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(Eagle News)–The Sandiganbayan has upheld the conviction of Janet Lim Napoles for the alleged misuse of the P224.5-million pork barrel of former Senator Bong Revilla. In upholding her conviction, the first division said the evidence was sufficient to establish her guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Napoles had asked the anti-graft court to reverse its decision after Revilla was acquitted of plunder in the case. Apart from Napoles, Revilla’s former chief of staff Richard Cambe was convicted. […]
(Eagle News) – More than 7,000 military personnel from the US and the Philippines are set to work together in this year’s the annual “Balikatan” exercises which started Monday, April 1, aimed at strengthening interoperability between both countries’ armed forces. Balikatan is an exercise between the Republic of the Philippines and the United States, and also involves participation from Australia, which will last until April 12. Balikatan is a Tagalog phrase for “shoulder-to-shoulder,” characterizing […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of Chinese vessels near Pagasa Island, the Palace said on Monday, April 1. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Department of Foreign Affairs in particular noted the presence of 275 Chinese vessels from January to March this year. He did not say when the protest was filed. The Philippines and China have had improved relations since President Rodrigo Duterte assumed office. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police on Monday, April 1, stressed the police operations in Negros Oriental that led to the killings of 14 people killed were legitimate. According to PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde, the operations were covered by search warrants. “They have 36 search warrants in different parts of Negros Oriental..Ito ay nangyari sa iba’t ibang lugar,” he said. He belied claims by leftists the killings were a massacre, saying 12 suspects were arrested because […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs is looking for the kin of an Overseas Filipino Worker found suffering from amnesia in China. In a statement, the DFA urged the public to provide the department with information on the kin of a Richard Soriano, who was repatriated on Friday, March 29. The DFA said Soriano had been left in a hospital in the country where he used to work. The DFA urged individuals to contact the […]
(Eagle News)—-Partly cloudy skies are expected in the country today, March 31, as the easterlies affect Visayas and Mindanao, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said Eastern Visayas and Mindanao will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Flash floods due to severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy skies, PAGASA said. Extreme northern Luzon will have moderate […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines co-sponsored the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution combatting the financing of terrorism. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced this on Saturday, March 30, as it highlighted Philippine efforts in fighting terrorism in its co-sponsorship of UNSC Resolution No. 2462. “Money is the lifeblood of terrorism,” said Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., in his speech before the UN Security Council on Thursday, March 28, as he cited the country’s […]
(Eagle News)–House Majority Leader Fredenil Castro on Saturday, March 30, denied the House of Representatives’ leadership took away P92.3 billion from the proposed national budget. According to Castro, “there is no truth” to the allegations hurled by Camarines Sur Rep. Luis Raymund Villafuerte that the P92.3 billion was also distributed to favored members. “I can say with authority that Rep. Villafuerte is peddling fake news. I pity my good friend L-Ray, but I understand where […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is ready for this year’s “Earth Hour” with the renewed pledge to say no to single-use plastics. Using this year’s official hashtags #Connect2Earth, #EarthHourPH2019, and #AyokoNgPlastik, World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) -Philippines is encouraging everyone to harness the power of social media and help share their commitment to start changing the planet for the better. This is by sharing stories and photos of their sustainable living actions, as […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Saturday, March 30, welcomed the results of the first quarter 2019 Business Expectations Survey that showed a marked improvement in business confidence in the Philippine economy. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the results were a “good indicator of strong business and investor confidence (in) the decisive leadership of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and his competent economic team” which he said “resulted in the easing of inflation and higher […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Saturday, March 30, slammed Rappler chief executive officer Maria Ressa anew, and accused her of wanting special treatment since she was a journalist. “She wants her profession to shield her from accountability of a wrongdoing that she could be guilty of,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said after a US State Department spokesperson called on the Philippine government to allow Ressa to “operate freely.” According to Panelo, Ressa “cannot forever hide behind […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Koko Pimentel has filed a bill seeking a ban on the importation of wastes into the country. In filing Senate Bill No. 2144, Pimentel noted that the Philippines was “well in the path” of being known as a country engaged in the “global waste trade” as evidenced by two incidents of trash dumping in 2017 and 2018. Pimentel also noted that China, formerly the top destination for recyclable trash, has banned the importation […]
