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(Eagle News) — There was negligence on the part of two Philippine Military Academy swimming instructors that resulted in the death of Cadet Fourth Class Mario Telan Jr., the military school said on Friday, Nov. 22. In a statement, PMA spokesperson Captain Cherryl Tindog identified the instructors as Robert Bete and Antonio Catalan, both civilians. Tindog said the decision to dismiss Bete was up to the Civil Service Commission, while Catalan’s job order contract has […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will probe ten municipal mayors for possible negligence after they were alleged to be missing in action even as Typhoon “Ompong” battered their areas of jurisdiction over the weekend. Jonathan Malaya, DILG spokesperson, did not name the mayors but said they were from the Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley. “Ompong” made landfall in northern Luzon. “We are now doing a review of their performance […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte decided to retain Nicanor Faeldon as Customs Commissioner amid hearings being done at the House of Representatives on the controversial Php 6.4 billion worth of shabu that managed to pass through the Bureau of Customs. Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said that the President still expressed confidence and trust in Commissioner Faeldon. “The President has met Bureau of Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon (Tuesday) afternoon. The Chief […]
