National

104 years of the Iglesia Ni Cristo: Hawaii chapel dedication highlights Church’s 50th year of foreign mission

  (Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) celebrates its 104th anniversary today, July 27, 2018, which also marks the 50th year of its foreign mission. The highlight of celebrations worldwide will be the dedication of a new House of Worship in Ewa Beach in Hawaii to be officiated by INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. The dedication of the 810-seater house of worship in Ewa Beach is particularly significant as […]

5 miyembro ng NPA na pawang mga kabataang Lumad, kusang loob na sumuko sa AFP

Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Matapos ang halos isang taong pagkakawalay sa kanilang mga magulang muling nakasama nina alyas Jomar at alyas Boni ang kanilang ama at ina. Kasama sila sa mga kabataang lumad mula sa San Fernando, Bukidnon na nirecruit ng rebeldeng grupong New People’s Army at dinala Abra. Itinurn-over sila sa militar ng mga lokal na opisyal sa probinsya makaraang makatakas mula sa kampo ng Kilusang Larangan Abra. Pinakamatanda […]

Malacañang, pinabulaanan at tinawag na “fake news” ang kumalat na balitang isinugod sa ospital si Pangulong Duterte

(Eagle News) — Tinawag ng Malacañang na fake news o kuryenteng balita ang kumalat na impormasyon na dinala sa Cardinal Santos Medical Center si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na katunayan nasa Mindanao ang Pangulo. Panauhing pandangal pa ang Pangulo sa ‘69th Araw ng Ipil’ sa Zamboanga Sibugay. Ayon kay Roque, noong gabi bago ang State of the Nation Address nagpunta sa Cardinal Santos Medical Center ang Pangulo para sa kanyang […]

CA junks Rappler’s petition vs SEC ruling

(Eagle News)–The Court of Appeals has junked the petition for review filed by online news site Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Inc. against the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission to revoke their certificate of incorporation. In a 72-page decision, the CA Special 12th Division denied the SEC had committed grave abuse of discretion when it made the revocation for what it said were Rappler Inc.’s and Rappler Holdings Inc.’s  violation of the Constitution and foreign-equity […]

Associate Justice Martires is new Ombudsman

(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a new Ombudsman. The President said on Thursday, July 26, that he has signed the appointment papers of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Martires, who succeeded Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales who retired on the same day. “He is bright and he is a fair man,” the President said. The President also refused to give Martires any marching order, noting that the former SC associate justice  “belong(ed) to a different […]

Duterte signs proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law

(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte has signed the proposed Bangsamoro Organic Law. The President made the announcement in a speech on Thursday, July 26. “Nur, if you are my brother, Nur, if you are listening, I would like to thank you for just narerendahan mo ‘yung pwersa mo. Let us talk because we are old. Fighting is no longer an option for you and for me. Usap na lang tayo,” the President said, referring to the […]

COMELEC sides with Robredo, tells tribunal 25% shaded ovals are valid votes

  (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections backed the position of Vice-President Leni Robredo on the 25 percent shading threshold for votes in the manual recount, as it sent its comment to the Presidential Electoral Tribunal on the poll protest case filed by former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. In its comment sent by the Comelec legal department, the poll body said that it considered as “valid votes” marks that “cover at least about […]

Bagong House speaker Arroyo binati ng Malacañang; Alvarez, pinasalamatan

Nagpaabot ng pormal na pagbati ang Malacañang kay bagong House speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo bilang kauna-unahang babaeng speaker ng mababang kapulungan ng Kongreso. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na magagamit ni Speaker Arroyo ang kanyang kaalaman at kasanayan sa pamumuno bilang dating Presidente. Ayon kay Roque, umaasa ang Malacañang na sa ilalim ni Speaker Arroyo ay maisusulong ang mga legislative agenda ng administrasyon. Pinasalamatan naman ng Malakanyang si dating Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez dahil sa […]

Duterte says he had “fired” 16 gov’t officials for frequent travels, climate change meetings abroad

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that he had already “fired” 16 government officials, including three department secretaries, aside from undersecretaries and cabinet members, because of their frequent travels attending “climate change conferences” all over the world. The President did not name who these officials were, except that he fired them for their frequent travels connected to climate change meetings abroad. “There’s a climate change in Africa and they are there. There’s a […]

BAI itinangging may swine flu sa bansa; publiko pinag-iingat sa mga ‘fake news’

(Eagle News)– Nagbabala ang Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) sa publiko ukol sa mga kumakalat na balita sa mga social networking sites at text messages na may kumakalat ngayong swine flu sa bansa. Ayon sa mga kumakalat na chain messages, ipinagbabawal umano ang pagkain ng karne ng baboy dahil sa dala nitong sakit at tinadtad pa raw ang mga ito ng antibiotics. Mayroon rin daw 40 na baboy ang namamatay kada araw dahil sa influenza. Ngunit, ito […]

Duterte urges nations to work on preventing nuclear tests, avoid war, in speech on climate change

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte urged all countries to do all they can to stop nuclear testing and explosions, and to avoid war, as these not only destroy people’s lives, but also endanger the environment and cause global warming. During the Asia-Pacific Healthy Islands Conference on Wednesday,July 25, held at the Marco Polo Hotel in Davao City, the President said that nuclear explosions and war greatly change the “ecosystem of the world.” Because […]

Opposition senators urge SC to allow detained De Lima to represent them in their petition vs PHL’s ICC withdrawal

(Eagle News)—Opposition senators on Thursday, July 26, urged the Supreme Court to allow detained Senator Leila de Lima to represent them in oral arguments on their petition against the Philippines’ withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. In their four-page manifestation with motion, Senators Francis Pangilinan, Franklin Drilon, Bam Aquino, Risa Hontiveros, Antonio Trillanes IV and De Lima herself noted  the detained senator was, they believe, the “best” who could “present and argue” the case, the issues […]