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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday proposed the creation of a “hybrid” type of government, if the people do not want a “pure” federal structure. Speaking at the Indigenous People’s Leaders Summit in Davao, Duterte said that while the federal type of government was the “ideal setup,” if “everybody ayaw, then we have to make concessions.” He said by “hybrid” he meant a “Hong Kong-China” setup. China has sovereignty over Hong Kong which enjoys […]
(Eagle News) — A high-ranking official of the Commission on Higher Education has resigned. The resignation of Karol Mark Yee, CHEd executive director, came after the resignation of CHEd Chair Patricia Licuanan amid allegations she took questionable trips. “As the President may be aware, following my appointment last July 2017, there have been ongoing legal and political challenges that have since constrained the full exercise of my authority and duty,” Yee said in his letter […]
“Can body cams prevent explosions?” he asks By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa on Thursday defended the national police force’s decision to prioritize the procurement of bomb-sniffing dogs over body-worn cameras. Dela Rosa issued the statement after Senator Ralph Recto criticized the PNP’s move. “Can you prevent an (improvised explosive device) from exploding with a body worn camera? No. but you can prevent that with bomb-sniffing dogs. That’s […]
(Eagle News) — Al Parreño has been designated the next acting chairman of the Commission on Elections. Acting COMELEC Chair Christian Robert Lim said Parreño, who is now serving as COMELEC commissioner, will take his place when he retires on Friday. Director Teopisto Elnas, Jr. has been designated as project management director. Meanne Corvera, Eagle News Service
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Commission on Elections Acting Chair Christian Robert Lim on Thursday said the plebiscite for Charter Change can no longer be held in time for the midterm elections in 2019 even if amendments to the Constitution are approved by the two houses of Congress this year. According to Lim, Congress has not allotted a budget for preparations for the plebiscite–where Filipino voters will be asked whether they accept federalism or […]
By Jerold Tagbo Eagle News Service One of the personalities charged in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess maintained his innocence on Thursday, a day after he was arrested by authorities. “Inosente tayo. Wala tayong dapat ikatakot. Alam kong mananalo kami,” Mark Taguba told the media at the National Bureau of Investigation headquarters where he has been detained since his arrest on Wednesday night. He said his defense was airtight, but refused to detail what […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday expressed “full support” for Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, who has said the Palace’s suspension of Overall Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang was “unconstitutional.” In a statement, Trillanes said it was only right for Morales to defy “what is clearly an illegal and unconstitutional order by (President Rodrigo) Duterte and his minions.” “Maling mali si Duterte dito kahit saan mo tignan,” he said. Trillanes said the Ombudsman and […]
Concludes at the same time that KADAMAY members are not involved in such schemes (Eagle News) — The national chair of the Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap on Thursday vowed to investigate reports some of its members who forcibly occupied several housing units in Pandi, Bulacan last year were selling or leasing the units to others. But before the investigation even started, Gloria Arellano, in an interview over radio dzbb, already denied KADAMAY members were involved […]
(Eagle News) — A peace consultant of the National Democratic Front of the Philippines and his companion were arrested on Wednesday night. Tina Palabay, Karapatan secretary general, said Rafael Baylosis and another were nabbed by members of the Criminal Investigation Detection Group-National Capital Region, the intelligence services of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, of the National Capital Region Police Office and the Quezon City Police District before 10 p.m. on Aurora Boulevard in Quezon […]
(Eagle News) — The wife of one of the slain leaders of the Maute Group has been released by the Department of Justice pending further investigation. The DOJ said the complaint of rebellion against Najiya Dilangalen Karon-Maute, Otto Maute’s wife, was “not proper for inquest but for regular preliminary investigation” since she supposedly committed the acts seven months before she was arrested in Cotabato City. According to the DOJ, the complainants also “did not present any […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The National Bureau of Investigation has served a warrant of arrest against one of the personalities implicated in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. The arrest warrant was served against self-confessed fixer Mark Taguba in his detention cell in the Senate, where he has been in protective custody since last year, when Senate hearings on corruption in the Bureau of Customs started. Earlier, the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 46 […]
(Eagle News) — Any official who refuses to enforce the suspension order against Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Carandang may face “administrative and criminal sanctions.” This is according to Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, who issued the statement after the Office of the Ombudsman said it would not implement the suspension order issued by the Office of the President. Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales said that the order was unconstitutional. “The suspension should be implemented by the Office […]
