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(Eagle News) – Opposition senator Bam Aquino said Wednesday, May 16, that the government “should work to strengthen” the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) if it was “serious in eradicating corruption.” Aquino, whose aunt former President Cory Aquino established the PCGG, made the statement a day after the House of Representatives, voting 162-10, approved House Bill No. 7376, which seeks to abolish the PCGG and transfer the commission’s powers to the Office of the Solicitor […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators on Wednesday, May 16, passed a resolution in recognition of former Senate President Juan Edgardo Angara’s contributions to society. The Senate also held necrological services for Angara, who passed away due to an “apparent heart attack” over the weekend at 83 years old. Among those who gave a tribute to Angara were former President and Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, former President and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo, former Senator […]
(Eagle News) – Japan and the Philippines on Tuesday, May 15, signed an agreement that would allow for a P970-million grant to support ongoing rehabilitation efforts in Marawi. In a statement, the Department of Finance said that the agreement, which will cover “infrastructure projects, particularly the construction of transcentral roads that need to be rebuilt immediately in the war-ravaged communities,” was signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) chief representative in […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese President Xi Jinping has given the assurance he would not allow the ouster of President Rodrigo Duterte. This is according to Duterte himself, who spoke to the press during send-off ceremonies of around 50 Filipino scientists to the Philippine Rise on Tuesday, May 15. Duterte did not say when Xi made the statement. He said, however, that the assurance was “very encouraging.” “(Xi said) we will not..allow you to be taken […]
(Eagle News) — Tourism Assistant Secretary Ricky Alegre has resigned. In a letter addressed to President Rodrigo Duterte, Alegre said the “courtesy resignation” was to give newly appointed Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat the “free hand to determine who would be allowed to continue to serve in the said department.” Earlier, Puyat asked all 10 undersecretaries and secretaries to submit their courtesy resignations. In the letter dated May 15, Alegre said when he accepted the post […]
(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro has turned down her nomination for the Ombudsman post. In a letter addressed to acting Chief Justice and Judicial and Bar Council acting chairman Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, De Castro said that while she was “deeply moved and sincerely moved by, and thankful for, Justice Brion’s kind endorsement,” she had to decline as she “wish(es) to continue serving the Supreme Court until (she) reach(es) […]
(Eagle News) — Sisiyasatin ni bagong Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat ang Buhay Carinderia Program ng Tourism Promotions Board sa gitna ng umano’y mga iregularidad nito. Ipinatatawag ni Puyat si TPB chief Cesar Montano para pagpaliwanagin kung bakit nagbayad ito ng P80 milyon na tseke bago pa matapos ang naturang food tourism program ng gobyerno. Unang nabalita na isinagawa ni Montano ang pagbabayad sa isang Linda Legaspi para sa programa na may layuning i-promote ang […]
(Eagle News) – Isinapinal na ng mga kinatawan ng Pilipinas at Japan ang detalye sa rehabilitasyon at maintenance ng MRT-3 na popondohan ng Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Ayon sa Department of Transportation (DOTr), sa pagtataya aabot sa Php16.985 bilyon ang magagastos para sa rehabilitasyon ng Mass Rail System. Ang project appraisal ay isinagawa sa pamamagitan ng technical discussion sa pagitan ng DOTr at ng Japan International Cooperation Agency noong nakaraang linggo. Saklaw ng rehabilitasyon […]
(Eagle News) — Nagsimula na ang imbestigasyon ng Kamara sa umano’y iligal na paglabas ng mahigit 100 containers mula sa Port of Manila. Batay sa inihaing House Resolution Number 1824 ni Sultan Kudarat Representative Horacio Suansing Jr., ang paglabas sa Port of Manila ng 105 containers ay paglabag sa Republic Act 10863 o ang Customs Modernization and Tariff Act. Sa isinagawang imbestigasyon ng House Committee on Ways and Means ay lumitaw na bago pa man […]
(Eagle News) — Asahan umano ang mabuting ibubunga sa ekonomiya ng bansa ang pagtanggal ng gobyerno sa deployment ban sa Kuwait. Ito ay matapos magkasundo ang Pilipinas at Kuwait na lagdaan ang memorandum of agreement (MOA) para sa proteksyon ng karapatan at kapakanan ng Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs). Ayon kay Quezon City Representative Winnie Castelo, Vice-Chairman ng House Committee on OFWs ang pagtanggal sa deployment ban para sa mga skilled at semi-skilled workers ay makabubuti […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday, May 15, approved on third and final reading a bill seeking for the abolition of the Presidential Commission on Good Government. With a vote of 162-10, the Lower House approved House Bill No. 7376 that transfers the powers of the PCGG to the Office of the Solicitor General instead. The powers of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel were also transferred to the OSG under the bill authored […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Rise is ours. President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, May 15, reiterated this as he sent off a group of Filipino scientists to the submerged continental shelf off the province of Aurora. The President also dispelled information he would jet ski to the area which China has said houses “Chinese second-chain islands,” choosing to hold the send-off ceremonies on board the BRP Davao del Sur instead. The ship was at that time off […]
