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(Eagle News)–For lawyer Larry Gadon, Vice President Leni Robredo’s mere indictment for sedition may be a ground for the filing of an impeachment complaint against her. In a statement, Gadon, counsel of Peter Joemel Advincula whose affidavit became the basis for the complaint filed by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group over the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos, said a conviction was not necessary for the filing since impeachment is a proceeding “which is more of […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, July 25, said the government would be extending free legal assistance to the Filipina who was arrested by Malaysian authorities for allegedly trafficking over 5.9 kilograms of shabu. “She could be an innocent courier and not a drug pusher or drug trafficker, ” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, without identifying the suspect. According to Panelo, if “she is found guilty unfairly by the Malaysian court, then we can avail of […]
(Eagle News)–Manila Mayor Isko Moreno has ordered the relief of a police precinct commander after he saw Carriedo dirty and filled with stalls. “Wala nang daan. Eh paano pati sa gitna ng kalye basura, vendor,” he added in a livestreamed video of him as he visited the area early Wednesday, July 25. Moreno’s move comes as he embarked on a cleanup of key sites of Manila, which he vowed to restore to its former glory. […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in parts of the country today, Thursday, July 25, as the southwest monsoon affects the western sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. MIMAROPA and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with isolated 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, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy […]
Outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May formally tendered her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday as her successor Boris Johnson prepares to take over. May arrived at the palace after earlier urging Johnson to deliver Brexit “in a way that works for the whole United Kingdom” — an allusion to the deep divisions that the issue has caused in the country. Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s handling of the West Philippine Sea issue has been hailed in a Chinese newspaper. Columnist Li Qingqing, in a column published in the Global Times, described China-Philippines ties amid the dispute as a “model for cooperation,” noting that “China and the Philippines are making an effort to ease tensions in the region and explore a new path of regional cooperation.” Li said this was possible because President Rodrigo Duterte, based on […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, July 24, clarified China was both “in possession of” and “in position” in the South China Sea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the clarification after National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said President Rodrigo Duterte merely stated China was “in position” in the area also claimed by the Philippines in his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22. “They are positionally in advantage […]
(Eagle News)–Insufferable. This was how Senator Leila de Lima described President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22. In a statement, De Lima said in the first place, one does not fight corruption by “whining, complaining, and crying out to the plunderers to stop their corruption,” or by reinstating the death penalty. “Definitely, it is not achieved by converting the Coco Levy fund into pork barrel for the legislators’ consumption […]
(Eagle News)–The Office of the Solicitor General on Wednesday, July 24, said it was its “legal duty to serve its clients when they seek legal advice.” The OSG issued the statement following accusations there was oppression of the opposition since the OSG helped prepare Peter Joemel Advincula’s complaint-affidavit against Vice President Leni Robredo and others over the Ang Totoong Narcolist videos. Larry Gadon, Advincula’s lawyer, said their camp “only probably” consulted the OSG after the […]
(Eagle News)–In these pictures provided by the Palace, President Rodrigo Duterte is seen with local chief executives across the country. The President met with mayors and governors in the Palace on Tuesday night to discuss the illegal drugs problem. This was a day after he railed against the same and corruption in his fourth State of the Nation Address.
(Eagle News)–Lawyer Larry Gadon on Wednesday, July 24, took offense at remarks there was oppression of the opposition when the Office of the Solicitor General had a role in preparing the affidavit of his client, Peter Joemel Advincula, for the filing of sedition charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and others. In the first place, Gadon said the OSG was not present when the statements of the man who claimed to be the yellow-hooded character […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte met with mayors and governors across the country on Tuesday night to discuss the issue of illegal drugs. The meeting took place at the Manila Hotel, a day after President Duterte railed about the same in his State of the Nation Address. Apart from illegal drugs, Duterte said in his fourth SONA that corruption continued to pervade in the country. Duterte has met with local chief executives in the past, and […]
