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(Eagle News) — Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre has resigned. In a letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte, Alegre said the “courtesy resignation” was to give newly appointed Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat the “free hand to determine who would be allowed to continue to serve in the said department.” Earlier, Puyat asked all 10 undersecretaries and secretaries to submit their courtesy resignations. In the letter dated May 15, Alegre said when he accepted the post […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro has turned down her nomination for the Ombudsman post. In a letter addressed to acting Chief Justice and Judicial and Bar Council acting chairman Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, De Castro said that while she was “deeply moved and sincerely moved by, and thankful for, Justice Brion’s kind endorsement,” she had to decline as she “wish(es) to continue serving the Supreme Court until (she) reach(es) […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 15, approved on third and final reading a bill seeking for the abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. With a vote of 162-10, the Lower House approved House Bill No. 7376 that transfers the powers of the PCGG to the Office of the Solicitor General instead. The powers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel were also transferred to the OSG under the bill authored […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Rise is ours. President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15, reiterated this as he sent off a group of Filipino scientists to the submerged continental shelf off the province of Aurora. The President also dispelled information he would jet ski to the area which China has said houses “Chinese second-chain islands,” choosing to hold the send-off ceremonies on board the BRP Davao del Sur instead. The ship was at that time off […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa on Tuesday, May 15, reiterated his call for the drug-related charges filed against him to be dismissed. In his response-affidavit submitted before the new Department of Justice panel looking into the cases filed against him and several others, Espinosa said his “admission” he was a drug distributor in a Senate hearing in 2016 should not be used against him because there was no “proverbial corpus […]
(Eagle News) – Filipinos in Indonesia were advised by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to be vigilant following recent bombings that have rocked the country’s second largest city. In a statement on Tuesday, May 15, the DFA said it has instructed the more than 250 Filipinos in Surabaya, through the Philippine Embassy in Jakarta, to be cautious and to “limit their movement.” The DFA said more than 8,000 Filipinos are working across Indonesia. The […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice has started the preliminary investigation into the criminal complaint filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and several others, including two of his former Cabinet officials, in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Aquino, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Janette Garin and representatives of Sanofi-Pasteur were no-shows in the hearing on Tuesday, May 15, but they were represented by their lawyers. Present were […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Members of the Coalition for Justice stormed the Senate on Tuesday, May 15, urging senators to assert what they said was Maria Lourdes Sereno’s right to an impeachment trial. According to the group, in the first place, the “removal” of Sereno from the chief magistrate post via a quo warranto petition was illegal. “Nag-aapila kami na ipaglaban ang Konstitusyon.. Ipaglaban ang karapatan bilang mga Pilipino.. Saligang batas ang dapat […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday, May 15, expressed doubts the Supreme Court would reverse its decision nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. “I will not speculate po ano. Hindi po dapat mag-speculate dahil ‘yan po ay tanging hukuman lang po ang makakasagot…Pero, with the decision (of SC on quo warranto petition) which is more than 150 pages, parang mahirap po ‘ata yon (ma-reverse),” Roque said. He said […]
(Eagle News) — Two assistant secretaries have been ordered to resign over alleged corruption and abuse of power. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said asked to step down were Public Works Assistant Secretary Tingagun Ampaso Umpa and Justice Assistant Secretary Moslemen Macarambon Sr. According to Roque, based on an investigation, Macarambon was “regularly intervening” on behalf of alleged smugglers. A Department of Public Works and Highways investigation, he said, found Umpa, on the other hand, “committed grave […]
(Eagle News) — The government has ordered the partial lifting of the ban on the deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers to Kuwait. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, May 15, that skilled and semi-skilled workers were now allowed to go to the Middle Eastern country. The ban on the deployment of household service workers, however, stays. The partial lifting came after Kuwait and the Philippines signed a memorandum of agreement on the protection of […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15, may ride a jet ski to the Philippine Rise on the day the country marks the first year since it renamed the vast undersea plateau in Aurora province. When he was still a candidate for the presidency in 2016, the President had promised to ride the vehicle to the South China Sea when asked how he would handle China and its alleged “expansionism.” […]
