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Detained De Lima attends least number of sessions; Trillanes attends second-least number (Eagle News) –Senators Juan Miguel Zubiri, Ping Lacson, now-Senate President Tito Sotto and his predecessor Koko Pimentel registered a perfect attendance during the 2nd regular session of the 17th Congress. The four senators attended all 79 sessions of the Senate, according to Senate records. Sotto, Pimentel, and Lacson were never late in any session. Zubiri, on the other hand, was late once because […]
(Eagle News) — Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said the government’s economic managers are pushing Congress to approve the Rice Tariffication Act as this would bring down prices of rice by around P7 per kilo and reduce inflation to below 4 percent by the second half of 2018. Dominguez said that he and the rest of the economic team agree that the best way to address inflation is for the Congress to swiftly pass […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Several senators defended the plan to have a multi-billion Senate building constructed in Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. According to Senator Ping Lacson, chair of the Senate committee on finance, the P127 million per year rental that the Senate is paying the (Government Service Insurance System) for a “subpar legislative building is our main reason for finding a need to look for a new and permanent home.” He said this was […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) on Tuesday, June 5, seized P74.8 million worth of illegal drugs in Paranaque City and Cavite province. The 11 kilos of methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) were confiscated in two separate “controlled delivered operations” in Barangay San Martin De Porres in Parañaque and in San Nicolas in Bacoor, Cavite. The anti-drug operations were launched following a Bureau of Customs tip that there were suspicious packages brought to the […]
(Eagle News) — The National Food Authority (NFA) said it will start the distribution of the imported rice from Vietnam in public markets. NFA Spokesperson Rex Estoperez said 222,000 sacks of NFA rice have already been delivered in Subic Port. An additional 100,000 sacks of rice werealso delivered in Surigao. Once the unloading of imported rice is finished, some of the imported rice will be delivered in Bataan, Pampanga and Zambales markets, Estoperez said. The […]
(Eagle News) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in encouraged Filipinos to include South Korea in their itinerary or travel list. During the bilateral meeting with President Rodrigo Duterte at the Presidential Blue House in Seoul, Korea, President Moon, in his speech, encouraged citizens of both countries to make frequent visits to each other’s country to enhance the understanding and communication between South Korea and the Philippines. “The people of our two countries will visit more […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte’s visit to South Korea has yielded $4.9 billion worth of investments, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 5. He said the amount was apart from the $1 billion worth of Official Development Assistance which the Philippines was slated to receive for the Build, Build, Build projects of the government. The government said among the projects in the pipeline under the ODA are the $50-million project preparation facility […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on Tuesday, June 5, said the country’s inflation outlook “continues to be a concern and requires close attention.” This even if BSP Governor Nestor Espenilla said that while the average inflation of 4.1 percent in the first five months of the year was still above the BSP’s 2 to 4 percent target for the year, it was “maybe not going to be as bad as […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has set oral arguments for the petition seeking to have the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court declared as invalid. Oral arguments on the petition for certiorari and mandamus filed by Senators Francis Pangilinan, Franklin Drilon, Paolo Benigno Aquino IV, Leila de Lima, Risa Hontiveros and Antonio Trillanes IV were slated on July 24, at 2 p.m., at the SC’s session hall. […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court on Tuesday, June 5, gave Solicitor General Jose Calida five days to respond to Maria Lourdes Sereno’s motion for reconsideration of the High Court decision that nullified her appointment as Chief Justice. It was Calida who filed the quo warranto petition that led to the landmark SC ruling on May 11. During the en banc session, Associate Justice Noel Tijam, who was the ponente, was not […]
(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano will run for senator in 2019. This was after Alejano accepted the nomination of his party to run for the post. “ I have the duty to prepare and equip myself for the tasks ahead,” Alejano said in a statement on Tuesday, June 5. Alejano thanked his colleagues in the Magdalo party, “especially” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for their nomination. “I submit to the direction and wisdom of […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte fired Celestina Dela Serna as interim chief of PhilHealth because of excessive travels, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday, June 5. According to Roque, there was also the issue of mismanagement of funds in the agency. He said it was a senior Palace official, whom he did not identify, who made the recommendation to dismiss Dela Serna following an inquiry. “”We need a completely honest PhilHealth if we […]
