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(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said that the government is already investigating alleged offshore bank accounts of certain “mostly yellow” or opposition personalities in Switzerland, Malaysia and other countries. “I’m sorry, I could not tell you but many in the opposition… we have dug these bank accounts of opposition personalities,” Aguirre said. “This is an ongoing investigation,” he stressed to reporters. Aguirre did not provide more details, but said that the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday named the supposed source of the offshore bank account information President Rodrigo Duterte said was the senator’s. In a privilege speech, Trillanes said that the “fake” information came from one Daniel “Snooky” Cruz, an individual who claimed to be a “forensic expert,” who was “well-connected” with the United States Embassy and a former agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. “Kaya raw niya magkaroon ng access […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock’s “regular companion” was an Australian woman who moved to the United States 20 years ago to work on the casino strip, the government confirmed Tuesday. Marilou Danley, 62, was initially said to be a “person of interest” but has since been cleared of any involvement in the shocking shooting that left 59 dead and more than 500 injured. American authorities said she was out of […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang on Tuesday expressed condolences to the families of the victims in the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday night. Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella made the pronouncement, as he reported that there was no Filipino casualty in the incident that is now dubbed as the worst mass shooting in modern United States history. “We join the peace-loving people of the international community in denouncing this latest act of violence,” […]
(Eagle News) — “Ingrates.” This was how Philippine National Police Chief Director Ronald dela Rosa described the critics of the ongoing drug war on Tuesday. “You can criticize to high heavens but I can tell you, sabihin ko ngayon, ingrato kayo,” Dela Rosa said in an ambush interview on the sidelines of a Light Rail Transit Authority event. The police chief said it was because of the peace and order brought by the war on drugs […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The last Australian-made Toyota rolled off the production line Tuesday, ending over five decades of manufacturing by the Japanese firm as the once-booming local car-making industry grinds to a halt. Toyota announced in 2014 that it would stop making vehicles at its unprofitable Australian plants, joining the country’s other two large automakers — Ford and US giant General Motors’ Holden offshoot. Ford closed its production line last year and Holden will shutter its only […]
by Danny Kemp and Damon Wake Agence France Presse Brussels, Belgium (AFP) — EU leaders on Monday called for dialogue to solve the crisis over Catalonia’s banned independence referendum and urged an end to violence in a cautious first reaction to a thorny subject for the bloc. Breaking weeks of virtual silence on the subject after scores were hurt in clashes in Catalonia, the European Commission said the referendum was “not legal” under Spanish law […]
The Japanese government on Tuesday (October 3) said it is unaware of any information at this point corroborating Las Vegas sheriffs comments earlier that the long-time girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock is in Tokyo. Marilou Danley, 62, is believed to be an Australian citizen born in the Philippines and possibly visiting relatives in the Philippines at the time of the shooting, though U.S. authorities now believe she could be in Tokyo. U.S. […]
(Eagle News) — Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang, Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo Elman and several others face administrative charges for alleged graft and corruption and betrayal of public trust, among others. The charges were filed separately by lawyers Manuelito Luna and Emilio Mallari, and by former Rep. Jacinto Paras and lawyer Glenn Chong, on Tuesday. According to Luna and Mallari, Carandang was “guilty of graft and corruption” after he “maliciously claimed” the Anti-Money Laundering Council […]
https://youtu.be/w5puocJ-NtA Residents in Barcelona, Spain took to the streets on October 2, 2017 to protest the violent police crackdown during Catalonia’s banned independence referendum on October 1, 2017. People waved Catalan pro-independence ‘Estelada’ flags as they took part in a protest in Barcelona. “The central government has been consistent with its historical performance until the end, that is to say that mean every time they have not been able to solve any issue that […]
by Laurence Boutreux Agence France Presse BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) — From a grandmother whose wrist was broken to an independence supporter violently hit in the head, several people who were injured by police during Catalonia’s independence referendum banned by Madrid told AFP of their ordeal. Shocking footage of police violence went round the world, sparking controversy over what critics described as “the disproportionate use” of police force and the “humiliation” of voters — sometimes elderly […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Rocker Tom Petty died Monday after suffering cardiac arrest, his family confirmed, hours after news organizations retracted unconfirmed reports of his death. “On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty,” a family statement said. Petty — the singer with his band The Heartbreakers of hits such as “I Won’t Back Down” and […]
