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(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reiterated its warning to the public against human trafficking schemes that involve the use of social media. The DFA issued the reminder following human trafficking cases in Baghdad, Iraq. According to the DFA, ten human trafficking victims are under custody of the embassy since January 19. They were apart from the trafficking victim detained at Basra Prison in Iraq for the last three months who was released for […]
(Eagle News)—Rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 7, as the easterlies affect the archipelago. Mindanao and Eastern Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said in the eastern section of […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 6, defended Michael Yang anew from allegations he was engaged in the drug trade. Duterte did this a day after dismissed Col. Eduardo Acierto accused the chief executive, his aide Bong Go, former Philippine National Police chief Ronald dela Rosa and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino of protecting Yang. “I can vouch for him because he was in Davao way back in 1988,” Duterte said in […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he would correct with a compromise the Motorcycle Crime Prevention Act which he had recently signed into law, and would just require riders to have bigger plate numbers in the rear of their bikes, and forego front plates that could endanger the safety of riders. Duterte, who is an avid motorcycle rider himself, said that he understood the concerns of motorcycle riders in the country who […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he is not in favor of releasing the names of those in the entertainment industry who are involved in drugs, as they are civilians, unlike public and government officials, including those running for public office, whose names should be known by the public. During his speech on Saturday night, April 6, 2019 at the Iloilo Convention Center, President Duterte asked why he should release the names of […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace slammed calls for the resignation of Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde over the 14 deaths of farmers and suspected Communists in police operations in Negros Oriental. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the police operations that also netted 12 people were, after all, “legitimate.” “There is absolutely no basis in fact and in law for the PNP Chief, General Oscar Albayalde, to resign,” he said. He said Karapatan and […]
(Eagle News)—Most Filipinos disagree that the Chinese government has good intentions for Filipinos, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. According to the Fourth Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey done from December 16-19, 2018, 44 percent of Filipino adults disagree with the statement, “Most of what the Chinese government wants to happen in the Philippines is good for the Filipinos.” The survey found only 27% agree with the statement, and 29% are undecided about the matter. […]
(Eagle News)—Isolated thunderstorms are expected in parts of the country today, April 6, as the easterlies affect the archipelago. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers are expected in Mindanao, Eastern and Central Visayas, and Bicol Region, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. The weather bureau said flash floods during severe thunderstorms are also possible. Partly cloudy skies on the other hand will prevail over Metro Manila and the rest of […]
(Eagle News)—Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison believes President Rodrigo Duterte cannot declare a revolutionary war because he is a “bureaucrat capitalist of the worst kind” in the first place. “Duterte cannot engage in a revolutionary war because he is a counterrevolutionary agent of foreign monopoly capitalists, big compradors and big landlords,” Sison said in a statement. According to Sison, Duterte “should not misappropriate and besmirch the noble calling of revolutionary.” […]
(Eagle News)—The International Criminal Court has begun its preliminary examination of the communication for crimes against humanity filed against President Rodrigo Duterte by the National Union of People’s Lawyers. This as the tribunal based in The Netherlands said in a letter to the NUPL that the communication, which was filed over the drug war, “relates to a situation already under preliminary examination by the Office of the Prosecutor.” The ICC was apparently referring to the […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has denied the allegations he was behind the video that linked former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte to illegal drugs. “I really wish I was part of the making of the video so I could relish these moments but sadly I am not,” Trillanes said, congratulating those he said were behind the “Ang Totoong Narco-list” which he said showed a witness hurling “very serious, quite pointed and well-explained” accusations. He […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Friday, April 5, volunteered to join President Rodrigo Duterte if the chief executive decides to visit Pag-asa Island. Lacson made the comment after Duterte said he would not allow the Chinese to occupy the island in the South China Sea but also reiterated the country was not ready to go to war. Hours before, the Department of Foreign Affairs issued a strongly worded statement over the “illegal” presence […]
