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Guevarra orders NBI to probe killing of lawyer in Negros Oriental

(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has directed the National Bureau of Investigation to probe the killing of  lawyer Anthony Trinidad. Guevarra issued the order  after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a thorough probe into his death in Negros Oriental. Trinidad was driving his car when he was ambushed by unidentified motorcycle-riding men in Guihulngan City last Tuesday. His wife was injured. The Palace has condemned the incident. “We will prosecute these killers and ensure that they […]

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DOJ panel sets first hearing into sedition complaint vs Robredo, others to August 9

(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice panel probing the sedition complaint against Vice President Leni Robredo and others has set the first hearing this August. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the hearing was scheduled on Aug. 9 at 10 a.m. Apart from Robredo, facing the charges also for libel, cyber libel, harboring a criminal and estafa over the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family are Senator Leila de Lima, Antonio Trillanes IV, some […]

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Solon briefly held at NAIA Terminal 2 for allegedly cracking bomb joke

(Eagle News)–A party-list representative was briefly held at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after he allegedly cracked a bomb joke on Thursday, July 25. Maj. Querico Tomotorgo, chief of the Philippine National Police Aviation Station 2, said in an interview over radio dzbb that APEC Rep. Sergio Dagooc was briefly held at Terminal 2 after the incident prior to his flight to Cagayan de Oro. According to Tomotorgo, Dagooc cracked the joke to NAIA personnel, […]

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DILG floats possibility of closing some areas in El Nido, Palawan for rehab

(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government has floated the possibility of closing some areas in El Nido, Palawan for rehabilitation. Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said in letters to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat and Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu that Bacuit Bay and Corong Corong Outfall “may be closed from water activities to preserve the area and prevent the tourists and locals from contracting diseases.” Año made the remark after a ground assessment from […]

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Guevarra assures public of “utmost fairness” in resolution of sedition complaint vs Robredo, others

(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Friday, July 26, assured the public of “utmost fairness” in the resolution of the sedition complaint filed against Vice President Leni Robredo and several others. “The evidence, or the lack of it, will speak for itself,” Guevarra said. According to Guevarra, “in the ordinary course of things, the complaint shall be dismissed as to those respondents against whom no evidence is presented..” “…while those against whom sufficient evidence is […]

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Two BIR officials nabbed for alleged extortion of P75 million

Two of their cohorts remain at large, authorities say (Eagle News)–Authorities have arrested two Bureau of Internal Revenue officials for the alleged extortion of P75 million, but their two alleged cohorts remain at large. The suspects, identified as Alfredo Pagdilao Jr., 58, chief assessment officer at BIR-Pasig; Agripina Vallestero, 61, revenue officer; were nabbed in a joint entrapment operation conducted by the National Bureau of Investigation and the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission on Saturday, July 20. […]

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North Korea: New missile a ‘solemn warning’ to South

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has said two missiles fired under his supervision were newly designed tactical weapons that sent a “solemn warning” to the South over plans to hold military drills with the United States. Thursday’s missile tests were the first since Kim and US President Donald Trump agreed to resume nuclear talks during an impromptu meeting last month in the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea. […]

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Robredo supporters to Guevarra: Dismiss sedition charges vs VP

(Eagle News)–Supporters of Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, July 26, asked the Department of Justice to dismiss the sedition complaint filed against her over the Ang Totoong Narco-list videos against President Rodrigo Duterte’s family. In a letter to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the group called Team Pilipinas said the charges were “just another attempt to silence the opposition” and were “baseless.” For this, they cited what they said was Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s remark […]

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SWS: Number of Filipinos who believe their lives improved in last 12 months still “very high”

(Eagle News)–The number of Filipinos who said their lives improved in the last 12 months remains “very high,” a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the SWS, based on its June 22 to 26 survey, 36% of adult Filipinos said their lives improved, while 22% said their lives worsened in that period. This translates to a net gainers score of +13. The pollster said this was the third consecutive quarter the number of […]

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President Duterte vetoes Security of Tenure bill

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the Security of Tenure bill. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the confirmation to reporters on Friday, July 26. “Our goal, however, has always been to target the abuse while leaving businesses free to engage in those practices beneficial to both management and the workforce,” Duterte said in his veto message. According to Duterte,  “legitimate job contracting” should be allowed “provided that the contractor is “well capitalized, has sufficient investments, […]

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Cloudy skies to prevail in parts of PHL as southwest monsoon affects W. Luzon

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country as the southwest monsoon affects the western section of Luzon. Ilocos Region, MIMAROPA, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy  skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. […]

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NKorea missiles launched under guidance of leader Kim: state media

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of “a new-type of tactical guided weapon” as a “solemn warning to South Korean military warmongers,” state news wire KCNA said Friday. Kim “personally organized and guided” the firing of the “state-of-the-art weaponry system” on Thursday, KCNA said, a reference to the two short-range missiles fired into the sea. It was Pyongyang’s first missile test since an impromptu June meeting between […]

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