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(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has upheld the constitutionality of the K to 12 program, saying the petitions against it failed to prove it was in violation of the Constitution. The SC also declared constitutional the related issuances from the Commission on Higher Education and Department of Education, and lifted the temporary restraining order on the exclusion of Filipino, Panitikan as core college courses. “For having failed to show any of the above in the passage of […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation on Saturday, Nov. 10, gave the assurance there would be no hike in MRT-3 fares even with the planned rehablitation of the trains. “Mariin na instruction ni Secretary Tugade na hindi tayo mag-i-increase ng anumang pasahe hangga’t hindi nararamdaman ng ating mga commuters ang improvements sa services ng MRT-3,” DOTr Undersecretary for Railways Timothy John Batan said. Batan made the statement after the Philippines and Japan signed a loan pact for […]
(Eagle News)—The Judicial and Bar Council has released the names shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice. Included in the shortlist were Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Associate Justices Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin and Andres Reyes Jr. The shortlist will undergo scrutiny on Friday. Those shortlisted are vying for the position left vacant by Chief Justice Teresita Leonardo de Castro, who retired in October.
(Eagle News)—The Department of Justice has found probable cause to charge Davidson Bangayan and several others for alleged manipulation of rice prices. In a resolution dated Nov. 5, the DOJ said Bangayan, whom it also found guilty for the unauthorized use of the alias “David Tan,” and Elizabeth Faustino used “multipurpose cooperatives as dummies in bidding for the importation of rice.” David Lim, Judilyne Lim, Eleanor Rodriguez and Leah Echeveria, the DOJ said, also resorted […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has extended P100,000 in financial assistance to acquitted murder suspect Jennifer Dalquez. In a statement, the DFA said the amount was to help her start anew in the Philippines, following her acquittal from the charge of murdering her employer, who she said had tried to rape her at knifepoint in the United Arab Emirates. Dalquez had been sentenced to death row until her lawyer moved for her acquittal […]
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AFP) —Ten people were injured in scenes described as “chaos” as a Boeing airliner carrying 126 people, most of them Canadians, crash-landed in Guyana’s capital Georgetown on Friday, skidding to a halt just before a steep drop. The Fly Jamaica Airways plane was bound for Toronto when it suffered a hydraulic problem shortly after takeoff and returned to the airport, crashing and careening off the runway, Transportation Minister David Patterson said. “Everyone was going crazy, screaming, […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Nov. 8, threatened to block the renewal of ABSCBN’s franchise anew. In a speech during the distribution of land to agrarian reform beneficiaries in Boracay, Duterte again noted what he said was ABSCBN’s failure to air his advertisement during the 2016 elections even if he had already paid for such. “One thing is that, you know, when you do that to many people it’s fraud. You’re actually a fraud if […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Gregorio Honasan has accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to be the next secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. “For a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino People, and for a better future for our most precious Children; I have decided to accept the offer of the President to help lead the DICT,” he said in a text message. According to Honasan, he would be deemed resigned from the […]
THOUSAND OAKS, California (Eagle News) — A gunman opened fire at the Borderline Bar and Grill late Wednesday night killing at least 12 people, including Ventura County Sheriff Sgt. Ron Helus. Witnesses said that the gunman entered the bar and grill and threw several smoke grenades before he started shooting into the crowd that was composed of mainly college students. Ventura County Sheriff Geoff Dean described the scene during a press conference. “It’s a horrific […]
(Eagle News) — Three Miss Earth contestants have come forward and accused a pageant sponsor of sexual harassment during the contest run in the Philippines. In a social media post, Miss Guam Emma Mae Sheedy identified the sponsor as Amado S. Cruz. Apart from Sheedy, Miss Earth Canada Jaime VandenBerg, Miss Earth England Abbey-Anne Gyles-Brown took to social media to share their experiences of sexual harassment. “He showed up to almost all of my events telling […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Thursday, Nov. 8, clarified Vic Ladlad and two others were arrested for illegal possession of firearms and not because they were affiliated with the Communists. “They cannot hide behind the (Joint Agreement on Safety and Immunity Guarantee) or any similar agreements because they violated the law, plain and simple,” PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said. Apart from Ladlad, Alberto and Virginia Villamor, were arrested on Thursday in San Bartolome, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte had no hand in the selection of the provisional third telco player in the country. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo emphasized this following reports noting that Dennis Uy of Udena Corp. and Chelsea Logistics had donated to Duterte’s presidential campaign in 2016. Udena Corp., Chelsea Logistics and China Telecom comprise Mislatel, which was named the provisional third telco player that would compete against PLDT Inc. and Globe Telecom. According to Panelo, […]
