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Sandiganbayan junks P1.052-billion case vs former President Marcos, wife

(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has junked another case against former President Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda. Citing insufficiency of evidence, the second division dismissed the P1.052-billion ill-gotten wealth case also filed against Bienvenido Tantoco Sr., among others, less than two months after the anti-graft court junked the P102-billion ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcoses and 11 others. In the P1.052-billion ill-gotten wealth case, prosecutors accused Tantoco of acting as a dummy for the wealth of […]

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Oil prices reduced for second consecutive week as world oil prices drop

https://youtu.be/17G0OxXELVc (Eagle News) – Oil companies rolled back the prices of gasoline, diesel and kerosene today, Tuesday, October 8, 2019, as prices of oil in the world market dropped with the restored oil outputs in Saudi by last month. Gasoline prices were slashed by 80 centavos per liter, while diesel prices were reduced by P1 per liter. Kerosene prices were likewise rolled back by P1.15 per liter. This was the second consecutive week that oil […]

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Duterte to name two police officials still engaged in illegal drug activities — Go

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will name the two police officials who are still “playing with illegal drugs.” According to Senator Bong Go,  “hintayin po natin ang resulta ng imbestigasyon ng (Department of the Interior and Local Government) at (Department of Justice).” “Managot (ang) dapat managot,” he said. The President had said in a speech during the Valdai forum in Russia that two police generals were still engaged in illegal drug activities. He made the remark […]

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President Duterte visits daughter Veronica in hospital

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is seen visiting his daughter Veronica in this picture posted on her Instagram account. He reportedly went straight to hospital from the airport upon arrival from Russia after learning she had been confined due to dengue. Veronica is on her way to recovery, Senator Bong Go said.

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PHL gov’t imposes total ban on deployment of OFWs to South Sudan

(Eagle News)–The government has imposed a total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to South Sudan. In a statement, the Department of Labor and Employment said the  governing board of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, in a resolution, decided to impose the ban also on the processing of the documents of OFWs  bound for the country “until further notice.” The board is chaired by Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III. Bello said the ban […]

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Albayalde directs the return of 15 cops earlier recalled by PNP as security detail of PDEA chief Aquino

  (Eagle News) – The 15 police security escort assigned to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Director Gen. Aaron Aquino, who were previously recalled, will now be returned to him, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde. Albayalde said that he had already directed the Regional Director of Provincial Regional Office 3 to “bring back all the security personnel” of Aquino. He said he decided on this after Aquino claimed that […]

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Duterte: PHL gov’t working on bilateral agreement with Russia to help undocumented Filipinos

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Department of Labor and Employment is now working on a bilateral agreement with Russia to address the concerns of the many undocumented Filipinos in that country. There are around 10,000 Filipinos in Russia, most of them undocumented, according to Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta. Duterte said he raised the problems of the many overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who lacked documentation with Russian President Vladimir […]

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President Duterte receives honorary doctorate degree from elite Moscow university, gives a “doctorate lecture”

  (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on the last day of his 5-day visit to Russia. The MGIMO is considered the most elite university in Russia and is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian government. The Moscow university hosted a solemn university ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the granting of the honorary doctorate degree […]

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Palace on drop in Duterte’s approval rating: It’s not a concern

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Oct. 7, said the drop in the approval rating of President Rodrigo Duterte is not at all a cause for concern. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the 78 percent registered by Duterte in the latest Pulse Asia survey is, after all, “still high.” “Surveys fluctuate depending on when they get them. If it is taken at a time when there are controversies hounding, it may affect the survey results,” he […]

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Duterte registers 78 percent approval rating in latest Pulse Asia survey

Ratings of Robredo, Sotto also down (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte registered a 78 percent rating in September, seven points lower than the rating he got in June, a Pulse Asia survey said. According to the survey, 8 percent disapproved of Duterte, while 14 percent were undecided. Of the highest-ranking officials included in the survey, only Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin got a rating higher than the previous rating he got, or 42%. Senate President Tito Sotto’s […]

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Robredo camp to PET: Give us a copy of report on recount of votes covering 3 pilot provinces

(Eagle News)–The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to furnish it a copy of the report on the recount covering the three pilot provinces related to the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos. In seeking for a copy of the report issued by Justice Alfredo Caguioa, the magistrate-in-charge,  Robredo, through her lawyer Romulo Macalintal, noted that the parties need to be apprised […]

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