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QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said that President Rodrigo Duterte has yet to order Cabinet officials to study the proposed compromise deal submitted by Marcos loyalist Atty. Oliver Lozano. Aguirre also said that he had not seen the compromise agreement with the Marcoses but will of course study it once ordered to do so. The compromise agreement states that the Marcoses will give part of their wealth to the […]
PALEMBANG, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 13 people died after a passenger boat capsized off the Indonesian island of Sumatra, two days after another ferry accident in the archipelago killed at least nine, police said Friday. The boat was carrying 55 people along the Musi river when it hit a large wave and sank amid bad weather Wednesday, South Sumatra water police chief Robinson Siregar said. He said the police were still searching for […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has affirmed its earlier decision rejecting the enforcement of a Hawaii court’s judgment that awarded almost $2 billion in damages to martial law claimants. In its ruling, the CA’s Former Twelfth Division said there was “no new or substantial matter” raised by petitioners former Commission on Human Rights chair Etta Rosales, Hilda Narciso, Priscilla Mijares, Mariano Dimaranan, and director Joel Lamangan that warrants a reversal of its July 7, 2017 decision. […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former beauty queen and a retired general to government posts. Margie Moran, former wife of Davao del Norte Rep. Antonio Floirendo Jr., an ally of Duterte, was designated as a member of the Cultural Center of the Philippines’ board of trustees. Her term of office will end on June 30, 2018. Retired police director Benjamin Magalong, for his part, was appointed as a member of the board […]
(Eagle News) — Two-time collegiate champion coach Aldin Ayo has signed a contract to coach the University of Sto. Tomas Growling Tigers for six years. The university’s official publication, The Varsitarian, made the announcement on its Twitter account. It said officials of UST’s Institute of Physical Education and Athletics would make a formal announcement on January 11. In a series of Tweets on Tuesday night, Ayo explained why he decided to transfer from the Dela Salle […]
In Delaware County, Pennsylvania, classes are suspended as about four inches of snow also covered the area. Maila Simbulan, Eagle News Service correspondent in Pennsylvania gave this report.
(Eagle News) — Citing the impact of the new tax reform law on fuel prices, ride-hailing company Grab on Friday asked the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board that it be allowed to implement a 5 percent fare increase. In its petition, Grab sought to charge its customers P11 to P15 per kilometer traveled, up from the P10 to P14 it charged. The company also sought to increase its P2 per minute charge to P2.10 per […]
An expert panel of doctors from the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital is investigating if the deaths of 14 children had any link to the controversial dengue vaccine Dengvaxia, officials said Friday. Dengue was blamed for only four of the 14 deaths being probed, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said, with lupus and meningococcemia named as the cause of the others. But now the panel of experts will verify those reports, health officials said. The […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon protested the alleged violation of his human rights by the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, particularly its chair Senator Richard Gordon. Faeldon said that Senator Richard Gordon, chair of the Blue Ribbon Committee did not allow him to celebrate the holiday season with his family. He also said that the committee did not allow him to have a check-up with his cardiologist and did not […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted Paolo Duterte’s resignation as vice mayor of Davao. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the President did this on Friday afternoon. A letter sent by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea said the younger Duterte’s resignation was “effective immediately.” Copies of the letter, dated January 5, were also given to the younger Duterte’s sister, Sara, also the Davao mayor, and to Catalino Cuy, officer in charge of the Department […]
(Eagle News) — The National Union of People’s Lawyers on Friday expressed disappointment at the Court of Appeals’ recent decision that effectively barred death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso, who is detained in Indonesia, from testifying in the case against her alleged recruiters in the Philippines. “We are disappointed that the taking of her material testimony is being prevented by our own courts, the Court of Appeals in particular, upon motion of the accused illegal […]
