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(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the militarization of the South China Sea in a meeting in Washington on Wednesday, Sept. 19. Heather Nauert, spokesperson for the United States Department of State, said also included in the agenda were the threats posed by terrorism and efforts to achieve denuclearization in North Korea. Nauert said the two secretaries also “reaffirmed the commitment” of the two countries to the […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpapasalamat si Dingalan, Aurora Municipal Mayor Sherwin Taay dahil zero casualty ang kanilang bayan sa naging pananalasa ng bagyong Ompong. Matapos din aniya ang halos limang araw ay normal nang nakapaglalayag ang kanilang mga mangingisda. Pero bagamat ligtas ang kaniyang mga kababayan at wala ring nasirang mga imprastraktura, hindi naman nakaligtas sa unos ang kanilang mga pananim. Ayon sa Alkalde, aabot sa 6.3 milyong halaga ng mga palay at mga gulay ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Sept. 20, said it will defer to the Ombudsman decision on the fate of Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson for the controversial sign language video she filmed. “Igagalang po ng Palasyo ang proseso. Kapag sinabi ng Ombudsman sibakin hindi po natin tututulan,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press conference. Apart from Uson, blogger Andrew Olivar is facing a complaint for alleged violation of the Code of Conduct […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police will extend legal assistance to Ozamiz police chief Jovie Espenido and his men who are facing a homicide case for the deaths of nine people during a police operation in 2017. PNP spokesperson Benigno Durana said it was up to Espenido, SPO4 Renato Martir Jr., and PO1 Sandra Nadayag, among others, if they would avail of such services. “Those accused have right to due process and defend themselves. Since Espenido’s […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy na makakaapekto ang Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) sa southern Luzon, Visayas at Mindanao ngayong araw, Setyembre 20. Maulap na kalangitan na may mga pag-ulan ang mararanasan sa Metro Manila, central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Western at Central Visayas at Mindanao. Habang ang nalalabing bahagi ng bansa ay makakaranas ng bahagyang maulap hanggang sa maulap na papawirin na may ilang mga pag-ulan. Ang mga residente sa mga apektadong lugar ay binigyang babala […]
(Eagle News) — Wala nang makakapigil pa sa pagpapatupad ng jeepney modernization program ng pamahalaan. Sa economic briefing sa Malacañang, sinabi ni Transportation Assistant Secretary for Road Transport and Infrastructure Mark De Leon na target ng pamahalaan na sa kalagitnaan ng taong 2020 ay phaseout na lahat ng mga lumang modelo ng jeepney sa buong bansa. Ayon kay Assistant Secretary De Leon, napasimulan na ang pagpasok ng mga modernong Public Utility Vehicle na papalit sa […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino questioned what he said was the Department of Budget and Management’s move to cut the Department of Education’s budget for the construction of classrooms. According to Aquino, from the original P116 billion, this was slashed to “just” P10.2 billion. He said the new amount can only allow for the construction of 4,000 classrooms, a far cry from the 47,000 classrooms the DepEd could have supposedly built for 2019 with the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed murder and arbitrary detention charges against Ozamiz police chief Jovie Espenido and several of his men, but found probable cause for the filing of a homicide complaint against them. In its resolution penned by Loverhette Jeffrey Villordon, assistant state prosecutor, and approved by acting prosecutor general Richard Fadullon, the DOJ said there was basis for the homicide charges filed by Carmelita Manzano against Espenido, Senior Police […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has returned the National Food Authority and two other agencies under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Sept. 19, Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol said apart from the NFA, also returned were the Philippine Coconut Authority and the Fertilizer and Pesticides Authority, which had been placed under the Office of the President by then-President Benigno Aquino III. The reorganization was made possible by Executive Order […]
(Eagle News) — The political officer of the United States Embassy visited several senators, including Antonio Trillanes IV. Josh Morris, chief of the internal political unit of the US Embassy, paid the senators a visit on Wednesday, Sept. 19, based on an entry in the Senate logbook. He listed “various senators” as the target of his visit. Apart from Trillanes, among the others he reportedly visited were Senators Tito Sotto and Gregorio Honasan. Sotto confirmed the […]
Pledges of monetary and logistical support have started pouring in after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) issued an appeal for assistance in its sworn mission to “provide hope to the most vulnerable” communities affected by Typhoon Ompong (Mangkhut). As of September 18, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) launched an emergency appeal seeking 2.7 million-Swiss franc (approximately P152 million) to assist 100,000 individuals from the most affected communities in […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Sept. 19, hit back at former Commission on Audit commissioner Heidi Mendoza, after she defended the audit agency from the chief executive’s tirades. “Hindi niya ako malecture-an because I was ahead of her by a mile dyan sa understanding sa nitty-gritty. You convict a person by a circular? Not even by law and it’s a violation of circular. A circular? What is its dimension? Does it reach the level […]
