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Palace summons US envoy over intel report on Duterte

(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Thursday summoned United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim over the US intelligence report that cited President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war and his pronouncements on the revolutionary government and nationwide martial as “regional threats.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Executive Secretary Medialdea has also instructed the Department of Foreign Affairs, through the Philippine embassy in Washington D.C., “to coordinate and engage with the US agencies involved in the writing […]

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BIR files P1-billion tax evasion complaint vs Prieto-owned PHL franchisee of Dunkin Donuts

By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Bureau of Internal Revenue on Friday filed a P1-billion tax evasion case against Prieto-owned Golden Donuts Inc., the Philippine franchisee of Dunkin Donuts. In a statement, the BIR said it filed the criminal complaint against GDI’s president Walter Spakowski, treasurer Miguel Prieto, chief financial officer Pedro Paraiso, and vice president for finance and administration Jocelyn V. Santos for willful attempt to evade or defeat tax and for deliberate failure […]

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Senator Poe revives calls for Duterte emergency powers to address vehicular congestion in M. Manila

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Friday revived her call for Congress to pass a bill that would grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address vehicular congestion in Metro Manila. Poe did this after the Japan International Cooperation Agency said around P3.5 billion per day were lost due to traffic in the country, a figure that was higher than the P2.4 billion JICA estimated was lost per day in 2012. According to Poe, the […]

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Duterte: Someone has to account for Malampaya fund mess

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said someone should be held accountable for the Malampaya fund gas mess. “Alam mo ang malas ng Pilipinas? Ewan ko, Diyos lang ang makasagot nito. Ang Indonesia, may oil. Brunei, may oil. Ang Malaysia, may oil. Tayo, wala. Kokonti lang gas natin [Malampaya] kinurakot,” he said in a speech in Camp General Adriano Hernandez, Dingle, Iloilo. He said “somebody has to account for the loss” of funds. […]

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Manila court orders transfer of Taguba to PNP jail

(Eagle News) — The Manila Regional Trial Court on Friday ordered the transfer of Customs broker Mark Ruben Taguba to the Philippine National Police Custodial Center, citing security reasons. Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa also moved the arraignment of Taguba and  Eirene Mae Tatad to April 6. Taguba and Tatad have pending motions that sought the dismissal of cases against them. They are among several charged with drug importation in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment […]

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Miles de jubilados se manifiestan en España para exigir “pensiones dignas”

Egie Asis Eagle News Service MADRID, España— Miles de jubilados tomaron las calles de la capital el jueves para exigir lo que según ellos son pensiones “dignas.” Fuentes policiales cifraron entre 3.000 y 4.000 los manifestantes que intentaron acercarse al Congreso de los Diputados para protestar el estado de las pensiones. Este año, sube un 0.25%, una cifra que consideran insuficiente dada la inflación. Los manifestantes igual reclaman que en los Presupuestos Generales del Estado se destine […]

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Uber Philippines settles over P41 million in VAT deficiencies

(Eagle News) — Uber Philippines has paid the government over P41 million in value added tax deficiencies to avoid suspension or closure of its operations. In a statement, the Bureau of Internal Revenue said the P41.15 million the company paid represents arrears accumulated from  July 1 to December 31, 2016. The BIR said this came about after an audit found that while Uber had been paying on time, it declared its sales of P413.85 million as […]

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PNP to form new battalions to fight terrorists

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa to form five more battalions that can help in the fight against terrorism. Dela Rosa said he received the instruction on Wednesday night. “So we will be adding …more battalions of Special Action Force,” Dela Rosa said, noting that one SAF battalion was composed of 500 people. According to the PNP chief, the additional men were apart […]

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Duterte stands by order to ban Rappler from Malacañang events; says Rappler “not a legitimate agency according to SEC”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday stood by the order to ban Rappler reporter Pia Ranada from covering Malacanang events, saying her organization was “not a legitimate agency according to the (Securities and Exchange Commission)” in the first place. The President was referring to the SEC’s January decision that revoked Rappler’s license on the grounds it violated the constitutional provision that bars foreign ownership of media, among others. “So I am now invoking […]

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President Duterte takes hands-off stance in daughter-Alvarez “rift”

Defends Davao mayor’s creation of a regional party, though (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday took a hands-off stance in the “rift” between his daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, even as he defended her move to create a regional party. When asked about the issue after his visit to the wake of Joanna Demafelis in Sara, Iloilo, Duterte said: “Puro sila abogado. Hayaan mo.” “Inday wanted to just.may group […]

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Napoles seeks provisional liberty anew

(Eagle News) —  Alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles has again asked the Supreme Court that she be allowed provisional liberty while standing trial for plunder before the Sandiganbayan. In asking for the same in her Feb 13 supplemental petition for bail in the plunder case with co-accused Bong Revilla, Napoles invoked the so-called Arroyo doctrine that enabled the acquittal of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for plunder over the allegedly anomalous disbursement of P366 million […]

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Davao Mayor Duterte slams Speaker Alvarez over supposed “opposition” tag, impeachment comment

(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Thursday slammed Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez after he supposedly called her part of the opposition, and emphasized that he could impeach a President. “Ano sabi mo in a crowd, ‘President iba siya, Speaker ako, I can always impeach him!” And you call me opposition? Somebody should really tell the President about the truth,” she said in a Twitter post. She added: “Kung as*h*le ka sa Congress, don’t bring […]

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