites. Other government officials, namely Vice President Leni Robredo and Philippine National Police Director General Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa also attended the ceremony. Foreign diplomats, including Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua, was […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (August 29) announced his approval of the release of P4.7 billion total budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the bulk of which is for widows of World War II veterans and the rest is the budget for retired soldiers. “Those who are not paid by the previous administrations, actually all of them, for release is P4.7 billion for the payment for the total administrative disability (TAD) […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 29 (PIA) — Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Judy M. Taguiwalo put a stop to false reports circulating that the Pantawid ng Pamilyang Pilipino (4Ps) program of the department will no longer be implemented and that some 1.5 million of its current members will be delisted and no longer be beneficiaries. “There is no truth to these reports, and 4Ps members will continue to benefit from the program. We […]
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 […]
