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(Eagle News)–Former jail warden Gerald Bantag on Friday, Sept. 20, took his oath as the new Bureau of Corrections director-general. Bantag took his oath before Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, days after he was appointed to the post by President Rodrigo Duterte. His appointment came after Duterte sacked Nicanor Faeldon as BuCor director-general following the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. The Palace has said Bantag, a former Parañaque […]
(Eagle News)–As far as Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra is concerned, Rolito Go, who was convicted of the 1991 killing of a Dela Salle University student in a road rage incident in San Juan City, does not need to be re-arrested. According to Guevarra, Go, after all, has served his sentence in full after it had been commuted, and not only because of the Good Conduct Time Allowance law. Go was sentenced to reclusion perpetua or […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has banned pig imports from South Korea after Seoul became the latest to report an outbreak of the African swine fever that has destroyed hog herds and pushed up prices globally. Beijing has been battling to bring an outbreak of the disease among its own pork supply chain under control after at least 1.1 million pigs were culled — an official figure that is widely believed to be much higher. […]
(Eagle News)–A Philippine Military Academy cadet who was found unconscious inside his barracks in Fort del Pilar in Baguio and later expired in the hospital died of injuries sustained from hazing. This is according to the medico-legal officer who found bruises in the body of Cadet 4th Class Darwin Dormitorio that are reportedly probably the result of kicks and punches, based on an ABSCBN report. The report said authorities were already looking at three persons […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) –Global warming and pollution caused by humanity’s carbon-heavy footprint are ravaging Earth’s oceans and icy regions in ways that could unleash misery on a global scale, a landmark UN report to be unveiled next week will warn. Diplomats and scientists from 195 nations gather in Monaco from Friday to validate a summary for leaders of observed and projected impacts ranging from vanishing glaciers and marine heatwaves, […]
(Eagle News)–Rolito Go, who was freed under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law, was among those who did not surrender before the 15-day deadline. Go was convicted of the 1991 killing of Dela Salle University engineering student Eldon Maguan in a road rage incident in San Juan City. This was confirmed by National Capital Region Police Office Chief Guillermo Eleazar, who said he has already deployed tracker teams to look for the 176 convicts […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has asked the Philippine National Police to put on hold the re-arrest of convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law and who have not yet surrendered. In an interview over radio dzbb on Friday, Sept. 20, Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the request, which was made on Thursday night, was to give way to the DOJ cleansing of the Bureau of Corrections list that would serve as the […]
by Benjamin MASSOT PLUVIGNER, France (AFP) — An F-16 fighter jet of the Belgian air force crashed Thursday in western France, with both pilots successfully ejecting — but one spent two hours hanging from a power line before being cut down, officials said. Parts from the stricken plane, which was not carrying weapons and was flying from Belgium to a French base on a training mission, crashed into houses in the Morbihan region around the […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Friday, Sept. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 256 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 3:09 a.m. Depth of focus was 131 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg met privately with members of Congress Thursday on a political reconnaissance mission to Washington, where he rejected calls for him to break up the world’s biggest social network. Zuckerberg’s visit with policymakers comes as Facebook faces a myriad of regulatory and legal questions surrounding issues like competition, digital privacy, censorship and transparency in political advertising. A Facebook spokesman said discussions were focusing in part on […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Joe Johnson, a 38-year-old swingman who had a superb 3-on-3 season, returned to the NBA for an 18th season on Thursday, signing with the Detroit Pistons. Johnson, a seven-time NBA All-Star, has career averages of 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.9 assists over 1,276 NBA games with the Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns, Atlanta Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Miami Heat, Utah Jazz and most recently last season with the Houston Rockets. […]
1717 convicts surrendered before the deadline, DOJ says (Eagle News)–Over 1700 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have surrendered, as the deadline imposed by President Rodrigo Duterte for them to do so lapsed at midnight. With the final figure of 1717 as of 11 p.m., Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the Department of Justice would now firm up its list of those who have yet to surrender, and which would be submitted […]
