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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has fired Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod. A report said this was due to his alleged failure to put a stop to several labor strikes. Duterte made the announcement as he spoke to rebel-returnees in Catarman on Tuesday, Oct. 2. Maglunsod was one of several leftists Duterte included in his Cabinet.
(Eagle News)—-Communications Assistant Secretary Mocha Uson has resigned. Uson made the revelation during a Senate hearing on the budget of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. Uson has come under fire several times for her posts on social media. Only recently, she earned the ire of netizens after a video on her social media page showed her friend , blogger Drew Olivar, making gestures and squeaking sounds. The deaf community filed a complaint against the two […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano slammed the British Broadcasting Corp. on Wednesday, Oct. 3, for what he said was its unfair depiction of democracy in the Philippines. In a statement, Cayetano said the documentary “Our World—Philippines: Democracy in Danger?” amounts to “nothing more than anti-Duterte propaganda, more worthy of tabloid journalism and gossip than the venerable institution that we thought BBC was.” In the first place, he said the documentary “misleads viewers about President […]
(Eagle News)–Access pass holders are not exempted from following protocols being implemented in airport premises, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said on Wednesday, Oct. 2. Tugade made the statement after ACTS-OFW Rep. Aniceto Bertiz was caught on video refusing to undergo a security check at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, citing his being an access pass holder. According to Tugade, “all of us must follow and respect protocols,” which are “set to safeguard security and order in […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Oct. 2, called for the “neutralization” of members of the New People’s Army. “Pag may dala ka ng baril diyan, Sparrow ka, you can be neutralized,” Duterte said, referring to the NPA’s hit squad. According to Duterte, “huwag mo na akong bigyan ng b***sh*** na warrant-warrant.” Duterte said that in the first place, the rebels were committing the crime of rebellion “24 hours a day.” “I will be criticized […]
(Eagle News)–The Malolos Regional Trial Court Branch 15 has junked retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan’s bid to block his transfer to the New Bilibid Prison. The court dismissed Palparan’s motion to hold the implementation of the mittimus or commitment order, citing SC-OCA circular no.163-2013 which directs all trial court judges to cause the immediate transfer of convicted persons to the NBP, regardless of the pendency of a motion for reconsideration or an appeal. Earlier, […]
(Eagle News)–Itinakda ng Korte Suprema sa apat na linggo ng Nobyembre ang petsa ng pagsasagawa ng 2018 Bar Examinations. Sa abiso ni Bar Confidant at Supreme Court Deputy Clerk of Court Atty Maria Cristina Layusa, isasagawa ang Bar Exams sa November 4, 11, 18 at 25 sa University of Sto. Tomas sa Maynila. Sa umaga ng November 4 , political at International Law ang bar exam coverage habang Labor Law at Social Legislation naman sa […]
(Eagle News)–The Communists are tapping students to oust President Rodrigo Duterte, the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff said on Tuesday, Oct. 2. According to Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., who spoke during a Senate hearing on the Department of National Defense’s proposed budget, under the Red October plot, the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army mobilized 10 universities in Manila. “They are making a lot of information drive wherein they will […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes on Tuesday, Oct. 2, faced officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines for the first time since the amnesty granted to him for the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege was revoked by Presidential Proclamation No. 572. The proclamation had cited as bases Trillanes’ alleged failure to file an official application for the amnesty based on a certification issued by the military such a file was not available, and his […]
(Eagle News)–Typhoon “Queenie” continued to intensify as it moved northwestwards on Tuesday, Oct. 2. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 3 a.m., the typhoon was seen 1,250 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. It is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 190 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 235 kilometers per hour. Although “Queenie” is not expected to make landfall, its trough will bring cloudy skies with scattered […]
(Eagle News)–Jovito Palparan will be moved to the New Bilibid Prison on Wednesday, Oct. 3. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who quoted information from Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff . “Sir, accordingly this coming Wednesday, sir,” Roque quoted Galvez as saying. Palparan, who was recently convicted of kidnapping and serious illegal detention of two University of the Philippines students, Karen Empeño and Sherlyn Cadapan, […]
(Eagle News)—Typhoon “Queenie” entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Monday, Oct. 1, but is not expected to make landfall. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Queenie” was last seen 1,385 kilometers east of Casiguran, Aurora, moving northwest at 15 kilometers per hour. The eye of the typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of 160 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 195 kilometers per hour. PAGASA […]
