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(Eagle News) – Former Maguindanao Governor Sajid Islam Ampatuan is sentenced to reclusion perpetua by the Sandiganbayan after finding him guilty of graft and malversation of public funds, and of 63 counts of falsification of public documents. The cases arose over his alleged misuse of millions of pesos in public funds in 2009 when he allegedly made anomalous purchases of construction materials allegedly for the repair of various school buildings, when he was […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Transportation has suspended six private emission testing centers. In a Facebook post, the DOTr said the following were suspended for alleged falsification of test results: 1. Cotabato Emission Diagnostic Testing Center – Midsayap, Quezon Ave., Poblacion 8, Midsayap 2. Blue Circle Private Emission Testing Center – 2nd East Extension, Tubo, Iligan City 3. B and B Emission Test Center – B1 Sasa Commercial Center, Km. 11, Sasa, Davao City 4. Palomino […]
(Eagle News)–A 7-year-old boy was hurt after a fire hit a residential area in Valenzuela on Friday, March 22. Authorities have yet to identify the boy who suffered first-degree burns in the fire that razed Sitio Libis General T. de Leon around 10:20 a.m. The blaze reached the fifth alarm. It was put out past noon. Fire authorities have yet to determine the cause of the blaze, and the cost of damage to property.
Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service Eagle News – Sumugod sa tanggapan ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang ilang residente ng Sicogon Island sa Iloilo. Ito ay para ipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan sa lupa, tubig at kabuhayan. Sigaw rin ng mga ito na “itigil ang land conversion” sa isla na ginagawa ng Ayala land at Sideco. Kasabwat umano ang mga opisyal ng DENR doon. Ayon kay Dory Villa, residente sa Isla, matagal […]
(Eagle News) — Some roads in Metro Manila will undergo repair from March 22 to 25, the Department of Public Works and Highways announced. In a Facebook post, the DPWH said the repair of parts of C5, Edsa and Ramon Magsaysay Boulevard in Manila will take place from Friday, March 22, at 11 p.m. to Monday, March 25, at 5 a.m. According to the DPWH, the following are the specific road parts that would be […]
LYON, France (AFP) — A pedophilia victims’ group is calling for a Vatican cardinal to be stripped of his immunity so he can face prosecution over the cover-up of alleged sex abuse by a French priest, one of the victims said Wednesday The announcement comes a day after Catholic Church’s Pope Francis rejected the resignation of a French cardinal Philippe Barbarin, who was given a six-month suspended jail sentence for failing to report the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Agriculture will be suspending the importation of bulb onions, Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said on Friday, March 22. According to Piñol, this was pending the results of the investigation of the Philippine Competition Commission and the National Bureau of Investigation into the reported operations of a cartel manipulating the buying price of onions produced locally. It was the DA that asked for the probe following reports trading firms closed […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Friday, March 22, announced the start of the dry season. PAGASA said “the day-to-day weather across the country will gradually become warmer, though isolated thunderstorms are also likely to occur” as a result. On Friday though, PAGASA said cloudy skies were expected in parts of the country as the ridge of a high pressure area (HPA) affects Northern Luzon. The weather bureau said partly cloudy […]
by Jerome TAYLOR The Muslim call to prayer rang out across New Zealand on Friday followed by two minutes of nationwide silence to mark a week since a white supremacist gunned down 50 people at two mosques in the city of Christchurch. As the call was broadcast around the country, thousands — including Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and wounded survivors — stood in a park opposite the mosque where the killing began, as the nation […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 22, called on this year’s graduates of the Philippine National Police Academy to stand by their principles “at all costs.” “Never be deceived by power nor by fame. What is important is your honor, for it is your badge towards genuine success,” Duterte told the 201 cadets belonging to the Sansiklab Class 2019. He also urged them to “excel in your chosen pursuits, lend your abilities to […]
(Eagle News)–Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. on Friday, March 22, slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for terminating the peace talks “permanently,” saying the chief executive “does not understand there is broad support” for such a process. “The President fails to grasp that…addressing the roots of the armed conflict, and not a militarist approach, is the most effective way to a just peace,” he said. According to Reyes, localized peace talks “appear doomed from the […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda will call off a multi-billion-dollar order for 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 jets after two fatal crashes involving the plane, the company said Friday, in what is thought to be the first formal cancellation for the model. “We have sent a letter to Boeing requesting that the order is canceled,” said Garuda spokesman Ikhsan Rosan. “The reason is that Garuda passengers in Indonesia have lost trust and […]
