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Several Bicol students urge PET to implement 25-percent ballot shading threshold

(Eagle News) — Several students have asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to implement the 25-percent ballot shading threshold in the ongoing vice presidential election recount. The students who reportedly came from Bicol are pushing for the same ballot threshold their supposed province-mate Vice President Leni Robredo is calling for. Robredo’s request, however, has been denied by the PET through a decision penned by Associate Justice Alfredo Caguioa. She has filed […]

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3 Cabinet execs, several others get CA nod

(Eagle News) — Three Cabinet members and several others were confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 30. Confirmed as Tourism, Justice and Agrarian Reform secretaries, respectively, were Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, Menardo Guevarra and John Castriciones. Puyat was appointed to head the tourism department after Wanda Teo resigned over a P60-million advertisement placement deal. Guevarra was also appointed following the resignation of Vitaliano Aguirre III, who faced public indignation over a Department of Justice’s panel […]

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Guevarra to review contract between security firm of Calida’s family, DOJ

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Wednesday, May 30, said he would look into the contract entered into by the Department of Justice and the security company owned by the family of Solicitor General Jose Calida. “To satisfy everyone, we’ll take a look. I’ll call the BAC, the bids and awards committee, and find out from them if all the proper procedures were observed,” Guevarra said of the contract between the DOJ and […]

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Guevarra gets CA nod as justice secretary

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Appointments on Wednesday, May 30, confirmed the appointment of Menardo Guevarra as Justice Secretary. Guevarra’s confirmation came a day after Bernadette Romulo-Puyat was confirmed as Tourism Secretary. Guevarra was deputy executive director before he was appointed to head the justice department, whose then-secretary, Vitaliano Aguirre III, resigned following public indignation over a DOJ panel of prosecutors dismissal of drug charges filed against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and others.  

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Puyat: P60-million payment for ad placement in Tulfo-produced program has not been returned

(Eagle News)–The P60 million issued as payment for the airing of Department of Tourism advertisements in the PTV program produced by resigned-Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo’s brother Ben has not been returned. This is according to Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, who replaced Teo following her resignation over the ad placement mess. Puyat’s appointment was confirmed by the Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, May 29. Earlier,Teo’s lawyer, Ferdinand Topacio, said the money would be given back on […]

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Senate ratifies national ID system

(Eagle News)–The Senate on Tuesday, May 29, ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Philippine Identification System Act that seeks to establish a national ID system. Only Senator Risa Hontiveros registered a no-vote on the report. The ratification came a day before Congress was slated to adjourn sine die. Senator Ping Lacson, chair of the committee on public order and dangerous drugs, said the measure aims to reconcile government IDs into a system called PhilSys. Leftist […]

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Duterte on VP recount: “Ano ang latest?”

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 29, asked about the status of the vice presidential recount prompted by the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos  against Vice President Leni Robredo. “Ano ba ang latest count nitong kay Bongbong (Marcos) at ni ano (Robredo)..Vice-President ba talaga ‘yan?” President Duterte said. Duterte made the comment following  reports saying she has shed 21,000 votes in the initial recount of three provinces, an allegation she has […]

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Senator Trillanes, Labor Usec. Paras in heated exchange in Senate

Trillanes denies issuing threats vs man who charged him with sedition, rebellion raps (Eagle News)—Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Labor Undersecretary Jing Paras figured in a heated exchange in the Senate on Tuesday, May 29. Trillanes was seen rejecting the handshake of Paras, who at that time was seen standing at the VIP gallery with Health Secretary Francisco Duque III. Trillanes, however, shook Duque’s hand. The opposition senator was also seen pointing fingers at Paras, […]

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House approves P1.16-billion budget for those given Dengvaxia shots

(Eagle News)——-The House of Representatives passed on third and final reading a bill seeking to allocate a P1.16-billion supplemental budget for Dengvaxia vaccinees. House Bill 7449 that seeks to allocate P1,161,710,000 for the medical assistance of those administered with Dengvaxia was passed with a vote of 231-0 after President Rodrigo Duterte certified the bill as urgent. In the Senate, Senator Loren Legarda, finance committee chair, had said a counterpart measure would be passed within the […]

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Korea donates 130 patrol vehicles to Philippine National Police

(Eagle News)– The Republic of Korea  donated a total of 130 police vehicles to the Philippine National Police (PNP) on Tuesday, May 29. During the event, Korean Ambassador Han Dong-man led the turnover of 49 Hyundai Elantra and 81 Starex vans to PNP Chief Dir. Oscar Albayalde. The donations are part of the “Enhancing the Criminal Investigation Capability of the Philippine National Police” project. The project is led by  the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and […]

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Kontratang pinasok ng security firm ni SolGen Calida sa DOJ, idinipensa ni Sec. Guevarra

(Eagle News) — Idinipensa ni Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra ang pinasok na kontrata ng Department of Justice sa security agency na pag-aari ni Solicitor General Jose Calida. Kasunod ito ng panawagan ng ilang mga senador na magbitiw na si Calida dahil aniya sa “conflict of interest” matapos lumabas ang mga report na ang security agency na pag-aari ng kaniyang pamilya ang nakakuha ng kontrata sa iba’t-ibang ahensya ng gobyerno. Nilagdaan ang kontrata na nagkakahalaga ng […]

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“Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” portal, inilunsad ng pamahalaan

(Eagle News) — Mahigit labin-isang libong trabaho na may kaugnayan sa massive infrastructure program ng gobyerno ang maaaring applyan ng publiko simula ngayong araw, Mayo 29. Sa ilalim ito ng “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” portal o website. Sa nasabing portal na opisyal na inilunsad ngayong araw ay naka-post na ang mga available na trabaho sa ilalim ng “Build, Build, Build” program ng gobyerno. Maaari nang i-access ang website na www.build.gov.ph , kung saan nakapost ang nasa […]

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