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(Eagle News)–The Liberal Party on Saturday, March 9, defended Vice President Leni Robredo from Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s comments against her. “Kapag kakampi nila hindi issue ang honesty pero kapag si VP Leni at hindi nila kaalyado ay issue na ito? Tama ba yun?” the LP said in a statement. According to the opposition party, in the first place, Robredo was not running in the upcoming elections. It said therefore the “pag-atake sa kanya gamit […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 8, said former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas should have been a traffic aide instead. Duterte made the comment as he recalled how Roxas, who is running for a seat in the Senate in the upcoming May elections, “was managing traffic.” He was apparently referring to then-presidential candidate Roxas managing congestion caused by the 2009 State of the Nation Address of then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on Commonwealth Ave. in […]
(Eagle News)—-The Government Service Insurance System has recommended a P1000 increase in the minimum pension of “old age and disability” pensioners. The GSIS made the recommendation for the 67,201 pensioners to receive the P6000 effective February in a letter to President Rodrigo Duterte. GSIS President and General Manager Jesus Clint Aranas said, however, that survivorship pensioners and those who retired under the Portability Law (Republic Act 7699) are not entitled to the proposed pension increase. He […]
(Eagle News)—Davao Mayor Sara Duterte has slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for her comments honesty should be a requirement for candidates, saying the vice president’s honesty herself has been “questioned” since day one of her term. “She is not called fake VP for no reason,” Duterte said, noting that Robredo faced an electoral protest for “massive fraud” during the 2016 elections. She was referring to the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos, who […]
(Eagle News)—Isolated rains are expected in parts of the country today, Saturday, March 9, as the easterlies affect Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao and due to the northeast monsoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains Bicol region, Eastern Visayas and Mindanao will also experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. Metro Manila […]
By Rabinna Taloy and Gevon Rubi EBC Sacramento Bureau SACRAMENTO, California (Eagle News) — An open discussion between a group protesting The State Hornet’s newspaper coverage of the Stephon Clark case and supporters of the Black Livers Matter movement quickly became heated on the grounds of the California State University, Sacramento campus Friday afternoon, March 7th, 2019. Students and faculty of Sacramento State gathered around the main campus’ quad area adjacent to the University Library to […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, March 8, said he would not support the legalization of marijuana. The President’s statement ran counter to his previous statements of support for the drug, which he then said was already an “ingredient of modern medicine.” In his speech at a PDP-Laban campaign rally in Victorias City, Negros Occidental, Duterte said he does “not intend to legalize it” at least “not in my time.” “Ayaw ko. Gawain mo lang excuse ‘yan […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has confirmed that President Rodrigo Duterte has sacked Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager Alexander Balutan due to “serious allegations of corruption.” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo statement was different from that of PCSO Deputy Spokesperson Florante Solmerin who had said Balutan resigned due to “personal reasons.” Panelo did not elaborate about the allegations. In his statement, Panelo instead reiterated that “governance and public accountability are the twin hallmarks of the Duterte administration.” “These […]
BUENOS AIRES (Eagle News) — In 2019, the El Ateneo Grand Splendid Bookshop in Buenos Aires was named the “world’s most beautiful bookstore” by the National Geographic. It was a former theatre that was converted into a bookstore when it was leased by Grupo Ilhisa in February 2000. (Nadine Duenas, Eagle News Service)
(Eagle News)–Alexander Balutan is no longer the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office general manager. Some media reports said he was fired by President Rodrigo Duterte, but Florante Solmerin, deputy spokesperson at the Office of PCSO General Manager said he opted to resign for personal reasons. Balutan was accused by then-newly-installed PCSO board member Sandra Cam of spending too much for a party for PCSO employees in December 2017. Balutan had admitted to spending P6.3 million for the […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace has ordered all agencies to extend their support to the government program that aims to reduce poverty incidence by 7.6 percent when President Rodrigo Duterte’s term ends in 2022. In Memorandum Circular No. 59 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the Palace urged “all government agencies and instrumentalities, including government-owned or -controlled corporations” to “support, participate and provide the necessary assistance consistent with their respective mandates” the National Anti-Poverty Commission’s “Sambayaniham: […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has denied opposition Otso Diretso’s request for a debate of its senatorial candidates against Hugpong ng Pagbabago bets. In denying the request, James Jimenez, Comelec spokesperson, said the en banc raised three reasons. For one, Jimenez said granting Otso Diretso’s request would be “tantamount to giving preferential treatment to some senatorial candidates or slates.” He said it would also “be practically impossible, logistically, to conduct meaningful debates involving […]
