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MANILA, April 25 – A Palace official on Sunday denied that the Philippines is trying to pressure China over an arbitration of the South China Sea disputes. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi described the Philippines’ move to present its case against China to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague as “either political arrogance or legal prejudice”. Wang, who was in Cambodia to meet with his counterpart Prak Sokhonn last Friday, said China wants the […]
MANILA, April 25 – Malacanang addressed on Saturday the “hacking” of Comelec data saying its IT experts are investigating whether there is a breach in the Palace’s security protocols and if hackers were able to use the Malacanang Internet domain. Netizens have complained that Malacañang downloaded the Comelec data. In a radio interview on Saturday, Undersecretary Manuel Quezon of the PSDSPO said Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa Jr. was informed on the evening of April 21 at […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A tough-talking Philippine presidential candidate vowed to kill his children if they ever took drugs during a televised debate Sunday, as analysts warned his scandalous remarks about raping a missionary could hurt his chances. Rodrigo Duterte has become the surprise favourite to succeed President Benigno Aquino after making a name for himself in a southern Philippine city infamous for vigilante death squads. The 71-year-old mayor of Davao has promised to crack down […]
(REUTERS) — Five Filipino presidential candidates took the stage and answered a range of questions on issues, including the South China Sea, in the last of a three-part televised debate on Sunday (April 24) ahead of May 9 presidential elections. Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Miriam Santiago, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, Senator Grace Poe and Interior Minister Manuel Roxas were asked about their platforms on poverty, corruption, health and territorial disputes with China. […]
(EAGLE NEWS) — Malacañang has condemned the latest website hacking of the Commision on Elections (COMELEC). Presidential Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said that the Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO) of the Department of Science and Technology is already coordinating with the poll body to implement stricter security protocols in their website. According to the information on this hacking that went viral on social media, voters’ information was uploaded on the web through the site […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The United States has issued a fresh travel warning for most of the southern Philippines after a surge of kidnappings there, with some victims being snatched from vessels at sea. A State Department advisory on Thursday asked its citizens to defer “non-essential” travel to the Sulu archipelago and the southern tip of the western island of Palawan, and to take “extreme caution” elsewhere in the southern region of Mindanao. It cited “the […]
(Eagle News) – Another presidential aspirant visited the Iglesia Ni Cristo Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City to make a courtesy call to the INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte sought the INC’s endorsement on Friday morning, April 22, when he met Brother Eduardo at the INC’s Bulwagan room where two other presidential aspirants earlier made separate courtesy calls. Duterte made his visit a day after Vice-President […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The family of Jeffrey Laude is still waiting for the Php 4 million compensation awarded to them by the court. According to Julita Kabilan, even Atty. Harry Roque and Atty. Virgie Suarez have not kept them abreast of the updates regarding said compensation. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Commissioner Rowena Guanzon of the Commission on Elections said that those who have complaints should not resort to hacking in order to gain attention because such acts can negatively impact the public. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections hired foreign cyber security experts to guarantee the integrity of the election results. COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista added that they are consulting Microsoft and other computer firms to ensure the security of the COMELEC website. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III supports the proposal that presidential candidates should publicize their medical records. President Aquino added that although the Constitution guarantees the right of privacy of individuals, the presidential candidates can voluntarily disclose their medical records in the interest of transparency. But more than medical records, President Aquino said that the public should scrutinize the candidates’ speeches and actions to glean where they are going to take the nation when […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Department of National Defense expressed its anger with China’s deployment of a military craft to the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. According to the DND spokesperson, Peter Paul Galvez, this is clear act of militarization and truly provocative. Still, the DND emphasized the need to diplomatically resolve the issue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
