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PNP No. 3 man retires

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) –The third man in Philippine National Police chain of command, Police Deputy Director-General Benjamin Magalong retires from service in a retirement honor ceremony held at Camp Crame. Magalong graduated as a magna cum laude in the Philippine Military Academy’s Sandigan Class of 1982. His long service saw him heading the PNP Board of Inquiry into the Mamasapano incident. Police Director Ramon Apolinario will replace Magalong’s position. https://youtu.be/LnFs2yWA_wY

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Kerwin Espinosa thanks NBI on investigation of his father’s fate

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Kerwin Espinosa expressed his gratitude to the National Bureau of Investigation when it released the results of its investigation in the death of his father, former Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. The younger Espinosa said that he is convinced that his father was killed in a “rubout” and not in a “shoot-out”. He was transferred to the NBI’s custody before midnight Wednesday, at around 11:30 p.m., according to NBI […]

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DOF chief wants to ax several finance officials

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez wants to remove several officials of the Department of Finance due to their alleged involvement in graft and corruption. Included in the list is the Operations Officer of the Bureau of Customs due to his wrong declarations in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth.

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LTFRB prepares complaint form vs picky taxi drivers

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board will place complaint forms in malls around the country as part of its “Oplan Isnabero”. Said program targets taxi drivers who are picky about their passengers. https://youtu.be/tpGDV-gORB8  

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Duterte arrives at Changi Airport, set to talk with Singapore’s leaders today

  (Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet with Singaporean President Tony Tan Keng Yam and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Thursday (December 15). A welcome ceremony for Duterte is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. at Istana, the official residence of the President of Singapore. The three state leaders are expected to discuss political cooperation between the two countries, as well as trade relations. The leaders will also talk about the situation of  […]

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PRC reveals November 2016 NLE Passers

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced on Wednesday, December 14, the list of passers for the November 2016 Nurse Licensure Examination (NLE). The NLE which was administered by the PRC and the Board of Nursing (BoN) was held on November 26-27, in different testing centers nationwide such as Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legaspi, Lucena, Pagadian, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga. As announced by the PRC, 6,836 examinees passed the NLE out […]

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Duterte keeps up ‘very good’ rating in SWS survey

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has maintained a “very good” net satisfaction rating for the last quarter of 2016, according to the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey. Results showed that the satisfaction rating of the President was at +63 dropping by only one point compared to his rating in September of +64. SWS classifies net satisfaction ratings of at least +70 as “excellent”; those +50 to +69 as “very good”; +30 to +49, “good”; […]

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Rare Malayan tiger cub makes debut appearance at Florida zoo

TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) — Three months after her birth, a rare Malayan tiger cub emerged from her den on Wednesday (December 14) at Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo, The cub, named Berisi, was born on September 11 and spent the beginning of her life in the den with her mother, Bzui. The cub raced around the enclosure, pouncing on her mother and climbing rocks. Zoo officials said there were only about 250 Malayan tigers left in […]

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China pledges funds to decongest Philippine jail: gov’t

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — China has pledged funds for a new detention facility in the Philippines as part of its support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war, the Philippine jail chief said Wednesday. Duterte’s unprecedented crackdown has worsened severe congestion in Philippine jails, with AFP photographs of Quezon City Jail in July exposing how inmates in one of the nation’s most overcrowded detention facilities took turns to sleep on an open-air basketball court and a […]

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President Duterte makes it to Forbes’ “World’s Most Powerful People”

    (Eagle News) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was chosen as among the 74 “World’s Most Powerful People” in the influential Forbes’ annual ranking this year, along with world leaders Russian President Vladimir Putin, US President-elect Donald Trump, German chancellor Angela Merkel, and Chinese President Xi Jinping who ranked first to fourth place respectively. Mr. Duterte ranked no. 70 in the Forbes’ ranking, and is one of the 11 new names on the list […]

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