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(Eagle News)—–Videos taken during the police raid in a Makati bar on Thursday, Aug. 16, showed National Capital Region Police Office policemen asking the three lawyers who were arrested for alleged obstruction of justice who they were representing, but they could not give clear answers. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, the videos also showed one of the policemen explaining to the lawyers that they were taking videos without prior authorization, which meant this constituted obstruction […]
(Eagle News)–Supreme Court Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa is still in charge of the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Vice President Leni Robredo. According to SC Spokesperson Theodore Te, the court “unanimously denied” Caguioa’s request the case be re-raffled to someone else, following Marcos’ request he inhibit because of his “fraternal relations” with former President Benigno Aquino III. Marcos also noted Caguioa’s wife was a supporter of Robredo. “Contrary to these (news) […]
(Eagle News) — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) has launched an investigation into the incident that saw a Xiamen Air plane skidding off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway, resulting in flight cancellations for several days. According to CAAP spokesperson Eric Apolonio, Xiamen Airlines officials and the plane’s crew members will face the Aircraft Investigation and Inquiry Board, who will aim to determine the reason why flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Aug. 20, defended the police’s arrest of three lawyers in a Makati bar raid for alleged obstruction of justice and intimidation. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, a lawyer himself, lawyers Lenie Rocel Rocha, Jan Vincent Soliven, and Romulo Bernard Alarkon needed a refresher course in criminal law. In the first place, he said “lawyers have absolutely no involvement in an ongoing police investigation.” “Their role is when […]
(Eagle News) — Lakas-CMD may make an alliance with Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s Hugpong ng Pagbabago. “If we have the chance, why not?” Lakas-CMD’s Prospero Pichay, Surigao representative, said. If this pushes through, Lakas-CMD, which was now-Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s party until she was sworn in as PDP-Laban member, would follow in the footsteps of the National Unity Party, the Nationalist People’s Coalition, and the Nacionalista Party. These three parties forged an alliance with the HNP last […]
(Eagle News) — Xiamen Airlines will pay the Manila International Airport Authority the amount representing damages resulting from the closure of a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway last week after one of its planes overshot the runway. MIAA general manager Ed Monreal said the exact amount has yet to be determined. “Pinarating ko na po sa kanila ‘yun,” Monreal said. On Monday, Aug. 20, the airline’s chairman, Che Shanglun, apologized for Thursday’s incident, which led […]
(Eagle News) — The chair of the airline whose plane skidded off a Ninoy Aquino International Airport runway on Thursday, resulting in canceled and diverted flights, has apologized. Che Shanglun of Xiamen Airlines chair said in a statement three days after flight number MF8667 overshot the 06/24 runway that the company would “do its utmost to assist.” “At the same time, all flights from Xiamen Airlines to the Philippines will be carried out normally to provide […]
(Eagle News) — At least two senators disputed the claim of Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison that President Rodrigo Duterte has gone into a coma. “He was in Davao Friday, eh ang saya-saya niya, galit na galit na naman dun sa mga corrupt. Paano namang nagkasakit ‘yun?” Senator Cynthia Villar told reporters. Senator Koko Pimentel agreed. “Why believe and report of someone hundreds of kilometers away in Europe?” he said. In […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service No one is above the law. Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde had this to say to critics of the policemen who arrested three lawyers during a Makati bar raid last Thursday for alleged intimidation and obstruction of justice, among others. “We will implement the law without fear or favor. Hindi natin yan pwedeng pagbigyan: ‘yan man ay abogado, ‘yan man ay politician,” Albayalde said, as he led the […]
A Duterte frat member backs Palace’s statement (Eagle News) –The Palace on Monday, Aug. 20, denied the claim of Jose Maria Sison, Communist Party of the Philippines’ founder, that President Rodrigo Duterte was ill. “Absolutely false. Perhaps that is the wish of (Sison) hence when he is fed with the wrong information on (Duterte’s) health, he easily believes it,” Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the President was “in robust health.” Ruell […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, Aug. 20, thanked Liza Maza for her service, but questioned why she “had to connect peace talks” with her job as National Anti-Poverty Commission chair. “The President gave them that opportunity and she decided to leave. Wala namang nagpapaalis sa kanya,” he said. According to Roque, “it would’ve been a perfect opportunity for the Left to show that they can lead.” He noted Maza’s accomplishments as NAPC chair, […]
(Eagle News)—Liza Maza has resigned as National Anti-Poverty Commission chair. Maza made the announcement on Monday, Aug. 20, after she and several others were ordered arrested for the death of Anakbayan supporters. The charges were however dismissed, and the warrant voided. In a statement, Maza said she was resigning as the incident “did take a toll” on her work at the NAPC. She added another reason–and the main one at that–for her resignation was the […]
