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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte will visit Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea within his term, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said on Friday, May 18. Roque made the statement after the President failed to “jet ski” in the Philippine Rise reportedly to assert the country’s rights over the Philippines’ extended continental shelf. Roque had said the trip to the Philippine Rise was “not feasible,” given the fact that it was underwater. Presidential […]
(Eagle News) — Two Muntinlupa courts have deferred the arraignment of Senator Leila de Lima for drug-related cases. Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court Branch 206 Judge Lorna Navarro-Domingo reset the senator’s arraignment to June 22 after her camp filed a motion to quash. The filing came after the court denied her camp’s motion for reconsideration of the court’s decision to allow the prosecution’s amendment of the information filed against De Lima—from illegal drug trading to conspiracy to […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has a new spokesperson. In a statement, the BI said immigration officer Dana Mengote-Sandoval was designated as such by immigration commissioner Jaime Morente. Mengote-Sandoval replaces Atty. Ma. Antonette Bucasas-Mangrobang, who resigned to work in the private sector. “It has been an honor and privilege to have worked with you all and I will always be grateful for your support,” Mangrobang said in a statement.
(Eagle News) — A supporter of Maria Lourdes Sereno is accusing Solicitor General Jose Calida of having a “conflict of interest” over what she said was his and his family’s stake in a company that provides security services to four government agencies. The accusations of Jocelyn Acosta were contained in a letter to the Solicitor General, who was the same person who filed the quo warranto petition that resulted in a Supreme Court decision that […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Palace on Friday, May 18, said it respects the “rights” of senators to choose their own leader in the Upper House. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the comment following reports 14 senators have signed a draft resolution calling for a change in the Senate leadership, with Senate Majority Leader Tito Sotto hoping to take the helm from Senate President Koko Pimentel. The draft resolution aimed at naming Pimentel’s […]
Opposition is “doomed,” Roque adds (Eagle News) — For Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the opposition is “really desperate.” “Naghahanap sila ng isang rallying figure at ang napili po nila ay si Chief Justice,” Roque said, referring to Maria Lourdes Sereno whose appointment as Chief Justice has been nullified by the Supreme Court. According to Roque, this was a “mistake.” He said if they believe in all surveys, “hindi po pinagkakatiwalaan si Chief Justice, at napakababa […]
(Eagle News)— Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman on Friday, May 18, said the eight Supreme Court justices who voted to grant the quo warranto petition nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice “deserve to be impeached.” In a statement, Lagman said this was the rule “if magistrates who are sworn to uphold the Constitution, subvert the very fundamental law by arrogating jurisdiction over an impeachable official.” In this case, he said he believes Associate Justices […]
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ng Malacañang na naka-depende pa rin sa shortlist ng Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) ang susunod na Ombudsman kapalit ng magreretirong si Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque, hihintayin ng Malacañang ang shortlist ng JBC kung saan dito pipili si Pangulong Duterte. Kabilang sa mga nag-apply sa JBC bilang Ombudsman sina Edna Batacan, Rex Rico, Rey Ifurung, Felito Ramirez, Rainier Madrid, Judge Carlos Espero Ii, Special Prosecutor Edilberto […]
(Eagle News) — Ibinunyag ng Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) ang bagong modus ng mga sindikato ng alahas at ginto upang maipuslit papasok sa bansa ang kanilang mga alahas. Sa modus, sangkot diumano ang ilang opisyal ng gobyerno, kabilang ang ilang mga opisyal Bureau of Customs. Sabi ni PACC Comissioner Greco Belgica, sinusundo ng mga kurap na opisyal ng pamahalaan ang mga smuggler sa terminal upang kunin at mailabas ang kontrabando. Nangyari aniya ito sa Ninoy […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, May 18, lashed out at Maria Lourdes Sereno, following her comments President Rodrigo Duterte was behind the Supreme Court decision nullifying her appointment. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the scathing comment a day after he refused to dignify her claims. “..The former top magistrate has been engaged in grandstanding and seeking media coverage, pointing an accusing finger at President Duterte for the result of the quo warranto petition […]
(Eagle News) — Pinaiimbestigahan ni Senador JV Ejercito sa Senado ang aniya’y “mafia” na nasa likod ng korapsyon sa mga housing programs ng gobyerno. Tinukoy ni Ejercito ang mga housing unit na itinayo gamit ang mga sub-standard na materyales sa flood-prone at landslide-prone areas sa Tacloban City na para sa mga biktima ng Bagyong Yolanda. Sinabi ni Ejercito na inimbitahan na nila para magpaliwanag sa imbestigasyon ng Committee on Housing and Urban Resettlement ang mga […]
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang gawin online ang renewal ng driver’s license at motor vehicle registration. Sa pamamagitan ito ng online portal ng Land Transportation Office (LTO). Ayon kay LTO Management Information Division Chief Rector Antiga, apat na distrito ng LTO ang maaari nang gawin ang online renewal ng driver’s license at motor vehicles. Kabilang sa mga nasabing distrito ay ang Pasig, Muntinlupa at Novaliches. Ang online processing ng LTO ay maaaring gawin sa pamamagitan […]
