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Human Rights Watch accuses Duterte admin of “heightening its repression” in 2018

Calls on “donor governments” to “intensify pressure” on Duterte (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has “heightened its repression” in 2018 so “donor governments should intensify pressure” on the chief executive, the Human Rights Watch said in a statement. According to the group, the government’s “murderous ‘war on drugs’” has “expanded to cities outside Manila,” while “attacks against activists, journalists and critics of the government” continue. “President Duterte has used the killing of thousands […]

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Trump grounds Democratic speaker’s foreign travel

by Sebastian SMITH and Michael MATHES Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Deadlock in Washington reached a new low Thursday as Donald Trump hit his chief Democratic opponent Nancy Pelosi with a last-minute cancellation of her plan to take an air force plane to Afghanistan — citing the four-week-old government shutdown as a motive. The mess in Washington, where swaths of government workers are not being paid while Congress feuds with the White […]

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Año welcomes ACT petition vs PNP “profiling” of the group’s members

(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the Alliance of Concerned Teachers’ filing of a petition seeking to put a stop to the Philippine National Police’s information gathering on its members. In a statement, Año, however, also stood by the police’s intelligence gathering, describing it as routine work. He noted Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison himself admitted ACT was one of the group’s fronts. “The PNP will […]

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Robredo wants SC to junk Marcos’ request for an examination of voting records in three additional provinces

(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to junk former Senator Bongbong Marcos’ plea he be allowed to conduct a technical examination of voting records in three other areas. In opposing Marcos’ request to secure alleged evidence of electoral fraud in Lanao del Sur, Maguindanao and Basilan, Robredo, through her lawyers, noted the three provinces were not included in the scope of the electoral […]

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Trillanes to take up teaching stint after his term as senator expires in June

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, Jan. 17, said he plans to take up a teaching job once his term in the Senate expires in June. According to Trillanes, who has a masters degree in public administration from the University of the Philippines, he might teach public policy and governance in college, and graduate studies. He, however, did not dismiss the possibility of running for a Senate seat in the future anew. […]

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Comelec to hold mock midterm polls on Saturday, Jan. 19

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections is slated to hold mock midterm elections on Saturday, Jan. 19, to “test and ensure the security features, accuracy, and functionality” of the automated electoral system. Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez made the announcement in a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 17. According to Jimenez, the mock polls will be held in 60 polling places across the country. These include Quezon City, Taguig, Manila, Pasig, Pateros, Valenzuela City, Muntinlupa City, […]

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PNP stands by its gathering of info on ACT members; says Sison himself admitted the group was a Communist front

(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police stood by its gathering of information on members of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers, noting that it was Jose Maria Sison, founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines himself who admitted the group was “among the front organizations under its wings that work in support of the the forces of the armed revolution.” In a statement, the PNP said that while it used to recognize ACT as […]

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Palace denies Duterte authorized MTRCB member to lead backchannel talks with Communist rebels

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 17, denied the claim of  Movie and Television Review and Classification Board member Avelino Andal that he was asked by President Rodrigo Duterte to conduct backchannel talks with the Communist rebels. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Duterte himself had denied ever authorizing Andal for such. “Baka (Andal) misunderstood the conversation. I can’t blame him,” Panelo said. Earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana denied Duterte had made […]

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ACT, affiliate groups ask CA to stop alleged PNP profiling of their members

(Eagle News) — The Alliance of Concerned Teachers and its other affiliate groups has asked the Court of Appeals to stop what it said was the implementation of Philippine National Police memoranda directing the police to “conduct an inventory of all public and private school teachers” who are aligned with their organizations. In seeking for a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction, the ACT, represented by its national chair Joselyn Martinez, the ACT […]

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Trillanes asks Comelec for gun ban exemption

But Palace dismisses senator’s fears for his life as a “figment of his imagination” (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, January 17, revealed he has asked the Commission on Elections to allow him to be exempted from the gun ban due to alleged threats to his security. According to Trillanes, “hindi nawala ang threat kasi the moment na pinagplanuhan kang patayin, aantayin na lang (ang) opportunity.” But in a press conference, Presidential […]

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Palace on drop in PHL average hunger rate: “The best is yet to come”

(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Jan. 17, welcomed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations survey that showed the average hunger rate in the country in 2018 was the lowest since 2003. “The best is yet to come, as the Chief Executive continues to work double time in the remainder of his term to uplift more Filipino families out of poverty and hunger, towards a more comfortable and prosperous life for all,” […]

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Valenzuela gov’t: Girl believed to have contracted meningococcemia tests negative for disease

(Eagle News) — The girl who was suspected of having died of meningococcemia in a Valenzuela hospital over the weekend tested negative for the disease. The Valenzuela government made the announcement in a Facebook post on Thursday, Jan. 17. In a television interview, Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian said the results of the “blood culture” test on the girl have already been sent to the Department of Health. He said the test was conducted by a […]

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