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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima appealed to the Supreme Court to take action on the petition she filed for writ of habeas data against President Rodrigo Duterte. She said this was to stop the alleged harassment against her by the President and his allies.
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales has expressed her readiness to investigate President Rodrigo Duterte on the alleged extra-judicial killings connected with the President’s campaign against drugs. Morales also said that it is within the ambit of the powers of the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate government personalities even if they have immunity from suit “For purposes of determining whether there is misconduct, which can be a basis of impeachment if […]
(Eagle News)– The Pangasinan police has transferred Ronnie Dayan, the former driver and bodyguard of Senator Leila De Lima, to a new safe house after suspicious persons were spotted roaming near his former custody area. Pangasinan Police Chief Sr. Supt. Ronald Lee confirmed the transfer of Dayan from his original safe house to a new one. Authorities were still uncertain when Dayan would be turned over to the Department of Justice’s Witness Protection Program (DOJ-WPP) […]
PHILIPPINE National police chief Ronald dela Rosa said Islamic militants in the southern Philippines who have pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) group were probably behind the failed bomb attempt near the United States embassy in Manila. “This is an attempted act of terrorism,” Dela Rosa told a news briefing in Manila. “Because of an ongoing police/military operation there, (the militants) have many casualties. We can theorize that this is a diversion to […]
SEATTLE, USA (Reuters) — A group of students and graduates from Seattle’s University of Washington have developed a device that can generate electricity when exposed to an open flame. Their target market is the 600 million people in the developing world who have cellphones but no electricity at home to charge them. The developers, drawn from the university’s engineering department and business school, have launched a start-up company called JikoPower. The first part of its […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) held on Monday (November 28) a debriefing of the Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympics for Tokyo 2020 Olympic officials in Japan. The event was joined by prominent Games officials and affiliates including IOC’s Games Director Christophe Dubi and Tokyo 2020 President Yoshiro Mori. The IOC will be debriefing for the Tokyo 2020 organization over the next three days in Tokyo. IOC President Thomas Bach wasn’t able […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima said she welcomed the investigation being conducted by the Office of Ombudsman on her case. “As one of the guarantees of the Constitution to assure accountability of public officers, I welcome the Ombudsman investigation, both as a regular undertaking of said office and as an opportunity for me to clear my record of any allegations of wrongdoing,” De Lima said. She also praised Ombudsman Conchita […]
by Agence France Presse BUTIG, Philippines (AFP) – Troops Sunday fired artillery at positions held by an Islamic militant faction in the southern Philippines as more soldiers deployed against the group, which staged a deadly bombing in President Rodrigo Duterte’s home city. Troops used 105 mm artillery to blast the positions of the Maute group in the nearly deserted town of Butig in the second day of fighting since the gunmen — who claim allegiance […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Telecommunications giants Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) and Globe signed a much-anticipated agreement that will lower the interconnection fee or the payment made by callers between the two networks. From Php 4.00 per minute, the interconnection fee will be lowered to Php 2.00 per minute. It is expected that the lower rates will be felt by January 2017. https://youtu.be/SDsvie4K9jc
(Eagle News)– At least 90 percent of the population of Butig, Lanao del Sur have fled to Marawi City and other nearby areas as clashes between the military and bandits of the Maute Group continued. Some 300 members of the Maute Group have reoccupied a certain area of Butig town. Majority of members of the bandit group are residents of Butig town, and are now reinforced by other bandits from Maguindanao province. The military was able […]
(Eagle News) — Because of new leads that have come up, the Office of the Ombudsman is now investigating Senator Leila de Lima over allegations that she was involved in the illegal drug trade, even as Congress is set to file an ethics complaint against the senator for alleged obstruction of justice. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said her office is conducting a fact-finding inquiry of De Lima’s alleged drug connections. “Because there have been […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Tropical storm “Marce” has weakened into a tropical depression and is expected to leave Monday night (November 28). It does not have any direct effect anymore to any part of the country, according to the country’s weather bureau. In an advisory issued by the country’s weather bureau at 10:00 AM today, tropical storm “Marce was located at 235 km West of Sinait, Ilocos Sur and has a maximum sustained […]
