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SC imposes two-year suspension on lawyer for “underhanded tactics” vs Harry Roque

(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has suspended a lawyer for what it said were his “underhanded tactics” against former Presidential Spokesperson and now-senatorial candidate Harry Roque. In a seven-page decision penned by Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe, the SC imposed the two-year suspension on Atty. Rizal P. Balbin after he was found guilty of violating several canons and rule 19.01 of the Code of Professional Responsibility when he threatened to file baseless and administrative and criminal […]

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Palace: Re-enacted budget will hurt PHL economy

(Eagle News) — For the Palace, a “reenacted budget as a result of budget impasse” will ultimately hurt the country’s economy. In a statement issued on Thursday, Jan. 31, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said it would, after all, “translate to lost opportunities for higher growth..” He said economic managers were “estimating a loss of 1 to 2.3 percentage points in the full-year gross domestic product” in the event the 2019 budget is not passed. He […]

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Revilla camp given until Feb. 19 to comment on motion to hold him civilly liable for plunder of pork barrel funds

(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has given former Senator Bong Revilla’s camp until Feb. 19 to comment on the prosecutors’ motion for him to be held civilly liable for the plunder of P124.5 million of pork barrel funds. This was after First Division chair Associate Justice Efren Dela Cruz granted the request of Estelito Mendoza, Revilla’s lawyer, for the period of time to prepare. Dela Cruz also asked prosecutors to file their opposition to the […]

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At least four dead, several injured after “speeding” tourist bus rear-ends trailer truck on SCTEx

(Eagle News) — At least four people were killed while several others were injured after a bus rear-ended a trailer truck on the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway in Concepcion, Tarlac on Thursday, Jan. 31. In an interview over radio dzmm, Robin Ignacio, traffic management and safety chief of the North Luzon Expressway-SCTEX, said majority of the at least 48 injured were passengers of the bus, with plate number BEK 523. According to Ignacio, based on testimonies, the […]

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DFA: Filipina found guilty of murder executed in Saudi Arabia

(Eagle News) — A Filipina domestic helper who was found guilty of murder was executed in Saudi Arabia, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Thursday, Jan. 31. Ambassador Adnan Alonto told the DFA main office the sentence was carried out against the 39-year-old on Tuesday, Jan. 22. Alonto said the embassy provided her with a lawyer to assist her in all stages of her trial, sent representatives to visit her, and provided her family […]

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Corsica gunman found dead after killing one, wounding five

by Maureen COFFLARD Agence France Presse BASTIA, France (AFP) — A gunman who killed one person and wounded five others in the Corsican capital Bastia on Wednesday committed suicide after holing up in the building where he lived, officials said. French Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said an elite police unit had “intervened” and the body of the shooter had been found. “He committed suicide,” the minister told the National Assembly in Paris. Authorities have ruled […]

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Albayalde: Abu Sayyaf’s alias Kamah still a “suspect” in Jolo, Sulu blasts

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police is standing by its initial claim the Abu Sayyaf was a suspect in the Jolo, Sulu blasts that killed at least 21 people. According to PNP chief Oscar Albayalde, government security operations were ongoing against alias Kamah, an alleged leader of the Ajang-Ajang group of the Abu Sayyaf. Local authorities earlier said alias “Kamah” was the man wearing a green jacket in footage from a closed-circuit television camera […]

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DOLE lifts ban on deployment of some Filipino workers to Libya

(Eagle News)–The Department of Labor and Employment has lifted the deployment ban on Filipinos who wish to return to their jobs in Libya. The Philippine Overseas Employment and Administration said the ban–which was imposed in September last year after the Department of Foreign Affairs raised an Alert Level 3 over the area because of cases of kidnapping of Overseas Filipino Workers there—was relaxed after the DFA and the National Security Council lowered the crisis alert level […]

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Lorenzana: Reports Yemeni couple behind Jolo, Sulu blasts have yet to be validated

(Eagle News) –Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said reports a Yemeni couple who committed suicide bombing was behind the blasts at a Jolo, Sulu cathedral have yet to be validated. He said for this, a body part found at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel cathedral will undergo DNA testing. “(May) kalahati ng mukha ng tao nasa SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operations) (that) you cannot identify, nobody (is claiming him or her yet)…So we’re trying […]

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Senate passes Murang Kuryente bill on second reading

(Eagle News) — The Senate has passed on second reading the Murang Kuryente bill. Under Senate Bill No. 1950, electricity rates are reduced by allowing the use of the net national government share from the Malampaya natural gas project for the payment of the stranded contract costs and stranded debts of the National Power Corporation. The net national government share shall be remitted to a special trust fund to be administered by the Power Sector Assets […]

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Bangladesh to sue Philippine bank over $81 million cyber heist

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Bangladesh will Wednesday file a lawsuit in New York against a Philippine bank over its involvement in one of the biggest-ever cyber heists, the country’s central bank governor said. Unidentified hackers stole $81 million from the Bangladesh central bank’s account with the US Federal Reserve in New York in February 2016. The money was then transferred to a Manila branch of the Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC), swiftly withdrawn and laundered […]

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House passes bill aiming to legalize motorcycles as public mode of transport on second reading

(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Jan. 30, passed on second reading a bill that aims to legalize motorcycles as public utility vehicles. House Bill 8959 aims to amend Section 7(c) of the Land Transportation and Traffic Code that specifies that private motorcycles “shall not be used for hire under any circumstances, and shall not be used to solicit, accept or be used to transport passengers or freight for pay.” The bill […]

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