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(Eagle News)–Now-Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde at one time called Aaron Aquino, then the police director of Region 3, to ask that the case filed against the policemen who conducted the Pampanga raid in 2013 be reviewed. This was the revelation of Aquino, now the Philippine Drug Enforcement chief, during the joint Senate panel hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Aquino made the revelation after former Criminal Investigation […]
(Eagle News) – Former Philippine National Police (PNP) Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) chief and now Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong said that the cops involved in the questionable drug raid in Mexico, Pampanga had seized around 200 kilos of shabu and not just 30 kilos. During the Senate hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 1, Magalong told Senate Blue Ribbon committee chair Senator Richard Gordon, that there was apparent mishandling of evidence in the […]
(Eagle News)–The head of the police team that conducted the 2013 raid in Mexico, Pampanga denied they had arrested one Johnson Lee, as claimed by former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group chief Benjamin Magalong. Rodney Baloyo, then a colonel, made the denial in Tuesday’s hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. Earlier, Magalong, who led a CIDG probe into the raid conducted by Baloyo’s team in Woodridge Subdivision said barangay authorities had managed to […]
(Eagle News)–Former Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Chief Benjamin Magalong on Tuesday, Oct. 1, revealed the names of the policemen he said, among others, colluded to enable the release of a foreign national who had been arrested for illegal drug-related activities in a Pampanga raid in November 2013. In the joint Senate panel hearing on the Good Conduct Time Allowance law, Magalong said administrative and criminal charges were filed against Supt. Rodney Baloyo, allegedly the […]
(Eagle News) – The Senate will continue its hearing on the so-called “ninja cops” or policemen who recycle by re-selling the illegal drugs they confiscate in operations. During the hearing, Senator Richard Gordon, chair of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, is expected to name these so-called ‘ninja cops”, specifically those earlier named by former Criminal Investigation and Detection chief and now Baguio City mayor Benjamin Magalong in an executive session. Philippine National Police chief Police […]
(Eagle News)–The names of the policemen who allegedly sell recycled illegal drugs are expected to be revealed in today’s hearing of the joint Senate panel initially looking into the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte did not reveal their names in his recent public speeches even after Senator Bong Go said he would do so. Earlier, the Senate gave the approval for the names, which were bared by former Criminal […]
(Eagle News)—Some 20,000 pigs have already been culled in the country because of African Swine Fever, based from reports from the Department of Agriculture. “The majority of the pigs were from Bulacan and the areas were already quarantined including nearby areas of Pampanga,” Agriculture Secretary William Dar said. But he said that from the reported hog cases, only one-third were affected with ASF virus. Two-thirds of the 20,000 pigs culled were not affected by ASF […]
(Eagle News)– “Onyok” is now outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility but rains will persist in parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the trough of “Onyok,” which is affecting Extreme Northern Luzon, will bring cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms to Batanes. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. The northern […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Onyok has already left the country, exiting the Philippine Area of Responsibility Monday night, Sept. 30, at 10:30 p.m. There is no more tropical cyclone wind signals in the country. Only the “through” of Onyok will bring scattered light to moderate rains over Batanes. As of 4:00 a.m. today, the eye of Typhoon “ONYOK” was located based on all available data at 695 km North of Basco, Batanes (OUTSIDE PAR) […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is all set for his five-day state visit to Russia upon the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Several bilateral agreements are set to be signed during President Duterte’s visit to Russia which starts on Tuesday, October 1. Duterte and Putin will witness the exchange of several bilateral agreements that cover cooperation on culture, health, and basic research. This will be President Duterte’s second visit to Russia. His […]
(Eagle News)–The Senate has approved on final reading a measure that would postpone the May 2020 barangay elections. Twenty-one senators voted to approve the measure, which seeks to move the barangay polls to December 2022 instead. If passed into law then, there will be two elections in 2022–one the May 2022 presidential polls, and the other the barangay elections. Senator Imee Marcos, chair of the committee on electoral reforms, more than six months is enough […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Sept. 30, expressed support for Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon’s proposal to have the passport of Guia Gomez Castro cancelled. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Drilon’s was a “good idea,” noting that Castro, who law enforcers said bought recycled illegal drugs from ninja policemen, had pending warrants of arrest. Panelo said it was for the Department of Foreign Affairs, however, to ultimately decide. In calling for […]
