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By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa on Tuesday, May 15, reiterated his call for the drug-related charges filed against him to be dismissed. In his response-affidavit submitted before the new Department of Justice panel looking into the cases filed against him and several others, Espinosa said his “admission” he was a drug distributor in a Senate hearing in 2016 should not be used against him because there was no “proverbial corpus […]
A financial institution established by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to help reduce poverty in developing countries has offered its assistance to the Philippines in funding the Duterte administration’s “Build, Build, Build” infrastructure modernization program. During a recent meeting with Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, key officials of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), reiterated the institution’s “keen interest to assist and collaborate” with the Philippine government in carrying out its priority […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte named two new board members of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). Based on the appointment papers released by Malacañang, the President appointed Rolando Ampunin to replace former SBMA board member Benny Antiporda. Antiporda has been appointed as Department of Environment and Natural Resources undersecretary. President Duterte also named former Lanao del Sur Rep. Benasing Macarambon Jr., as SBMA director until September 22, 2022. https://youtu.be/QHgG3x3OGtg
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15 visited the wake of the late Senator Edgardo Angara. President Duterte arrived at the Heritage Park around 12:30 a.m. with Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go. The President described the late senator as a “very humble” and “very quiet” person, and possessed the qualities of a true diplomat. “The late Senator Angara was a very humble and very quiet person. Pang-diplomat talaga, […]
(Eagle News) – Filipinos in Indonesia were advised by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to be vigilant following recent bombings that have rocked the country’s second largest city. In a statement on Tuesday, May 15, the DFA said it has instructed the more than 250 Filipinos in Surabaya, through the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, to be cautious and to “limit their movement.” The DFA said more than 8,000 Filipinos are working across Indonesia. The […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice has started the preliminary investigation into the criminal complaint filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and several others, including two of his former Cabinet officials, in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Aquino, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Janette Garin and representatives of Sanofi-Pasteur were no-shows in the hearing on Tuesday, May 15, but they were represented by their lawyers. Present were […]
by Joe Dyke and Adel Zaanoun Agence France Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Fresh protests were expected Tuesday a day after Israeli forces killed 59 Palestinians during clashes and protests along the Gaza border against the US embassy opening in Jerusalem in the conflict’s bloodiest day in years. Palestinians on Tuesday mark the Nakba, or “catastrophe,” commemorating the more than 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled in the 1948 war surrounding Israel’s […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Members of the Coalition for Justice stormed the Senate on Tuesday, May 15, urging senators to assert what they said was Maria Lourdes Sereno’s right to an impeachment trial. According to the group, in the first place, the “removal” of Sereno from the chief magistrate post via a quo warranto petition was illegal. “Nag-aapila kami na ipaglaban ang Konstitusyon.. Ipaglaban ang karapatan bilang mga Pilipino.. Saligang batas ang dapat […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Sugatan ang asawa ni Davao City Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta sa pagbagsak ng sinasakyan nitong helicopter sa South Cotabato nitong Lunes, ika-14 ng Mayo. Sakay ng nasabing helicopter si Capt. Reynaldo Acosta nang bumagsak ito sa bahagi ng Brgy. Basag, T’boli. Si Capt. Acosta ang piloto ng helicopter at wala itong ibang kasama. Sa ulat ng Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council ng Polomolok, ang helicopter ay pag-aari ng Vibrant […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, May 15, expressed doubts the Supreme Court would reverse its decision nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. “I will not speculate po ano. Hindi po dapat mag-speculate dahil ‘yan po ay tanging hukuman lang po ang makakasagot…Pero, with the decision (of SC on quo warranto petition) which is more than 150 pages, parang mahirap po ‘ata yon (ma-reverse),” Roque said. He said […]
People can become homeless for lots of different reasons — from social causes, unemployment and poverty. But there are also plenty of opportunities to lend a helping hand. Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members in Manchester, the United Kingdom join in INCGiving activity “Feed the Homeless” in their communities, a week before their historic Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty. Acts of kindness as simple as giving a free cup of hot coffee […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian police will be able to conduct random identity checks at airports under sweeping new security laws, the government said Tuesday, amid heightened terror fears following an alleged plot to bring down a plane. There has been growing concern over attacks by radicals inspired by Islamic State and other groups, with a failed effort last year in Sydney to target an Etihad flight with a crude bomb. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull […]
