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PNP on majority of Filipinos’ belief some cops engaged in illegal drug trade, EJKs: “Internal cleansing” ongoing

(Eagle News) –The Philippine National Police on Thursday, Feb. 28, said the “internal cleansing” of its ranks was ongoing. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac issued the statement in a radio interview after a Social Weather Stations survey found majority of Filipinos believe some policemen themselves were behind the illegal drug trade and behind extrajudicial killings. “Patuloy ang ating internal cleansing, yung ating kampanya dito, lahat ng mga pulis na may pagkakamali, pagkakasala at paglabas […]

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Mga naghain ng reklamo vs Sen. Trillanes ikinasiya ang pasya ng Pasay Prosecutor’s Office

(Eagle News) — Ikinatuwa ng grupo ni Labor Undersecretary Jacinto Paras ang naging desisyon ng Pasay City Prosecutors Office na kasuhan ng inciting to sedition si Senador Antonio Trillanes IV. Ayon kay Paras, hindi nila pine-personal si Trillanes, sa halip nais nilang bigyan ng leksiyon ang senador sa mga binibitawan nitong salita na maliwanag na pambabastos sa kasalukuyang administrasyon. Paliwanag pa ni Paras, hindi nila sinisikil ang kalayaan ng mambabatas sa malayang paghahahayag ng kaniyang saloobin, […]

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Palace releases names of Bangsamoro Transition Authority members

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 27, released the list of members of the newly formed Bangsamoro Transition Authority that will serve as the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao government from 2019 to the 2022 polls. The appointment papers of the following were signed by President Rodrigo Duterte on Feb. 22, the same day they took their oath of office: Murad Ebrahim Ghazali Jaafar Ali Solaiman Mohagher Iqbal Abdulraof Macacua Ibrahim Ali […]

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Palace hopes telcos will exert best efforts to improve citizens’ complaint hotline

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Feb. 28, expressed hope telecommunications companies would exert their best efforts to improve the citizens’ complaint hotline 8888. Ina statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted Executive Order No. 6, which institutionalized the hotline to allow members of the public to air their complaints about government in general, was among the first executive orders issued by the President. “Before the issuance of Executive Order No. 6, public avenues for […]

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“Wutip” now a severe tropical storm; may enter PAR on Thursday, Feb. 28

(Eagle News) — “Wutip” has intensified into a severe tropical storm as it moved closer to the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its latest weather update, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of “Wutip” was seen 1750 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 135 kilometers per hour. PAGASA had said “Wutip,” which is moving west northwestward, may […]

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SWS: Majority of Filipinos believe policemen themselves are behind the illegal drug trade

(Eagle News)—-Majority of Filipinos believe policemen themselves are behind the illegal drug trade, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the  survey conducted from Dec. 16 to 19, 68% of Filipino adults say it is definitely or probably true, 26% are undecided, and 5% say it is definitely or probably not true. The SWS said belief in the accusation that policemen are involved in the illegal drug trade was highest in Metro Manila at 75%. This was followed by Balance Luzon at 68%, […]

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Palace: Arnell Ignacio resigned from OWWA post due to “personal reasons”

(Eagle News) — Arnell Ignacio resigned from his post as deputy administrator of the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration for “personal reasons,” the Palace said on Wednesday, Feb. 27. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Ignacio “has intimated his desire to pursue other endeavours.” “While the President has yet to formally accept Mr. Ignacio’s resignation, we recognize as well as thank him for his contributions to the Filipino people,” he said, noting that […]

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Duterte: Allegations of ill-gotten wealth vs Marcoses not proven until now

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Feb. 27, said there was still no proof the Marcos family had amassed ill-gotten wealth during then-President Ferdinand Marcos’ term as alleged. “Until now, you have not proven anything except to sequester and sell. Hindi mo nga sigurado kung talagang kay Marcos ba ‘yan?” Duterte, a lawyer, said in a speech in Manila. The Marcoses are accused of stealing $5 to $10 billion from government coffers, and […]

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Construction of 36-km Metro Manila Subway project starts after groundbreaking; partial operations set 2022

  (Eagle News) – The construction of the Metro Manila Subway system will now start with the groundbreaking of the 36-kilometer railway system — the first underground railway system in the country — which will also use Japanese technology. The Metro Manila Subway that will be designed with the Tokyo Subway in mind, will be flood and earthquake resilient. It is dubbed as the “project of the century” and is designed to run trains at […]

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Guevarra to members of National Prosecution Service: Remain “neutral, impartial, non-partisan” in discharge of duties related to 2019 polls

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, Feb. 27, reminded members of the Department of Justice’s National Prosecution Service to remain “neutral, impartial and non-partisan” in the discharge of their official duties in relation to the 2019 elections. In Department Circular No. 001, Guevarra said “no less than the 1987 Constitution provides that officers of employees in the civil service are strictly prohibited from engaging ‘directly or indirectly in any electioneering or partisan […]

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Palace to monitor progress of Metro Manila Subway project

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 27, said it would be monitoring the progress of the Metro Manila Subway project, the country’s first-ever underground railway system that aims to link Quezon City to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on the day the project, which is part of the government’s Build, Build, Build program, broke ground in Valenzuela City. “The Office of the President… commits its […]

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Trillanes to Duterte following President’s vow he would subpoena senator’s mother: Just do it

(Eagle News) — Just do it. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV had this to say to President Rodrigo Duterte, who has vowed to subpoena the senator’s mother in connection with her alleged transactions with the Philippine Navy while her husband and son were in the service. “Duterte is threatening to subpoena my mother. Just do it and let it be another humiliating episode for you like the fake offshore bank accounts you alleged against me,” Trillanes […]

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