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(Eagle News) — A group of Overseas Filipino Workers has filed an ethics complaint against ACTS-OFW Rep. Aniceto Bertiz III. In also seeking for Bertiz’s “outright removal” from office, Arman Hernando, chair of Migrante International, noted that his “conduct and ideals” are “unbecoming of an OFW representative.” Earlier, Bertiz earned the ire of netizens after he was seen shoving his VIP pass in the face of a security officer at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport […]
(Eagle News) — The number of senatorial bets running under the PDP-Laban ticket is now down to “five or six.” This is according to Senator Koko Pimentel, who had said he had sent an initial list of 24 possible senatorial bets to President Rodrigo Duterte, the PDP-Laban chair, in August. According to Pimentel, the number was reduced after some decided to run for other posts such as Quirino Rep. Dakila Carlo Dax Cua, who said he […]
by Sam Jahan Agence France Presse CHALAN BEEL, Bangladesh (AFP) — Mosammat Rekha’s older cousins grew up unable to read and write, their tiny village so frequently cut off from the nearest school by floods that would rise suddenly in their remote corner of disaster-prone Bangladesh. But seven-year-old Mosammat is learning her ABCs aboard a boat fitted with a classroom and play equipment that is helping children thrive even as climate change alters the world […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Lito Lapid and his son Mark are now members of the Nationalist People’s Coalition. The two took their oath before Senate President Tito Sotto. Lapid is reportedly planning to run for a Senate seat in 2019, while Mark is eyeing the post of mayor in Porac, Pampanga. Both will run under the NPC ticket.
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were killed in a car crash in Palmdale, California, on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Department of Foreign Affairs did not identify the Filipinas, but said they were in their 60s. Consul General Adel Angelito Cruz said in his report to Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano that the two were killed after the vehicle they were in crashed into a construction truck on 14 Freeway near Palmdale Boulevard. According to […]
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Malacañang na walang ginagawang crackdown ang pamahalaan laban sa mga makakaliwang grupo o labor leaders na nakapuwesto sa administrasyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pahayag ito ng Malacañang matapos sibakin ni Pangulong Duterte ang natitirang miyembro ng makakaliwang grupo sa gobyerno na si Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod na dating miyembro ng militanteng grupo kilusang Mayo Uno. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, ang inaayawan lamang ng Pangulo ay ang mga illegal […]
(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Oct. 8, Monday, in observance of Columbus Day, an American holiday. The US embassy said its affiliate offices will also be closed on that day. The embassy and its affiliate offices will open again on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
(Eagle News)–Seven to eight Cabinet members will resign to run in the 2019 elections. This is according to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, who gave a television interview on Thursday, Oct. 4. “Sa ngayon, siguradong si Secretary (Harry) Roque ay tatakbong senador pero sa ngayon tignan natin kasi meron ding mga kasamahan natin na kinakausap si Secretary Roque na huwag na lang tumakbo kasi kailangan siya sa Communications,” Andanar said. He, however, did not specify if […]
(Eagle News) — ‘Di naman umano kawalan sa bansa ang pagbitiw sa pwesto ni Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson. Ito ang reaksyon ng kampo ni Vice President Leni Robredo sa pagbibitiw ni Uson. “Madaming beses nang ipinakita ni Uson na hindi talaga niya naiintindihan at hindi siya handa para gampanan ang tungkulin ng isang lingkod bayan. Kaya hindi kawalan sa bayan ang kanyang pagbibitaw,” ayon sa tagapagsalita ng pangalawang pangulo na si Barry Gutierrez. Ayon […]
by Catherine Triomphe Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Wednesday shrugged off a New York Times investigation that concluded he made his fortune with the help of more than $400 million from his parents, partly through tax schemes, as a boring, rehashed “hit piece.” Trump has often boasted that he built a multi-billion dollar real estate empire from a $1 million loan from his father, Fred, himself […]
Ni Nora Dominguez Eagle News Service MANGALDAN, Pangasinan (Eagle News) – Patay ang isang lalaki matapos na mang-agaw ng baril sa isang police escort sa Mangaldan, Pangasinan nitong Miyerkules, Oktubre 3. Ayon kay Supt. Jay Benitez Baybayan, hepe ng pulisya sa nabanggit na bayan, ang nasawi ay si Klyd Doria Conde na may kinakaharap na kasong paglabag sa pag-iingat ng deadly weapon, illegal possession of ammunition at illegal drugs. Ayon kay Provincial Director Wilson Joseph […]
(Eagle News) — Naghain ng resolusyon si ACTS OFW Partylist Representative John Bertiz na humihimok na magkaroon ng imbestigasyon sa insidente na kanyang kinasasangkutan kamakailan sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). Sa House Resolution No. 2212 na inihain ng mambabatas, hinimok nito ang Committee on Ethics na imbestigahan ang insidente sa NAIA. Una nang umani ng batikos ang mambabatas partikular ang CCTV footage ng NAIA kung saan nakipag-talo ito sa security personnel ng NAIA dahil […]
