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BORACAY, Philippines (AFP) — Police patrolled entry points to Boracay island on Tuesday just days before a six-month shutdown and clean-up of one of the Philippines’ top tourist attractions. President Rodrigo Duterte had branded the renowned white-sand resort a “cesspool” fouled by dumped sewage and imposed the temporary ban on visitors that is due to take effect Thursday. Authorities on Tuesday held a practice run of security measures, asking residents of the tiny island to […]
(Eagle News) — Isabela rice millers have already delivered at least 14,000 sacks of commercial rice in Metro Manila, according to an official of the National Food Authority (NFA). NFA Cagayan Valley Regional Director Mario Gonzales said that the sacks of commercial rice from the Isabela Rice Millers Association were already brought to the NFA warehouses. Gonzales said the move was made to ensure the supply of affordable rice in Metro Manila until the arrival […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa made an appearance before the Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 23, to subscribe to her counter-affidavit in connection with the cyberlibel complaint filed against the news site. Ressa went ahead and did the same even if the preliminary investigation on the case was scheduled on April 25, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. This was because she reportedly would be unable to attend the […]
(Eagle News) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Transportation (DoTr) announced their preparations for the May 6, 2018 “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ). Two weeks before the event, MMDA announced the road closures in Pasay City and Manila starting midnight of May 5 until 10 p.m. of May 6, as they are expecting more than a million participants along Roxas Boulevard […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 23, junked the consolidated petitions seeking to declare the position of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales vacant. In junking the petitions filed last year by lawyer Rey Nathaniel Ifurung and former Metro Rail Transit Line 3 general manager Al Vitangcol III, the SC said Article XI, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution and Sections 7 and 8(3) of Republic Act 6770 provide that the Ombudsman is appointed to a seven-year […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has ordered former Senator Bongbong Marcos and the Commission on Elections to respond to Vice President Leni Robredo’s appeal for a 25 percent threshold in the shading of ballots to be implemented in the manual recount. In a resolution issued on Tuesday, April 23, the PET gave Marcos and the Comelec ten days from notice to submit their comments. In her April 18 […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Tuesday it will give users the right to appeal decisions if the social network decides to remove photos, videos or written posts deemed to violate community standards. Plans to roll out an appeals process globally in coming months came as Facebook provided a first-ever look at internal standards used to decide what posts go too far in terms of hateful or threating speech. “This is part of […]
(Eagle News) — Some Grab Philippines drivers will no longer see the destination of a prospective passenger unless the booking is accepted starting Friday, April 27. Grab Philippines made the announcement on Tuesday, April 23, following complaints about abusive Grab drivers who choose whom to accept as their passengers. According to Brian Cu, Grab country manager, 25 percent of Grab drivers who, based on records, have a low acceptance rate will initially have the new feature. […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan will practise thwarting a Chinese “invasion” in annual live-fire drills in June, simulating surprise coastal assaults to reflect increased military threats from Beijing, officials said Tuesday. China’s growing military is increasingly flexing its muscles and held live-fire drills last week in the Taiwan Strait — the narrow waterway separating the Chinese mainland from Taiwan — following weeks of naval maneuvers in the area. Chinese officials said their drills were to […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and 23 others with graft over the garlic supply controversy in 2014. In a statement, the Ombudsman said also to be indicted were Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Clarito Barron, BPI Division Chiefs Merle Palacpac and Luben Marasigan, and garlic traders Lilia “Lea” Cruz, Edmond Caguinguin, Rolan Galvez, Rochelle Diaz, Ma. Jackilou Ilagan, […]
Public accountant who “certified” Rappler financial statements also a no-show By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and treasurer James Bitanga were no-shows in the Department of Justice hearing on the P133-million tax evasion case filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, on Tuesday, April 19. Public accountant Noel Baladiang of R.G. Manabat and Company was also a no-show in the hearing that marked the start of […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s former parliament speaker was handed a 15-year prison term on Tuesday in a victory for an ongoing clamp-down on widespread corruption. Setya Novanto, once among the country’s most influential politicians, had been accused of taking millions in kickbacks and bribes linked to the national roll-out of government ID cards. His months-long trial came after a string of maneuvers — including allegedly faking an injury in a car crash — that […]
