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(Eagle News) – Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV came face to face with the woman who had filed charges of kidnapping and serious illegal detention against him before the Department of Justice on Friday, Oct. 11. Davao del Norte businesswoman Guillermina Barrido swore before the DOJ, during the case’s preliminary investigation, and maintained that Trillanes and his group, including lawyer Jude Sabio and a priest, detained her for 14 days in December 2016 while […]
(Eagle News) – The 15 police security escort assigned to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Director Gen. Aaron Aquino, who were previously recalled, will now be returned to him, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde. Albayalde said that he had already directed the Regional Director of Provincial Regional Office 3 to “bring back all the security personnel” of Aquino. He said he decided on this after Aquino claimed that […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Department of Labor and Employment is now working on a bilateral agreement with Russia to address the concerns of the many undocumented Filipinos in that country. There are around 10,000 Filipinos in Russia, most of them undocumented, according to Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta. Duterte said he raised the problems of the many overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who lacked documentation with Russian President Vladimir […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte was conferred an honorary doctorate degree by the Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO) on the last day of his 5-day visit to Russia. The MGIMO is considered the most elite university in Russia and is run by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian government. The Moscow university hosted a solemn university ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5, on the granting of the honorary doctorate degree […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Oct. 7, said there was no need to worry about President Rodrigo Duterte’s health. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in an interview over ANC that myasthenia gravis, after all, was a common disease among the elderly. The President revealed he had the disease in a meeting with the Filipino community in Moscow, Russia, where he was on official visit. He returned to the country on Sunday, Oct. 6. The United […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte honored the fallen Soviet soldiers who fought during World War II when he visited the “Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow. The President led the wreath laying ceremony at the memorial on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. The day of celebration for the unknown soldier has been celebrated in Russia since December 3, 2014. Millions of Soviet soldiers who fought the Nazis were reported missing or pronounced dead after […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the visit of President Rodrigo Duterte in Russia so far was “very fruitful” and that they are looking forward to meeting the Filipino community in that country set today, Saturday, October 5. In an interview with Eagle News Service in Russia, Go said that President Duterte considers it very important to meet with the Filipino community there. “Very fruitful po ang biyaheng ito. Most important, ang Filipino […]
(Eagle News) — In this video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in Russia, Emy Coloma, more Russian students express their love for the Filipino language. These three students interviewed by Eagle News Service in Moscow are taking up studies on the Tagalog language at the Moscow State University. They said they love the Filipino language and also expressed their admiration for Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte. They, however, missed the chance to take a picture […]
(Eagle News) — In this video taken by Eagle News Service correspondent in Russia, Emy Coloma, Russian student Maria Plume who is studying the Filipino language at the Moscow State University expresses her admiration for the Philippines and how she is glad that the Philippines and Russia are strengthening bilateral relations. Plume was interviewed by Eagle News Service in Russia at the Four Seasons Hotel in Moscow after the Philippine Cultural Gala Performance attended by […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte criticized what he termed as “so-called friends” of the Philippines but judge his government’s war on drugs with “preconceived notions.” “Some so-called friends act like they know the answers to our problems and impervious to our socio-economic and political conditions. They create rules and norms for almost everyone, and some refuse to be bound by the same,” he said during his speech at the plenary session of forum […]
