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(Eagle News) — The United States Embassy in Manila will be closed on Oct. 8, Monday, in observance of Columbus Day, an American holiday. The US embassy said its affiliate offices will also be closed on that day. The embassy and its affiliate offices will open again on Tuesday, Oct. 9.
(Eagle News)–Seven to eight Cabinet members will resign to run in the 2019 elections. This is according to Communications Secretary Martin Andanar, who gave a television interview on Thursday, Oct. 4. “Sa ngayon, siguradong si Secretary (Harry) Roque ay tatakbong senador pero sa ngayon tignan natin kasi meron ding mga kasamahan natin na kinakausap si Secretary Roque na huwag na lang tumakbo kasi kailangan siya sa Communications,” Andanar said. He, however, did not specify if […]
(Eagle News)—-Retired Army Major General Jovito Palparan has been transferred to the New Bilibid Prison. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the transfer took place at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Earlier, Branch 15 of the Malolos Regional Trial Court junked the bid of Palparan, who was under military custody, to block the transfer. The court cited SC-OCA Circular No. 163-2013, which directs all trial court judges to cause the immediate transfer of convicted persons to the […]
(Eagle News) — The new representative of the Kabayan party-list took his oath before Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Wednesday, Oct. 3. Paul Hernandez, the fourth nominee of the party-list in the 2016 polls, replaced Rep. Ciriciaco Calalang, who died recently after suffering a stroke. Apart from Hernandez, Rep. Benhur Salimbangon represents the Kabayan party-list.
(Eagle News) — “Lagot silang lahat kay Mocha Uson.” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque had this to say following her resignation as assistant secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office. “I wish her the best. I will miss her but she did make it clear na ipagpapatuloy po niya ang advocacy,” Roque said, noting that he was surprised by her move. Nonetheless, he said “I wish the office well.” “We’re hoping that things happen for a […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of the Interior and Local Government will recommend the disqualification of local officials allegedly responsible for the Boracay mess from the 2019 elections. “We will submit our proposal recommendation to the Comelec, kung pupuwedeng idisqualify ‘yung mga candidates, ‘yung sa last time kasi mga barangay officials so this time marami-rami ito,” DILG officer in charge Eduardo Año said. According to Año, to be recommended for disqualification were “candidates from provincial government […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service For some senators, Mocha Uson did just the right thing when she resigned as assistant secretary at the Presidential Communications Operations Office. “Palagay ko it’s a good move on her part kasi sabi ko nga, ang hirap magbalanse. Blogger ka tapos public official ka, so of course you will be constrained, medyo may konting restriction,” Senator JV Ejercito said. According to Ejercito now that Uson has resigned, “she has […]
(Eagle News) — “I wish her well.” This was the message of Presidential Communications Operations Office chief Martin Andanar to Mocha Uson, who announced on Wednesday, Oct. 3, that she had resigned from her post. “Mocha is still a diehard Duterte supporter and I am one with her in that aspect,” Andanar added. In resigning from the post, Uson said she did not want to be a burden to the PCOO, whose budget, she said, was […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service A military official named on Wednesday, Oct. 3, the schools which Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr. earlier said were being tapped by the Communists for the Red October plot. According to AFP Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations Brig. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr., these schools were: the University of the Philippines-Diliman, UP Manila, Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, Polytechnic […]
(Eagle News) — Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson resigned because she did “not wish to (be) such a burden” to the Presidential Communications Operations Office. “..The recent events have put me in a position where I am being held responsible for Congress withholding the 2019 PCOO budget..,” she said in her resignation letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte, and copy furnished to Special Assistant to the President Bong Go. Uson, whose resignation was effective Oct. […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, Oct. 3, said Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson’s resignation was “too little, too late,” noting that the Presidential Communications Operations Office already had “a badly tarnished reputation.” “It is an extremely belated gesture rendered insignificant in the face of gross incompetence, state-sponsored vulgarity and the proliferation of fake news. It has come very late in response to the public’s demand for accountability. Aanhin pa ang resignasyon kung […]
(Eagle News) — ACTS OFW party-list Rep. John Bertiz has been confined in the hospital. This is according to House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, who spoke in a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 3. According to Suarez, Bertiz has been confined since Tuesday, Oct. 2, after suffering from chest pains. Earlier, Bertiz earned the ire of netizens after he was seen shoving his all-access pass at a Ninoy Aquino International Airport employee who had allegedly asked […]
