(Eagle News) – Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro has been nominated to replace Ombudsman Conchita Morales, who is set to end her 7-year term in July. In nominating De Castro in a letter to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) dated May 3, retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Arturo Brion said she had had long years of experience in the prosecution and the judiciary. “Through all these years, she has served the […]
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Teo lawyer: P60 million payment to PTV4 for ad placements in Tulfo brothers’ program to be returned
(Eagle News) — The lawyer of Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said the P60 million which the Department of Tourism paid PTV 4 for the placement of tourism advertisements in her brothers’ program will be returned. “Nakausap ko si Mr. Ben Tulfo, kanina lamang po, sinabi niya na napagpasyahan po nila na bagamat wala po sa kanya ‘yong P60 million dahil nagastos na po, gagawa po sila ng paraan at i-o-offer na nila na ibalik na […]
Sen. Ejercito nais paamyendahan ang SK reform law
(Eagle News) — Pinag-aaralan ni Senador JV Ejercito na muling paamyendahan ang Sangguniang Kabataan reform law. Sa harap ito ng ulat na kakaunti ang mga kabataang lumahok at naghain ng kanilang certificate of candidacy para sa barangay at SK elections sa susunod na linggo. Ito’y kahit pa itinaas na ang threshold o edad ng mga kabataang maaaring tumakbo sa SK elections. Nangangamba si Ejercito na sinadya ng ilan na huwag kumandidato sa SK dahil sa […]
President Duterte takes a breather; goes around Makati mall
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte took a break from his hectic schedule and went around a mall in Makati over the weekend. Pictures from Special Assistant to the President Bong Go showed Duterte surrounded by tight security as he visited Greenbelt 5, after attending the 51st annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Mandaluyong. Several mallgoers took pictures with the President, who accommodated them.
INC beats own record on largest charity walk in single venue; 3 Guinness records bagged in one day
The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) beat its own record on the largest charity walk on a single venue previously set in 2014, with the announcement by Guinness World Records that the May 6, 2018 walk had 238,171 participants for its main Manila site, along Roxas Boulevard. The Guinness count was based on the wristbands that were placed at the drop boxes at the finish line of the end of the 1.6 kilometer walk […]
INC beats own record on largest charity walk in single venue; 3 Guinness records bagged in one day
The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) beat its own record on the largest charity walk on a single venue previously set in 2014, with the announcement by Guinness World Records that the May 6, 2018 walk had 238,171 participants for its main Manila site, along Roxas Boulevard. The Guinness count was based on the wristbands that were placed at the drop boxes at the finish line of the end of the 1.6 kilometer […]
INC bags Guinness record for “largest picture mosaic formed by people” on Worldwide Walk day
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) bagged its second Guinness world record for the day, with the declaration that it had achieved the “largest picture formed by people” or the largest human mosaic on Sunday, May 6. Guinness adjudicator Lucia Sinigagliesi announced that the Iglesia Ni Cristo’s attempt that formed the largest picture was formed by 9,000 INC members The image was the Church’s green, white and red flag with […]
In photos: INC Guinness World Record attempt for Largest Picture Mosaic
Iglesia Ni Cristo bags new Guinness world record for Largest Human Sentence
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo added another feather on its cap after it bagged the new Guinness world record for largest human sentence on Sunday, May 6. Paulina Sapinska, Guinness adjudicator, said the INC’s 23,235 participants who formed the sentence “PROUD TO BE A MEMBER OF IGLESIA NI CRISTO” beat the 16,550 participants of previous record-holder, the Rotary International District 3000, Rotary Club of Perambalur New Gen, and Roever Group of Educational Institutions. Participants […]
INC’s worldwide walk to fight poverty starts; 5 official Guinness attempts announced
(Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo’s Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty officially started at 6 a.m. on Sunday, May 6 as hundreds of thousands of participants walked simultaneously in more than 300 sites across 18 time zones around the world in a historic global charity walk. At the main site in Manila’s scenic Roxas Boulevard, organizers introduced the two official Guinness adjudicators on the stage before the walk started, Adam Brown and Lucia […]
Sereno: Other gov’t employees at risk of being removed from posts if I lose quo warranto case
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Saturday, May 5, said other government employees were at risk of being removed from their posts if she was removed via a quo warranto petition. “Ganu’n po katindi ang pananakot na puwede nilang ipukpok sa ulo ng lahat ng mga kawani ng gobyerno. Hindi lang sa larangan ng hudikatura, hindi lang ‘yung mga impeachable officers, hindi lang sa mga abogado kundi sa milyun-milyong mga kawani sa […]
Sereno gives assurance she will win in quo warranto case
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Saturday, May 5, gave the assurance she would win in the quo warranto case filed against her. “I am hopeful that young people will not be disappointed because victory is in the air, not because we are good in relying on number, but on the voices of people,” Sereno, who has been on leave since March 1, said in “The Mumshie on Fire: Speak Truth To Power” […]





