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Two Cabinet members, Marine Col. Marcelino, others get CA nod

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, Feb. 6, confirmed the appointments of two Cabinet members. Apart from Eduardo Año, who was confirmed as Interior secretary, and Rolando Bautista who was confirmed as secretary of the  Department of Social Welfare and Development, confirmed were Aileen Lizada as commissioner of the Civil Service Commission and 43 military officials, including Marine  Col. Ferdinand Marcelino, who faced drug charges in 2016. In May 2017, the Department of Justice, […]

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WATCH: CCTV captures killing of NDFP consultant Malayao

  (Eagle News)–The Police Regional Office 2 on Wednesday, Feb. 6, released footage from a closed-circuit television camera that showed the actual killing of National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Randy Malayao. The footage showed a man wearing a bullcap and a jacket walking on a bus aisle. After a few minutes, two gunshots were heard, and the man fled. In the other footage, two people were seen smoking outside the bus in a […]

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Venezuela’s military blocks humanitarian aid shipment

by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuelan military officers blocked a bridge on the border with Colombia ahead of an anticipated humanitarian aid shipment Tuesday, as opposition leader Juan Guaido stepped up his challenge to President Nicolas Maduro’s authority. The opposition-dominated National Assembly had earlier warned the armed forces, which make up much of Maduro’s power base, not to cross a “red line” by blocking aid. Guaido, who proclaimed himself […]

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Drug suspek patay sa buy-bust operation sa Quezon City

(Eagle News) – Patay ang isang drug suspek matapos na makipagbarilan sa mga operatiba ng Drug Enforcement Unit ng Quezon City Police District Station 3 sa isang buy-bust operation sa Sitio Militar Brgy. Bahay Toro, Quezon City kaninang madaling araw. Kinilala ang suspek na si Frederick dela Cerna alyas Dekdek. Agad na nagpaputok ang suspect sa pulisya na nagpanggap na sibilyan ng matunugan na ito ay pulis na palang nag mamanman sa lugar. Hindi natuloy […]

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BI announces more stringent rules on foreigners seeking permits to work in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Wednesday, Feb. 6, said it was imposing more stringent requirements on foreigners seeking permits to work in the Philippines. According to Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente, applicants will have to submit additional requirements before they can be issued permits. He said work permits to foreigners who wish to work as cashiers, janitors, carpenters, and who wish to hold other blue-collar jobs will  no longer be issued, and if someone […]

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De Lima asks SET to make public results of recount in connection with Tolentino’s poll protest

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Senate Electoral Tribunal to make public the results of the recount in selected precincts in connection with the poll protest filed against her by former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Francis Tolentino. In filing an Urgent Motion to Release the Results of Revision and Appreciation of Ballots in the 25 percent Pilot Protested Precincts on Feb. 4, De Lima, who landed 12th in the senatorial […]

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House panels recommend filing of charges vs Aquino, others over Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News) — A joint panel of the House of Representatives recommended the filing of  charges against former President Benigno Aquino III and several others over the Dengvaxia mess. The committee report approved by the House panels on good government and public accountability and health, and which was released on Wednesday, Feb. 6, also recommended the filing of graft, technical malversation and civil charges against former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and former Health Secretary Janette […]

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Palace: No terrorist act will scare off BOL plebiscite voters in Lanao del Norte, North Cotabato

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 6, downplayed any possible effect of the three blasts in Lanao del Norte the day before on the conduct of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite in North Cotabato and Lanao del Norte. “No amount of bombing or terroristic act will scare, intimidate nor threaten the voters from participating in today’s plebiscite,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement. According to Panelo, the Armed Forces of the […]

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Trump urges unity in State of the Union speech

  by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump urged Americans to come together Tuesday in a State of the Union speech seeking to turn the page on two years of divisive turmoil and transform him into a bipartisan national leader. “We must reject the politics of revenge, resistance, and retribution — and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation, compromise, and the common good,” Trump told Congress and a […]

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Worst over’: Australia begins flood clean-up

TOWNSVILLE, Australia (AFP) — Weary residents in Australia’s flood-hit northeast returned home Wednesday to begin a massive clean-up after almost two weeks of heavy rain, as the wild weather moved south to inundate more towns. Communities remain cut off and thousands are still without power in the state of Queensland, but the weather bureau said the downpours that have seen areas doused with more than 300 millimeters (11.8 inches) of rain daily were easing. “It […]

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Pacers thump Lakers in James’s most lopsided loss

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Indiana Pacers humbled the Los Angeles Lakers 136-94 on Tuesday, handing Lakers superstar LeBron James the biggest margin of defeat of his NBA career. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 24 points for the Pacers, who tied a franchise record with 10 three-pointers. Myles Turner added 22 points and Thaddeus Young chipped in 12 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists for an Indian team that notched a third straight victory. James, […]

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Manila Bay, babakuran na ng DENR para sa mas malawakang paglilinis

(Eagle News) — Anomang oras ngayong araw, Pebrero 6 ay lalagyan na ng bakod ang kahabaan ng bay walk sa Manila Bay. Ito ang naging kautusan ni Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu para na rin mabigyang-daan ang gagawing rehabilitasyon. Ayon kay Department of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, hindi pa ngayon ang tamang panahon para mag swimming sa Manila Bay. May mga gagawing pagsasaayos pa kasi sa mga creek at may treatment na gagawin […]

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