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(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday said she would be “open to” accepting another Cabinet post. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Robredo said, however, that so far, she “doe(s not) see” the offer coming. If it happens though, she said “it is necessary that we discuss things.” “I would be very much willing to support what (President Rodrigo Duterte) is doing but if there are things that we don’t agree on, kailangan […]
Symptoms felt “may or may not be related to vaccine,” PNP hospital official says (Eagle News) — Over 60 policemen who were administered the controversial Dengvaxia vaccine had to seek treatment in the hospital after complaining of body pain, among others. But Philippine National Police General Hospital chief Senior Supt. Reimound Sales clarified that the symptoms felt by the 61 policemen as of March 1 “may or may not be related to the vaccine.” Apart from […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday said it will not meddle in attempts to unseat Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno via quo warranto proceedings. “It’s novel, but I don’t see how the Executive can be involved in this other than if the quo warranto succeeds and the court orders that she should be removed, I can assure you, the Executive will implement it because we’re the chief implementor of the law,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry […]
Adds “relevant parties” should observe sub judice rule and “refrain from making unnecessary pronouncements through media” (Eagle News) — The act of converting Omidyar Network’s $1.5-million investment in Rappler into a donation should be coursed through the Court of Appeals, the Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday. In a statement posted on its website, the SEC said this was because its decision to revoke Rappler’s license to operate on the basis it violated constitutional […]
(Eagle News) — Customs agents arrested a man who claimed a package containing smuggled marijuana oil or “kush oil” at the Central Mail Exchange Center in Pasay City. In a statement on Thursday, the Bureau of Customs said Beau Aldrich Siquian, 24, was nabbed on Feb. 28, after he presented his passport as proof of his identity to claim the package, which had been opened because of its “pungent odor.” The Customs bureau said Siquian had […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to file graft charges against former Southern Leyte Gov. Rosette Lerias and five others over an allegedly anomalous fertilizer deal. In a statement on Thursday, the Ombudsman said a complaint for falsification of public documents should also be filed against Lerias and Virginia Cruz, Catalino Olayvar, Teopisto Rojas, Jr., Fernando Moralde and Joseph Duarte of the Provincial Government Bids and Awards Committee for their approval […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Thursday urged the foreign affairs and labor departments to look into what she said was an “auction” of Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia. In a statement from detention, De Lima said she has received complaints of that nature from OFWs in Riyadh, Dammam and Jeddah. She said a Filipina, for example, was sold by her Saudi employer to another employer in Dammam for 24,000 riyals. She escaped, De Lima […]
(Eagle News) — Stop attacking me. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say to detained Senator Leila de Lima, with whom he has been engaged in a word war since her first anniversary in detention. “I leave her alone as a matter of policy because she’s in jail. But stop attacking me,” he said in a television interview on Thursday. According to Roque, he “only responds” when she says something about him. “Stop expecting […]
(Eagle News) — The woman who was reported to be the recruiter of Joanna Demafelis voluntarily went to the police on Thursday and denied the allegations against her. In a press conference at the Criminal Investigation Detection Group on Thursday, Agnes Tuballes from Iloilo said she merely referred Demafelis to one Mariz who she said helped look for Overseas Filipino Workers to be deployed abroad for Mt. Carmel Global E-Human Resources, Incorporated. She said she received […]
(Eagle News) — Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has been named Acting Chief Justice, with Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno taking an indefinite leave starting today, March 1, the Supreme Court said on Thursday. “After extended deliberations last Tuesday, Feb. 27, 13 of the justices present arrived at a consensus the Chief Justice should take an indefinite leave. After consulting with the two most senior justices, the Chief Justice herself announced she was taking an […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is advising the administrator of the National Food Authority (NFA) Jason Aquino and other officials to resign and consider going back to the private sector if they cannot serve the interests of the public. “Nand’yan po tayo para manilbihan sa taumbayan at kung nahihirapan po tayong manilbihan, siguro po pupuwede nang ikonsidera ang isang karera sa pribadong sektor,” Presidential Spokesperson Roque said. During the Senate […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the Philippines would receive 5,000 firearms from a “friendly country.” In a speech during the inauguration of a shooting range in Davao, Duterte did not say which country this was, but said the firearms would be received “in the next few days.” “We will survive and we will win this pocket wars. And we will be a great nation someday,” the President said. In October, Russia […]
