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Sara Duterte rebukes Sison for remark on President Duterte’s health

(Eagle News)—-Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 21, rebuked Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison for his remark about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health. According to the presidential daughter, her father has been “very transparent” about his medical condition in the first place. She said her father had “sinigang na ribs” and pansit for lunch on Monday, a day after Sison said the President had gone into a coma. “His recent Facebook […]

Noynoy Aquino says he won’t run in 2019 polls

(Eagle News)—-Former President Benigno Aquino III said he has no plans of running for a post in the 2019 elections. “Kung tatakbo ako, baka itayo ko lang ang sarili kong bangko pero kung interes ng taumbayan sa paghihirap ko mas maraming makakaupo, kung mas makakatulong sa ating bansa kesa sa sumikat ako,mas mabuti na sumikat ang bansa,” he told reporters during the commemoration of the death anniversary of his father. He said he would instead campaign […]

Karamihan ng mga Pilipino, ‘di kuntento sa singil sa kuryente -Pulse Asia

(Eagle News) — Karamihan sa mga Pilipino ang hindi kontento sa pagbaba ng presyo ng kuryente sa bansa.. Batay sa resulta ng isinagawang survey ng Pulse Asia, 60 percent ng karamihan sa mga Pinoy ang hindi nasasapatan sa singil sa kanilang kuryente. Sa resulta ng ulat ng Bayan Survey, 60 percent ang nagsabing ‘di sila nasasapatan, 29 percent ang nagsabing medyo ‘di sila nasasapatan, habang 31 percent ang talagang ‘di nasasapatan. Ang nasabing survey ay […]

Sison: Duterte may live long enough to face trial before ICC based on Bong Go’s video

(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 […]

Duterte comes out on Bong Go’s FB live video, saying he’s “alive, fairly healthy, having dinner with beautiful lady”

  (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 […]

Lacson: Three lawyers may have contaminated evidence in Makati bar

(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 […]

SC: Caguioa still in charge of VP poll protest

(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) […]

ECOP wants to help DOLE regularize 300,000 workers

(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 […]

CAAP launches probe into NAIA runway mishap

(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 […]

Pichay: Lakas-CMD may forge alliance with Sara Duterte’s HNP

(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 […]

MIAA: Xiamen Air to pay damages resulting from NAIA runway closure

(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 […]

Xiamen Air exec sorry for runway mishap

(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 […]