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By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Inter-Parliamentary Union has reiterated what it said was its deep concern over the continued pre-trial detention of Senator Leila de Lima. The organization of parliaments made known its stand anew through a resolution it adopted as it closed its 138th Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland on March 28. The IPU also put to task the Senate, which it said has the “special responsibility to help ensure that its colleagues […]
(Eagle News)—The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mayon volcano, following what it said was a “general decline in unrest.” In its 8 a.m. bulletin, PHIVOLCS said the alert status was now at 2 instead of 3, considering that seismic activity has “waned,” and no new lava has been detected on the volcano’s summit crater. PHIVOLCS said Mayon’s summit glow has also diminished “from intense to faint,” and […]
But Estrada’s camp stands by authenticity of invite (Eagle News)—The US Pinoys for Good Governance has denied it had invited former Senator Jinggoy Estrada to speak before them in the United States on May 20. In a statement on Tuesday evening, USPGG chair Loida Lewis-Cruz and president Rodel Rodies said Estrada’s statements to the Sandiganbayan Fifth Division were “erroneous,” and that it was a Tony Antonio who had asked the Michigan chapter chair William Dechavez to invite […]
She has a “misplaced, twisted sense of entitlement,” Ombudsman says (Eagle News) — The Ombudsman has filed a written opposition to Janet Lim Napoles’ urgent plea for a custody transfer to the Department of Justice, slamming the alleged pork barrel scam queen for having a “misplaced and twisted sense of entitlement.” According to the Ombudsman prosecutors, the request of Napoles, who is detained in Camp Bagong Diwa, was “preposterous” given the fact that she still […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Tax Appeals has cleared former presidential son Mikey Arroyo in the P27.3-million tax evasion case filed against him. In its 69-page decision dated March 21, the First Division said this was after the prosecution failed to prove the son of former President Gloria Arroyo had underdeclared his wealth in his income tax returns in 2004 and 2006, and in 2007. According to the court, the BIR’s “net worth method” […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to transfer the trial venue of the cases filed against Atty. Augusto Eric Isidoro, the alleged owner of the Catanduanes property where a shabu laboratory stood, and his co-accused to any court in the National Capital Region instead. In his letter to Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said this was because the “accused in these cases are politically connected […]
(Eagle News) — “They can always try. They can always fail.” This was the response of Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panel when asked to comment on the Liberal Party’s plan to create a “resistance” coalition in time for the 2019 polls. “There is nothing new there. They’ve been resisting this administration,” Panelo said. He said even then, it was a “free society.” “They are welcome,” he said. In a statement on Tuesday, LP President Senator […]
(Eagle News) — The new panel of prosecutors formed to review the complaint filed against Kerwin Espinosa and others has summoned all the parties in the case for the conduct of a preliminary investigation next month. The panel composed of Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Juan Pedro Navera, Assistant State Prosecutor Anna Noreen Devanadera, and prosecution attorney Herbert Calvin Abugan ordered respondents Espinosa, Peter Co, Peter Lim, Marcelo L. Adorco, Max Miro, Lovely Impal, Ruel Malindagan and […]
“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) — A lawmaker on Wednesday slammed lawyer Larry Gadon for saying the Makabayan bloc and other groups have no legal standing to question the quo warranto petition filed against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. In a statement on Wednesday, Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate said “as he is wont to do,” Gadon “did not read the pleading in intervention that we filed where our standing or right to intervene as legislators and […]
