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By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Umakyat na sa siyam na drug suspek ang napapatay habang 145 ang naaresto sa ilalim ng Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded ng Philippine National Police (PNP). Sa harap nito, humihingi naman ng alternatibong solusyon ang PNP sa mga tutol sa pagpapatuloy ng war on drugs. Mula nang ilunsad ng PNP ang Oplan Double Barrel Reloaded noong Lunes (Marso 6), siyam na drug suspek ang naitala sa panibagong listahan […]
(Eagle News) — The Union of European Football Associations, also known as UEFA, is the governing body of European football or soccer as many of us know it. Soccer is a grueling sport, so it comes as no surprise to find that referees vying to be the best within the industry, are also going the extra mile to earn that title. UEFA gathered 128 of its referees in Malaga, Spain to enjoy the onset of […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has already sent a note verbale to the Chinese Embassy on the alleged presence of Chinese survey ships in Benham Rise, a 13-million hectare underwater plateau that had been recognized internationally as part of the country’s continental shelf. DFA Assistant Secretary Charles Jose told reporters that “the Philippines has sent a note to the Chinese Embassy seeking clarification on this.” Benham Rise is […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Appointments (CA) last Wednesday, March 8, rejected the appointment of Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. for failing to disclose the status of his citizenship before the committee. During his confirmation hearing last February 22, Yasay said he never legally acquired an American citizenship because when it was issued to him on November 1986, the foreign citizenship was “null and void.” “I was disqualified from acquiring US […]
By Lanie Valdecantos EBC Las Vegas Bureau LAS VEGAS, USA (Eagle News Service) — Wild winds continued to whip through the Nevada desert, approximately 20 miles south of Las Vegas, as the county-wide warning remained in effect on Sunday, March 5. Motorists traveling back to California, from Las Vegas, experienced 25 to 40 mph winds with gusts up to 60 mph. Visibility was reduced in some areas due to the blowing sand and dust, […]
(Eagle News) — A government prosecutor on Wednesday said the gag order they had sought from the court did not include Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II, contrary to what some media reports appeared to be saying. Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Peter Ong said the gag order which they filed at the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 204 on March 3 was only intended for Senator Leila de Lima and her lawyers. De Lima is facing a drug case in Judge […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang said it was concerned with the reported presence of Chinese survey ships at Benham Rise in the Pacific and Reed Bank in the South China Sea. “We are concerned about the presence of a Chinese ship in Benham Rise, which has been recognized by the United Nations as part of the Philippines,” Presidential spokesperson Ernesto Abella said in a statement.. The Department of National Defense has already notified the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Metro Manila Development Authority has released a traffic advisory on road repairs and road re-blocking this weekend March 10 – March 13. The road repairs will start 11 in the evening on Friday, March 10 until Monday, March 13 at 5 in the morning. MMDA advised motorists to look for alternative routes. To find out the routes affected, please watch the accompanying video. https://youtu.be/ecTmC8nR9Uc
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The pensioners of the Social Security System or SSS will receive the additional Php 1,000 pension benefit today, March 10, which will correspond to the deferential pension that they were supposed to be received last February 2017. The pension increase for the first three months of this year will be received within this month. The SSS released Php 2.07 billion for two million pensioners. Meanwhile, the increase in the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — “Its extortion, what happened was extortion.” This was the conclusion of Senate Blue Ribbon Commitee chair Senator Richard Gordon. The committee found that the Bureau of Immigration case which it investigated does not fall under bribery but under extortion. “I think the truth is already out. When we adjourn this hearing and submit a committee report, I am not going to schedule another hearing just to hear more lies,” […]
HINATUAN, Surigao del Sur (Eagle News) – Muling binuksan sa mga turista ang kilalang Enchanted River ng Surigao del Sur. Sa kasalukuyan ay mas magagandang amenities at kulay asul na tubig ang bubungad sa mga turistang dadayo sa kilalang tourist spot. Mahigit din sa isang buwan na pansamantalang isinara ng Lokal na Pamahalaan ng Hinatuan sa publiko ang Enchanted River. Ito ay upang isaayos ang amenities nito at makapagpahinga din ang ilog sa mga turista. Sa kasalukuyan […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Buhay Party-List Representative Lito Atienza asked the Senate to forget about the death penalty bill as the law cannot be applied to those charged under the Duterte administration. According to Atienza’s estimation, if the death penalty bill is passed, the execution of the first criminal to be sentenced with death will be around 2022, the end of President Duterte’s term. “Even assuming the Senate caves in, and approves its […]
