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(Eagle News) — The Department of Justice has asked two courts to issue a hold departure order against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who was recently allowed by a Makati court to travel abroad. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the motions were filed before the Davao court hearing the libel case filed against Trillanes, and the Pasay court hearing the inciting to sedition case filed against him. The libel case was filed by presidential son Paolo […]
(Eagle News)–Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal is the next Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Madrigal, the commander of Eastern Mindanao Command based in Davao City, will assume the post on December 12. He will replace Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr., who is slated to reach the mandatory age of retirement.
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Tax Appeals’ decision junking the tax evasion case against former Rep. Mikey Arroyo. In dismissing the prosecutors’ appeal of the CTA’s decision, the SC noted the existence of “procedural defects and substantive deficiencies” in their petition. The SC said the CTA also “did not act capriciously or whimsically in absolving [Arroyo] of the charges,” noting that it “fully disclosed the various reasons” why the government’s allegations do not […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 5, welcomed the recent report inflation had eased to 6 percent, attributing the same to the measures put in place by the government. “These measures address issues on food supply, among others, as there is a marked decrease in food inflation from 9.4 percent in October to 8 percent in November. Prices of rice, corn, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables have gone down,” Panelo said, welcoming the report as […]
(Eagle News)–University of the Philippines’ Bright Akhuetie was named the Most Valuable Player by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The UAAP also named Ateneo’s Angelo Kouame as Rookie of the Year, with statistical points of 76.21. According to the UAAP, the Mythical Five is comprised of Akhuetie (UP), Justine Baltazar (Dela Salle University), Alvin Pasaol (University of the East), Jerrick Ahanmisi (Adamson University), and Juan Gomez De Liaño (UP). Named Rookie of the Year […]
(Eagle News)–Former First Lady Imelda Marcos on Wednesday, Dec. 5, posted bail for her temporary liberty after the Sandiganbayan ruled she could avail of remedies following her conviction for graft. It was Marcos’ lawyers who posted the P300,000 bail on her behalf. The amount was double the initial bail the anti-graft court set for her temporary liberty pending the resolution of her motion to avail of post-conviction remedies. With the grant of the motion, Marcos […]
WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP) — Two key US Republican senators said Tuesday that they have “zero” doubt that Saudi Arabia’s crown prince was complicit in the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, contradicting President Donald Trump’s more neutral position. “I have zero question in my mind that the crown prince directed the murder and was kept appraised of the situation all the way through it,” Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman Bob Corker told reporters after the […]
By Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON D.C. (AFP) — The remains of George H.W. Bush lay in state Tuesday at the US Capitol amid a groundswell of tributes honoring the 41st US president. Since Monday evening Americans have been quietly filing past the flag-draped coffin in the Capitol rotunda to pay their respects to Bush, who died Friday aged 94 at his home in Houston. His passing has led Americans to reflect on his life of duty and […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 4, appeared to shoot down the idea of physically going to areas being claimed by China in the West Philippine Sea to check if there are indeed weather stations there. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in the first place “you may have some problems there; may even provoke something that we don’t want.” “They claim that it’s theirs, but the arbitral ruling says it’s ours. Meanwhile, nobody seems […]
(Eagle News) — No Filipinos were hurt in the toxic gas attack in Syria last month, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday, Dec. 4. Charge d’Affaires Alex Lamadrid told the DFA main office that all 85 Filipinos in Aleppo were safe. An estimated 100 people were affected by the attack believed to be perpetrated by rebels on Nov. 24. According to Lamadrid, the Philippine Embassy in Damascus has reiterated its warning for members of […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, Dec. 4, came up with its own list of recommended candidates for the post of associate justice of the High Court. Included in the list submitted to the Judicial and Bar Council were Court of Appeals Justice Manuel Barrios, with seven votes; Justice Ramon Bato, Jr., with six votes; Justice Ramon Garcia, also with six votes; and SC Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, also with six votes. […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-one percent of Filipinos are Internet users, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the Third Quarter 2018 Social Weather Survey done via interviews from September 15 to 23, the 41 percent is a one percent increase from the figure recorded in June. The survey found that the proportion of Internet users increased by 4 points in Metro Manila, from 60% in June 2018. Internet use also increased by 5 points […]
