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DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Umatras na si Atty. Gregorio Andolana bilang abogado ni self-confessed member Davao Death Squad (DDS) Edgar Matobato. Matatandaan na nagpresinta si Andolana bilang abogado ni Matobato para sa illegal possession of firearms and ammunition na ikinaso sa kaniya noong Hunyo 2014. Noong Martes, October 4, 2016, naglabas na ng Warrant of Arrest si Judge Silverio Mandalupe sa Davao City laban kay Matobato dahil sa hindi pagsipot sa mga itinakdang arraignment nito. Ayon […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Ipinahayag ni Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte na luluwas siya ng Maynila upang kunin ang lahat ng ebidensiya laban sa isang Senador na gumagamit at naging addict na umano sa cocaine. Ayon sa Vice Mayor, isang pinagkakatiwalaang kaibigan ang nagbigay sa kaniya ng lahat ng impormasyon ukol sa nasabing senador. Ngunit hindi naman niya binanggit ang pangalan nito. Aniya, darating din ang panahon na magkakaharap din silang dalawa. Sinabi rin niya, kailanman […]
Late comedian Robin Williams was honored in New York on Wednesday (October 05) night with the SAG-AFTRA (Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists) Foundation Robin William Center. The building will be a space for nurturing the over 40,000 actors in New York City. Williams’ long time friend, Billy Crystal, said it means a great deal to those in the industry. “To have a place that is dedicated to helping people who are […]
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AFP) — The Haitian authorities have postponed presidential and legislative elections originally set for Sunday because of the havoc caused by Hurricane Matthew, election officials said Wednesday. The impoverished Caribbean nation’s last elections, in 2015, were canceled amid violence and massive fraud, leaving the country stranded in political limbo ever since. The president of Haiti’s Provisional Electoral Council, Leopold Berlanger, said a new date for elections would be announced by next Wednesday at […]
by Ivan Couronne / Dave Clark WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — With Barack Obama’s presidency coming to a close and US policy for Syria at an impasse, Vladimir Putin’s Russia has stepped up efforts to secure its ally Bashar al-Assad in power. US officials fear the Kremlin is racing to consolidate its gains in Syria before a new, possibly tougher administration takes charge, but there is little sign of a clear new policy emerging. On […]
PASIG CITY, Oct. 6 – Secretary Ismael “Mike” D. Sueno of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warns the public against extortionists who pretend to be members of the DILG Task Force Agila. Task Force Agila was created by the Department in August 2016 as a legal and investigatory task force that handles the investigation of all past and incumbent local officials with alleged links to the illegal drug trade. Sueno issued the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — NBA star Derrick Rose and two friends drugged and raped a woman in her Los Angeles home hours after she visited Rose’s rented Beverly Hills mansion, the woman’s lawyer told a federal court jury on Wednesday. “Each of them took turns raping her, they don’t even know who went first,” attorney Waukeen McCoy told the jury in opening statements of his client’s civil lawsuit trial against Rose in US […]
It’s an un-wasteful effort to bring back the oyster to the waters of New York. Porcelain from recycled toilets mixed with clam shells are getting dumped into Jamaica Bay where the species has been extinct for decades. The materials will form a nursery bed for oyster larvae to grow on, explains John McLaughlin, of the city’s Department of Environmental Protection, “Those are receiver beds that is just a blank slate that is about 8,000 square feet […]
(Reuters) – U.S. government health plans spent more than $1 billion on Mylan NV’s EpiPen emergency allergic reaction treatment between 2011 and 2015, according to figures released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Wednesday. Mylan is under scrutiny for raising prices on the lifesaving EpiPen sixfold in less than a decade, making the devices unaffordable for a growing number of families. U.S. lawmakers and prosecutors are also investigating what impact Mylan’s EpiPen […]
Americans across the U.S. Southeast fled the coastline, stocked up on groceries and queued for gasoline on Wednesday (October 5) as President Barack Obama and state governors urged millions to evacuate or brace for a potentially devastating Hurricane Matthew. Matthew pummeled the Bahamas and took aim at the United States as the fiercest Caribbean storm in nearly a decade appeared likely to hit Florida with powerful winds, storm surges and heavy rain late on Thursday, […]
(Eagle News)– Intelligence reports from United States led to the arrest of Jonjon Villamin Jr., who flew to Manila from Dubai, for attempting to smuggle 4.8 kilograms of cocaine at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport last Sunday. Operatives from Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) found the narcotics inside Villamin’s luggage. Customs officials said they received reports about a passenger with a check-in luggage containing cocaine. Villamin said the luggage was given to him by a Brazilian […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — In response to the campaign of the Duterte administration to end contractualization, at least 200 business establishments have already regularized more than 10,000 employees, according to the Department of Labor and Employment. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said this was only 20 percent of the 50 percent target of the department. https://youtu.be/Q7e0sh4GM84
