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(Eagle News)– “Ignore” the National Food Authority Council and push through with rice importation. This was the directive of President Rodrigo Duterte to NFA administrator Jason Aquino, who has been at loggerheads with the policymaking body of the NFA over how to import the rice. The President said in a speech on Thursday, April 6, that he gave such a directive to assuage the public’s fears of a rice shortage. The NFA has said there […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte gave Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez the assurance former President and now Rep. Gloria Arroyo was not after his post. “Sabi ni ma’am, ‘Sabihin mo sa kaibigan mo na wala akong ambisyon maging Speaker. He can rest…,” the President said during a gathering for his 73rd birthday and Arroyo’s 71st birthday on Thursday. Duterte, who was referring to Arroyo at that time, made the pronouncement after calling out Alvarez, who he said looked […]
By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The San Miguel Beermen won their 4th straight Philippine Cup title with a double-OT Game 5 victory over Magnolia on Friday night. The final score was 108-99. As expected, June Mar Fajardo was named the finals MVP.
(Eagle News) –The personal data of Uber users and drivers will not be automatically shared with Grab. This was the assurance given by the National Privacy Commission and Grab itself in a press conference on Friday. “There is no path for us to take Uber’s data. The data that we have received from Uber is only upon consent and that is only on the drivers’ side,” Brian Cu, Grab Philippines country head, said. According to NPC […]
(Eagle News) — The five people charged following the drug overdose of five others at a rave in Pasay in 2016 were found guilty of illegal drug possession on Friday. Paranaque Regional Trial Court Branch 259 Judge Danilo Suarez sentenced Seergeoh Villanueva and Marc Deen to life imprisonment, while Ericka Valbuena, Tomas Lee Martin Halili, Martin Angelo Dimacali, were sentenced to jail time of 20 years. Deen and Villanueva were also each ordered to pay a […]
by Andrea Palasciano Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The popular messaging app Telegram risks being blocked in Russia after refusing demands to hand over its encryption keys to give the FSB security service access to users’ data. Here are four things to know about the company, which says it has 200 million active users: – Whizz-kid billionaire – Known as Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg after the Facebook boss, Pavel Durov has amassed a […]
(Eagle News) – Retired policeman Wenceslao “Wally” Sombero Jr. has asked the Sandiganbayan to dismiss the plunder case filed against him in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal involving Chinese businessman Jack Lam and former immigration commissioners Michael Robles and Al Argosino. In a motion dated March 28, Sombero said the facts he was charged with “do not constitute the offense of plunder.” Sombero argued that Robles and Argosino are alleged to have amassed P50 […]
by Theo Merz Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s telecoms watchdog on Friday asked a Moscow court to block the popular messaging app Telegram after the expiry of a deadline for it to give the state security services access to private conversations. The lawsuit is the latest move in an ongoing battle between authorities and Telegram, which has a reputation for secure communications, as Moscow pushes to increase surveillance of internet activities. […]
by Cecil Morella Agence France Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine tourism industry scrambled Friday to manage the fallout from the temporary shutdown of its world-famous Boracay island, which threw into chaos trips planned by hundreds of thousands of tourists. President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the once-idyllic white-sand resort closed to tourists for up to six months from April 26, after describing the country’s top tourist attraction as a “cesspool” tainted by raw sewage. […]
(Eagle News) –Businessman and alleged drug trafficker Peter Lim has asked the Department of Justice to conduct a preliminary investigation into the drug charges filed against him separate from the one conducted for his co-respondents. Apart from Lim, self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa, Lovely Impal, Peter Co, and several others have been accused by the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group of conspiring to sell, transport and trade shabu. In an ad cautelam motion […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority Council will not be abolished. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the clarification on Friday, hours after Agriculture Secretary Manny Pinol said President Rodrigo Duterte himself had ordered the abolition of the unit led by Secretary Jun Evasco. According to Roque, “It’s NFA that will be transferred to the (Office of the President) with the Council.” In a radio interview, Pinol said the directive to abolish was given by President […]
