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(Eagle News) Heavy rains did not dampen the spirit of Iglesia Ni Cristo members in Tarlac who joined the simultaneous Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on May 6. The participants of the INC walk in Capas, Tarlac braved the downpour and continued their charity walk which will benefit poor communities in Africa where the INC has already established its presence. Hundreds participated in the 1.6 kilometer walk in Tarlac, including children. Tarlac is one of […]
Also agreed to sign pact to protect OFWs in Middle Eastern country, Roque says (Eagle News) — The Kuwaiti government has agreed to release four Filipino drivers who were detained for their roles in what the Gulf state deemed an illegal rescue of Overseas Filipino Workers there by Philippine embassy officials. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement after a meeting between representatives from Kuwait and the Philippines on Wednesday, May 9. Apart from Roque, present in […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 9, said he was “very sad” the very first persons “to go” from his government were the ones who prodded him to run for the presidency in the first place. “Early on, a Cabinet member,” he said after the presentation of the New Generation Currency (NGC) banknotes and coins at the Reception Hall of Malacañang. Duterte was apparently referring to then-Interior Secretary Ismael Sueno, whom he […]
With a network of two million volunteers, the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) reaffirmed its commitment to bring smiles to the humanity by helping save lives, in celebration of the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day 2018 on May 8. The Philippine Red Cross, under the leadership of chairman and senator Richard Gordon, joined the global celebration of the courage of volunteers and its diverse humanitarian services. Ensuring the adequacy of blood supply, providing […]
(Eagle News) — A Quezon City court has sentenced the maid of film critics Alexis Tioseco and Nika Bohinc to reclusion perpetua, or up to 40 years in prison, for her role in their deaths in 2009. Branch 100 Judge Editha Mina-Aguba found Criselda Dayag guilty beyond reasonable doubt of robbery with homicide after it ruled she helped three men rob and then kill the couple in their Quezon City house. The judge noted that the crime […]
(Eagle News) — Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) members in South Dakota held their Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty at the foot of Mt. Rushmore, one of the more than 300 sites of the global charity walk to help poor communities in Africa. Young and old, the participants walked the 1.6 kilometers designated at the walk site, holding banners and flags, at the foot of one of the iconic symbols of the United States. […]
(Eagle News) — The panel of prosecutors of the Department of Justice (DOJ) has set on May 15 the preliminary investigation on the criminal complaints filed by the families of children who died after receiving the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine. In the subpoena issued by the panel of prosecutors, the first day of the hearing will be on May 15, 2018, 10:00 AM at the DOJ main office. The next hearing was set on May 24. […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, May 9, welcomed the Ombudsman’s statement resigned Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte was the subject of its preliminary investigation, saying it was part of the anti-graft agency’s “constitutional mandate” to conduct such inquiries of public officials. “The scope of the Ombudsman’s powers is to investigate, to inquire into and to demand the production of documents involving transactions and contracts of the government where there is disbursement […]
Suspek na pulis, nagpakamatay CALOOCAN CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patay ang isang babae matapos na barilin siya mismo sa loob ng kanyang apartment unit sa Caloocan ng dati niyang kasintahan kagabi, Mayo 8. Nakilala ang biktima na si Lyka Jane Arciaga, 27 anyos, isang guro sa paaralan. Ayon kay Camilo Cascolan, hepe ng National Capital Region Police Office, nagpunta sa bahay ng biktima sa Kaunlaran Village, Brgy 22, ang suspek na si P01 Danilo Roa […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News)— The United States Department of Agriculture is helping farmers in Mindanao boost their agricultural production, and modernize their systems in hopes of making the region, one of the main food baskets of the country. Through the Agricultural Cooperative Development International and Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance (ACDI-VOCA), the US government is working on two four-year agricultural projects in the Philippines focusing on Mindanao. […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s denial of the bid of former Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao governor Zaldy Ampatuan, a primary accused in the Maguindanao massacre in 2009, to be granted bail. Citing lack of merit, the special eighth division of the appellate court, in a 23-page decision, denied Ampatuan’s petition for certioriari seeking for the annulment and the setting aside of the September 15, 2015 joint order […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Francisco Domagoso, also known as Isko Moreno, to another government post. Based on an appointment paper released on Wednesday, May 9, Domagoso was appointed undersecretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. Domagoso’s appointment came seven months after he resigned as chair of the North Luzon Railways Corp. allegedly for personal reasons. Also appointed to government posts were Antonio Joselito Lambino II, as assistant secretary of the Department […]
