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Marcos camp accuses Robredo of “dishonoring” the PET

Assailed evidence came from the tribunal, a Marcos spokesperson says (Eagle News) — The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday accused Vice President Leni Robredo of “dishonoring” the Presidential Electoral Tribunal. Lawyer Victor Rodriguez, Marcos’ spokesperson, said Robredo did this when her lawyer Romulo Macalintal accused the former senator of “tampering evidence” in support of Marcos’ electoral protest against her. Macalintal was referring to the ballots which Marcos showed the media in a […]

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Palace welcomes US narcotics official’s statement of support for drug war in PHL

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday welcomed what a narcotics official said was the United States’ support for President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs. “These efforts are anchored on respect for human rights, cognizant of our obligation to protect our people’s right to life and to live in peace and security,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement after James Walsh, deputy assistant state secretary in the international narcotics and law enforcement bureau, said the […]

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UPDATED: Ombudsman says it will not enforce suspension order vs Deputy Ombudsman Carandang; Morales says Palace move “unconstitutional”

(Eagle News) — Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales finally broke her silence on Malacanang’s suspension of Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang, saying that the move was unconstitutional. According to Morales, the Supreme Court already declared “the administrative disciplinary jurisdiction of the President over deputy ombudsmen” as such in 2014, in the case Gonzales III vs Office of the President. As such, her office said the order would  not be enforced. “The Ombudsman cannot, therefore, seriously place at risk […]

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Two policemen in Arnaiz, De Guzman slays plead not guilty

(Eagle News) — The two policemen in the Carl Arnaiz and Reynaldo de Guzman slays have pleaded not guilty to the cases filed against them. PO1 Jeffrey Perez and P01 Ricky Arquilita entered their plea during the arraignment on Tuesday at the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court Branch 122. Perez and Arquilita are facing cases for murder, torture, and planting of evidence in connection with the deaths of Arnaiz and De Guzman last year. The […]

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Newly appointed PNP spokesperson admits fake news now a “big challenge”

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The newly appointed Philippine National Police spokesperson admitted on Wednesday said fake news now poses a “big challenge.” In a speech after assuming the helm of the national police force’s Public Information Office, Chief Supt. John Bulalacao said because of the advent of new technologies, people “can easily take pictures and send it to almost everybody.” “So kapag may mga ganitong situations, the chief PIO should be capable enough […]

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DOH execs: No mafia, no missing fund in agency

Department of Health officials on Wednesday denied there was a “mafia” in the agency and that there was a “missing” fund for Dengvaxia. “Your honor, as far as I am concerned — and given that I am only in the DOH the second time for the last three months — I see no documents nor evidence that would point out to the existence of a mafia in the DOH,” Duque said when asked by Senator […]

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DOJ files another criminal case vs nine individuals linked to P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess

(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has filed another criminal case against the nine people linked to the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. Charged for  transportation and delivery of dangerous drugs under Section 5 of Republic Act 9165 were self-confessed Customs fixer Mark Ruben Taguba II, Philippine Hongfei Logistics Group of Companies Inc. chairman Chen Ju Long, also known as Richard Tan or Richard Chen, Li Guang Feng, also known as Manny Li, and businessman Dong Yi […]

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Robredo camp: Badoy “hardly the most credible person to talk about fake news”

(Eagle News) — A lawyer for Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday slammed Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy after she accused the second highest-ranking official in the country of being a “purveyor of fake news” in a Senate hearing on Tuesday. “If this is the Lorraine Badoy who insisted that a high school class project was an ‘LP publication,’ and, when corrected, refused to accept her mistake and tried to bully Jillian Robredo and her high school […]

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Erupting Mount Mayon sparks local tourism boom

By Ayee Macaraig Agence France Presse With chili-flavored “lava ice cream” in demand and awestruck tourists packing onto viewing decks, the erupting Mayon volcano is sparking a local business boom in a region where tens of thousands of others have fled for their lives. Albay province has built its image around the picture-perfect, cone-shaped Mayon volcano whose periodic activity offers both boundless opportunity as well as enduring misery. Since Mayon began shooting out lava two weeks […]

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US optimistic about PHL rights record as “improved” Oplan Tokhang ops resume

The United States is “cautiously optimistic” that the Philippines’ human rights record is improving, an official said Tuesday. James A. Walsh, a senior US drug official within the State Department, made the statement after the Philippine National Police resumed Oplan Tokhang operations under new guidelines aimed at ensuring no policeman would use the drug war as a pretext to commit crimes. “Many folks have been tracking the (extrajudicial killings) in the Philippines and the trends are going down […]

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Filipino doctor in New York plot charged in kidnap-murder case

A Filipino doctor accused of wiring money for a foiled New York jihadist plot has been charged in a separate Islamic State-inspired kidnapping and murder case at home, documents released on Tuesday said. Russel Salic, an orthopedic surgeon, has been held in custody in the Philippines after US prosecutors charged him over a failed plot to attack New York’s subway, Times Square and concert venues in the name of IS during the Ramadan in 2016. US prosecutors […]

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Panelo denies asking Gordon to release Faeldon from Senate detention

Gordon must have misunderstood me, Panelo says (Eagle News)– Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo on Tuesday denied he asked Senator Richard Gordon to release former Customs Chief Nicanor Faeldon from Senate detention. “No..He may have misunderstood me,” he said. According to Panelo,  he told Gordon that he “advised Faeldon to attend the hearing if he is subpoenaed and answer the questions of the Senate committee so that he can be released and start with his […]

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