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His brothers were also nabbed by authorities By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The buko vendor who was seen being beaten up by three members of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority during a clearing operation last week has been arrested. Elements of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group nabbed Romnick Relos and his two brothers, Roy and Dondon, after they found the siblings were actually facing cases for a 2007 murder in Masbate. Roy and […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto on Tuesday called for a Senate investigation into what he said were irregularities in the 2016 elections. In a privilege speech, Sotto noted for instance, that based on information from an “impeccable source,” election results were transmitted as early as May 8, 2016, or a day before the polls. “The transmission is being done by IP Address 10.11.5.5 to 0507.ccs.pili2016pinas.net as seen in logs of SRVCNTADNS01 server,” he said. He […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said cases will be filed against officials of the then-Department of Transportation and Communications for the Metro Rail Transit-3 mess. Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte himself instructed Solicitor General Jose Calida to pursue the cases in Monday’s Cabinet meeting. According to Roque, officials during the term of then-President Benigno Aquino III should be held liable for what happened to the MRT, which experiences technical glitches almost everyday. […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday junked the petition filed by lawyer Oliver Lozano seeking to declare void the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. In a press conference, SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the dismissal was for failure to “provide substantial allegations to justify a cause of action.” Lozano had said the high court should nullify Sereno’s appointment “in the paramount interest of public welfare.” Sereno has been on leave since […]
(Eagle News Service) — The New People’s Army is losing three members every day, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal, Eastern Mindanao commander, made the comment on the sidelines of ceremonies held for the surrender of 190 rebels on Tuesday. The 190 represent the third batch of rebel-surrenderees so far. Among those who surrendered was “Efren,” who was a member of the rebel group for 20 years, and who even […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Detained Senator Leila de Lima will ask a court that she be allowed to attend impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno in the Senate if the House justice panel votes there is probable cause for lawyer Larry Gadon’s complaint. “I am certain that the Senate President, as a leading member of the ruling party, is quite aware that it is absolutely critical that members of the minority, […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Koko Pimentel on Tuesday said the Upper House was “80 to 90” percent ready with its rules if the venue for impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is transferred there. In a radio interview, Pimentel said he still has a “series of meetings” before the draft of the rules is finalized. “Kung ano ang nangyari (sa impeachment trial nina) Chief Justice Renato Corona,President Joseph Estrada, kung may rule […]
(Eagle News) — Pretty soon, the Philippines will no longer be the “sick man of Asia.” Senator Sherwin Gatchalian made the statement on Tuesday, days after a US News report said the Philippines was the best country to invest in this 2018. The Philippines bested Singapore, Indonesia, the United Kingdom, among others, in the list that was based on a study that polled over 21,000 people worldwide. The study sought to measure the respondents’ perceptions […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) has lowered the Alert Level status of Mayon volcano, but entry into the six-kilometer permanent danger zone (PDZ) is still strictly prohibited. On Tuesday, March 6, PHIVOLCS said an Alert Level 3, instead of an Alert Level 4, has now been hoisted over the volcano in Albay, citing the overall decrease in its level of unrest for the move. In particular, the agency said […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the move of Solicitor General Jose Calida to remove Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno as Supreme Court’s top magistrate was ‘unprecedented’. “While the normal rule is that impeachable officers can only be removed through impeachment, the petitioners who, I believe, are fully cognizant of this doctrine, probably feel that under the circumstance, the general rule should not be applicable,” Roque said in a press briefing on […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES – The hopes of hundreds of thousands of “Dreamers” were on hold Monday as lawmakers missed an initial deadline for resolving the fate of immigrants brought to the United States illegally as children. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields nearly 700,000 of the immigrants from deportation was supposed to expire on March 5, six months after President Donald Trump announced he was ending it. But a […]
by Hasan Mohamed with Rim Haddad in Damascus Agence France-Presse DOUMA, Syria – An international convoy cut short its mission to Syria’s rebel enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Monday after delivering desperately needed aid as the regime pounded the region, killing dozens as it seized more ground. At least 68 civilians were killed Monday, a monitor said, while the United Nations reported dozens of trucks carrying aid had reached the main town of Douma. The government removed medical […]
