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(Eagle News) — Asahan na ang mas mahigpit na seguridad na ipapatupad sa isla ng Boracay. Ito ay dahil sa tatlong ASEAN Summit Meetings na gagawin sa isla sa susunod na buwan. Ang 23rd meeting ng ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights ay gagawin sa Pebrero 13 hanggang (15); habang ang Asean Ministerial Meeting Retreat Naman ay gagawin sa Pebrero 19-21; at ASEAN Committee On Migrant Workers Meeting sa Pebrero 20-22. Ayon kay Aklan Police […]
(Eagle News) — Nadagdagan pa ang bilang ng mga lugar sa Davao Region na isinailalim sa state of calamities dahil sa nagpapatuloy na pag-ulan at pagbaha. Ayon kay Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Davao Information Officer Mc Adrian Nolive Cobero, maliban sa Carmen Davao Del Norte, isinailalim na rin sa state of calamity ang bayan ng Malita sa Davao Occidental; Tagum City at munisipalidad ng Boston at Cateel sa Davao Oriental. Ayon sa OCD Davao, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the execution of a Filipina Overseas Filipino Worker in Kuwait, at 3:20 p.m. on Wednesday, January 25. OFW Jakatia Pawa from Zamboanga City, a Filipina household worker in Kuwait was sentenced to death for allegedly stabbing her employer’s 22-year-old daughter while asleep in May 2007. Pawa, however, repeatedly insisted on her innocence and pleaded “not guilty,” with the the Court of Cassation previously in […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police could face a leadership crisis and a possible breakdown of command if policemen would be suspected of participating in gruesome crimes and the rampant killings will not resolved immediately. This was according to Senate President Pro-Tempore Franklin Drilon. “There seems to be a leadership crisis in the PNP and a breakdown of command at some levels, if not at all levels,” Drilon said. “If policemen are […]
By Mary Rose Faith Bonalos Eagle Online Media Service (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte promised the families of the 44 slain Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (SAF) troopers that he will see to it that all the slain police officers be awarded a medal of valor posthumously. The medal of valor is the highest honor that can be given to a policeman. “The highest honor that I can give really… the highest […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has called for the creation of an independent commission to probe anew the Mamasapano tragedy, as he bared that the bloody incident that killed 44 troopers of the Philippine National Police – Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) was actually an operation of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). On Tuesday, during his speech addressing the kin of the slain SAF troopers two years ago, the President said he has […]
MELBOURNE, Australia (Reuters) — Melbourne mother Natashia Corrigan welcomed a big bundle of joy on Tuesday (January 24) with the birth of her 6.06 kilogram (13.4 pounds) baby boy, Brian Junior. “Overwhelmed. I dreamed of a little fat baby. I’ve always wanted a little fat baby and now I’ve got a big one,” said Corrigan. According to local broadcaster Seven Network, Corrigan was told her baby would be on the heavier side and delivered Brian […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will sign executive orders starting Wednesday restricting refugees, visas and immigration, making good on his signature campaign pledges, US media reported. Trump is due to speak Wednesday to employees at the Department of Homeland Security — which handles immigration — and sign orders there on refugees and national security, according to The Washington Post and CNN. “Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 21 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Toronto Raptors 108-106 on Tuesday to stay on the heels of the Golden State Warriors at the top of the Western Conference. Aldridge, who also grabbed seven rebounds and two assists, led the scoring as the Spurs notched their fifth win on the trot to improve to 36-9, two games behind the Warriors (38-7). Toronto’s defeat was […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Donald Trump’s administration moved quickly Tuesday to muzzle federal government workers, apparently keen to keep the army of bureaucrats in line with the White House message. While Trump has sought to project power from the White House, allies fanned out across government departments to impose his writ. As Trump was sworn into office Friday, staff at the Interior Department were ordered to cease regular […]
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) — Panama is suspending its probe into the Panama Papers, the leak of a legal firm’s files on clients who stored assets in opaque offshore companies, prosecutors said Tuesday. The records from the Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca revealed the names of leaders, politicians, celebrities and wealthy individuals from around the world who used the firm to create offshore entities to hide their assets. A legal challenge on constitutional grounds required […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Ombudsman on Tuesday formally filed a complaint for graft and usurpation of public function against former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and former PNP Special Action Force (SAF) director Getulio Napeñas Jr., for their role in the tragic “Oplan Exodus” in Mamasapano, Maguindanao which left over 60 people dead on January 25, 2015. It has recommended a bail of P10,000 each for Purisima and Napenas […]
