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QUEZON City, Philippines – Casino junket operator Kim Wong once again returned money to the Anti-Money Laundering Council and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Wong returned Php 250 million which is part of the Php 450 million that Wong promised to return. This is the fourth time that Wong returned money in order to recover the $81 million stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank.
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to House of Representatives majority leader Neptali Gonzales, the canvassing of the votes for the President and Vice-President may resort to manual canvassing due to the fact that the machines to be used in the Congress are still not programmed to read provincial and city certificate of canvass.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Based on the data of the Commission on Elections, there are 318,000 active voters who are classified as persons with disabilities. As such, the COMELEC set aside 4, 000 accessible polling precincts for PWDs, sick, pregnant and senior citizens in order to facilitate their right to exercise suffrage on election day. https://youtu.be/1EdFr-9ng10
(Eagle News) –The Iglesia Ni Cristo is supporting Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte for president and Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., for vice-president in the May 9 elections. Their names are contained in sample ballots that are distributed to INC members all over the country. For the senators, the INC is supporting the following candidates: Joel Villanueva, Dick Gordon, Franklin Drilon, Risa Hontiveros, Francis Tolentino, Martin Romualdez, Ralph Recto, Manny Pacquiao, Vicente Sotto, Win Gatchalian, […]
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — Anti-establishment Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte’s rollicking ride to presidential favoritism has triggered warnings of a coup should he win next week’s election, with opponents warning he is a dictator in the making. The Philippines has endured a tumultuous democracy since millions of people took to the streets to overthrow dictator Ferdinand Marcos in 1986, with a succession of leaders having to quell military unrest and one president ousted in another […]
QUEZON CITY, May 5 – Inaccuracies in recorded nutrition status such as age, height, and weight measurements of children in public schools are among the major constraints that state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) encountered in assessing the effectiveness of the Department of Education’s (DepED) School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP). In her presentation at a seminar organized by PIDS and the Cordillera Studies Center of the University of the Philippines (UP) Baguio, PIDS […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The deployment of units tasked to secure the coming may 9 elections has reached 97.1 percent, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Wednesday, May 4. The Philippine National Police disclosed the deployment of police officers, standby forces and quick reaction teams stationed in a 24-hour basis at the command posts in their respective headquarters. When asked regarding the exact number of troops and units involved in securing the […]
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — American Thomas Dooley will lead the Philippines’ football team for another two years after maintaining their top ranking in Southeast Asia, the national federation said. The deal means Dooley, a former captain of the US national team, will lead the Philippines as they target success in the AFF Suzuki Cup, which they are co-hosting with Myanmar in November and December. Dooley, 54, who took charge in 2014, will now stay […]
Political analyst Ramon Casiple examines Philippine candidates Credit: AFP
QUEZON City, Philppines – The Department of National Defense admitted that Japan’s offer of five of its warplanes for rent will go a long way to enhance the defense capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines – including humanitarian assistance, disaster response and maritime security. The DND did not disclose the cost of the rent of the five Japanese warplanes. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Various groups are appealing the government to exert all efforts to rescue its three remaining captives of the Abu Sayyaf after it released another video showing the three remaining hostages pleading the government to pay the ransom. The Abu Sayyaf threatened to behead the three if no ransom is delivered. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is hoping that voters will change their mind due to his revelation regarding Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte’s hidden wealth. Trillanes also challenged Duterte to file a libel case against him. On the other hand, Duterte said that no one should pay attention to Trillanes because he is just causing a great disturbance to the country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
