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Dureza resigns as Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process

(Eagle News) — Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza has resigned. President Rodrigo Duterte made the revelation during the inauguration of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Duterte said he was “sad” he accepted Dureza’s resignation. It was unclear so far why Dureza resigned, but Duterte’s announcement came amid announcements he had fired two undersecretaries from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, which Dureza heads. Earlier, Duterte […]

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President Duterte fires two other gov’t officials, this time, from OPAPP

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 27, said he fired two other government officials, this time, from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process. The dismissal of Undersecretary Ronald Flores’ and  Assistant Secretary Yeshtern Donn Baccay came a day after the President said he would fire another undersecretary for corruption. Prior to this, the President fired Undersecretary Falconi Millar, secretary-general of the Housing and Urban Coordinating Council also over corruption. […]

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Signapan, Laquingan now in Senate custody after being cited by Senate blue ribbon panel in contempt

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Two of four individuals who have been cited in contempt by the Senate blue ribbon panel for skipping hearings on the missing P11-billion shabu shipment are now in Senate custody. The Office of Senator Richard Gordon, who chairs the panel, identified them as SMYD Trading owner Marina Signapan and Emily Laquingan. Laquingan, said to be the former wife of Hsu Chun Chung, the alleged liaison of the drug syndicate behind […]

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Bicam panel approves Universal Health Care bill

(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has approved a reconciled version of the Senate and House of Representatives Universal Health Care bills. Under the reconciled Senate Bill No. 1896 and House Bill No. 5784, Senator JV Ejercito, principal author and sponsor of the Senate’s version, said the funds for Filipinos’ health services would be sourced from the incremental sin tax collections. He said 50 percent of the national government share will come from the income of the […]

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Lacson bats for mechanism allowing President to be updated regularly on terrorist threats

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 27, said there was a need to put in place a mechanism that would allow the President to be updated on terrorist threats. He said the mechanism should be in the executive department. He cited as an example the United States, where he said the President receives a daily executive brief. “There is need for a regular update to allow quick analysis, submitted on a regular basis. […]

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Bicam approves measure amending Corporation Code

(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has reconciled the Senate and House of Representatives versions of a measure that would strengthen and simplify corporate governance standards for a more business-friendly environment in the country. With  Senate Bill No. 1280 and its House version reconciled, Congress is a step closer to amending the Corporation Code of the Philippines, which Senator Franklin Drilon said was an old law that had numerous and stringent incorporation and regulatory requirements that discouraged […]

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Trillanes wants Dennis Uy invited to Senate panel telco hearing

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV wants Dennis Uy to be invited to the Senate panel hearing on Mislatel, the country’s third major telecommunications player. According to Trillanes, this is because he wants to ask Uy directly about how Mislatel, which is composed of Uy’s Udenna Corp. and its subsidiary Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp, and China Telecom and Mindanao Islamic Telephone Co., bagged the contract on Nov. 19. “The public would like to know […]

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News in photos: Bohol-Panglao International Airport, the PHL’s first-ever “eco-airport”

(Eagle News) — These pictures provided by the Department of Transportation show the country’s first-ever “eco-airport.” According to the DOTr, the Bohol-Panglao International Airport, which sits on a 22-hectare property in Panglao, can accommodate as many as two million passengers a year, more than double the annual 800,000 passenger capacity of Tagbilaran airport. The DOTr said the airport, which will be inaugurated today, Nov. 27, will start catering to international flights on Wednesday, Nov. 28.

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Imelda Marcos to appeal graft conviction before Supreme Court

(Eagle News) — Former First Lady Imelda Marcos is asking the Sandiganbayan to forward her case to the Supreme Court for “further proceedings” as she announced her plans to seek the help of the High Court over her graft conviction. Marcos made the appeal in a notice filed before the anti-graft court’s fifth division. “With due respect, the accused submits that the decision convicting her is contrary to facts, law and jurisprudence,” Marcos said. The […]

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Locsin to Robredo: Deployment of additional troops a deterrent to martial law declaration

(Eagle News) — For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the deployment of additional troops is actually a deterrent to a declaration of martial law. Locsin made the observation in a Twitter post, responding to Vice President Leni Robredo’s comment the government should ensure that the deployment in Bicol, Samar, Negros Oriental and Negros Occidental under Memorandum Order No. 32 would not lead to the declaration. “Thank you, Ma’am for your understanding. Troop deployment if […]

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OFW dies after allegedly falling from building in UAE

(Eagle News) — An Overseas Filipino Worker died after she allegedly fell from a building in the United Arab Emirates last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. Based on a report from Consul General Paul Raymond Cortes of the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai, the Filipina, who was not identified, was believed to have fallen from the third floor of a building in Ajman on Nov. 23. She was declared dead on arrival at the […]

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Trillanes welcomes probe into his parents’ deals with gov’t

“If they find anything anomalous, I will voluntarily walk into any detention facility,” he says (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes on Tuesday, Nov. 26, welcomed the government’s probe into his parents’ transactions with the government, saying he would “voluntarily walk into any detention facility kahit sa Davao” if investigators find anything anomalous. “I welcome (President Rodrigo) Duterte’s statement on probing supposed transactions of my deceased father (PMA Class ’59 retired in 1988 and died […]

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