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President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday called Boracay a “cesspool” that needs to be cleaned up. As such, the President told hotels, restaurants and other businesses on the tiny central island to do their part or he would ban tourism there. “I will close Boracay. Boracay is a cesspool,” Duterte told a business forum in his southern home city of Davao late Friday, according to an official transcript released by the presidential palace Saturday. “You go […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte received praise from several lawmakers for his signing of the Free Irrigation Service Act. Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao hailed Duterte’s move as a “major step in our campaign to better farmers’ lives.” Casilao is a member of the Makabayan bloc that proposed the bill. In a statement, Senator Ralph Recto said Duterte’s signing of the free irrigation law should “open the floodgates to an irrigation building spree.” “We can only coax 6 […]
(Eagle News)– The lawyer who filed the complaint that led to the 90-day suspension of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang has been barred from practicing law for two years, due to a separate case involving gov’t loans he earlier made for two Pampanga properties. This was after the Supreme Court adopted the findings of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ Board of Governors that found Eligio Mallari guilty of resorting to “dilatory tactics” to prevent […]
(Eagle News)– Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Saturday said Senator Grace Poe’s bill against “fake news” was “presumed unconstitutional.” In a brief statement, Roque added Senate Bill 1680 that bars government employees and officials from peddling the same was “…infirm..” He said this was because it was “violative of (the) equal protection clause as (there is) no basis for singling out (government) employees.” The bill filed by Poe, chair of the Senate committee on public […]
(Eagle News)– The lawyer who prepared the criminal complaint against Senator Leila de Lima has been appointed to the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission. President Rodrigo Duterte named Eduardo Bringas as executive director of the agency in an order dated Feb. 7. Earlier, Duterte appointed Dante Jimenez of the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption at the helm of the PACC. De Lima, who is facing drug-related cases in connection with her alleged involvement in the drug trade […]
(Eagle News)– “Benham Rise is ours.” President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated this on Friday, days after he ordered a stop to all maritime exploration by foreigners at the undersea plateau located off the country’s northeastern coast. The President made the declaration upon conclusion of all foreign research studies in the area now called the Philippine Rise. This included one carried out by China, which began last month. According to the President, the Philippines would “claim exclusive ownership […]
Also tells military to “discontinue” $233-million contract with Canadian company for 16 combat helicopters (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “discontinue” its $233-million contract with a Canadian company for 16 combat helicopters, and to stop buying arms from the country in general. Duterte said the AFP should also stop buying the same from the United States. “From here on now, I am directing AFP since […]
President makes announcement following discovery of a Filipina in an apartment freezer in oil-rich country (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday said that the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait would continue, noting that he was “ready to take drastic steps” to preserve OFW lives. “If a ban is what is needed then let it be so,” a visibly angry Duterte said in a speech following news about the […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former President Benigno Aquino III will “discuss ways forward” following the Supreme Court’s order to temporarily halt proceedings in connection with the cases filed against him because of the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. In an interview with CNN Philippines on Friday, Abigail Valte, Aquino’s spokesperson, said this was because “at this point, we can’t really tell (if the order is a positive development).” Earlier, Aquino asked the Sandiganbayan […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday hailed the International Criminal Court’s decision to conduct a “preliminary examination” of the allegations against the drug war. “The decision of the prosecutor of the (ICC) to start a preliminary examination on the Philippine situation—preliminary to an investigation that will eventually charge this government, its leaders and all those complicit in the mass murder of thousands in its so-called drug war—is the fulfillment of a hope […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has ordered a halt to the arraignment of former President Benigno Aquino III and two others in connection with the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. In a three-page resolution signed by First Division Clerk of Court Edgar Aricheta, the SC effectively ruled in favor of the petition of the kin of Special Action Force commandos who died who wanted Aquino, former Philippine National Police Chief Alan Purisima […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III has asked the Sandiganbayan to suspend all proceedings related to his Mamasapano case pending resolution of his motion to dismiss. In a 3-page manifestation with motion filed before the fourth division on Monday, the lawyers of Aquino–who is supposed to be arraigned on February 15—argued such proceedings would only be “moot” if his “motion to quash amended information” was granted in the end. Aquino also asked the Sandiganbayan […]
