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Roque: President Duterte to “cleanse” ranks of local government officials next

(Eagle News) — Expect a “cleansing” among local government officials. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said President Rodrigo Duterte declared his intent to do this in a Cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. “The President mentioned (in the Cabinet meeting) his resolve also to clean up the ranks of the local government executives to highlight that it’s not just presidential appointees that would be subject to this campaign to promote public accountability but includes everyone in government,” […]

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Roque: President Duterte to ask Congress to enact law banning firecrackers, pyrotechnics

(Eagle News) —  President Rodrigo Duterte will push for Congress to enact a law that will ban all firecrackers and pyrotechnics. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who spoke in a press conference on Tuesday. According to Roque, the topic was among those discussed during a Cabinet meeting on Monday afternoon. “(The President) wants Congress to enact this law at the soonest time possible so that the public debate on the banning of […]

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Court grants prosecution’s bid to allow suspect in Jee Ick Joo’s abduction to turn state witness

  (Eagle News) — The Angeles City Regional Trial Court has granted the bid of prosecutors to allow one of the police officers implicated in the kidnapping of Korean businessman Jee Ick Joo to turn state witness. Judge Irineo Pineda Pangilinan Jr. of  Branch 58 said that SP04 Roy  Villegas’ testimony “is absolutely necessary to prove conspiracy among the accused who are charged with conspiring and confederating with each other on the alleged abduction of […]

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22 directors, 5 OICs reassigned to other units in DOT’s “first major” reshuffle since Teo took the helm of the agency

(Eagle News) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo has reshuffled officials in the Department of Tourism, the first major one since she took the helm of the agency in 2016. In a statement on Monday, Teo said reshuffled were 22 DOT directors and five officers-in-charge. Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre, who was assigned to the Office for Public Affairs, Communications and Special Projects, was among those reassigned. He is now assigned to the Legislative Liaison Unit of […]

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Cam files grave threats charges vs PCSO’s Balutan

(Eagle News) — Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam filed grave threats charges against the agency’s general manager Alexander Balutan, whom she accused of being behind the alleged threats she has been receiving since she revealed the conduct of a lavish party in the agency. Cam filed the complaint before the Mandaluyong Prosecutor’s Office. Cam alleged that the first threat she received was on December 27. She said on that day, for the […]

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PAO to file criminal, civil, administrative charges over Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News) — The Public Attorney’s Office  on Monday said that it would file criminal, civil and administrative charges in February in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. PAO chief Persida Acosta did not say exactly against whom the charges would be filed. She, however, said that in the civil case, included were those who “had something to do with allowing” the implementation of the immunization program. She said said that almost 300 families whose children […]

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Customs chief Lapeña: “Major reshuffle” in BoC under way

  (Eagle News) — Expect a “major reshuffle” in the Bureau of Customs. Customs Commissioner Isidro Lapeña made the announcement at the agency’s flag-raising ceremony on Monday. “Meron pa ring matitigas ang ulo … We know you. In fact, expect a major reshuffle coming your way,” he said. He said he would do “what it takes” to ensure that the agency was rid of the tara system that sees employees and officials receiving money to […]

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Roque: Three more presidential appointees under investigation upon orders by President Duterte

(Eagle News) — Three more presidential appointees are being investigated at the behest of President Rodrigo Duterte and could be fired next. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he knows of “at least three complaints” received by the Office of the President. “He never ignores these complaints,” he said. He said before the President makes a move though, “he does his research and he always appoints an entity to investigate.” […]

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Solicitor General Calida asks SC to junk Lagman group’s petition vs one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao

(Eagle News) — Citing technicalities supposedly committed and other supposedly legal grounds, Solicitor General Jose Calida on Monday urged the Supreme Court to dismiss the first petition against the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao. In his comment filed before the High Court,  Calida said that in the first place, the group led by Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman “committed a terrible blunder” when they did not attach in their SC petition challenging the extension the joint […]

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Fire that hit Cebu mall finally put out

(Eagle News) — The fire that hit a Cebu mall has finally been put out. Firefighters declared the blaze that hit Cebu Metro Ayala was declared out at 4:18 p.m. on Monday, more than two days after it broke out. The mall management earlier said that the fire started in a stockroom at 9:48 p.m. No one was reported injured.  

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NUPL files second SC petition vs one-year martial law extension in Mindanao

  (Eagle News) — The National Union of People’s Lawyers on Monday filed a petition challenging the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao before the Supreme Court. The petition is the second filed since the extension was granted by Congress, upon the request of President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte had cited existing threats in seeking for the extension. In asking the Supreme Court to declare the extension “null and void,” the NUPL argued that such […]

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Sereno camp: “Intensified smear campaign” vs the Chief Justice expected

(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno said on Monday that they were expecting her detractors to “intensify their smear campaign against her.” Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, said this was “to cover up for the fatally defective impeachment case.” “It is our position that if there is a strong case against the Chief Justice, it should have long been elevated to the Senate for trial,” he said. He […]

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