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(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano apologized to the government and people of Kuwait on Tuesday, April 24, “for some actions taken by the Philippine embassy,” particularly a posted and shared video of embassy staff helping Filipinos fleeing from their allegedly abusive employers in Kuwait. “I apologize to my counterpart and we apologize to the Kuwaiti government, the Kuwaiti people and the leaders of Kuwait if they were offended by some […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, April 23, admitted the Liberal Party was urging former presidential candidate Mar Roxas to run for senator in 2019. He said, however, that Roxas, who has since moved away from the public eye since losing the 2016 presidential elections to then-Davao Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, has not yet decided. “He is also enjoying his private life,” he said. He said that so far, they were still […]
(Eagle News) — Isabela rice millers have already delivered at least 14,000 sacks of commercial rice in Metro Manila, according to an official of the National Food Authority (NFA). NFA Cagayan Valley Regional Director Mario Gonzales said that the sacks of commercial rice from the Isabela Rice Millers Association were already brought to the NFA warehouses. Gonzales said the move was made to ensure the supply of affordable rice in Metro Manila until the arrival […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler’s Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa made an appearance before the Department of Justice on Tuesday, April 23, to subscribe to her counter-affidavit in connection with the cyberlibel complaint filed against the news site. Ressa went ahead and did the same even if the preliminary investigation on the case was scheduled on April 25, Wednesday, at 2 p.m. This was because she reportedly would be unable to attend the […]
(Eagle News) – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and the Department of Transportation (DoTr) announced their preparations for the May 6, 2018 “Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty” of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ). Two weeks before the event, MMDA announced the road closures in Pasay City and Manila starting midnight of May 5 until 10 p.m. of May 6, as they are expecting more than a million participants along Roxas Boulevard […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 23, junked the consolidated petitions seeking to declare the position of Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales vacant. In junking the petitions filed last year by lawyer Rey Nathaniel Ifurung and former Metro Rail Transit Line 3 general manager Al Vitangcol III, the SC said Article XI, Section 11 of the 1987 Constitution and Sections 7 and 8(3) of Republic Act 6770 provide that the Ombudsman is appointed to a seven-year […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, has ordered former Senator Bongbong Marcos and the Commission on Elections to respond to Vice President Leni Robredo’s appeal for a 25 percent threshold in the shading of ballots to be implemented in the manual recount. In a resolution issued on Tuesday, April 23, the PET gave Marcos and the Comelec ten days from notice to submit their comments. In her April 18 […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Office of the Ombudsman has found probable cause to charge former Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala and 23 others with graft over the garlic supply controversy in 2014. In a statement, the Ombudsman said also to be indicted were Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) Director Clarito Barron, BPI Division Chiefs Merle Palacpac and Luben Marasigan, and garlic traders Lilia “Lea” Cruz, Edmond Caguinguin, Rolan Galvez, Rochelle Diaz, Ma. Jackilou Ilagan, […]
Public accountant who “certified” Rappler financial statements also a no-show By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Rappler Chief Executive Officer Maria Ressa and treasurer James Bitanga were no-shows in the Department of Justice hearing on the P133-million tax evasion case filed against Rappler Holdings Corporation by the Bureau of Internal Revenue, on Tuesday, April 19. Public accountant Noel Baladiang of R.G. Manabat and Company was also a no-show in the hearing that marked the start of […]
(Eagle News) — The National Youth Commission on Tuesday, April 23, clarified there were no irregularities in the use of its funds. NYC officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Ronald Cardema made the statement after the Commission on Audit rapped the agency for allegedly spending almost P300,000 for meals and snacks in 2017. “It is very clear in the (COA) report that there are no irregularities..,” he said. He said in fact, the COA’s concerns with regard to NYC’s […]
(Eagle News) — The Public Attorneys Office on Tuesday, April 24, filed an obstruction complaint against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after it supposedly discovered that the organs of children who were re-autopsied by PAO had been damaged after their Department of Health autopsies. The charges filed before the Department of Justice came after criminal charges for violation of the Anti-Torture Law and for reckless imprudence resulting in homicide were filed against Duque and several […]
(Eagle News) — Malacanang assured Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founding chair Jose Maria Sison that he will not be arrested if he comes to the country to participate in peace talks. This was according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque Jr., who stressed the 60-day timeframe set by President Rodrigo Duterte for the revived peace talks with the CPP-New People’s Army. Roque also said that this timeframe could be the “last chance” for peace […]
