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(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Monday said they were not surprised the House justice panel approved the committee report and the Articles of Impeachment against her. “Hindi naman ikinagulat ng aming kampo kung ano yung narinig nating ulat sa committee on justice dahil yan naman ay batay na rin sa mga nagdaang pagdinig sa komite at nabasa narin namin batay dun sa naging botohan on the finding of probable […]
Bautista’s lawyer promises to submit his client’s affidavit on March 26 By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The arrest order issued against former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista may be lifted next month. This was after Bautista’s lawyer, Anacleto Diaz, promised to submit his client’s affidavit to the Senate committee on banks on March 26, 2018. The panel led by Senator Francis Escudero is looking into the allegations of undeclared wealth against Bautista, who was again a […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service The number of fatalities in the fire that struck Manila Pavilion Hotel on Sunday has increased to five. This was after the body of Jocris Banang, a closed-circuit television camera operator, was found in the hotel’s gaming area, the Manila Pavilion management and the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) told reporters. The other fatalities were identified as John Mark Sabido, Billy De Castro, Edilberto Braga Evangelista and Marilyn Omadto. […]
(Eagle News)–The House justice panel on Monday approved the committee report and the articles of impeachment against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The panel voted 33-1 for the six articles containing 24 allegations, with only Rep.Kit Belmonte opposing the motion. The original impeachment complaint filed against Sereno contained 27 allegations. Included in the approved 24 allegations–which the panel said constituted a commission of high crimes, graft and corruption, betrayal of public trust and a culpable […]
(Eagle News)–The lawyer of Janet Lim Napoles reiterated on Sunday that she could not have masterminded the P10-billion pork barrel scam. In an interview over dzbb, Stephen David noted that Napoles was a high school graduate and a “private person.” “Paano naging mastermind ang isang private person na hindi nga nakatungtong ng college, para paikutin mo yung buong Senado o buong Kongreso? Parang hindi naman kapani-paniwala yun,” he said. He said the previous administration only […]
Also summoned were other current and former gov’t officials, Sanofi and Zuellig execs (Eagle News)–The Department of Justice has summoned former President Benigno Aquino III, and his two Cabinet members in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. The DOJ scheduled the preliminary investigation into the criminal complaint filed against Aquino, his Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and his Health Secretary Janette Garin, among others, on March 23, at 10 a.m. Also summoned were other incumbent and former […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday awarded a house and lot to the top graduate of the Philippine Military Academy’s Alab Tala Class of 2018. First Class Jaywardene Galilea Hontoria, who was also the class baron and recipient of awards that include the Presidential Saber, Chief of Staff Saber, among others, received the certificate of ownership during the class’ graduation rites in Baguio. This is reportedly the first time a PMA valedictorian received a house and […]
Says he will convince other countries to pull out from tribunal (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday slammed the Rome Statute that establishes the International Criminal Court, and the tribunal, noting that he would convince other countries to “get out” of the same. “The treaty is bull(s**t),” Duterte said in his speech during the graduation of the Philippine Military Academy Alab Tala Class of 2018. According to the President, the ICC was European Union-sponsored, and […]
(Eagle News)—Janet Lim Napoles will “sing anything she is asked to.” Senator Leila de Lima made the statement on Saturday, a day after the Department of Justice confirmed the alleged pork barrel scam queen had been provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program. The senator said this was why she did not “seriously consider” Napoles as state witness when she was justice secretary during the time of then-President Benigno Aquino III. De Lima, who is […]
By Laurent Thomet and Ryan McMorrow Agence France Presse China’s parliament unanimously handed President Xi Jinping a second term Saturday and elevated his right-hand man to the vice presidency, giving him a strong ally to consolidate power and handle US trade threats. Xi’s reappointment by the Communist Party-controlled legislature was a foregone conclusion, but all eyes had been on whether his former anti-corruption enforcer, Wang Qishan, would become his deputy. The National People’s Congress has […]
(Eagle News)–Ten people were killed after a plane crash-landed in a residential area in Lumang Bayan, Plaridel, Bulacan on Saturday, March 17. The Piper 23 Apache carrying the five fatalities–three passengers, the pilot and its chief mechanic —had just taken off the Plaridel airport when it took a dive and hit the house owned by Luisa Santos in Barangay Lumang Bayan at 11:21 a.m. Among the plane’s three passengers were two people who were […]
SYDNEY, Australia — A memorandum of understanding on regional cooperation against violent extremism will be signed by 10 Association of Southeast Asian countries and Australia on Saturday. The MOU reportedly contains a provision to pool cyber intelligence and police resources across the region to address these threats for the first time. The Australian newspaper said it would include a regional digital forensics taskforce and uniform criminal legislative frameworks to secure prosecutions. During the ASEAN-Australia Special […]
