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President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his message to the Filipino community in Vietnam during a meeting on September 28. (MNS photo) HANOI, Sept 29 (Mabuhay) – Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. has denied hearing President Rodrigo Duterte declare the end of joint military exercises with the Philippines’ treaty ally, the United States. Yasay told reporters that what the president meant was that the Philippines would not have joint patrols with a warship of another country outside the country’s territorial waters. “We are not going to undertake any joint patrol ever in our exclusive economic zone which is outside of the 12-mile territorial limit in a joint patrol with a gray ship of another country,” said Yasay, who is part of Duterte’s official delegation on an official visit here. Duterte earlier in September said he didn’t want Philippine forces to be involved in joint patrols outside the country’s territory. “We will not join any expedition of patrolling the sea. I will not allow it because I don’t want my country to be involved in hostile act,” Duterte said during the 48th anniversary of the 250th Philippine Airlift Wing on September 13. “I just want to patrol our  territorial waters… We do not go into patrol or join any army because I do not want trouble,” he added. Asked about Duterte’s remarks that the next Philippines’ next “war games” with the US will be the last, Yasay said, “I have not heard that so I cannot make any comment on that.” In Read More …

Senator Leila de Lima ,President Benigno Aquino III , New Bilid Prison,Justice Secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre II , Liberal Party MANILA  (Mabuhay) — Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez on Wednesday said he would allow the House of Representatives justice committee investigating the alleged Bilibid drug trade to present the alleged sex scandal of Senator Leila De Lima. “Para sa akin, wala naman sigurong deperensiya na ipanood ‘yan para malaman ng tao kung talagang totoo ‘yan o hindi (I don’t see anything wrong if we show it to the public so the people can judge if it’s true or not),” Alvarez said in an ambush interview after the majority bloc caucus. He denied that showing the sex video would be a form of “slut-shaming” against De Lima, who crossed swords with President Rodrigo Duterte when she led a Senate investigation into the extrajudicial killings at the height of the administration’s war on drugs. Davao Del Norte Rep. Alvarez and Duterte are key allies. De Lima’s strained relationship with the president started when De Lima as then human rights chair investigated Duterte’s alleged links to the vigilante group Davao Death Squad when the latter was then Davao city mayor. Alvarez called the sex video the only material evidence to prove De Lima had a relationship with her purported lover, her former driver Ronnie Dayan, who inmates in the national penitentiary and a National Bureau of Investigation official said collected pay-offs for De Lima from the Bilibid drug trade. “Ipapalabas natin hindi dahil gusto natin Read More …

Philippine National Police (PNP) chief, Director General Ronald Dela Rosa (3rd from right) leads officials in the boodle fight with the troops during the 115th Police Service Anniversary in Camp Olivas, San Fernando City, Pampanga on Monday (Sept 5, 2016). The PNP chief presented awards to policemen wounded in the intensified campaign against drugs. He also warned policemen involved in illegal drugs to mend their ways as he will not tolerate it under his watch. (PNA photo by Avito C. Dalan)lam/acd MANILA, Sept 28 (Mabuhay) – Philippine National Police chief Director General Ronald dela Rosa expressed surprise Wednesday on the riot at the New Bilibid Prison which resulted in the death of a Chinese drug lord and the wounding of three others, including Jaybee Sebastian. “Yes, nagulat ako bakit sila nagpapatayan,” Dela Rosa told reporters at the sidelines of Asian Defense, Security, and Crisis Management Exhibition and Conference in Pasay City. “Meron tayong investigation na ginagawa. I hope they will come up with a very good investigation, result in their investigation kung ano ang nangyari doon,” he added. The SAF has been assigned to guard the maximum security compound following reports that illegal drug operations continue inside the national penitentiary. Chinese drug lord Tony Co was killed in a stabbing incident while Peter Co was in critical condition. Sebastian, on the other hand, was already in a stable condition at the Medical Center of Muntinlupa City. Another high-profile inmate, Vicente Sy, was also hurt in the incident. He was taken Read More …

A once in a lifetime tandem of primed talents—famous multi-awarded King of ballad Martin Nievera, and the ‘Siren of the Las Vegas Strip’ Lani Misalucha, will perform in a live concert at Pechanga Resort & Casino Theater on October 29 and 30. Martin Nievera bagged ‘The Box Office Entertainment Awards’ for Best Male Concert Performer of the Year on April 17, 2016, by GMMSF, Inc. For 33 years now, Nievera has been delighting his audience with not only Original Pinoy Music (OPM) but has interpreted numerous songs made famous by internationally-renowned singers.In late August, Nievera launched a new album—“ The Best of Martin Nievera – Kahapon…. Ngayon “ by Polyeast recording.A Filipino singer, songwriter and actor, Nievera garnered 18 platinum, five double platinum, three triple platinum and 1 quadruple platinum albums in his entire career. Nievera will sing back to back with ‘Asia’s Nightingale’ herself, Lani Misalucha, the first Asian to headline a main showroom of the Las Vegas strip performing with Hawaii’s Society of Seven at the Jubilee Theater of Bally’s. Misalucha is a multi-faceted artist, whose rendition of songs varies from pop, rock, jazz, soul rhythm and blues and operatic arias. Together, Nievera and Misalucha will provide a blockbuster performance that is expected to delight patrons and guests at the famed Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.Tickets are now on sale from $125, $100, $78 and $58 for an 8p.m. and 6p.m. show time, and may be purchased at the Pechanga Box Office, 877-711-2WIN (2946) or www.Pechanga.com. About Pechanga Read More …

2016 OUTSTANDING TEACHERS: Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III with Senators Sherwin Gatchalian, Bam Aquino, Manny Pacquiao, Risa Hontiveros, Leila de Lima, Joel Villanueva, Gregorio Honasan II, Nancy Binay, and Vicente Sotto III commend the recipients of the 2016 Metrobank Foundation’s Search for 10 Outstanding Teachers (SOT) awards. The winners of this year’s SOT are Winona Diola of Muntinlupa City; Rujealyn Cancino of Lingayen, Pangasinan; Josephine Chonie Obseñares of Butuan City, Agusan del Norte; Arnol Rosales of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro; Dr. Roy Basa of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental; Nelson Agoyaoy of Caloocan City; Ma. Regaele Olarte of Muntinlupa City; Dr. Katherine Faith Bustos of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Dr. Ernelea Cao of Quezon City, and Mark Anthony Torres of Iligan City. (MNS photo) MANILA  (Mabuhay) – Sen. Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV has filed a resolution seeking an inquiry on the foreign policy direction of the government amid conflicting statements from President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet officials. Aquino, in Senate Resolution 158 filed on September 19, said the investigation should be conducted with the end view of “protecting our national interest.” “Having a clear strategic foreign policy is integral to out development as a nation. Our relations with members of the international community have bearing on our ability to protect our territory and environment, develop our economy, and promote the welfare and well-being of our citizens,” Aquino pointed out. Aquino cited the Philippines’ win against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague. The senator pointed out Read More …