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Tropical Depression “Marilyn” maintains strength as it moves in northwest direction

(Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Marilyn” has maintained its strength as it moved northwestward. Even if “Marilyn,” which was last spotted 1,175 km east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora or 1,165 km east of Basco, Batanes, is not expected to make landfall, until this evening, the combined effects of the tropical depression and the southwest monsoon will bring moderate to intermittent heavy rains over Aurora, Palawan, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services […]

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Pangilinan to colleagues: Allow De Lima to attend hearing so she can defend herself

(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Thursday, Sept. 12, urged his colleagues to allow Senator Leila de Lima, who is detained on drug-related charges, to attend the Senate hearing on the problems in the Bureau of Corrections so she can defend herself. De Lima, after all, he said, was being used as a “scapegoat in the scandal that has blown up”  in the “face” of the BuCor. “Hindi si Sen. De Lima ang nagtangkang pakawalan si […]

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President Duterte won’t go after BuCor personnel who released convicts under GCTA law “in good faith”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Sept. 12, said he will not go after Bureau of Corrections officials who released convicts under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law “in good faith.” Duterte issued the remark as the Ombudsman continues its probe into the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the law, suspending over 27 BuCor officials in the process. The officials included Ramoncito Roque, chief of the BuCor documents and records section, and Senior […]

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NFA raises to P19 per kilo its buying price for palay

  (Eagle News) – The government has increased the buying price for palay or unmilled rice to P19 per kilo from the previous P17 per kilo, according to Agriculture Secretary William Dar. This was decided upon by the National Food Authority (NFA) Council on Sept. 10. But the NFA, because of lack of funds, also decided to remove the P3.70 incentive given to farmers which covers the P3 buffer stocking fee, the 20 centavo delivery […]

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Convicted inmates na napalaya at sumuko, umabot na sa 281, ayon sa PNP

https://youtu.be/lDrEC_nw_fU (Eagle News) — Umabot na sa 281 na convicted inmates na napalaya sa pamamagitan ng Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) ang kusang loob na sumuko sa iba’t ibang tanggapan ng Philippine National Police sa buong bansa. Ayon kay PNP Spokesperson BGen.Bernard Banac, 47 sa mga sumuko ang na-i-turn over na nila sa Bureau of Corrections. Muli namang umapela ang PNP sa iba pang napalayang convicts na kusang loob nang sumuko, bago matapos ang 15 […]

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De Lima calls out 3 senators for allegedly steering Senate hearing that led to two people tagging her in BuCor corruption

(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, Sept. 12, slammed several of her colleagues for allegedly steering the Senate joint panel hearing that saw two resource persons tag her in corruption in the Bureau of Corrections when she was justice secretary. In a statement issued from Camp Crame, where she is detained for drug-related charges, De Lima in particular called out Senators Richard Gordon, Francis Tolentino and Ping Lacson, who she said were “practically the […]

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JUST IN: 2 suspended BuCor officials, NBP hospital doctor cited in contempt for “continuously lying”

(Eagle News)–Three resource persons were cited in contempt by the Senate on Thursday, Sept. 12, for “continuously lying.” It was Senator Ronald dela Rosa who motioned for Atty. Fredric Anthony Santos, suspended Bureau of Corrections legal unit chief; New Bilibid Prison hospital doctor Urcisio Cenas; and suspended BuCor records and documents unit chief Ramoncito Roque to be sanctioned before the end of the hearing on problems in BuCor. Roque and Cenas denied they received any […]

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DA still waiting for more lab test results that will determine “virulence” of ASF virus that hit PHL

(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture is still waiting for the result of another laboratory test that will identify how virulent is the type of African Swine Fever virus that hit the country. The initial Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test on the swine blood samples collected from small backyard farms in Rizal had already confirmed that the pigs which mysteriously died there were positive for African Swine Fever (ASF) The PCR test result from […]

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DILG to seek help of Dutch gov’t for extradition of Sison

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government will ask the the Dutch government for help in the extradition of Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said the Philippine government will in particular seek a “special arrangement” with the country that has no extradition pact with the Philippines. According to Año, the grounds would be that Sison’s  “‘refugee status’ is no longer tenable […]

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Inmate, daughter claim they paid NBP hospital doctor in exchange for release of medical docs

  Inmate says illegal drug transactions also take place in Ward 3 (Eagle News)–At least two people on Thursday, Sept. 12, said there were corruption and other illegal activities ongoing in the New Bilibid Prison hospital. Inmate former Valencia, Bukidnon Mayor Antonio Galario, who had been confined in the hospital for kidney problems, said he paid NBP doctor Urcisio Cenas at least P1,000 each time he transacted with him. “I asked for a medical abstract, […]

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Former BuCor OIC details other forms of corruption in BuCor; reiterates De Lima benefited when she was justice secretary

(Eagle News)–Former Bureau of Corrections officer in charge Rafael Ragos on Thursday,  Sept. 12,  detailed other forms of corruption in BuCor, noting that then-Justice Secretary Leila de Lima was one of the “beneficiaries.” Under questioning by Senator Panfilo Lacson, Ragos, who was appointed by De Lima at the helm of the BuCor, said he himself delivered P5 million to De Lima in her house in Parañaque at one time. Ragos said he found the money […]

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Suspended BuCor records unit chief denies knowing about Napoles’ inclusion in list of convicts to be freed under GCTA law

(Eagle News)–The suspended chief of the Bureau of Corrections documents and records section on Thursday, Sept. 12, denied he knew anything about Janet Lim Napoles being included in the BuCor list of convicts to be released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. “Wala po akong impormasyon, Your Honor,” Ramoncito Roque said under questioning by Senator Richard Gordon. Gordon noted that the crime supposedly committed by Napoles, who was convicted of graft and corruption in […]

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