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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, April 12, welcomed the recent results of a Social Weather Stations survey that said that 70 percent of Filipinos were satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance. He said based on the results, “public confidence” has “remained “high notwithstanding matters and concerns the government is handling.” “This would further inspire the President, along with the members of his Cabinet, to work double time in bringing the fruits of sustained […]
(Eagle News)–Results of the 2017 bar exams will be out on April 26. Supreme Court spokesperson Theodore Te made the announcement on Thursday, April 12. According to Te, 2017 bar exams committee chair Justice Lucas Bersamin will officially announce the results after a special en banc session to deliberate the same. He said the names of the successful examinees will also be flashed on the screen at the SC quadrangle. They will also be posted […]
Takes apparent dig at some SC justices, too (Eagle News) — Detained Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday, April 12, blamed a “shameless” Solicitor General Jose Calida for the “spectacle” in the Supreme Court during oral arguments on the quo warranto petition against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, and appeared to take a dig at some SC justices who she said “seemed to negate their possession of the cold impartiality of an unbiased judge.” “(The spectacle) […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Thursday, April 12, urged the government to help the public initiate a class suit against Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi. “Legal action should also be taken by the Philippine government against Sanofi towards the establishment of an indemnity fund for children who were vaccinated..” Ejercito added. He said this was “to provide them with financial assistance for medical care throughout their lifetimes.” “We need to do more to provide assistance […]
(Eagle News) –Seventy percent of Filipinos are satisfied with President Rodrigo Duterte’s performance, according to a latest survey of the Social Weather Stations. The pollster said that the figure translates to a net satisfaction rating of +56, which is 2 points below the very good +58 in December 2017. The new rating of +56 is classified by the SWS as very good. Based on the results of the survey done from March 23 to 27, 17% were undecided, while 14% were dissatisfied […]
(Eagle News) — Grab Philippines on Wednesday, April 11, denied illegally charging its passengers an additional P2 per minute of travel time. In a statement, Grab Public Affairs head Leo Gonzales said the company “corresponded with” the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board “to present these changes” in pricing. He said the LTFRB, based on Department Order 2015-011, had “oversight” over Grab’s setting of fares. According to Gonzales, Grab Philippines “was given the opportunity to present in […]
(Eagle News) — Brazil’s Ambassador to the Philippines Rodrigo do Amaral Souza paid a courtesy call to Iglesia Ni Cristo Executive Minister Eduardo V. Manalo on Wednesday, April 11, becoming the second Latin American ambassador to visit the INC Central Office. Ambassador Souza arrived at the INC headquarters minutes before 11 a.m. The Brazilian ambassador is the second Latin American ambassador to visit the INC Central Office, after Panama’s Ambassador to the Philippines Rolando […]
(Eagle News) — Former Health Secretary Janette Garin on Wednesday, April 11, described the draft report of the Senate blue ribbon committee recommending the filing of charges against her and several others over the Dengvaxia mess as “full of inaccuracies and half truths.” “I believe that the narrative…reflects only the long perceived pre-judgment of the issue by Senator Gordon,” Garin said in a statement. “The presentation is one-sided and replete with innuendos of expedited government action,” […]
Draft report also recommends filing of charges against PCMC officials, others By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former President Benigno Aquino III, his Health Secretary Janette Garin and his Budget Secretary Florencio Abad “conspired” to purchase the P3.5-billion Dengvaxia vaccine for use in a mass vaccination, and should therefore be charged for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act. This was one of the initial findings of the Senate blue ribbon committee, which, after conducting […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Retired police officer Wally Sombero has surrendered to the police. Incoming Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Sombero’s surrender on Wednesday, April 11, was facilitated by “retired senior officers” who called Albayalde up a day before. On the same day, the Sandiganbayan found probable cause for the plunder case against him, and his co-accused former immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles. The cases were in connection with […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is now in Hong Kong after his trip to Boao, China. The President’s plane landed at the Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday, April 11, at 11:34 p.m. In his pre-departure speech in the Davao International Airport on Monday, April 9, Duterte said he was slated to meet the Filipino community in Hong Kong to report to them what was happening in the country, and to determine their concerns. […]
