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(Eagle News) — The plunder case filed by Senator Antonio Trillanes IV against President Rodrigo Duterte before the Office of the Ombudsman has already been “terminated” for “lack of merit” as early as November last year. Solicitor General Jose Calida made the revelation as he slammed Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales for “withhold(ing) the information” from the public about the case’s dismissal. “I would not have known this had I not written a letter,” Calida said. “This […]
Fil-Am businesswoman accused of funding destab plots vs Duterte also declared as such by city council (Eagle News)– Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Fil-Am businesswoman Loida Nicolas-Lewis have been declared as “personae non gratae” in Davao City. The declaration made by the city council came after Trillanes said Davao was the most dangerous city in the country, with the highest incidence of murder, and the second highest incidence of rape, in a press conference in Chicago, […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment has officially ordered a total ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed on Monday the administrative order that puts in place the ban, which came after the discovery of the gruesome death of Joanna Demafelis. Demafelis was found inside the freezer of an apartment left abandoned since 2016. It also came amid investigations into the deaths of […]
(Eagle News)– “Benham Rise is ours.” President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated this on Friday, days after he ordered a stop to all maritime exploration by foreigners at the undersea plateau located off the country’s northeastern coast. The President made the declaration upon conclusion of all foreign research studies in the area now called the Philippine Rise. This included one carried out by China, which began last month. According to the President, the Philippines would “claim exclusive ownership […]
Also tells military to “discontinue” $233-million contract with Canadian company for 16 combat helicopters (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “discontinue” its $233-million contract with a Canadian company for 16 combat helicopters, and to stop buying arms from the country in general. Duterte said the AFP should also stop buying the same from the United States. “From here on now, I am directing AFP since […]
President makes announcement following discovery of a Filipina in an apartment freezer in oil-rich country (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said that the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait would continue, noting that he was “ready to take drastic steps” to preserve OFW lives. “If a ban is what is needed then let it be so,” a visibly angry Duterte said in a speech following news about the […]
(Eagle News) — The woman who was discovered in a freezer in an abandoned apartment in Kuwait has been identified. Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said that based on a DNA test, the body was Joanna Daniela Dimapilis’. Dimapilis’ body was found during an inspection of the premises of justice staff in compliance with a court order to re-possess the apartment. Media reports in Kuwait said the unit had been vacant since November 2016. A […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Free Irrigation Service Act, which exempts farmers who own 8 hectares of land or less from paying irrigation fees, and allows for the writing off of their loans and penalties to the National Irrigation Administration. Under the act signed into law on Feb. 2, the farmers are covered by the exemption if the water in question is derived from “national irrigation systems and communal irrigation systems […]
(Eagle News) — Opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives welcomed on Thursday the International Criminal Court’s decision to conduct a “preliminary examination” of the allegations against the government’s drug war. In a statement on Thursday, Magdalo Rep. Alejano, who, with Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, filed the supplemental communication against the drug war in June, said the ICC’s move was “also the first step towards bringing justice to the families and all the victims […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has been invited to Kuwait amid the temporary suspension in the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers there. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the trip was “in the offing,” following the President’s meeting with Kuwait Ambassador to the Philippines Saleh Ahmad Althwaikh on Wednesday. Roque said he did not know what the details of the bilateral meeting were. “I guess Kuwait wants to assure the President that Philippine nationals are protected […]
(Eagle News) — The International Criminal Court will conduct a “preliminary investigation” into lawyer Jude Sabio’s allegations against the drug war. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said based on the information received by the Philippine mission in The Hague, the initial review of “alleged acts associated with the campaign against illegal drugs covering the period of July 2016” and which were contained in a communication submitted by Sabio in April 2017 will be conducted by the […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese jet fighters have been sent to the South China Sea, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force said on Wednesday. Su-35 Russia-made advanced fighters were dispatched to the sea for joint combat cruise missions, the official Sina Weibo account of the PLA Air Force said, according to a report published in the Global Times. Global Times is an English-language publication that is under the auspices of the Chinese Communist Party newspaper People’s […]
