(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has arrived at the Batasang Pambansa, where he is expected to deliver his second State of the Nation Address. The President arrived at the Batasan grounds on board a chopper a few minutes before 4 p.m. Wearing a white barong Tagalog, he went through the military honor guards before entering the building. To his left was General Eduardo Año, military chief. He was met by Senate President Koko Pimentel, […]
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17th Congress opens second regular session
https://youtu.be/LhM-1kMWU1A Let’s get back to work, Senate and House leaders say (Eagle News) — Let’s get back to work. This was the message of Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez in the opening of the second regular session of the 17th Congress. Pimentel began his speech with figures from a survey last week that he said showed that the Senate was the “most trusted institution” in the country. He said based […]
Heavy traffic in parts of metro expected today; MMDA issues traffic advisory
(Eagle News) — Heavy traffic is expected in several parts of Metro Manila today as rallyists gear up to take to the streets in time for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address. As early as 8 a.m., rallyists gathered on Elliptical Road before going to Commonwealth Ave. in Quezon City, where they are expected to call for Duterte to keep his so-called broken promises. Protesters also gathered in the University of the Philippines-Diliman […]
NCRPO all set for SONA
(Eagle News) — The National Capital Region Police Office said it has made the necessary preparations for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address tomorrow, with more than 6000 policemen expected to be deployed in the vicinity of Batasang Pambansa. In a radio interview, NCRPO chief Director Oscar Albayalde said the 6300 policemen were apart from the other security personnel to be deployed by other security units such as the Armed Forces of the […]
41,000 security forces all set for 30th ASEAN Summit in Manila
By Perfecto T. Raymundo Philippine News Agency MANILA, April 23 — Around 41,000 security forces and force multipliers are ready to secure the 30th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit which will be held from Wednesday to Saturday next week (April 26 to 29) at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Pasay City. National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) chief Director Oscar Albayalde said around 26,000 uniformed policemen and soldiers and about 15,000 […]
Police presents 3rd suspect in foiled US Embassy bomb try
(Eagle News) — Police presented on Wednesday (December 6) a third suspect in the foiled bombing attempt near the United States Embassy in Manila. The suspect was identied as Muhammad Jumao-as, a resident of Sta. Ana, Bulacan, Bulacan and an x-ray technician at a hospital. Chief Supt. Oscar Albayalde, head of the National Capital Region Police Office of the Philippine National Police said Jumao-as was also seen in the CCTV footage in Luneta along […]





