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(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday said that all those responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis should be punished. Poe made the statement a day after a Kuwait court sentenced to death by hanging a couple who employed the Overseas Filipino Worker before she was found in a freezer in February. “Swift and sure justice is what (Demafelis) deserve(s),” Poe said. She said the agreement between Kuwait and the Philippines to ensure […]
(Eagle News) — The ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers stays despite a Kuwait court conviction of a couple believed responsible for the death of Joanna Demafelis. This is according to Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who held a press conference on Monday, a day after the court sentenced Nader Essam Assaf and his Syrian wife to death by hanging for the crime that has led to a souring of diplomatic relations […]
By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse After fleeing for their lives nearly a year ago, some residents of the battle-scarred city of Marawi were allowed back Sunday for the first time — to dig through the rubble that was once their homes. Swathes of the southern city were destroyed in five months of house-to-house fighting between troops and jihadists loyal to the Islamic State group that killed nearly 1,200. The stunned and tearful residents, who once […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte is open to resuming peace talks with the communist rebels, Bayan Muna party-list Representative Carlos Zarate said on Sunday. In a radio interview, Zarate said the President made the pronouncement during a meeting with officials of the Royal Norwegian Government, the third party in the negotiations, in Davao. He said this was after members of the House committee on peace, reconciliation and unity met with Idun Tvedt, the new special envoy for […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima called on the international community to “continue condemning and making the Duterte administration accountable for its murderous war on drugs that lacks moral and legal justification.” De Lima made the call in a statement read during the 61st Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, and which was sent to the media on Saturday. “Let us all say no to extrajudicial killings committed in its name and demand accountability […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to go on a trip to China, Hong Kong and Singapore this April, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, the President will visit China from April 9 to 10 to attend the Boao Forum–a yearly gathering of government and business leaders— in Hainan. From April 11 to 12, the President will be in Hong Kong reportedly to meet the Filipino community. He will then attend […]
“Pipilitin ko at mga kapatid ko na di ka mapahiya sa amin,” Pulong says (Eagle News) — Two presidential children took to their social media accounts to send their greetings to President Rodrigo Duterte, who marks his 73rd birthday on Wednesday. “Happy Birthday Digong! good health paaarrteeey!” Davao Mayor Sara Duterte wrote in an Instagram post. Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte, was more emotional, apologizing for whatever he said he may have done that […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Philippine National Police to arrest and charge those behind the proliferation of counterfeit drugs in the market. Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the President gave the directive to PNP Chief Ronald dela Rosa on Tuesday night, after the Food and Drug Administration issued a warning against the proliferation of fake 500-milligram Paracetamol Biogesic pills. According to Panelo, the order covers persons who “manufacture, import, distribute, sell, administer, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte met with members of the Bangsamoro Transition Committee and Moro Islamic Liberation Front leaders on Tuesday night. The President’s Davao meeting which also saw members of the government negotiating panel present took place a day after he said he was “worried” about what would happen if the Bangsamoro Basic Law was passed. “Would it do well to mix it all in one pot? Meaning to say, are you Joloanos […]
I “stand ready to work with you” to “carry forward sustained” ties, Xi tells Philippine chief executive (Eagle News) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has extended his greetings to President Rodrigo Duterte, who will celebrate his 73rd birthday on March 28. In his letter, Xi also emphasized what he said was the “turnaround” in China-Philippines relations. “Our bilateral relations have enjoyed ongoing betterment and improvement and reaped productive outcomes, which brought tangible benefits to […]
(Eagle News) — As in previous years, President Rodrigo Duterte will celebrate his 73rd birthday on Wednesday in his home in Davao. In a statement on Tuesday, Special Assistant to the President Bong Go said the chief executive would spend time with his family. “He has never been known to throw lavish birthday parties even when he was mayor of Davao City,” Go said. He said “prayers from his well-wishers during his birthday would surely […]
