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(Eagle News) — Detained Senator Leila de Lima has asked two branches of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court that she be granted furlough so she can attend her son’s graduation rites. De Lima, who is facing drug-related cases, filed the urgent motion before Branches 205 and 206. In her motion, she said her son, Vincent Joshua de Lima Bohol, was slated to graduate with a law degree from San Beda College in Muntinlupa during ceremonies tentatively scheduled […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace “respects” the move of at least 13 senators to urge the Supreme Court to review its decision nullifying the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice. In a press conference on Thursday, May 17, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said opposition senators Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon, Senators Antonio Trillanes IV, Risa Hontiveros, Bam Aquino, Francis Pangilinan and Leila de Lima; and Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III, Senators Francis Escudero, […]
(Eagle News)– Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Thursday, May 18, said she would suspend the conduct of the “Buhay Carinderia” project of the Tourism Promotions Board, and other projects that did not undergo any bidding. In a press conference, she said that she has asked TPB Cesar Montano, whom she met on Wednesday evening, to submit to her a list of all projects. She said she has already written the Commission on Audit for it […]
(Eagle News) — Matapos ang isinagawang barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections, inihahanda na ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang kasong isasampa sa 207 barangay officials na kasama sa narco-list. Ayon kay PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, hindi palalagpasin ng ahensya ang sinumang kandidatong kabilang sa nasabing listahan nanalo man o natalo. Sa naging resulta ng eleksyon, 26 na kapitan ng barangay at 15 na kagawad ang nanalo na kabilang sa narco list. Dagdag […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Cynthia Villar is still the richest member of the Senate. Based on a copy of her Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, as of December 31, 2017, the assets of Villar, whose family is engaged in real estate and other businesses, amount to P3,611,260,766. This was P5.2 million more than her previous assets of P3,606,033,556. Following Villar was Senator-boxer Manny Pacquiao, who listed assets amounting to P2,946, […]
Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go and the youngest son of President Rodrigo Duterte, Sebastian “Baste” Duterte rode their jet ski as they took a tour around the Casiguran Sound during the Philippine Rise commemoration on May 15, 2018. Duterte on Tuesday asserted the Philippines’ sovereignty over the Philippine Rise. Duterte said he does not distinguish between sovereign rights and sovereign territory because the underwater feature falls within the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic […]
(Eagle News)– Inanunsyo ng Commission on Elections (Comelec) ngayong araw, Mayo 17, na tapos na ang bilangan ng mga balota at nai-proklama na ang lahat ng mga nanalong kandidato sa katatapos lamang na barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) eleksyon sa bansa. “Regarding the proclamations, we’re at 100% as of 4:30 a.m. today,” pahayag ni Comelec spokesperson James Jimenez. Samantala, sinabi ni Comelec Acting Chairman Al Parreño na tinatayang nasa 75 porsyento ang voter turnout sa katatapos […]
(Eagle News)– The Philippines and Papua new Guinea have inked an agreement to strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture. President Rodrigo Duterte made the announcement in a joint press conference with Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill on Wednesday, May 16, after a bilateral meeting in Malacanang. The agreement covers in particular rice grains and industrial crops production; livestock breeding and improvement; ; aquaculture and inland fish farming; and agri-business development. According to the President, during […]
(Eagle News) — Inaprubahan na ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang joint resolution na nagbibigay ng kapangyarihan sa National Housing Authority (NHA) na ipamahagi ang mga hindi na-okupahang housing units sa mga kwalipikadong benepisyaryo. Nilagdaan nitong May 9 ang nasabing joint resolution. Ang mga hindi na-okupahang pabahay ng mga tauhan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) at Bureau of […]
(Eagle News) — Naging maganda ang unang dalawang taon ng pagpapatupad ng Senior High School (SHS) sa bansa. Ayon kay Education Secretary Leonor Briones, natamo nila ang dobleng bilang ng mga mag-aaral na pumasok at nakapagtapos ng kanilang academic strand. Binigyang-diin pa ni Briones na umabot sa 1.2 milyong estudyante ang nakapagtapos sa Senior High School. Sa kabila ito ng pangamba ng ilan na maraming bilang ng mga estudyante ang mag-da-drop out pagkatapos na makakumpleto […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, May 16, said he wanted a person who is known for his or her integrity as the next Chief Justice. “Of course it could not be a politician, lalo na hindi babae,” Duterte said. Duterte made the comment after Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as Chief Justice was nullified by the Supreme Court, with a vote of 8-6. The decision stems from a quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General […]
(Eagle News) — President Duterte said there was no point in “declaring war” against China over its militarization in disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea, even as he said he had told China’s President Xi Jinping that he would be still be asserting the arbitral ruling that the Philippines won. “There was this arbitral ruling because of the conflicting claimants. You must remember that it’s not only China — in reality, not China […]
