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(Eagle News) — Communist leaders are pressing for the resumption of peace talks with the Philippine government even after the reported ambush by its armed group, the New People’s Army, against non-combatant police members in Davao. In a statement posted in its website. CPP-NDFP panel chair Fidel Agaoili said that both the government panel had already initially agreed to hold “secret backchannel talks” for the purpose of resuming talks in April. Agcaoili said that […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday directed the military and the police to “wage war” against the New People’s Army rebels after they killed four policemen who were not even combatants but were merely responding to a call to investigate a murder in the area. The President said there is no peace talks as of now. “Wala pang peace talks. It’s totally absent. So, in the meantime, I will also ask the […]
(Eagle News) — Ayaw na umanong patulan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga alegasyon na ipinupukol rito kaugnay sa kanyang kampanya laban sa iligal na droga kung saan marami ang namamatay. Pero giit ng Pangulo pawang walang katotohanan ang mga akusasyon sa kanya at kung totoo man handa umano siyang mabulok sa kulungan sa tamang alegasyon at sa tamang kaparusahan. “I am ready to go to jail for the right charges, huwag naman iyong pati […]
Manila on Tuesday “strongly protested” an American television drama which shows a fictional Philippine president making a sexual advance on the US secretary of state. In the trailer for the latest edition of “Madam Secretary”, the lead character punches “the Philippines’ unconventional new president” in the face and gives him a bloody nose in reaction to his unwanted pass. “I clobbered a world leader instead of saving a major regional agreement,” the secretary of […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte admitted that although he already has a draft of the Executive Order banning smoking inside government agencies and in public places nationwide, he is still studying it further and has not yet signed the order. Duterte said that he is being careful on signing the executive order and admitted that he is still undecided on some provisions. “I’m measuring the resistance, whether I can compromise, for […]
MANILA, Philippine (Eagle News) — Kinumpirma ng Malacañang na mayroong nagtangkang suhulan si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte mula sa isang kumpanya ng sigarilyo. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella, na mismong si Pangulong Duterte ang nagkuwento sa pinakahuling Cabinet Meeting sa Malacañang. Hindi naman tinukoy ni Abella kung ang nagtangkang manuhol sa Pangulo sa pamamagitan ng mga mambabatas mula sa Mindanao ay ang Mighty Corporation na nasangkot sa umanoy paggamit ng pekeng tax stamp. Ayon kay […]
(Eagle News) — With 216 “yes” votes and 54 “no” votes, the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading the bill seeking to reimpose the death penalty in the country. House Bill 4727 was passed on Tuesday, March 7, just six days after its second reading approval on voice voting. This time, through nominal voting, there was only one abstention, as lawmakers expressed their votes before the passage of the bill. Only drug-related […]
(Eagle News) — The owner of the alleged quarry site in Davao City which was referred to by retired police officer Arturo Lascanas as where they buried their alleged victims had long denied the policeman’s claim. This was according to Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. Aguirre said the quarry site owner, retired SPO4 Bienvenido Laud, had long denied these allegations of Lascanas. He said he can attest to this as he had served as the lawyer of […]
(Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation has said it was ready to help ensure the success of the government’s war on drugs, as the Philippine National Police gears for the re-implementation of Oplan Tokhang. Ferdinand Lavin, NBI spokesperson, said they were ready if the Secretary of Justice, Vitaliano Aguirre, orders them to extend a hand in antidrug operations upon the instructions of President Rodrigo Duterte. Lavin said the NBI never stopped gathering information […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbigay ng executive clemency sa 127 na matatanda at sakiting preso si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito’y batay na rin sa rekomendasyon ng Department of Justice (DOJ). Ang nasabing kautusan ay nilagdaan ng pangulo nito pang Pebrero, kasunod na rin ng nauna niyang pangako na pagpapalaya sa mga matatanda at maysakit na mga inmate. Sakop ng nasabing kautusan ang mga kulungan sa ilalim ng Bureau of Corrections, kabilang na ang New Bilibid Prison […]
(Eagle News) — Russian ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev expressed how important it is for Filipinos and Russians to discover more about each other, stressing how both have common values. In a previous interview with Eagle News Service, Khovaev stressed the importance of Filipinos and Russians being open to each other, and for the Philippines to see Russia as a “new reliable partner and close friend.” It’s time for Russia to discover the […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate is again hearing today, Monday (March 6) the testimony of retired police officer Arturo Lascanas, with Senator Panfilo Lacson, head of the Senate committee on public order, warning the flip-flopping cop on Supreme Court rulings that do not allow major self-contradictions in cases of conspiracy. Lacson, himself, announced at the start of the hearing that he has “grown averse” of flip-flopping statements of witnesses, citing his personal experience of the […]
