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Militant group Karapatan says man recently arrested by police in Ozamiz is not Salinas

(Eagle News)– The militant group Karapatan on Friday slammed authorities for what it said was the fake news they peddled about the  arrest of a high-ranking Communist Party of the Philippines official. Karapatan secretary general Cristina Palabay said the real Rommel Salinas had already been arrested on trumped-up charges way back May 2017, together with  Iglesia Filipina Independiente bishop  Carlo Morales. The militant group said the two are now detained in the Ozamiz City Jail. The PNP Northern […]

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Only Supreme Court can resolve question on suspension order against Carandang – Palace

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque said that only the Supreme Court can resolve the question on the suspension order by the Office of the President against Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang. Roque said that as long as there is no temporary restraining order (TRO), the suspension order against Carandang should be implemented. “If he feels that the President’s order assuming jurisdiction to discipline him is wrong, let him go […]

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DOH reports gov’t vaccination programs suffering after dengue vaccine scare

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Widespread fears over a controversial dengue vaccine that some blame for child deaths are wreaking havoc on the Philippines’ war on preventable diseases, with many parents refusing to get their children immunized, a senior health official said Friday. Immunization rates for polio, chicken pox, tetanus and other diseases are significantly down from previous years since the government suspended the sale and distribution of the Dengvaxia vaccine in December, Health Undersecretary […]

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News in photo: Snow in the Sahara Desert as seen from a NASA photo

  “On January 8, Landsat 8 captured data for these natural-color images of the snow in the Sahara,” said a release from NASA that showed this image. “For the second time in three years, snow has accumulated in the desert near the northern Algerian town of Aïn Séfra,” it said. The town is sometimes called the “gateway to the desert.”  Aïn Séfra is a town of 35,000 people which sits between the Sahara and the […]

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Albay official seeks permanent relocation site for families displaced by Mayon eruption

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Albay Public Safety and Emergency Management Office chief Cedric Daep has asked Congress to create a permanent relocation site for 3,000 families living near Mayon Volcano. Daep also said that the six-kilometer zone around Mayon Volcano was declared a “no-settlement zone” because of the volcano’s sudden and unpredictable activities. “We need Congress to enact a law to relocate those staying inside the permanent danger zone,” Daep said.

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NCAA Juniors MVP Will Gozum returns to UP

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service Former UP Integrated School standout and reigning NCAA Juniors MVP Will Gozum has decided to return to UP after leading the Mapua Red Robins to a championship and a runner-up finish the past two seasons. This was announced by the UP Men’s Basketball team through their Twitter account which was later confirmed by head coach Bo Perasol. Gozum played the last two seasons for the Mapua Red Robins after […]

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Plan to protect Indonesian peatlands with aerial mapping wins $1m

  JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A plan to use satellite imagery and aerial mapping to protect Indonesia’s peatlands — a vast carbon sink and source of much of the country’s greenhouse emissions — was awarded a $1 million prize on Friday. The cutting-edge technology will be used by authorities to clamp down on illegal clearance of the land for plantations, helping to prevent a repeat of annual forest fires that plague the region while also […]

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Finance department fine-tuning package 2 of gov’t’s tax-reform program

  The Department of Finance (DOF) is now fine-tuning certain aspects of Package 2 Plus of the Duterte administration’s Comprehensive Tax Reform Program (CTRP), including adjustments covering excise taxes on tobacco products, to make sure that the proposal it submits to Congress is “solid, well-consulted and well-researched.” Finance Undersecretary Karl Kendrick Chua said some aspects of Package 2 Plus on the removal of the value-added tax (VAT) exemptions for coal and casino operations have already […]

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Paul Lee-less Magnolia survives late Blackwater rally

By Vivem Soriano Eagle News Service The Magnolia Hotshots bid for the top spot in the standings and a twice-to-beat advantage remains alive after surviving a late furious rally by the Blackwater Elite with a 78-72 win at the Mall of Asia Arena. Missing the services of star guard Paul Lee due to an ankle injury he sustained against TNT Katropa, Magnolia seemed to be cruising to an easy victory, racing to a big lead […]

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NUPL: Cops planted firearm, grenade on Baylosis

(Eagle News) — The grenade and gun authorities said were seized from Rafael Baylosis were merely planted, the National Union of People’s Lawyers said. According to NUPL president Edre Olalia, when the National Democratic Front consultant was “seized Wednesday afternoon,” authorities made it appear he had a gun. He said this was because Baylosis  had “no outstanding warrant against him.” He said the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 32 that is hearing the murder charges filed against Baylosis, after […]

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PNP’s “Tokhangers” to wear body cams starting June

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Director General Ronald Dela Rosa said that police officers who will join drug operations or the so called “Tokhangers” will wear body cameras starting June. Dela Rosa said that the agency had set aside Php 334 million for the procurement of body cameras which would be used by members of the PNP in their anti-illegal drugs operations. The body cameras would promote transparency in police […]

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Cambodia criminalizes criticism of king

  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodia’s government on Friday approved the country’s first lese majeste law handing a five year sentence to anyone found guilty of insulting the king, a move rights groups fear will be used to target dissent. Unlike neighboring Thailand where royal defamation often results in decades in jail, Cambodia’s largely symbolic monarchy was not until now shielded from criticism. The law was adopted during a cabinet meeting chaired by premier […]

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