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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte defended on Monday the Office of the Solicitor General’s move to recommend the dismissal of the serious illegal detention case filed against Janet Lim Napoles, but stopped short of naming her a state witness to prosecute others allegedly involved in the P10-billion pork barrel scam. “Totoo naman. The circumstances would show. (Benhur Luy) was not restrained at all. If you ever followed the story, the solicitor general is right. […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would wage the illegal drugs war until his last day because of the complexity of the illegal drugs operations, and how widespread and deeply entrenched the problem is. In a late night press conference at the Malacanang Palace on January 29, the President explained the need to prolong the government’s war on drugs until the end of his six-year term. As part of Duterte’s presidential campaign, […]
(Eagle News) — In the latest Pulse Asia Survey released on Monday, January 9, Vice President Leni Robredo’s trust rating went down by 7 percent for the last quarter of 2016, dipping to 58 percent from the previous quarter’s 65 percent. The survey fieldwork was conducted from December 6 to 11, 2016 using face-to-face interviews among the 1,200 randomly picked adult respondents, with a ± 3 margin of error at the 95-percent confidence level. […]
MANILA, Jan. 4 (PIA)- The New Year brings renewed hope and vigor for Filipinos. With the 2017 National Budget in place, the government and its agencies are all set to take the country to its journey towards real change. The 2017 National Budget – the People’s Budget – was crafted parallel to the Duterte Administration’s 10-Point Socioeconomic Agenda. It concentrates on strong, sustained, and inclusive growth. Development will not be focused on already wealthy regions, cities, […]
DAVAO CITY (Eagle News) – Naalarma si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte sa tumataas na bilang ng kasong child abuse sa buong Bansa. Sa pahayag ng Pangulo bago ito umalis patungong Lima, Peru ay kaniyang tiniyak na sa pagbabalik niya ay tututukan ang mga kasong may kinalaman sa pang-aabuso, pananakit at pagpatay sa mga bata at maging sa mga kababaihan. Sinabi rin ng Pangulo na kaniyang kakausapin ang DSWD ukol dito. Ayon pa sa Pangulo, marami sa mga biktima ay menor […]
INDANAN, Philippines (AFP) – A freed Norwegian hostage said he was “lucky to be alive” Sunday, after being kidnapped by Islamic militants and held in the southern Philippine jungle for more than a year. Kjartan Sekkingstad appeared gaunt and frail as he was handed over to a government envoy along with three Indonesian seamen who had been held captive with him. “I am so very happy and lucky to be alive,” Sekkingstad, heavily bearded […]
by Andrew BEATTY HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — From the moment Barack Obama touched down in China, his last G20 summit seemed likely to be a tricky one. A kerfuffle over aircraft stairs — or lack of them — and overzealous Chinese apparatchiks drowned out Obama’s efforts to laud his “pivot” to Asia and a deal between Beijing and Washington to jointly ratify a major climate accord. By the end of Obama’s three days in Hangzhou, he […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Japan on Friday announced it is pouring a massive $2.4 billion into a new railway in the Philippines aimed at easing Manila’s notorious gridlock. Japan, the Philippines’ top trading partner and source of aid, said the 38-kilometre (24-mile) elevated commuter line would connect Manila to nearby Bulacan province to decongest the capital and help spur economic activity. “This is one of the biggest projects Japan has ever embarked upon using the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Ten prisoners in the Philippines were killed when a suspected jailbreak and attempt to kidnap the warden went wrong in a Manila suburb, authorities said Friday. The prisoners, including two Chinese, were meeting with the warden of the Paranaque City jail in his office when the explosion occurred on Thursday evening, killing the inmates and wounding the warden, said national jail service spokesman Senior Inspector Xavier Solda. The blast comes as […]
QUEZON CITY, Aug. 12 (PIA) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is participating in “Operation Bring Them Home: Special Mission for Stranded Overseas Filipinos (OFWs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The Mission’s overall objective is to bring home stranded/overstaying OFWs in crisis in the KSA. It will be conducted together with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), and the Department of Health. It […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine gaming firm voluntarily halted trading Wednesday after President Rodrigo Duterte launched an attack on its chairman as part of a campaign against “oligarchs”. PhilWeb Corp’s chairman and chief executive Roberto Ongpin resigned last week, a day after newly elected President Duterte threatened to “destroy” him as part of a drive to curb the influence of wealthy residents over the government. “The Exchange approved the Company’s request for a voluntary […]
(Eagle News) — Naglabas ng kautusan ang National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) na nagtatalaga sa numerong “8888” bilang opisyal na “National complaint hotline number” Epektibo ang direktiba simula sa Agosto 1, 2016. Ayon sa NTC, ginawa nila ang hakbang bilang pagtalima sa nais ng pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na magkaroon ng “National citizens complaint hotline”. Bago naisapinal ang konsepto, nagpulong muna ang mga stakeholders na pinangunahan naman ni Deputy Cabinet Secretary Dale Cabrera. Sa pagpapatupad ng naturang […]
