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(Eagle News)—The Communist Party of the Philippines lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte for what he said was the chief executive’s “callous show of affluence” when he went on a trip to Hong Kong. In a statement, Jose Maria Sison, CPP founder, said Duterte showed “cruel indifference to the millions upon millions of Filipinos who are suffering from skyrocketing prices of rice and fuel, low wages, widespread joblessness and general deterioration of social conditions.” “With […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Saturday, Oct. 13, clarified the Presidential Communications Operations Office was still in place. According to Panelo, who was named the government’s new spokesperson with Harry Roque expected to run for a Senate seat, the PCOO would only cease to exist “until such time the (Office of the Press Secretary)” is created. This means Martin Andanar is still the PCOO head. President Rodrigo Duterte first offered the post of head […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Sherwin Gatchalian urged state universities and local colleges to “develop meaningful return service agreements” to ensure that their students contribute to nation-building, among others. Gatchalian issued the statement following what he said was pressure being exerted by lawmakers in the House of Representatives on the Commission on Higher Education for it to remove a provision in the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Free Higher Education Law that says that SUCs and LUCs should […]
(Eagle News)–Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Saturday, Oct. 13, expressed support for the Senate’s version of thr Security of Tenure Bill, which President Rodrigo Duterte has certified as urgent. In a radio interview, Bello said the bill, after all, provides “more remedies” in cases where employers circumvent provisions in the Labor Code at the expense of their employees. Duterte has vowed to put an end to contractualization, but noted that the ball was in […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Cynthia Villar urged Filipinos to plant vegetables in their own backyards, noting that such a practice was the correct community response to the rising cost of commodities. “Urban gardening is possible even in the most crowded areas. You should seriously consider this new norm to ensure not only food on your tables, but the health of your family as well,” Villar, chair of the Senate committee on food and agriculture, said. According to […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Internal Revenue has asked the Department of Information and Communications Technology to explain why the BIR continues to experience “erratic network connections in all its systems and electronic services in August this year” despite the supposed interventions made by the DICT. In a letter to DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr., BIR Deputy Commissioner Lanee Cui-David asked the agency to provide an update on the measures it has taken so far to resolve the “bureau’s […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed he offered the post of Foreign Affairs secretary to Teddy Boy Locsin. The President, who returned on Thursday night from Indonesia, was at first hesitant to reveal who would replace Alan Peter Cayetano at the helm of the DFA, but was told by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go that it was alright to do so. Locsin, currently the Philippines representative to the United Nations, appeared to have […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the head of the Army’s intelligence unit as the military’s next commanding general. Major General Macairog Alberto, chief of the Intelligence Service unit of the Armed Forces of the Philippines will replace Major General Rolando Bautista, who is slated to retire on Oct. 15. President Duterte has said, however, that he would appoint Bautista as the next Social Welfare secretary. Alberto served as commander of Task Force Davao […]
(Eagle News) — “Very successful.” This was how Commission on Elections Spokesperson James Jimenez described the first day of filing of Certificates of Candidacy for the 2019 elections. According to Jimenez, there was no report of any incidence of violence from other Comelec offices. “Overall, very successful itong first day of filing natin, in the sense na walang major aberya,” he said. The last day of the filing of COCs is Oct. 17, Wednesday.
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has granted former First Gentleman Mike Arroyo’s motion to travel abroad anew. The seventh division allowed Arroyo to travel to Hong Kong and Tokyo, Japan after the prosecution, it said, interposed no objection to the same. According to the division, the P90,000 travel bond posted by Arroyo in January 2013 sufficed for the trip. In April, the Sandiganbayan also allowed Arroyo to go abroad. He faces a graft case over the […]
(Eagle News) — Salvador Panelo is slated to be the next government spokesperson, with Harry Roque possibly running for a Senate seat in 2019. Panelo will reportedly hold the position of chief presidential legal counsel at the same time until Duterte finds a replacement for that position. On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Duterte already said Panelo would be the chief of the Office of the Press Secretary, a post he first offered to Roque. Roque, who was […]
(Eagle News) — A Liberal Party lawmaker on Thursday, Oct. 11, denied there was an attempted power grab with the removal of the vice president in the line of succession to the President in the lower chamber’s draft federal Charter. According to Cebu City 1st District Rep. Raul del Mar, Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo herself shared his sentiment Article 17 Section 4 of Resolution of Both Houses of Congress No. 15 should be “corrected.” The provision cites […]
