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(Eagle News)—-President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, said the basis for the Bureau of Immigration’s directive for Australian nun Patricia Fox to leave the country was an order made by former Senator Leila de Lima herself. “Yung may gawa ng rules niyan, kapag sumali ka doon sa protesta, mga political rallies, ide-deport ka, kaninong order ‘yan? Hindi ko man tinanggal. Ang aking kaibigan na sa loob ng presuhan, si de Lima,” Duterte said in […]
(Eagle News)–The leaders of Southeast Asian nations reiterated the need to honor “time-honored principles” of “sovereign equality” and “non-interference” in internal affairs in the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Singapore. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who spoke upon his arrival in Davao from the summit on Sunday, April 29. He said during the summit, three “key” documents were also adopted to address terrorism and extremist violence, illegal drug trade, and […]
(Eagle News)–“Not yet.” President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 29, said it was not yet time to release the list containing the names of barangay officials allegedly engaged in illegal drug activities. Earlier, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency director general Aaron Aquino said it was the Palace itself that told him to release the list containing over 200 names this week. “Not yet. It is not time. I have to get back all those who want […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump said Saturday that “things are going very well” after talking with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in about an upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. “Just had a long and very good talk with President Moon of South Korea. Things are going very well, time and location of meeting with North Korea is being set,” Trump wrote on Twitter. “Also spoke to Prime […]
(Eagle News) –“The man of the hour.” This was how President Rodrigo Duterte described North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, following the historic announcement the two Koreas would end the Korean war that ended only in an armistice between the two governments’ military forces in 1953. According to Duterte, “with one master stroke, Kim became the hero of everybody.” “To me the man of the hour would be (Kim). Marunong siya tumiming..Heroism is sometimes […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 29, said the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait would “stay permanently.” The President made the announcement upon his arrival from Singapore, where he attended the 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The announcement came after the President urged OFWs there to come home in a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore. “My only concern is to get them back safely, all of […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP)–Convicted sex offender Bill Cosby was ordered Friday to be fitted with a GPS monitor and to undergo a violent sexual predators’ assessment, allowed to leave home only for medical treatment or to meet his lawyers. Judge Steven O’Neill signed the order, clarifying the terms of the disgraced icon’s $1 million bail, one day after a Pennsylvania jury found Cosby guilty on three counts of sexual assault. The frail, 80-year-old Cosby — […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, urged foreign businessmen to invest in the country, as he revealed plans to set up a hotline where they could report any irregularities when they deal with the government. “And if you have any misgivings, just call me. Especially if it’s about corruption, I will give you time to talk to me,” he said. He urged the businessmen not to give in to the demands […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, said former Labor Undersecretary Dominador Say lied when he said he resigned from the Department of Labor and Employment to spare the agency from any “pro-management” criticisms. In a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore, Duterte said it was he who told Say to resign after he received a complaint from a recruiter from DOLE. “Ang problema nito, kay Say, is he hoisted a […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, April 28, urged Filipinos in Kuwait to come home after the Middle Eastern country expressed outrage over the rescue of abused Overseas Filipino Workers there. But the President, in a speech before the Filipino community in Singapore, noted that he harbored no hatred toward Kuwait, to which he said he “owed a debt of gratitude.” “Salamat to the government of Kuwait. Thank you for your generosity in the […]
(Eagle News)–Over 70 barangay officials will be charged before the Office of the Ombudsman next week. Interior Undersecretary for Barangay Affairs Martin Diño said in a radio interview that these barangay chairs would face administrative complaints for their failure to submit a Barangay Anti-Drug Abuse Council report. “Nasa batas yan limang taon na ang nakalilipas, dapat ginawa na nila yan,” Diño said. He said a list of barangay officials who did not organize the council […]
(Eagle News)—–At least five people were injured after a fire gutted a residential area in Manila on Friday, April 27. The fire in Oroquieta St. corner Doroteo Jose in Sta. Cruz began around 7 p.m. A Task Force Bravo alarm was immediately hoisted over the blaze, which ended up spreading quickly to adjacent structures. Around 200 houses were left destroyed by the fire, leaving around 500 families homeless. During the fire, the bridge connecting the […]
