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Duterte on VP recount: “Ano ang latest?”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 29, asked about the status of the vice presidential recount prompted by the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos  against Vice President Leni Robredo. “Ano ba ang latest count nitong kay Bongbong (Marcos) at ni ano (Robredo)..Vice-President ba talaga ‘yan?” President Duterte said. Duterte made the comment following  reports saying she has shed 21,000 votes in the initial recount of three provinces, an allegation she has […]

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Senator Trillanes, Labor Usec. Paras in heated exchange in Senate

Trillanes denies issuing threats vs man who charged him with sedition, rebellion raps (Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Labor Undersecretary Jing Paras figured in a heated exchange in the Senate on Tuesday, May 29. Trillanes was seen rejecting the handshake of Paras, who at that time was seen standing at the VIP gallery with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Trillanes, however, shook Duque’s hand. The opposition senator was also seen pointing fingers at Paras, […]

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House approves P1.16-billion budget for those given Dengvaxia shots

(Eagle News)——-The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to allocate a P1.16-billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees. House Bill 7449 that seeks to allocate P1,161,710,000 for the medical assistance of those administered with Dengvaxia was passed with a vote of 231-0 after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the bill as urgent. In the Senate, Senator Loren Legarda, finance committee chair, had said a counterpart measure would be passed within the […]

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Duterte signs Ease of Doing Business Act

Also signs measure seeking to convert Davao Oriental State College of Science and Technology into a state university into law (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, May 28, signed into law Republic Act No. 11032 or the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act. The Palace has yet to release a copy of the law, but Duterte said in a speech it is hoped that the measure will “solve the perennial problem of bureaucratic […]

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UPDATED: President Duterte fires gov’t corporate counsel Jurado

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has fired government corporate counsel Rudolf Philip Jurado. Duterte made the announcement after the signing of the Ease of Doing Business and Efficient Government Service Delivery Act on Monday, May 28. “May I call the Government Corporate Counsel now? Are you in this (room)? Nandito ka? Kasi kung nandito ka, lumabas ka. You are fired,” Duterte said. “So you are just (like) Pagcor operating an independent entity with the same powers. […]

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UPDATED: Muntinlupa court rejects De Lima’s request she be allowed to attend son’s grad rites

(Eagle News) — A Muntinlupa court has rejected Senator Leila de Lima’s request for her to be allowed to attend her son’s graduation on June 3. In rejecting her urgent motion to attend the rites of Vincent Joshua De Lima Bohol, Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 205 Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz said  the senator, who is facing drug-related charges, could not be treated differently from “other prisoners whose liberty is curtailed, pending the final resolution of their […]

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BTC members, Congress leaders to meet with President Duterte on BBL

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will meet Congress leaders and members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commission to discuss ways on how to reconcile contentious provisions in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law. According to House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas, apart from him, Congress leaders to be present in the meeting later on Monday, May 28, were Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez, Senate President Tito Sotto III and Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri. “Yung mga contentious portions, we agreed […]

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DOLE releases list of Top 20 labor-only contracting firms

(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment on Monday, May 28, released its list of Top 20 labor-only contracting companies. According to DOLE, Jollibee Foods Corporation (JFC) had the most contractual employees, with 14,990 workers. It was followed by Dole Philippines, Inc., with 10,521 workers; the Philippine Long Distance Telephone with 8,310 workers; Philsaga Mining Corporation, with 6,524; and General Tuna Corporation, with 5,216 workers, Sumi Philippines Wiring Systems Corporation was next on the list, with 4,305 […]

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PCC: Grab PHL’s quality of service “decreased” after Uber exit from Southeast Asia

(Eagle News) — The quality of services provided by Grab Philippines has declined after its parent company acquired the Southeast Asian business of Uber Technologies. This is according to the Philippine Competition Commission, whose Mergers and Acquisitions office conducted a motu proprio review of the transaction. In making the conclusion, the PCC noted that prior to the transaction, “prices charged by Grab have been flat to declining, while post-transaction prices have been increasing, despite the increased supply […]

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Senator Pangilinan urges Calida to resign over allegations of conflict of interest

(Eagle News) — Senator Francis Pangilinan on Monday, May 28, called for the resignation of Solicitor General Jose Calida amid reports the security agency of his wife bagged contracts in at least four government agencies since he assumed the post in 2016. “If (Tourism) Secretary Wanda Teo resigned because the DoT/PTV 4 favored her Tulfo brothers’ TV production company to the tune of P60 million worth of government contracts(Calida), the lawyer of the government, should […]

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Roque defends Calida; says SolGen does not exercise “management powers” in security agency that bagged contracts with some gov’t agencies

(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday, May 28, defended Solicitor General Jose Calida from allegations of conflict of interest after the security firm allegedly owned by his wife was reported to have bagged contracts with at least four government agencies after he assumed office in 2016. According to Roque, “I think mere stock ownership is not prohibited for as long as you declare it in your (Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net […]

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Legarda: P1.16-billion budget for those administered with Dengvaxia to be passed before Congress adjourns this week

(Eagle News) — Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on finance, gave the assurance that the proposed P1.16 billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees would be passed before Congress adjourns this week. She said this was after the proposal was transmitted by the House of Representatives to the Senate. “Bago matapos ang session at mag-adjourn, magkakaroon tayo ng P1.16 billion para sa mga biktima ng Dengvaxia vaccine,” she told reporters, noting that the […]

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