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Joint maritime exercises ng China at ASEAN, umarangkada na

(Eagle News) — Nagsimula na ang joint military exercises ng China at ng ASEAN member state sa South China Sea. Batay sa report, walong barkong pandigma ang naglayag mula sa port of zhanjiang,sa timugang bahagi ng Gunadong Province ng China, mayroon itong nasa 1,200 military personnel na kasama sa naturang military exercise. Ayon kay Singapore Chief of Navy, Rear-Admiral Lew Chuen Hong, binigyang diin niya sa kaniyang mensahe ang kahalagahan ng ganitong joint military drills […]

Palace: Solgen to go straight to CA to question Makati court’s ruling on non-issuance of Trillanes arrest warrant

  (Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General will no longer file a motion for reconsideration before branch 148 of the Makati regional trial court on its resolution that denied the government’s motion for an arrest warrant against opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV. Instead, Solicitor General Jose Calida will go straight to the Court of Appeals to question the ruling of Makati RTC branch 148 Judge Andres Soriano, according to Malacanang. “He (Calida) […]

Bagyong nasa labas ng bansa lumakas pa, isa nang severe tropical storm

(Eagle News) — Lalo pang lumakas ang bagyong nasa labas ng bansa at may international name na Yutu. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), ang severe tropical storm Yutu ay huling namataan sa 2,925 kilometers east ng Visayas. Nasa labas pa rin ito ng bansa at hindi pa inaasahang papasok sa Philippine Area of Responsibility sa susunod na dalawa hanggang tatlong araw. Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hanging aabot sa […]

Israel, Germany at Japan tumatanggap ng Filipino workers

(Eagle NewS) — Bukas ngayon ang pamahalaan ng Israel para sa mga Pilipinong naghahanap ng trabaho. Nangangailangan ang Israel ng 5,000 Filipino hotel workers at may kaugnayan sa hotel and restaurant management. Bagaman wala pang job order at guidelines para sa naturang mga trabaho, sinabi ni Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III na aayusin na ito sa nobyembre. Maliban sa Israel, bukas din ang Germany at Japan na kumuha pa ng maraming Pilipinong manggagawa. Para sa […]

Kandidatura ni Sen. Pimentel, pinapa-disqualify sa Comelec

Ni Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service (eagle News) — Inihain sa Commission on Election ni Atty. Ferdinand Topacio ang petisyon na ipawalang-bisa ang kandidatura ni re-electionist Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III. Ayon kay Topacio, hanggang dalawang magkasunod na termino ang paninilbihan ng isang senador batay sa saligang-batas. Tumakbo si Pimentel noong 2007 elections pero idineklarang panalo si Senador Juan Miguel Zubiri na noo’y nasa pang-labing dalawang pwesto. Iprinotesta ni Pimentel sa Senate Electoral Tribunal ang […]

Sen. Angara, nanawagan sa DepEd na ipatupad ang Integrated History Law

(Eagle News) — Nanawagan si Senador Sonny Angara sa Department of Education (DepEd) upang ipatupad ang integrated history law sa lahat ng mga paaralan sa bansa. Ayon kay Angara, sa pamamagitan ng nasabing batas mailalagay bilang subject sa mga paaralan ang indigenous people history and culture sa mga kabataan. Aniya, dapat na isama ito sa curriculum sa mga paaralan sa basic at higher education sa buong bansa. “By including this subject in our education system, […]

“This is not the end,” says DOJ chief on Makati court’s resolution junking motion for Trillanes’ arrest

  (Eagle News) – “This is just the beginning. This is not the end.” This was the pronouncement of Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra after Makati Regional Trial branch 148 judge Andres Soriano “denied due course” to their motion seeking an arrest warrant and a hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on the coup d’etat case initially filed in the said Makati court. Gueverra said the Department of Justice will still elevate this to […]

Trillanes says Makati Judge Soriano “singlehandedly upheld justice” in junking DOJ’s motion for his arrest

  (Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV thanked Makati regional trial court branch 148 judge Andres Soriano for what he said was his action of “singlehandedly upholding justice” when he dismissed the motion seeking his arrest earlier filed by the Department of Justice. Speaking to senate reporters shortly after receiving a copy of the court’s resolution, Trillanes said Soriano gave him hope that justice could still be attained in the country. “Singlehandedly, he upheld […]

Palace: Constitution should be amended if mandatory drug tests for 2019 poll candidates will be implemented

(Eagle News) — Malacañang said the Philippines Constitution needs to be amended first if the mandatory drug testing will be applied to candidates for national level positions for the upcoming 2019 elections. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that the mandatory drug testing of political aspirants for the next year’s election would violate the 1987 Constitution. He said that this is already beyond the provision of the Constitution, and needs additional qualifications in the Constitution if […]

President Duterte to visit wake of farmers killed in Sagay City, Negros Occidental

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is set to visit the wake of the nine sugarcane farmers killed by unidentified men in a plantation in Sagay city, Negros Occidental last Saturday night. This was announced by Former Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go on Monday, October 22. “Inaayos pa nila pero I’m sure bibisita sa wake,” Go said to the reporters. Go said the President wanted to know what really happened to the […]

UPDATED: Makati RTC denies DOJ’s motion for issuance of arrest warrant for Trillanes

(Eagle News) – The Makati Regional Trial Court branch 148 handling the coup d’etat case of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has junked the motion for the issuance of arrest warrant against the senator on Monday, Oct. 22, 2018, saying that it was “powerless” to revive a case which had long been dismissed. Makati RTC Judge Andres Soriano said that the coup d’etat case was dismissed based on the court’s order dated Sept. 21, 2011, or […]

Trillanes waits for word on Makati RTC resolution on his case inside Senate office

  (Eagle News) — Opposition senator Antonio Trillanes IV is now waiting inside his office at the Senate for word on the resolution issued by Makati Regional Trial Court branch 148 regarding his coup d’etat case. Trillanes would not yet comment while waiting for information regarding the Makati RTC resolution. He said he would wait for a copy of the resolution issued by Judge Andres Soriano who is handling his coup d’etat case which is […]