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PNP nakahandang arestuhin si Cong. Imelda Marcos – Albayalde

(Eagle News) — Idinepensa ni Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Oscar Albayalde ang tila pagiging malambot ng PNP sa nakatakdang pag-aresto kay dating First Lady Imelda Marcos na hinatulang guilty ng Sandiganbayan sa pitong kaso ng graft. Ikinukumpara kasi ito sa pagiging agresibo ng PNP sa pag-aresto kay Senador Antonio Trillanes IV noong Oktubre. Ayon kay Albayalde, ikinokonsidera nila ang pagiging babae, may edad at ang kalusugan ng dating unang ginang. “Wala tayong nakikitang magiging […]

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President Duterte flies to Singapore today for 33rd ASEAN Summit

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is flying to Singapore today, Monday, Nov. 12, to attend the 33rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit which will start on November 13 until Nov. 15, where key issues will be touched including the South China Sea territorial dispute, countering terrorism, and illegal drug trafficking. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary and Director General of ASEAN-Philippine National Secretariat Junever Mahilum-West said the President was invited by Singapore Prime Minister […]

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Lapeña charged with graft over 105 missing containers from Customs bureau

(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed graft raps against former Customs chief Isidro Lapeña. Also charged with violation of Section 3, Paragraph (e) of Republic Act No. 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, over the disappearance of 105 containers of ceramic tiles from the Bureau of Customs this year was another who has not been identified. The containers had been under an “alert order” and had been prevented from being released. Eighty five […]

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US Navy aircraft crashes into PHL Sea

  (Eagle News) — A United States Navy aircraft crashed into the Philippine Sea on Monday, Nov. 12, after experiencing a “mechanical issue,” a statement from the US Navy Seventh Fleet said. “A Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5 F/A-18 experienced a mechanical issue that resulted in the crew ejecting while conducting routine operations in the Philippine Sea, Nov. 12,” it said. “The crew was immediately and safely recovered by USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) search […]

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Mga kanseladong biyahe ng Philippine Airlines, nadagdagan kasunod ng pagsasaayos ng air navigation system ng CAAP

(Eagle News) — Naragdagan pa ang biyahe ng Philippine Airlines (PAL) na kanselado dahil sa isasagawang pagsasaayos ng air navigation system ng Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). Pawang international at domestic flights ang nadagdag sa kanseladong biyahe ng kanilang airlines sa darating na November 20. Ito ay ang sumusunod: PR 313 Hong Kong-Manila PR 538 Denpasar-Manila PR 655 Riyadh-Manila PR 2141/2142 Manila-Iloilo-Manila PR 2521/2522 Manila-Cagayan De Oro-Manila PR 2835 Manila-Cebu PR 2857/2858 Manila-Cebu-Manila […]

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Yellow heavy rainfall warning, itinaas sa ilang bahagi ng Mindanao dahil sa LPA

(Eagle News) – Itinaas na sa yellow heavy rainfall warning ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and ilang bahagi ng Mindanao dahil sa pag-ulan na dulot ng isang low pressure area (LPA). Itinaas ang babala sa mga lugar na sumusunod: Camiguin, Talisayan, Balingoan, Kinoguitan, Sugbongcogon at Magsaysay sa Misamis Oriental, Kapalong, San Isidro, Asuncion at New Corella sa Davao Del Norte. Nagbabala naman ang PAGASA na ang malakas na pag-ulan na nararanasan […]

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Duterte: Jalandoni, Agcaoili requested meeting with me in PHL

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Nov. 11, said Communist Party of the Philippines peace negotiators Luis Jalandoni and Fidel Agcaoili had requested for a meeting with him in the Philippines. According to Duterte, “ang problema nila kapag huhulihin sila.” As such, he said he called for a cluster meeting with the military to discuss the same. “Sabi nila, baka, baka pa lang. It’s not a very big margin there,” he said. In November, Duterte terminated […]

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NPC alarmed over Cathay’s failure to timely report data breach involving over 100,000 Philippine passengers

(Eagle News) – The National Privacy Commission is alarmed regarding the data breach involving 102,209 Philippine passengers of Cathay Pacific Airways whose sensitive data information including credit card details and passport information had been breached since March this year. Cathay Airways only notified the NPC about this data breach on October 25, prompting the Commission to issue an order asking the airline company to explain why it failed to immediately or “timely notify” the government […]

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Palace reiterates constitutionality of Proclamation No. 572

(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Saturday, Nov. 10, reiterated Proclamation No. 572 is “by no means an intrusion or usurpation into the powers of the other independent branches of government.” “As correctly stated by the Makati court, the President’s proclamation does not trample upon the Congressional prerogative to concur with the grant of amnesties since it is not the amnesty proclamation that was declared void, but its implementation,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, referring to Branch […]

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SC upholds constitutionality of K-12 program

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the K to 12 program, saying the petitions against it failed to prove it was in violation of the Constitution. The SC also declared constitutional the related issuances from the Commission on Higher Education and Department of Education, and lifted the temporary restraining order on the exclusion of Filipino, Panitikan as core college courses. “For having failed to show any of the above in the passage of […]

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DOTr: No hike in MRT-3 fares despite rehab

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Saturday, Nov. 10, gave the assurance  there would be no hike in MRT-3 fares even with the planned rehablitation of the trains. “Mariin na instruction ni Secretary Tugade na hindi tayo mag-i-increase ng anumang pasahe hangga’t hindi nararamdaman ng ating mga commuters ang improvements sa services ng MRT-3,” DOTr Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said. Batan made the statement after the Philippines and Japan signed a loan pact for […]

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JBC releases shortlist of individuals vying for Chief Justice post

(Eagle News)—The Judicial and Bar Council has released the names shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice. Included in the shortlist were Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Associate Justices Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin and Andres Reyes Jr. The shortlist will undergo scrutiny on Friday. Those shortlisted are vying for the position left vacant by Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo de Castro, who retired in October.

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