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Robredo and Bersamin obtain moderate marks; Arroyo gets poor rating (Eagle News)–Of the four highest-ranking government officials after the President, only Senate President Tito Sotto got very good marks for his performance. Vice President Leni Robredo and Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin got moderate marks, while Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo got a poor mark, based on a Social Weather Stations survey conducted from June 22 to 26. Translated in figures, the survey found that 57% were […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, July 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 10 kilometers southeast of Columbio at 8:57 a.m. Depth of focus was 19 kilometers. An Intensity III was felt in Kidapawan City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in the country as the southwest monsoon affects southern Luzon. Mimaropa and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Metro Manila and the rest of the country on the other hand, will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Southern Luzon and the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will […]
MIAMI, FLA. (AFP) — Authorities in Puerto Rico have issued a search warrant against the US territory’s governor and 11 other men who exchanged derogatory chat messages about gays, hurricane victims and others, officials said Tuesday — the latest twist in a scandal engulfing the island’s leadership. The release of those chats two weeks ago helped trigger huge street demonstrations demanding the resignation of Governor Ricardo Rossello, who has refused to step down as leader […]
WASHINGTON, DC (AFP) — FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Tuesday that Russia continues to threaten US elections, 16 months before the next presidential polls. “The Russians are absolutely intent on trying to interfere with our elections,” Wray told the Senate Judiciary Committee. “My view is until they stop they haven’t been deterred enough.” US intelligence and special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation have documented a broad effort by Russian intelligence and a Russian social media […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is “most likely” to certify as urgent the bill reinstating the death penalty for crimes related to illegal drugs and plunder. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in a press conference on Tuesday, July 23, a day after Duterte urged Congress to revive the policy in his fourth State of the Nation Address. “Ang feeling ni Presidente yan ang pinakamabigat na problema natin. One is corruption; number […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate of the 18th Congress elected the chairs of each committee on Tuesday, July 23. This took place a day after President Rodrigo Duterte held his fourth State of the Nation Address. Below is a list: Finance panel chair- Senator Sonny Angara Tourism panel chair- Senator Nancy Binay Ways and means panel chair-Senator Pia Cayetano Social justice panel chair-Senator Leila de Lima Public order panel chair-Senator Bato dela Rosa Energy panel […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Rep. Benny Abante is the new minority leader of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress. Abante’s election came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte’ State of the Nation Address, on Tuesday, July 23. Abante was also nominated as House speaker in the first regular session of the House on Monday, July 22. He, however, lost to Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, who garnered 266 votes vis a vis the […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, July 23, the minority would fight the death penalty “tooth and nail,” as it called the policy “anti-poor.” According to Drilon, the minority–composed of only 4 senators–believes the death penalty was not the solution to the country’s illegal drugs and corruption problems since the justice system was flawed and prone to error. “What we need to do is to strengthen our justice system and show […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, called on Congress to pass the National Land Use bill within the year. The President made the call during his fourth State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress. According to Duterte, the passage of the law will allow the country to “meet the demands of the new investors coming in.” “A science-based national land use plan would serve as basis for the (local […]
(Eagle News)–For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the imposition of death penalty “may somehow deter the commission of serious crimes.” According to Guevarra, while “it is difficult to measure or prove a negative proposition” since it was difficult to determine “how many crimes did not happen because of the fear of the death penalty,” ordinary human behavior “indicates that the fear of being put to death for the commission of a crime will naturally prompt a […]
Below is a full transcript of President Rodrigo Duterte’s fourth State of the Nation Address: Thank you. Kindly sit down. Kumusta po kayo? Senate President Vicente Sotto III and the honorable members of the Senate; House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano and the honorable members of the House of Representatives; Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, magandang hapon po sa inyo — sa iyo, ma’am, [applause] kung nasaan ka; former Presidents Fidel V. Ramos, Joseph Ejercito, […]
