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(Eagle News) — Kinondena ng Pilipinas ang Brussels attack kasabay ng pagtiyak na walang mga Pilipinong nadamay sa nasabing terror activity na ikinamatay ng mahigit 30 biktima. Ayon kay Communications Secretary Herminio “Sonny” Coloma Jr., matapos mabalitaan ang terror attacks sa Belgium, agad na iniutos ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang pagpapatupad ng mas mataas na alerto ng seguridad sa bansa, kasabay na rin ng pagdagsa ng mga magsisiuwi sa mga lalawigan dahil sa mahabang bakasyon. […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Singaporean couple were convicted on Wednesday of violating employment laws for starving their Philippine maid until her weight dropped to 29 kilograms (64 pounds). Trader Lim Choon Hong and his wife, Chong Sui Foon, both 47, admitted failing to provide enough food for a foreign domestic worker over a 15-month period. They will be sentenced at a later date. The offence is punishable by up to a year in jail plus […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) na posibleng ma-disqualify at makulong pa ang mga kandidatong mangangampanya mula bukas, Marso 24 hanggang Biyernes, Marso 25. Panawagan ng ahensya: dapat isaalang-alang ang karapatang panrelihiyon. Hindi anila dapat magkaroon ng anumang political activity kahit na ang simpleng pagkakabit lang ng campaign posters. Kaugnay nito, hinikayat din ng Comelec ang taumbayan na agad i-report sa kanila sakaling may pulitikong lalabag sa nabanggit na kabawalan.
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A watchdog body on Tuesday sought criminal charges against two suspects allegedly behind an $81 million money-laundering scandal that has shaken the Philippines. The Anti-Money Laundering Council asked Justice Department prosecutors to file charges against businessman Kim Wong and Chinese casino junket operator Weikang Xu for their alleged role in laundering the sum stolen from Bangladesh’s foreign reserves through the Philippines. The hackers managed to transfer the $81 million from the account […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Tuesday it is “reassessing” China’s participation in a large naval drill in the Pacific this year, amid tensions with Beijing over maritime claims. China took part in RIMPAC — the largest international naval exercises in the Pacific involving some 20 countries every two years under US leadership — for the first time in 2014. But soon after China’s initial participation, aimed at reducing distrust, renewed incidents […]
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno S. Aquino III asked the Department of Transportation and Communication to heighten the security in all airports, ports and terminals in the country in the wake of the explosion in the Brussels airport. Included in the heightened security are measures like checkpoints and x-ray screening of passengers and their baggage. Also included is the increased visibility of uniformed personnel. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group is posting additional personnel in the airports of the country, especially in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, in order to ensure the security of said airports during the long holiday break. Said augmentation of the AVSEGroup was implemented in the wake of the explosion in Brussels, Belgium. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines – The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board or MTRCB conducted a surprise inspection in the Araneta bus terminal to ensure that the movies that will played by buses are classified under General Patronage and Parental Guidance. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA, Philippines – Casino operator Kim Wong is now back in the Philippines and according to his counsel, he is ready to face the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee. Wong is the alleged mastermind behind the $81 million money-laundering scheme against the Central Bank of Bangladesh. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The Philippine embassy in Belgium advised Filipinos in Brussels to be cautious and to avoid public places for the meantime and also to follow local authorities. Belgium declared Alert Level 4 which is the highest security level in the country. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
MANILA,Philippines – The Commission on Elections guaranteed that it has already implemented all of the safeguards found in the Automated Elections Act and promised that the coming election will be the most transparent in the history of the Philippines. The COMELEC also guaranteed that there will no longer be any postponement or delay regarding the election and that said election will take place as scheduled. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]
Pormal nang hiniling ng Commission on Elections sa Korte Suprema na baligtarin ang desisyong nagpapahintulot kay Senadora Grace Poe-Llamanzares na tumakbo sa pagka-pangulo sa May elections. Sa mahigit 50 pahinang motion for reconsideration ng Comelec, nanawagan ito na pairalin ng Supreme Court ang section 2 ng rule 12 ng Internal Rules ng High Court na nagsasaad na walong boto ang majority vote sa isang desisyon ng may 15-mahistrado. Iginiit ng Comelec na ang botohan sa […]
