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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 2, reiterated his vow to pursue land reform in Boracay, saying he does not want the entire island to be used for commercial and tourism purposes alone. “You know, ‘yung Boracay is forestland agriculture (land). Do not push me to the wall. Kasi hindi pa commercial ‘yan. Hindi pa rin residential,” Duterte said. He said he would ask his Cabinet members to look into the possibility of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formally appointed retired Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa and retired Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Rey Leonardo Guerrero to new posts in government. Dela Rosa was appointed the new director general of the Bureau of Corrections, while Guerrero was appointed as the Maritime Industry Authority’s new administrator. Their terms will last until July 2022, appointment papers released by the Palace on Thursday, May 3, said. […]
Roque says Cayetano “still enjoys trust, confidence” of President Duterte (Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, May 3, said there was no need for Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano to resign. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Cayetano, after all, “still enjoys the trust and confidence” of President Rodrigo Duterte. He said it should be Cayetano who should address the calls for resignation. “(But) as far as the Palace is concerned, there is no […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service There will be a new Senate president possibly within the year, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Thursday, May 3. In a press conference at the weekly Kapihan sa Senado, Lacson said Senate President Koko Pimentel would eventually replace Senate President Koko Pimentel, who has already said he was to make preparations for his Senate run in the 2019 elections. “I understand that there’s already an agreement or understanding between […]
by Ryan McMorrow Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Top US and Chinese officials prepared Thursday to kick off crucial trade talks in Beijing but both sides sought to dampen expectations for a quick resolution to a heated dispute between the world’s two largest economies. The gathering comes months after US President Donald Trump sparked a series of tit-for-tat exchanges by threatening to impose huge tariffs on billions of dollars worth of goods, sparking […]
(Eagle News)– A Valenzuela court has junked the drug cases filed against nine people in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. In dismissing the case for transportation and delivery of dangerous drugs against self-confessed fixer Mark Taguba II; alleged middlemen Manny Li and Kenneth Dong; import company owner Eirene May Tatad; Customs broker Teejay Marcellana; and businessmen Chen I-Min, Jhu Ming Jhun, and Chen Rong Huan, Chen Ju Long, Judge Arthur Melicor of Branch 284 […]
by Coralie Febvre Agence France Presse BERLIN, Berlin (AFP) — Whether they’re hauling parcels or children, cargo bikes are becoming a familiar sight in German cities as the nippy, clean alternative to cars and delivery vans — and shaking up urban transport in the process. A desire to go green has been key to the rise of cargo bikes in a country where dozens of smog-choked cities are considering diesel driving bans to combat air […]
by Said Betanzos with Javier Tovar in Los Angeles Agence France Presse TIJUANA, Mexico— Yolany Reyes is adamant about one thing: no one is going to separate her from her three-year-old son. “It would be like taking away part of me,” said the 26-year-old Honduran. Reyes and her child have traveled across Mexico by train, bus and on foot with a migrant caravan, and now she’s at the US border hoping to gain asylum. Along with 150 other […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpaalala ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mga botante na maging ma-ingat sa pagboto sa barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections sa Mayo 14. Ayon kay Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, marapat na tignang mabuti ng mga botante ang balota na kanilang gagamitin sa araw ng pagboto. Kasunod ito ng mga nakitang pagkakamali sa poll simulation na isinagawa noong Abril, kung saan ilan rito ang pagsusulat ng pangalan ng kandidato sa SK sa balota […]
(Eagle News) – Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano on Wednesday, May 2, dismissed calls for him to resign, saying they were only part of “politics.” “So the calls are normal, you know — politics — but I think kayo na mag- in this last year whether we stepped up or we’ve slacked off in taking care of concerns of our OFWs,” Cayetano told reporters after welcoming at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has dismissed claims that US troops stationed in the country would have to leave if a peace treaty was signed with the north. Moon’s comments came after a presidential adviser publicly suggested the presence of U.S soldiers, sailors and airmen would be called into question if a peace treaty were to be agreed with Pyongyang. Moon Chung-in had written in foreign affairs magazine that it would be “difficult to justify […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang has declared May 14, the day of the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections, as a special non-working holiday. Based on the issued proclamation number 479 signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, the special non-working holiday was declared to give the public an opportunity to vote. The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has already submitted a request to the presidential office for election day to be declared a holiday.
