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(Eagle News)–Apparently backtracking on his initial statement, Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison on Tuesday, Aug. 21, said it looks like President Rodrigo Duterte will live long to stand trial before the International Criminal Court. Sison made the pronouncement based on a Facebook Live video made by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go after Sison said there were reports the President had gone into a coma since Sunday, Aug. 19. “If the […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte was seen in a facebook live video on Monday, August 20, taken by presidential assistant Bong Go, saying he was “fairly healthy,” alive and well, and “having dinner with a beautiful lady.” “Kunan mo kaming dalawa,” Duterte said, directing his assistant Bong Bo in the FB live video he was taking. “I have a very important visitor..I’m alive, fairly healthy and I’m having dinner with a beautiful lady […]
(Eagle News)—–Videos taken during the police raid in a Makati bar on Thursday, Aug. 16, showed National Capital Region Police Office policemen asking the three lawyers who were arrested for alleged obstruction of justice who they were representing, but they could not give clear answers. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, the videos also showed one of the policemen explaining to the lawyers that they were taking videos without prior authorization, which meant this constituted obstruction […]
(Eagle News)–Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa is still in charge of the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. According to SC Spokesperson Theodore Te, the court “unanimously denied” Caguioa’s request the case be re-raffled to someone else, following Marcos’ request he inhibit because of his “fraternal relations” with former President Benigno Aquino III. Marcos also noted Caguioa’s wife was a supporter of Robredo. “Contrary to these (news) […]
(Eagle News) — The Employer’s Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) vowed to help the Department of Labor and Employment in its campaign to end contractualization in the country. In fact, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said “we are now in possession of a proposed memorandum understanding submitted by ECOP.” “Pagka tatanggapin ang MOU na ito ay maaaring magkaroon ng paglalagda and this will result in the regularization of 300,000 contractual workers,” Bello said in a phone […]
(Eagle News) — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has launched an investigation into the incident that saw a Xiamen Air plane skidding off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway, resulting in flight cancellations for several days. According to CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio, Xiamen Airlines officials and the plane’s crew members will face the Aircraft Investigation and Inquiry Board, who will aim to determine the reason why flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 […]
(Eagle News) — Lakas-CMD may make an alliance with Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago. “If we have the chance, why not?” Lakas-CMD’s Prospero Pichay, Surigao representative, said. If this pushes through, Lakas-CMD, which was now-Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s party until she was sworn in as PDP-Laban member, would follow in the footsteps of the National Unity Party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition, and the Nacionalista Party. These three parties forged an alliance with the HNP last […]
(Eagle News) — Xiamen Airlines will pay the Manila International Airport Authority the amount representing damages resulting from the closure of a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway last week after one of its planes overshot the runway. MIAA general manager Ed Monreal said the exact amount has yet to be determined. “Pinarating ko na po sa kanila ‘yun,” Monreal said. On Monday, Aug. 20, the airline’s chairman, Che Shanglun, apologized for Thursday’s incident, which led […]
(Eagle News) — The chair of the airline whose plane skidded off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway on Thursday, resulting in canceled and diverted flights, has apologized. Che Shanglun of Xiamen Airlines chair said in a statement three days after flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 runway that the company would “do its utmost to assist.” “At the same time, all flights from Xiamen Airlines to the Philippines will be carried out normally to provide […]
(Eagle News) — At least two senators disputed the claim of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison that President Rodrigo Duterte has gone into a coma. “He was in Davao Friday, eh ang saya-saya niya, galit na galit na naman dun sa mga corrupt. Paano namang nagkasakit ‘yun?” Senator Cynthia Villar told reporters. Senator Koko Pimentel agreed. “Why believe and report of someone hundreds of kilometers away in Europe?” he said. In […]
A Duterte frat member backs Palace’s statement (Eagle News) –The Palace on Monday, Aug. 20, denied the claim of Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder, that President Rodrigo Duterte was ill. “Absolutely false. Perhaps that is the wish of (Sison) hence when he is fed with the wrong information on (Duterte’s) health, he easily believes it,” Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the President was “in robust health.” Ruell […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Aug. 20, thanked Liza Maza for her service, but questioned why she “had to connect peace talks” with her job as National Anti-Poverty Commission chair. “The President gave them that opportunity and she decided to leave. Wala namang nagpapaalis sa kanya,” he said. According to Roque, “it would’ve been a perfect opportunity for the Left to show that they can lead.” He noted Maza’s accomplishments as NAPC chair, […]
