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(Eagle News) –The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Monday, May 28, asked the Supreme Court sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to deny Vice President Leni Robredo’s request to for the manual vote recount to follow a 25 percent ballot shading threshold. In a two-page comment to Robredo’s petition, Marcos said it was “incumbent” upon the PET to “obey and abide by its own rules of procedure which mandate the application of […]
(Eagle News)—Filipinos in Saudi Arabia have been told to prepare for tropical cyclone “Mekunu” that is expected to hit the western part of the kingdom over the weekend. The Philippine Consulate in Jeddah said Filipinos in Najran and the surrounding areas,in particular, should beware of torrential rains and flashfloods, a Department of Foreign Affairs statement said on Sunday, May 27. Based on the statement, Consul General Edgar Badajos said the Saudi weather agency has predicted […]
(Eagle News)–Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra has ordered the suspension of three Pasay prosecutors for the release of suspects in the alleged smuggling of P3 million worth of jewelry at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. Apart from the 60-day suspension, charges for gross neglect of duty, gross incompetence and inefficiency could be filed against Pasay Prosecutors Office officer in charge Benjamin Lanto, Inquest Prosecutor Clementine Villanueva, and Assistant Prosecutor Florencio dela Cruz. Deputy city prosecutor Dolores […]
(Eagle News)–Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III on Sunday, May 27, said he has ordered wage boards to study the effects of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law on workers in general. Bello made the announcement amid what some say was a surge in the prices of commodities and services as a result of the imposition of excise tax on fuel under the law in particular. “With or without petition, I gave an instruction or […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has started repairing a runway on Pagasa Island in the West Philippine Sea, a United States thinktank said on Saturday, May 26. According to the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (Amti) of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, based on satellite images on May 17, there were two barges located at the island’s airstrip constructed years ago. “It appears that a grab dredger, consisting of a crane with a clamshell bucket, is installed […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte may accept sacked Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Tolentino’s public apology for violating the chief executive’s directive his name nor those of the members of his family should not be used for leverage, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. But according to Roque, the President “still needs to stand by” his order to sack Tolentino, a fraternity brother. “Siguro po ay mapapatawad niya kung humingi tawad, pero kinakailangan po na manindigan […]
(Eagle News) — Former Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre III denied he had a hand in the payroll transactions red-flagged recently by the Commission on Audit. In a statement on Saturday, May 26, Aguirre said “these transactions involved operations between the Personnel Division and the Accounting Division. They are all below my level as Secretary of Justice.” “I have no participation whatsoever in the transactions subject matter of the Annual Audit Report released by the Commission […]
(Eagle News)—Sacked Transportation Assistant Secretary Mark Tolentino issued a public apology to President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 25, saying it was not his intention to put the chief executive in an embarrassing situation. “Nandito ako bilang isang anak na humihingi ng kapatawaran sa kanyang butihing ama. Sa hindi sinasadyang kadahilanan, nabanggit ko po ang first family sa Q&A section during my press con last week, May 18, 2018,” he said. According to Tolentino, he […]
30-day deadline for her to leave lapses on June 18, not May 25, DOJ says (Eagle News)—Australian nun Patricia Fox got a reprieve from the Department of Justice on Friday, May 25, when it said she could stay in the country until June 18. In his two-page order, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the running of the 30-day deadline for her to leave, after all, stopped when she filed a motion for reconsideration before the […]
by Jastinder KHERA Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria – European countries have until the end of May to propose ways to mitigate the effects of the US withdrawal from a landmark nuclear deal between world powers and Tehran, a senior Iranian official said Friday. Tehran has threatened to restart its uranium enrichment programme at an “industrial level” if the 2015 pact falls apart. The comments came ahead of the first “joint commission” meeting in Vienna between […]
by Jo Biddle and Jan Hennop Agence France-Presse THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The Netherlands and Australia on Friday took the first step towards dragging Russia to court over the shooting down of flight MH17, accusing Moscow of being responsible for the disaster over war-torn eastern Ukraine in 2014. The move won swift support from international allies, a day after investigators concluded that the Russian-made BUK missile which tore apart the Boeing 777 passenger plane in […]
(Eagle News)—The camp of Maria Lourdes Sereno has asked the Supreme Court to give her more time to answer the show-cause order issued against her for violation of the sub judice rule. In their motion filed on Friday, May 25, Sereno’s camp asked they be given 15 more days to respond, or until June 9. On May 11, apart from giving Sereno 10 days from receipt of notice to explain why she should not be […]
