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(Eagle News)—Respect the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s 2016 ruling on the Spratlys. The Palace had this to say to China, whose vessels have been spotted, based on reports, near several islands being claimed by the Philippines in the area. “We reiterate our unchanged stance — the arbitral ruling is irreversible, the same being based on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and international law accepted by most, if not by all, […]
TRIPOLI, Libya (AFP) — Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organization said Sunday. WHO’s Libya account said on Twitter the organisation was sending medical supplies and more staff to Tripoli, and denounced “repeated attacks on health care workers, vehicles” during the fighting which erupted on April 4. Haftar’s forces, which control swathes […]
(Eagle News)–Authorities have confirmed the death of Maute leader Abu Dar in an encounter with the military in Lanao del Sur. The death of the terrorist in the March 14 encounter in Tubaran was confirmed by a DNA test conducted by the United States upon the request of Philippine authorities. The Maute leader was believed to be the only one who escaped from Marawi after the military took it from local terrorists who overran it […]
(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, slammed the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System anew for not preparing for El Niño. “MWSS. Anak ka ng p***, [every year] may El Niño. Bakit hindi ninyo napaghandaan?” Duterte said two days before he was slated to release his decision on whether or not to axe the water regulator’s officials and terminate contracts of water concessionaires. This was in light of the water shortage that gripped several […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed a bill that, if passed into law, would have granted survivorship benefits to dependent children of a deceased member of constitutional bodies who was a solo parent. In a radio interview, Senate President Tito Sotto said according to Duterte, passing the bill into law would have disrupted the Salary Standardization Law and other pensions. At present, under Republic Act 10084, survivorship benefits are only granted only to the legitimate […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, urged the public not to believe the Philippine Center of Investigative Journalism, which has published reports on his family’s wealth, or Rappler. Duterte made the remark as he lashed out at some journalists who attack and collect money, and then defend and collect money from subjects. “Dito sa Pilipinas, wala talaga yang investigative journalism. Huwag kayo maniwala dyan sa PCIJ. Pera-pera lang ‘yan …itong Rappler, itong mga […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, said he advised the Navy to blow up the vessels of drug smugglers. Duterte issued the remark in Malaybalay, Bukidnon amid the recent discoveries of cocaine blocs floating off Philippine waters. Only recently, around 40 bricks were found off the coast of Burgos in Caraga. Blocks of cocaine have also been found off Catanduanes and Surigao del Norte, among others. “Ang cocaine ‘yan ang ginagawa ng mga […]
(Eagle News)—Rains are expected in parts of the country today as the tail-end of a cold front affects Northern and Central Luzon, and the easterlies affect the rest of the country. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon will have cloudy skies with rains and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said flash floods during severe thunderstorms were possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, […]
(Eagle News)—A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Bukidnon early Saturday, April 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit five kilometers northeast of Pangantucan at 12:20 a.m. The depth of focus of the quake, which was of tectonic origin, was 7 kilometers. The following intensities were recorded: Intensity V – Pangantucan, Bukidnon Intensity IV – Kalilangan, Kadingilan, and Maramag, Bukidnon Intensity III – Damulog, Kibawe, Quezon and Valencia City, Bukidnon Intensity II – […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 13, reiterated his commitment to give back government land leased to entities to identified beneficiaries of the agrarian reform program. “If they say they have invested so much, I don’t care,” he said in a speech in Bukidnon, referring to corporations that lease land from the government. According to Duterte, in the first place, “the law must be followed.” “The law says the land reform should benefit the […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government is questioning the United States list that included the Philippines among the countries with the highest risk of kidnapping and hostage taking. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said kidnapping cases have been on a decline for years because of the “relentless and proactive” stance of the administration. Based on Philippine National Police (PNP) reported by the DILG, there were only 68 cases of kidnapping […]
(Eagle News) — A former mayor of Marawi City was “invited for questioning” on Friday afternoon, April 12, over his alleged involvement in the Marawi siege, but was released later on. Former Marawi City mayor Omar Solitario Ali was approached by the military after attending a PDP-Laban sortie in Marawi City. He was brought to the 103rd Infantry Brigade merely for questioning, according to Col. Romeo Brawner, commander of the 103rd IB. He was […]
