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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, May 19, said he would fire five other government officials. While he did not say who these were, he said one of them had asked the help of the presidential sister for a project. “Sabi ko, ‘tanggalin mo.’ Sabi ko, ‘fire him out.’ His violation? He violated my order na pagka ako ang minention or talking to my relatives, even on a conversation about a project only, t***, sisipain […]
(Eagle News)—Senate President Koko Pimentel on Sunday, May 20, said he had “no issue at all” with a change of leadership in the Senate. Pimentel made the comment following reports he would be replaced by Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto with a majority vote of senators in a caucus on Monday, May 21. “Change will happen with my happy blessings. Change is coming soon,” he said. Last week, 14, senators signed a resolution “expressing the […]
(Eagle News)–The camp of Maria Lourdes Sereno will file a motion for reconsideration of the Supreme Court decision that nullified her appointment as Chief Justice next week. This was according to one of her counsels, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay. Sereno’s appointment was nullified by a vote of 8-6. In making the decision, the SC dismissed Sereno’s claims she as an impeachable official could only be removed via impeachment. The SC said impeachment and quo […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, May 19, turned over to the Philippine National Police the two policewomen released by members of the Abu Sayyaf who abducted them in Sulu on April 29. Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, PNP spokesperson, said the turn-over of P02 Benierose Alvarez and P01 Dinah Gumahad to PNP Chief Director General Oscar Albayalde took place at 3:30 p.m. in Davao. According to the PNP, the two had been released […]
BEIJING, China — China has for the first time landed several bombers on an island in the disputed South China Sea. Several bombers of various types — including the long-range, nuclear strike capable H-6K — carried out landing and take off drills at an unidentified island airfield after carrying out simulated strike training on targets at sea, the Chinese airforce said in a statement Friday. Wang Mingliang, a defense expert cited in the statement, said the takeoff and […]
(Eagle News)—The Department of Foreign Affairs said it was closely monitoring the Kilauea volcano, after the United States Geological Survey issued a red alert. “The Philippine Consulate General is in touch with representatives of the Hawaii County.., Consul General Joselito Jimeno said in a statement on Saturday, May 19. So far though, Jimeno said that no Filipino of the 15000 on the island has been affected. Jimeno said he also talked to Hawaii Governor […]
(Eagle News)—-Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Cesar Montano on Friday, May 18, said it was then-Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo who introduced him to the owner of the marketing agency behind the controversial “Buhay Carinderia” program. In an interview over dzbb, Montano said apart from introducing Erlinda Legaspi of MaryLindbert International as a “friend,” it was also Teo who pushed for the payment of P80 million in just a month to the marketing agency even […]
(Eagle News)—The three diplomats who came under fire in Kuwait following a controversial rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers there are back in the Philippines. The Kuwaiti government had planned to charge the diplomats, who were not identified, over the rescue it said was illegal, but the plan was apparently aborted after successful talks between the two countries that resulted in Kuwait agreeing to allow them to return home, and in the signing of an […]
(Eagle News)–The Judicial and Bar Council will wait for the final ruling on the quo warranto petition filed against Maria Lourdes Sereno before it proceeds with the search for a new Chief Justice. This was confirmed by Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, an ex-officio member of the JBC. Voting 8-6, the Supreme Court granted the petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against Sereno, thereby nullifying her appointment as chief magistrate. In making the decision, the […]
(Eagle News) – Funding for some programs will be “in peril” if the implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law is suspended. This is according to Finance Undersecretary and chief economist, Gil Beltran, who made the comment following proposals to suspend the same due to a supposed spike in the rate of inflation, reportedly the fastest in more than 5 years. According to Beltran, in particular, the government expenditures for 2018 on […]
(Eagle News) — Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III has ordered the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to issue guidelines for the “processing and deployment of domestic workers” to Kuwait. Bello’s directive was contained in Administrative Order No. 254-A issued on Thursday, May 17. The order was issued on the same day Bello announced the total lifting of the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to the Gulf state, following the signing of a memorandum […]
(Eagle News)– For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the Presidential Commission on Good Government and the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel should be under the Department of Justice. Guevarra added, however, that he “respect(s)” the decision of the House of Representatives to approve House Bill 7376. The bill, which was approved on third and final reading on Tuesday, May 15, aims to “eliminate the overlapping of functions and consolidate the legal services in the government into one…” […]
