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THE Philippine National Police relieved on Monday (November 7) the head of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) as the national police investigated the death of detained Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr inside his jail cell. Supt. Marvin Marcos was relieved as CIDG-Region 8 head on Monday upon orders of the CIDG headquarters, according to an Inquirer report that quoted Chief Inspector Ma. Bella Rentuaya, Police Regional Office […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte signed an Executive Order reconstituting the Bangsamoro Transition Commission (BTC), expanding its membership from 15 to 21, in a ceremony at Malacañan Palace on Monday, November 7, 2016. The President has directed that the Mindanao peace process be inclusive as this Executive Order will expand the BTC’s membership, with the inclusion of three members from the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) among the government nominees. Eleven members, including […]
(Eagle News) – After lengthy discussions with his Cabinet members and advisers, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday (November 7) said he would now uphold and sign the Paris Agreement which seeks to put a cap to emissions that contribute to global warming. Duterte said he and his cabinet members took several hours to discuss the Paris climate deal, a worldwide pact to battle global warning that entered into force on Friday, Nov. 4. This […]
by Marlowe HOOD MARRAKESH, Morocco (AFP) — Under an ominous shadow cast by the US presidential election, the world’s nations gather in Morocco Monday to flesh out a landmark climate deal that promises to save humanity from itself. The just-activated Paris Agreement, inked in the French capital last December, is the first treaty binding all countries, rich and poor, to halt global warming, caused mainly by the burning of coal, oil and gas. “It is […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima denied that she is involved in the death of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. De Lima said that this is another invention against her, in an effort to allegedly besmirch her name . De Lima was one of those mentioned in the affidavit earlier written by Mayor Espinosa. She also expressed her support for Senator Panfilo Lacson’s motion to re-open the Senate’s investigation on extra-judicial […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The free viewing of the fight between Senator Manny Pacquiao and Jessie Vargas were offered in various public places in the Philippines on Sunday. As usual, the various venues were an absolute crowd magnet, as fans of Manny Pacquiao gathered to watch their hero fight. The crowd roared loudly after Manny Pacquiao won the fight through unanimous decision.
MARRAKESH, MOROCCO (Reuters) — Representatives from almost 200 nations will assemble in Marrakesh, Morocco on Monday (November 7) for talks on implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change. The Paris Agreement, designed to start in 2020, entered into force on Friday (November 4) a month after reaching key ratification thresholds. On Sunday (November 6), the United Nations said 100 parties – 99 countries and the European Union – had formally joined the accord. The […]
by Michael Mathes LEEBURG, United States (AFP) — Five campaign stops in five states in a single frenzied day. An FBI bombshell announcement. Painful delays. And supporters both jittery and exuberant about Election Day, desperate to hear from their outsider hero. Republican Donald Trump careened into the final 48 hours of a toxic and bruising US presidential campaign Sunday, shifting into overdrive his effort to flip Democratic states as he battles Hillary Clinton for the […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Itinalaga na bilang acting president ng Liberal Party si Senador Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan. Si Pangilinan ay pumalit kay dating Transportation Secretary Joseph Emilio Abaya bilang pangulo ng partido. Una munang nagsilbi si Pangilinan bilang Vice President ng Liberal bago naitalaga bilang bagong pangulo. Malugod namang tinanggap ni Pangilinan ang pagkakahirang sa kaniya gayundin sa mga pananagutang kaakibat nito.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isusulong ni Senador Richard Gordon ang hiwalay na imbestigasyon sa pagkamatay ni Mayor Rolando Espinosa ng Albuera, Leyte. Sinabi ni Gordon, Chairman ng Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights na isasampa niya ang resolusyon matapos maisumite ang committee report sa imbestigasyon sa extra-judicial killings. Natapos ang EJK investigation bago mag break ang Senado nitong nakalipas na October 22. Ayon kay Gordon kakausapin niya si Senador Panfilo Lacson na una […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Handang tumulong ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) sa imbestigasyon ng United Nations Special Rapporteur sa alegasyong extra-judicial killings sa ilalim ng Duterte Administration. Pero nilinaw ni CHR Chairman Chito Gascon na wala pa silang natatanggap na Official Communication mula sa UN hinggil sa imbitasyon ng Malacañang kay Special Rapporteur Agnes Callamard. Ayon kay Gascon, maaaring pinaplantsa pa lamang ng un ang mga detalye ng isasagawang imbestigasyon.
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian police uncovered a baby koala hidden in the bag of a woman they stopped in the street. The 50-year-old, who was being spoken to on unrelated matters on Sunday evening, stunned Brisbane officers when she revealed she had the creature in her canvas satchell. “Not quite believing their ears, the officers cautiously unzipped the bag and found this gorgeous boy,” Queensland police said. “The koala — believed to be about […]
