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QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has dismissed the complaint against casino junket operator Kim Wong and Weikang Xu for money-laundering, citing lack of probable cause due to insufficiency of evidence. According to the DOJ, former branch manager of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp. (RCBC) Jupiter Makati branch, Maia Santos-Deguito has failed to directly link Wong and Xu to the money- laundering activity. In February 2016, Deguito and other RCBC personnel […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News News (Eagle News) — Kasabay ng pina-igting na kampanya ng Philippine National police (PNP) laban sa mga gumagamit at nagbebenta ng ipinagbabawal na gamot, muling binuksan ni Senador Cynthia Villar ang agriculture training program para sa mga drug surrenderee. Ang mahigit isaandaang drug surenderees mula sa Cavite, Las Piñas at Paranaque ay sasailalim sa labindalawang linggong pagsasanay sa urban farming. Ayon kay Villar, sakop ng community based o Sagip Bukas […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice on Thursday, March 9 issued an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against the owner of the controversial tobacco firm Mighty Corporation and his brother due to their alleged involvement in tobacco smuggling. In a memorandum dated March 7, the DOJ instructed the Bureau of Immigration to place on its lookout list Alex Wongchuking and Ceasar Wongchuking. The tobacco corporation is facing allegations of smuggling for using fake Bureau […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima has just completed booking procedures inside the Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City, following her arrest at 8 a.m. Friday at the Senate for drug-related charges. Under the normal booking procedures, it could take a few hours to complete. In De Lima’s case, the whole process took about two hours. As of posting time (10:30 a.m.), she has just left Camp Crame and […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II advised Senator Leila de Lima not to be choosy as to where she would be detained, after the senator refused the earlier offer of the Philippine National Police to have her detained at the PNP Detention Center in Camp Crame, Quezon City. Aguirre said it was actually the Muntinlupa regional trial court which would determine where De Lima would be detained. “She does not want to […]
(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II advised Senator Leila De Lima to be watchful of her statements since she could face another criminal case, this time for “inciting to sedition” for calling on the public to rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte. Aguirre, who had been called a “mediocre lawyer” by De Lima, said the former justice secretary who is now facing three drug-related charges for her alleged involvement in the proliferation of illegal drug […]
(Eagle News) — A very agitated Senator Leila De Lima called on the public to rise up against President Rodrigo Duterte as she held a press conference where she ranted against the Philippine leader whom she called a “sociopathic serial killer,” a dictator, and a “criminal.” She said the President was unfit to head the government and referred to the People Power that happened 31 years ago, which she said should be repeated today. The […]
(Eagle News Service) – Calling herself the champion of womanhood and the savior of Philippine democracy, Senator Leila De Lima on Tuesday ranted against President Rodrigo Duterte and called on the public to support her fight for the so-called EDSA values. De Lima’s press conference was held a day after retired police officer Arthur Lascañas came out to pin Duterte, whom he tagged in the killings of the Davao Death Squad. The lady senator, who […]
(Eagle News) — The three drug-related cases filed against Senator Leila de Lima have been raffled off to three separate courts at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) on Monday afternoon, paving the way for the possible issuance of arrest warrants against the lady senator. The three drug cases against De Lima landed on the salas of Judge Juanita Guerrero of RTC branch 204, Judge Amelia Fabros Corpus of RTC branch 205, and Judge […]
(Eagle News) – Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa is readying the PNP Custodial Center and offering this as a possible detention area for Senator Leila De Lima in case she is arrested for drug-related charges. Dela Rosa said he is just awaiting instructions, but he is readying the detention center just in case. “I’m just waiting for instructions from a competent court kung in case kailangan nang gamitin ang aming […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte advised senator Leila de Lima to just answer in court the drug-related charges filed against her at the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court by the Department of Justice on Friday, February 17. “She has to face the music. Actually ilang testigo ‘yan (There are several witnesses), it took months to develop the case,” Duterte told reporters during his visit to the wake of soldiers killed in action in Panacan, […]
