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In the re-opening of the Senate’s investigation on the Mamasapano encounter, Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile said that President Benigno Aquino protected himself from all kinds of liability on the said operation and hid behind former Philippine National Police Cesar Purisima. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile asks former Philippine National Police-Special Action Force chief Getulio Napeñas as the Senate re-opens the investigation of the Mamasapano incident. In said inquiry, Napeñas said that the United States of America is involved in the said encounter. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Carlos “The Big Difference” Loyzaga, the two-time Olympian who led the Philippines to third place at the 1954 FIBA World Championships in Rio de Janeiro, has passed away at the age of 85, according to reports. Chito Loyzaga, who along with his brother Joey followed his father footsteps, confirmed the death of his father in a radio dzBB interview on Wednesday. Few years after leading a Philippine team to a bronze medal finish in 1954, […]
Rough sea condition caused by a Northeast Monsoon has stranded a total of 352 passengers in various ports nationwide, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday morning. Those stranded include 28 rolling cargoes; 40 vessels and 34 motorbancas. A rundown of those stranded include: Palawan – 122 passengers, 4 motorbancas Western Visayas – 2 passengers, 1 motorbanca Central Visayas – 165 passengers, 28 rolling cargoes, 39 vessels, 24 motorbancas Bicol – 58 passengers, 3 motorbancas […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 27) – Do you plan your goals ahead of the time? Do you not let those who don’t believe in you affect you negatively? Do you know what it feels to have full control of your life? That is what being proactive is. Based from vocabulary.com, the adjective “proactive” can describe a person who gets things done. If you are proactive, you make things happen, instead of waiting for them to happen to you. […]
Apple Inc forecast its first revenue drop in 13 years and reported the slowest-ever increase in iPhone shipments on Tuesday (January 26) as the critical Chinese market showed signs of weakening, suggesting the technology company’s period of exponential growth may be ending. The slowdown comes as Wall Street analysts worry the company does not have another blockbuster product to replace the iPhone. Apple does not report Watch sales, but it does not appear to have […]
Tennis officials on Wednesday (January 27) launched an independent review into their anti-corruption practices after allegations the sport’s watchdog, the Tennis Integrity unit (TIU), had been ineffective in stamping out corruption in the game. The announcement at the Australian Open came in the wake of media reports on the first day of the tournament that 16 players, who have been ranked in the top 50 had been repeatedly flagged to the TIU over suspicions they […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile questioned the former head of the Philippine National Police, Dir. General Alan Purisima with his exhange of text messages to President Aquino regarding the Mamasapano operations on January 25 last year where 44 troopers of the Special Action Forces (SAF) were killed. Napenas admitted texting the President early in the morning of January 25, including the time when the high-value target Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli “Marwan” […]
Japan’s Nikkei average went up 240.29 to 16949.19, while the broader Topix rose 23.08 points to 1383.31. South Korean shares bounded up early on Wednesday, helped by an overnight bounce on Wall Street and in crude oil prices while retail investors scrambled for bargains but gains were capped by weak China stocks and the pending outcome of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) was up 0.7 percent at 1,1884.61 […]
The Saudi-backed Syrian opposition said on Tuesday (January 26) that they would only take part in the Geneva peace talks this week if certain humanitarian issues in the war-torn country were addressed. The group said they would decide on Wednesday (January 27) whether they would take part in the talks, saying it welcomed an invitation to the negotiations but was seeking clarifications from the United Nations. The High Negotiations Committee (HNC), which groups arm political […]
Government peace panel chair Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer believes there is still a chance, however slim, that the proposed basic law on the Bangsamoro will be passed by Congress under this administration. “We better much prefer to pass on a solution rather than a problem to the next President,” Ferrer said Monday during the launching of a book documenting the peace process. “So we are still trying very hard to get our legislators on board.” Ferrer […]
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile questions former Philippine National Police-Special Action Force head, Dir. Getulio Napenas during the re-opening of the hearing on the Mamasapano case at the Senate, where he asked the involvement of President Aquino in the giving of directions in the plan. In the hearing, Enrile also asked former PNP chief. Director General Purisima of the $5 million reward offered by the United States government for the capture of Marwan. Enrile asked […]
