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(Eagle News)–Mayor Isko Moreno on Wednesday, Sept. 11, returned the kind words given to him by President Rodrigo Duterte, who had noticed his efforts to clean up Manila. “Thank you for the kind words, Mr. President, but to be really honest, isa po kayo sa mga naging inspirasyon ko sa kung ano mang klase ng liderato na meron kami,” Moreno said in a statement. According to Moreno, “kung ano man ang nakikita nating pagpupursige ng […]
Gordon says Espino “fighting for his life” (Eagle News)–Former Pangasinan Governor Amado Espino Jr. is “fighting for his life” after his vehicle was ambushed in San Carlos, Pangasinan on Wednesday, Sept. 11. In a Tweet, Senator Richard Gordon said all five of Espino’s bodyguards “perished” as they shielded him from the attack made by a still-unidentified assailant at 4:30 p.m. Police Colonel Red Maranan, director of the Pangasinan Police Provincial Office, said, however, that two […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Go on Wednesday, Sept. 11, said the next Bureau of Corrections chief should be a “killer.” Go made the recommendation as he revealed an “exasperated” President Rodrigo Duterte had already started looking for the replacement of Nicanor Faeldon, who was sacked as BuCor chief over the Good Conduct Time Allowance law mess. Although Go said he had someone in mind, he refused to reveal his identity. “Kung former military or former police […]
By Vhea Sumarca Eagle News Service correspondent in Davao (Eagle News) – Singapore President Her Excellency Halimah Yacob visited the Ateneo de Davao University on Wednesday, September 11, where she met with university officials. It was at 11:30 a.m., on Wednesday, when the Singaporean leader arrived at the Rodriguez Hall, CCFC Building, of Ateneo de Davao University. She was greeted by representatives of the school led by its President Joel Tabora, SJ, together with other […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized P53 million worth of misdeclared agricultural products at the Port of Manila. In a statement, the BOC said the products, which were housed in 16 containers, arrived at Port 3 on Aug. 8, and had been declared by consignee Shinerise Trading Service as fishballs with a total declared duties and taxes of P2,542,882.00. Upon inspection, though, Customs examiners found the shipment contained an estimated P20.080 million worth of […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has argued the sedition complaint filed against her over the Ang Totoong Narco-list videos is “bereft of any imputation against her” in the first place, and should therefore be dismissed. In her counter-affidavit filed on Sept. 9, De Lima said in fact, her name appears “only once” in the complaint, in the enumeration of names, but “nowhere else in the body..” “Instead, the complaint inconsistently and vaguely attempts to lump […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Heatstroke has killed two people in Japan, officials said Wednesday, as nearly half a million homes struggled with electricity outages after a powerful typhoon battered Tokyo and the surrounding area. A 93-year-old woman and a 65-year-old man were found unconscious at their respective homes on Tuesday and were later confirmed dead by doctors, an official from Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo told AFP. At least 48 other people were sent […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the removal of brokers and examiners in the Bureau of Customs. “Ang gusto ko, wala nang brokers. Pagka may brokers, may corruption talaga ‘yan. Ngayon, sinasabi ko, sabihin mo sa Pilipino, kung gusto talaga nila walang corruption, tanggalin na natin ‘yang mga ganon..wala nang examiner sa Customs wala nang brokers,” he said. According to Duterte if the brokers in particular are removed, “you would have cut corruption overnight.” […]
by Glenn Chapman CUPERTINO, United States (AFP) — Apple unveiled its iPhone 11 models Tuesday with a price cut for the most basic models while also laying out plans for streaming and gaming services as it bids to weather the slump in the global smartphone market. Price appeared to be a key consideration as the tech giant reduced the entry level price for the iPhone 11 to $699 and undercut rivals for its […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission should stop its probe into the release of convicts of heinous crimes under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law, and other issues in the Bureau of Corrections. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in an interview over CNN Philippines that the Ombudsman, after all, is already conducting its own probe. “When the Ombudsman takes over, all agencies will have to defer to the Ombudsman, because that is the constitutional body precisely […]
by Hiroshi Hiyama TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Shinzo Abe on Wednesday appointed new foreign and defence ministers and promoted a popular rising political star, in a cabinet reshuffle that fuelled speculation over the prime minister’s successor. The spectacular appointment as environment minister of the telegenic Shinjiro Koizumi, the 38-year-old son of much-loved former PM Junichiro Koizumi, set tongues wagging in Tokyo political classes as the Abe era draws to a close. “Abe intends to […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A pre-dawn fire on Wednesday forced Japan’s space agency to cancel the launch of an unnamed rocket meant to deliver supplies to the International Space Station, the operator said. The fire broke out near the launch pad on southern Tanegashima island at around 03:05 am (1805 GMT on Tuesday), as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) was preparing to launch the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s cargo vessel Kounotori8 on an H-2B rocket, […]
