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(Eagle News) — For Opposition Senator Leila de Lima, her wish for President Rodrigo Duterte as he celebrates his 74th birthday is “enlightenment.” “Enlightenment. True and profound enlightenment. Happy birthday po,” she said when prodded by the media to share her birthday wish for the President at the sidelines of her trial for the illegal drug case filed against her at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 256 at the New Bilibid Prison […]
(Eagle News) — The 17-year-old suspect in the killing of Christine Silawan is back in Department of Social Welfare and Development custody. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the boy’s “re-arrest” following his release by a prosecutor who had ruled the police failed to justify a warrantless arrest. Under the Rules of Court, a warrantless arrest is valid under three circumstances: when, in the presence of the policeman, the person to be arrested has […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte wished the country peace and prosperity as he marked his 74th birthday. Duterte made his wish known during the celebration of his birth anniversary a day before his actual birthday on Thursday, March 28. Former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said Duterte celebrated with members of the Presidential Security Group and some of his aides in Davao. “My wish is that we will just continue to progress […]
(Eagle News) — Despite their conflicting views over the Chico River Pump irrigation deal, everything is well between Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo and Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. At least this is according to a picture released by Panelo that showed the two of them beside each other, posing and smiling, at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines National Convention in Iloilo. “We exchanged pleasantries,” Panelo said. According to Panelo, the two were members of […]
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala (AFP) –At least 30 indigenous Guatemalans were killed on Wednesday night when they were struck on a highway by a semi-trailer truck in the town of Nahuala in the country’s west, rescue workers said. “Personnel from the Departmental Municipal Firefighters have counted at least 30 dead people at this point,” spokesman Cecilio Chacaj told reporters. The group had congregated at the site of a hit-and-run accident that had killed a resident of their […]
(Eagle News)–Lawyer Larry Gadon on Thursday, March 28, formally opposed the application to the post of justice at the Court of Tax Appeals of a Judicial and Bar Council member who supposedly accepted the incomplete Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth of Maria Lourdes Sereno when she applied for the Chief Justice post. In opposing the application of Maria Milagros Fernan-Cayosa in a letter to Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin, the ex-officio chair of the […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were gripped by volatility Thursday as investors grow increasingly worried about the state of the global economy, sending them rushing to safe-haven assets and fuelling talk of possible recession. The pound was managing to hold its own despite another night of drama in Westminster that saw Prime Minister Theresa May offer to resign if MPs backed her Brexit plan and lawmakers reject a series of alternative options on […]
(Eagle News)—In these pictures released by former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen celebrating his 74th birthday in advance with members of the Presidential Security Group and some of his aides. Go said the pictures were taken in Davao on Wednesday, March 27. The Palace has said Duterte would spend his 74th birthday on Thursday, March 28, with his family in his hometown. The Palace said he would also […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States faced sharp criticism Wednesday at the UN Security Council over its decision to recognize the Golan Heights as Israeli territory, which big powers denounced as a violation of UN resolutions. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation Monday in which the United States recognized Israel’s annexation of the strategic plateau that it seized in 1967 and annexed in 1981. Britain, Washington’s closest ally, said the decision was […]
(Eagle News)—–Praises from current and former government officials poured in for President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, March 28, as he marked his 74th birth anniversary. “Your perseverance and dedication for our nation continue to inspire us all,” Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said. He said he wished “that each and every Filipino will see how hard you work for them and that they will understand how much you really love our country and our people.” Justice […]
(Eagle News)—Two successive earthquakes rocked Eastern Samar on Thursday, March 28, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the first quake, a 2.4-magnitude one, struck 78 kilometers southeast of Guiuan at 8:56 a.m. The second quake, a 2.3-magnitude one, hit 69 kilometers northeast of Guiuan 32 minutes later. The depth of focus of the first quake was 22 kilometers, while that of the second was 26 kilometers. Both were of tectonic […]
Two from gov’t side hurt (Eagle News)–Three suspected New People’s Army rebels were killed after authorities foiled their takeover of a municipal police station in Northern Samar on Thursday, March 28. In an interview over radio dzbb, Police Lt. Reynaldo dela Cruz, director of the Police Provincial Office of Northern Samar, said two from the government side were also hurt after the suspected rebels attacked the Victoria municipal police station at 3:44 a.m. Dela Cruz […]
