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(Eagle News) – Former Maguindanao Governor Sajid Islam Ampatuan is sentenced to reclusion perpetua by the Sandiganbayan after finding him guilty of graft and malversation of public funds, and of 63 counts of falsification of public documents. The cases arose over his alleged misuse of millions of pesos in public funds in 2009 when he allegedly made anomalous purchases of construction materials allegedly for the repair of various school buildings, when he was […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture will be suspending the importation of bulb onions, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said on Friday, March 22. According to Piñol, this was pending the results of the investigation of the Philippine Competition Commission and the National Bureau of Investigation into the reported operations of a cartel manipulating the buying price of onions produced locally. It was the DA that asked for the probe following reports trading firms closed […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Friday, March 22, announced the start of the dry season. PAGASA said “the day-to-day weather across the country will gradually become warmer, though isolated thunderstorms are also likely to occur” as a result. On Friday though, PAGASA said cloudy skies were expected in parts of the country as the ridge of a high pressure area (HPA) affects Northern Luzon. The weather bureau said partly cloudy […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 22, called on this year’s graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy to stand by their principles “at all costs.” “Never be deceived by power nor by fame. What is important is your honor, for it is your badge towards genuine success,” Duterte told the 201 cadets belonging to the Sansiklab Class 2019. He also urged them to “excel in your chosen pursuits, lend your abilities to […]
(Eagle News)–Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. on Friday, March 22, slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for terminating the peace talks “permanently,” saying the chief executive “does not understand there is broad support” for such a process. “The President fails to grasp that…addressing the roots of the armed conflict, and not a militarist approach, is the most effective way to a just peace,” he said. According to Reyes, localized peace talks “appear doomed from the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has officially banned travel junkets and team-building activities of government employees abroad. Duterte, who had been vocal against the same in previous speeches, made the order official in Executive Order 77 which was made available to the media on Friday, March 22. Under the order signed on March 15, the “taking of a personal leave immediately before or after the official activity” is also “highly discouraged.” “If travel circumstances, such […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is still on the “white list” of the International Maritime Organization. This was the clarification issued by the Maritime Industry Authority, following a media report the country could be excluded for failure to comply with global reporting standards. Inclusion in the “white list” means that a country complies with the minimum qualification standards for masters, officers and watch personnel on seagoing merchant ships, based on the revised 1978 International Convention […]
(Eagle News)– He’s like an “old broken record.” This was the reaction of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison to President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement to permanently end peace talks with Communist rebels on Thursday, March 21. In a statement, Sison said “as far as the (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) is concerned, Duterte formally killed the peace negotiations on November 23, 2017, with his Proclamation 360 terminating them.” The proclamation sought […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte thanked Filipino-Chinese businessmen for supporting the administration’s fight against illegal drugs, criminality, and corruption, and for helping in socio-civic projects of the government. In his speech during the opening of the 32nd Biennial Convention of the Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Inc. (FFCCCII) on Thursday, the President called on the Filipino-Chinese businessmen to continue their cooperation in building a more progressive Philippines. “Let me take […]
(Eagle News) — The communication filed by two former high-ranking government officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court will not affect Philippine-China relations. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke to reporters on Thursday, March 21. “No, I’m sure it won’t,” Duterte said when asked. According to Duterte, while the Philippines was a “democratic country and anybody can bring a suit against anybody,” whether or not it “would prosper […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, March 21, officially shot down any possibility of a resumption of peace talks with the Communist rebels. Duterte made the announcement in a speech at the 122nd anniversary of the Philippine Army. “I am no longer entertaining any interventions or persuasions in this democratic state of the Republic of the Philippines..My sense if that maybe you can talk to the next President of this republic one day,” […]
(Eagle News) – The rise of China as a new world power is good for developing countries as this would “create a world where the lesser have a chance,” according to Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., after his bilateral meeting with his counterpart Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi in China. In his statement at a joint press briefing with the Chinese foreign minister on Wednesday, March 20, Locsin said he and […]
