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(Eagle News) — The rule of law has prevailed. The Palace had this to say following the conviction of Zaldy and Datu Unsay Ampatuan and several others over the 2009 Maguindanao massacre, but the acquittal of some on Thursday, Dec. 19. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the remark, as he urged all parties to respect the decision handed down by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes more than ten years since […]
(Eagle News) — Guilty. This was the verdict handed down by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221 Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes to several of the 101 accused in the Maguindanao massacre in 2009. Solis-Reyes sentenced Zaldy Ampatuan, former Datu Unsay mayor Andal Ampatuan Jr. and several others to suffer the penalty of imprisonment of reclusion perpetua without parole after finding the prosecution established their guilt beyond reasonable doubt as principals in 57 murder counts. Also […]
(Eagle News) – The day of reckoning comes for about a hundred accused in the gruesome Maguindanao massacre where 58 persons, including 32 journalists, were killed in a mass murder considered the worst media killing in one day. Today, Dec. 19, Judge Jocelyn Solis-Reyes of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221, is set to issue the verdict in a mass murder so horrific that it had shocked world media. Ten years after […]
BATTLE CREEK, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump railed against a Democratic Party “consumed with hatred” after he was impeached Wednesday for abuse of power and obstructing Congress. “While we’re creating jobs and fighting for Michigan, the radical Left in Congress is consumed with envy and hatred and rage, you see what’s going on,” the Republican leader seethed at campaign rally in the state. “These people are crazy.” Trump said the Democratic Party, […]
by Michael Mathes with Sebastian Smith in Battle Creek, Michigan Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump was impeached for abuse of power in a historic vote in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, setting up a Senate trial on removing him from office after three turbulent years. By a 230 to 197 vote in the Democratic-majority House, the 45th US president became just the third occupant of the White […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Thursday, Dec. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 6 kilometers southwest of Sulop at 8:01 a.m. Depth of focus was 7 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News) — The promulgation of the Maguindanao massacre case is expected today, Dec. 19, more than ten years since the crime dubbed as the country’s worst poll-related violence, took place in 2009. The promulgation is set at 9 a.m. in Camp Bagong Diwa, where security is so far tight. Only 76 media men and crew were given accreditation to enter the Metro Manila District Jail Annex 2 in Camp Bagong Diwa, and were allowed […]
(Eagle News) — The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude quake that hit Mindanao on Sunday has risen to 11, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said. According to the NDRRMC, of the 11, 10 were recorded in Region XI while one was recorded in Region XII. The number of those injured was at 111, the NDRRMC said. The death toll as of Wednesday was at nine. President Rodrigo Duterte was in Davao City […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in some areas today as the easterlies affect the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas and Caraga will have cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms. Flash floods and landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Dec. 18, conferred the Order of Lapu Lapu to the 30th South East Asian Games Filipino medalists whose achievements made the country the overall champion in the recently concluded biennial event. President Duterte himself gave the recognition, which is conferred on individuals who have given exceptional contributions to the country, to each of the athletes in ceremonies held at the Palace. The athletes also received their cash […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has plans of going around Metro Manila on board his motorcycle. This is according to Presidential Security Group chief Brigadier General Jose Eriel Niembra who spoke to reporters on Wednesday, Dec. 18. According to Niembra, though, he was against the idea. President Duterte is a known motorcycle enthusiast. In October, he figured in a motorcycle accident in the PSG compound that saw him sustaining bruises and wounds. A day […]
Hits Grab for “toying” with 22.5 percent fare increase cap (Eagle News) — Senator Imee Marcos is calling for the legalization of motorcycle-for-hire riding services such as Angkas, whose test-run period of six months allowed by the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board in Metro Manila and Cebu is set to lapse this December. “I think na mas safe ang Angkas kaysa sa unregulated, unregistered, unknown na mga tumatanggap ng pasahero,” she told reporters on […]
