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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 4, vowed to increase the salaries of public school teachers next. The President, however, admitted that it wouldn’t be “as doubled,” noting what he said were the government’s lack of resources for this. The President earlier doubled the salaries of uniformed personnel. Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno has warned against raising the salaries abruptly of public school teachers at this time, but added that they were still […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 4, blamed the United States and former President Benigno Aquino III for Chinese militarization in the South China Sea. The President made the pronouncement following reports the Chinese have been successful in deploying missiles in Subi Reef, Mischief Reef and Fiery Cross Reef, reefs claimed by the Philippines in the Spratlys. “So Aquino filed an arbitration case. We won. He was still there. Bakit hindi niya ginawa […]
(Eagle News)–One out of three Filipino families escaped poverty, a recent Social Weather Stations survey said. The figure translates to 30 percent of families, of which 18 percent, according to the First Quarter 2018 survey, used to be poor five or more years ago, and 12 percent used to be poor one to four years ago. According to the pollster, the number of “newly non-poor” was two points lower than the record-high 14 percent newly […]
(Eagle News)—-The camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos slammed Vice President Leni Robredo for calling media reports about her allegedly reduced lead in the ongoing manual recount “fake news.” “Not satisfied in casting aspersions meant to undermine the integrity of the Tribunal and of the ongoing manual recount, Robredo is at it again, this time attacking and discrediting members of the press and dragging Senator Marcos in her desperate attempt to dilute all negative news […]
(Eagle News)—Philippine National Police chief Oscar Albayalde has sacked two policemen after they were allegedly found to be moonlighting as drivers for colorum vehicles that bore stickers of the Office of the President. Sacked were Chief Insp. Juan Saldua Cipriano Jr., of the Southern Police District; and SP04 Ronnie Arimbuyutan Druja of the PNP Aviation Security Group. The two were allegedly caught driving the unmarked vehicles to ferry passengers by the Inter-Agency Council for Traffic and […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, May 4, rejected Time magazine’s “strongman” tag, saying he has never jailed any person who criticized him. In the first place, he said he was “just a government worker,” with the people being his “employer.” He said it was “another thing” though if foreigners criticized him. The President has said only Filipinos have “unlimited” freedom of expression in the country. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, what Duterte has […]
(Eagle News)—–Australian nun Patricia Fox has asked the Bureau of Immigration to reverse its order cancelling her missionary visa, saying the order was based on “sloppy investigation and intelligence work.” In her 26-age counter-affidavit, Fox admitted she joined rallies in the Philippines, but said these were not “partisan political activities.” “I have joined rallies, gathering or assemblies of farmers, indigenous peoples who demand that their rights to land and resources be respected; or workers in […]
(Eagle News)—–The Philippines has assigned its first defense attaché to Russia in 40 years. Philippine Ambassador to Russia Carlos Sorreta said on his Facebook page that Colonel Dennis Pastor and his administrative assistant Technical Sergeant Pablito Igne arrived on Thursday, May 3, in Moscow. “They reported for duty… and went straight to work,” Sorreta said. According to Sorreta, “Colonel Pastor’s assignment is another milestone in our relations with Russia.” “He will play an important role in […]
(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has recommended the filing of a graft complaint against former Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez over the allegedly anomalous P1.2-billion “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” advertisement campaign from 2012 to 2014. In a letter received by the Ombudsman on April 27, NBI Director Dante Gierran also recommended the filing of the same charges against DOT Undersecretary Benito Bengzon Jr., then-Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone Authority (TIEZA) chief operating officer Guiller Asido, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Thursday, May 3, urged the Ombudsman to investigate the government officials cited in the Commission on Audit report that red-flagged the placement of P60 million worth of Department of Tourism advertisements in the PTV program of the brothers of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the Ombudsman should also probe those mentioned in another COA report about alleged excessive travel. The report in particular cited Philippine Health Insurance […]
Says her “lifelong credo” is to do what is right (Eagle News) – “One should do what is right.” Retired Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justice Socorro Inting, who was sworn into office as the new Commission on Elections (Comelec) commissioner before acting chairman Al Parreño on Thursday, May 4, said this was the “lifelong credo” she always adheres to. “I am a team player. I can decide out of the box,” she added in […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, May 3, apologized to Senate President Koko Pimentel over his remark there would be a change in Senate leadership possibly within the year. “An apology is in order and is therefore offered to SP Pimentel,” Lacson said on Twitter, after Pimentel denied he and Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto had an agreement about the supposed leadership change, as claimed by Lacson. According to Lacson, “it was my understanding that […]
