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(Eagle News) — Hindi pabor ang Public Attorney’s Office sa inilatag na plano ng health department na bumuo ng investigating panel mula sa mga eksperto sa ibang bansa upang tignan ang mga isyu sa Dengvaxia vaccine. Paliwanag ni PAO Chief Atty Percida Acosta, rekomendasyon ng Department of Health ang naturang pagbuo ng panel, na inanunsyo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Pero karapatan aniya ng Pangulo kung itutuloy ang naturang rekomendasyon ng DOH o hindi. Nangangamba naman ang […]
(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno becomes the first Philippine chief justice to be removed by her peers. With a vote of 8-6, Sereno was ousted from office on Friday, May 11, 2018 by majority of her colleagues as the high court, in an en banc session, that decided on the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida. Sereno inhibited from the proceedings as she insisted that six other […]
(Eagle News) — Maria Lourdes Sereno is “seriously considering” filing a motion for reconsideration of the decision of the Supreme Court to nullify her appointment as Chief Justice, one of her spokespersons said on Friday, May 11. In a television interview, Josa Deinla said this was considering the “fight was a close call,” with eight justices favoring the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida, and six voting against it. “And we know […]
(Eagle News) — Majority of justices of the Supreme Court voted to nullify the appointment of Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice on Friday, May 11. With a vote of 8-6, the justices ruled in favor of the petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida. In favor were Associate Justices Teresita de Castro, Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Samuel Martires, Noel Tijam, Andres Reyes, Alexander Gesmundo and Francis Jardeleza. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, and Associate Justices Marvic Leonen, Benjamin […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpaalala ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mga botante lalo na sa mga kabataan na huwag lalagyan ng anumang marka gaya ng ‘emoji’ ang balota para sa barangay at Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Dahil sa manu-mano ang botohan sa Lunes, Mayo 14, mga blangkong balota ang ibibigay kung saan isusulat ang mga pangalan ng mga ibobotong kandidato. Ayon sa Comelec, maibibilang na stray votes o hindi kikilanin na boto ang mga balotang may […]
(Eagle News) — Wala pang isang buwan bago ang pagbubukas ng klase sa Hunyo, tumaas na ang presyo ng ilang gamit pang-eskwela. Ang presyo ng notebook na may walumpung pahina ay tumaas na ng Php 1.00 hanggang Php 3.00 kada piraso. Tumaas naman ng Php 0.50 centavos hanggang Php 3.25 kada piraso ang pad papers, habang Php 1.00 hanggang Php 5.00 ang itinaas sa presyo ng intermediate pad. Php 2.00 hanggang Php 10.00 naman ang […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine government congratulated Mahathir Mohamad for his victory in the recent Malaysian elections, saying his “fresh mandate augurs well for the deep relations between the Philippines and Malaysia.” “We wish to congratulate Mahathir Mohamad on his return as Prime Minister of Malaysia,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a statement after the now-Malaysian leader was sworn into office. Calling Mohamad “an old friend of the Philippines,” Roque said the Philippines was “confident […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno arrived early in the Supreme Court on Friday, May 11, the day the en banc was expected to vote on the quo warranto petition filed against her. Her supporters, wearing white, camped out in front of the High Court on Padre Faura St. since Thursday night, carrying banners that said “Ang katuwiran ng Diyos,” “Ang katotohanan ng Diyos,” among others. The group has since maintained the petition […]
(Eagle News) — The three Filipino diplomats who were charged by Kuwait over a rescue of distressed Overseas Filipino Workers it deemed illegal are expected to be released in two to three days. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was the assurance given by Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister Al-Khaled Sulaiman Al-Jarallah, who met with Philippine representatives in the Middle Eastern country. The meeting took place following strained relations between the two countries over the rescue, which […]
(Eagle News) — Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon is seeking an inquiry into what he said was China’s “creeping militarization” in the West Philippine Sea. House Bill 1856–which asked the Committee on National Defense and Security to conduct the probe—was filed following reports of China’s installation of missiles “capable of hitting surface to surface and surface to air targets on reclaimed islands..,” Biazon said in a statement. According to Biazon, in particular, Q-9 surface-to-air missiles and YJ-12 […]
(Eagle News) — Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate has filed a bill which he said “will repeal the anti-poor and anti-people provisions” of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. In a statement, Zarate said House Bill 7653 will remove the excise tax added to sugar-sweetened beverages. He said HB 7653 will also restore the Value Added tax exemption of low-cost housing, among others. “We hope that this bill will be fast-tracked by Congress because the economic […]
