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(Eagle News)–For Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo, President Rodrigo Duterte only meant to say in his recent speech that the only issue critics are using against him is the issue of extrajudicial killings. “Dapat kasi kapag sasabihin ng Presidente, titingnan mo iyong mga previous statements niya. Kailangan consistent doon sa dati na niyang sinasabi,” Panelo said. In a speech on Thursday, Sept. 28, Duterte enumerated what he said was his only sin si President. “What […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Sept. 28, thanked the Liberal Party for adopting a resolution condemning what they said was the political persecution against her. According to De Lima, her party-mates’ “effort to fight with me and for me no matter the cost does not only remind me that I am not alone in my fight, but also further bolsters my courage to tirelessly defy my oppressors and resist the breakdown […]
(Eagle News) — “Paeng” is moving slowly in a northwestward direction and is expected to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday, Sept. 29, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. In its 11 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said as of 10 a.m., the eye of Typhoon “Paeng” was located 655 kilometers east northeast of Basco, Batanes. The typhoon is packing maximum sustained winds of up to 160 kilometers per hour near the center and […]
(Eagle News) — Focus on the country’s problems, not on the critics. This was the message of Senator Kiko Pangilinan to President Rodrigo Duterte, who had slammed him for authoring the Juvenile Justice and Welfare Act. Duterte had said the law, which exempts minors under 15 years old from criminal liability, only served to produce and embolden criminals. “Instead of attacking those who disagree with his policies he should just focus on solving the nationwide […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, Sept. 28, said President Rodrigo Duterte was merely “being himself, being playful” when he said his “only sin” were what he said were the extrajudicial killings in the country. “That’s the President po being himself, being playful, highlighting the point na hindi siya corrupt,” Roque said in a radio interview. According to Roque, it was as if the President was saying that “pinupulaan siya ng EJK pero hindi […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV refused to apologize to Solicitor Generl Jose Calida, saying the lawyer was “in no position to demand anything.” “Alam ng buong Pilipinas at this point ‘yung katotohanan…Ngayon, kung ano man ang plano niyang gawin. I expect the worst out of him so he can do whatever he wants,” Trillanes said. Earlier in the day, Calida demanded a “sincere apology” from Trillanes for calling him a thief. “Meron pang statement si (Defense) […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Sept. 27, said Jordan’s King Abdullah II has said he does not like his cousin, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. President Duterte himself slammed Zeid earlier after he urged the Philippines’ chief executive to undergo a psychiatric evaluation following his rants against rights officials he said interfered in the affairs of the country. Duterte reined in the criticisms at the request of National […]
(Eagle News)–Two House committees cited in contempt a former Customs intelligence officer for “not telling the truth.” The House committees on dangerous drugs and government and public accountability cited Jimmy Guban in contempt after he failed to disclose information on what was supossed to be the P6.8 billion worth of shabu hidden in magnetic lifters found in Cavite. President Rodrigo Duterte has said there were no drugs in the empty magnetic lifters found in Cavite […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Thursday, Sept. 27, threatened to file charges against Senator Antonio Trillanes after the senator accused him of stealing his amnesty application document. In a statement, Calida said he would be “constrained to file a criminal case for libel plus damages” against the senator unless he “expresses his sincere apology for calling me a thief.” “Obviously, Mr. Trillanes’ rationality (assuming he had one) has deserted him,” Calida said, calling the […]
(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed a complaint against members of a group allegedly involved in a plan to oust President Rodrigo Duterte in October. The group was allegedly based in a farm in Rizal. Reports said NBI and Philippine Army personnel swooped in on the members on Tuesday, Sept. 25. Authorities confiscated high-powered firearms that were allegedly labeled “war materials.” Among those arrested were farm owner Ki Be E alias Lily Ong, who […]
(Eagle News)–Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada has asked the Sandiganbayan he be allowed to accompany his mother to Singapore, where she will undergo a medical exam. Estrada said former First Lady Loi Ejercito was scheduled to be at the Singapore Brain-Spine Nerves Center at Mount Elizabeth Hospital to meet a neurosurgeon named Dr. Pillay. Based on a certification from the family physician, Dr. Regina Bagsic, Ejercito was suffering from “severe compression deformity of the lumbar spine with […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, Sept. 28, urged the Department of Education to prioritize its repair of over 7000 classrooms left damaged by Typhoon “Ompong.” Gatchalian made the call after the DepEd revealed that 7,007 schools in Ilocos Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Bicol, Western Visayas, Zamboanga, the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), and Metro Manila, among others, had been damaged by the typhoon, which also claimed […]
