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(Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it would push through with the Manila Bay Rehabiltation program, as it lamented the Makabayan Bloc’s call to postpone it. “We wish to emphasize that Manila Bay is in critical condition. Actually, the bay is in ICU. We cannot afford an additional day of delay. Giving in to Makabayan will only make matters much worse,” said DILG Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Jonathan […]
(Eagle News) — Two of the persons who were caught on closed-circuit television camera in the vicinity of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel prior to the blasts have surrendered to authorities. The two, however, turned themselves in reportedly to clear their names. The police has said one of the three individuals caught on CCTV was a member of the Ajang-Ajang group, a faction of the Abu Sayyaf group. The incident, which killed at least […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares ended lower Wednesday with investors sitting on their hands as US and Chinese trade negotiators prepared to meet again. The market was also in wait-and-see mode ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s policy decision later Wednesday, meaning major indices spent much of the day in the red. The Nikkei 225 index, which opened briefly in positive territory, ended down 0.52 percent, or 108.10 points, to 20,556.54 while the broader […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippines’ ranking in the Corruption Perception Index 2018 has improved, with the country moving up 12 notches. Transparency International said the Philippines ranks 99th out of 180 countries, with a score of 36, or two points more than the 34 it got in 2017. The country shares the spot with Albania, Bahrain, Colombia, Tanzania and Thailand. According to Transparency International, there was “little to no progress on anti-corruption” in the Asia Pacific where the […]
(Eagle News) — Tiwala si Solicitor General Jose Calida na papanig muli ang Korte Suprema sa kanila upang tuluyang katigan ang pagpapalawig ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ito ang paninindigan ng SolGen sa pagsisimula ng oral arguments sa Korte Suprema nitong Martes, Enero 29 tungkol sa mga petisyon na kumokontra sa ekstesyon ng martila law sa Mindanao. Walang bagong argumento sa halip kapareho lang aniya ng mga naunang batikos ng mga tutol sa batas militar […]
(Eagle News)—-One person was killed after government security forces on Tuesday, Jan. 29, raided the house of one of the suspects in the twin blasts in Jolo, Sulu that killed at least 21. Suspect alias Kamah’s relative, Ommal Yusop, died after security forces were forced to retaliate when he resisted arrest, a report on GMA’s Unang Balita said. Alias Kamah and another, however, were able to flee, the report said. Recovered from his residence in Patikul […]
(Eagle News) – The House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved on third and final reading House Bill 6517 which seeks to legalize the use of medical marijuana. With 163 “yes” votes, only five “no” votes, and three abstentions, HB 6517 entitled the Philippine Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act, was approved at the Lower House and will now be handed to the Senate. The House Bill seeks to provide “compassionate and right of access to medical cannabis […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said it was possible the four teenagers, who authorities earlier said were behind the Jolo, Sulu blasts over the weekend, were actually innocent. PNP spokesperson Senior Supt. Bernard Banac made the admission after a reporter noted what appeared to be the shocked reactions of three of the four teenagers to the second blast at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, based on footage from a […]
(Eagle News) — No more peace talks with Communist rebels. President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement on Monday, Jan. 28, following an inspection of the Jolo, Sulu blasts site. “Ganun rin sa (New People’s Army). Hindi na ako makipag-usap sa inyo,” Duterte said, referring to the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines. In making the announcement, Duterte noted the attacks by Communist rebels on government security forces even while the peace process […]
(Eagle News) — Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison again criticized President Rodrigo Duterte as he issued a statement claiming the Philippine leader should be blamed for the Jolo, Sulu bombings that the military said was perpetrated by young terrorists connected with the Abu Sayyaf. The communist leader issued his latest tirade against Duterte days after the Jolo terror attack which the military said was perpetrated by the so-called Ajang Ajang group […]
It is a “plain act of terrorism,” PNP says (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Tuesday, Jan. 29, said the bombings in Jolo, Sulu were “definitely not related” to the ratification of the Bangsamoro Organic Law. According to Senior Supt. Bernard Banac, PNP spokesperson, based on their investigation, “this is just a plain act of terrorism on the part of the suspects.” “Planado ito. Ang pambobomba ay a result of months of planning,” […]
(Eagle News) — “Destroy” the Abu Sayyaf. President Rodrigo Duterte gave this order to the government security forces on Monday, Jan. 28, following the deadly blasts at a Sulu cathedral that killed at least 21 and injured several others. Duterte gave the order after inspecting the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral and visiting the relatives of the victims of the blasts, which police have initially attributed to a faction of the Abu Sayyaf. Philippine […]
