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(Eagle News) — Senator Bam Aquino on Friday said there was a “culture of impunity” at the Department of Justice (DOJ). Aquino said this was evident in the dismissal of drug charges against self-confessed drug distributor Kerwin Espinosa, and the placing of alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles under provisional coverage of the Witness Protection Program. “For the ordinary Filipino to have any hope for justice, the DOJ must stop perpetrating the culture of impunity […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Japanese government donated 27 new heavy equipment for the rehabilitation of Marawi City. The turn-over ceremony was attended by Japanese Ambassador Koji Haneda and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, representing President Rodrigo Duterte, as well as Department of Public Works and Highways Secretary Mark Villar, who is the vice-chair of “Task Force Marawi”. The donated equipment consisted of seven hydraulic excavators, three bulldozers, three wheel loaders, two motor graders, […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will implement an election gun ban starting April 14 for the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. According to Philippine National Police spokesperson Chief Supt. John Bulalacao, permits to carry firearms are cancelled during the campaign period from April 14 to May 21. During this period, only police, soldiers and security guards on duty are allowed to carry firearms. Under Comelec Resolution No. 10247, the […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Aquilino ‘Koko’ Pimentel III has proposed a repeal of the Secretary of Health’s power to “include vaccines in the mandatory basic immunization program” of the government. Pimentel’s proposal was contained in Senate Bill No. 1743, which seeks to amend Republic Act No. 10152 or the “Mandatory Infants and Children Health Immunization Act of 2011.” RA 10152, Pimentel said, was aimed at “protect(ing) infants and children against common and vaccine-preventable diseases” […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court has yet again reset Senator Leila de Lima’s arraignment for drug-related cases. Branch 205 Judge Amelia Fabros-Corpuz moved De Lima’s arraignment to May 18 instead, pending resolution of an omnibus motion the senator’s camp filed. The motion–filed on March 12–seeks a reversal of the court’s order allowing the prosecution to change the criminal information filed against De Lima from illegal drug trading to conspiracy to […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Maglalaan ang Department of Budget and Management (DBM) ng P2.5 billion para pondohan ang assistance program na naglalayong matulungan ang mga lungsod sa buong bansa na ma-develop ang mga public open space nila. Ayon sa DBM, ilulunsad ng ahensya ang “Green, Green, Green” Na isang unique assistance program na naglalayong gawing mas buhay at sustainable ang isangdaan at apatnaput limang lungsod sa bansa. Ang nasabing programa anila ay nakalinya sa […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Janet Lim Napoles has been provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program. A certification signed by Senior Assistant State Prosecutor Ma. Nerissa Molina-Carpio, program director, said the alleged pork barrel scam queen was provisionally admitted effective February 27,. 2018. Justice Undersecretary Erickson Balmes said Napoles has executed an affidavit containing more details about the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam. He said her affidavit though would be under assessment so […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has formally notified the International Criminal Court of its decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court. In a Twitter post, Philippine Ambassador to the UN Teddy Locsin Jr. said he delivered the notice to UN Chef De Cabinet Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti. He said the Secretary General, António Guterres, was “abroad.” In the notice dated March 15, 2018, the Philippines said the decision to withdraw was the country’s “principled stand against those […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Wala umanong magiging epekto sa mga Filipino community sa iba’t ibang bansa ang pagkalas ng Pilipinas sa International Criminal Court (ICC). Ito ang paniniwala ni Acts OFW Partylist Representative John Bertiz sa harap ng babala ng isang legal expert na may long term na epekto ang desisyon ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mag-withdraw ng membership ang Pilipinas sa Rome statute para makaiwas umano sa imbestigasyon ng ICC. Ayon kay […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –Hinikayat ni Senador Sherwin Gatchalian ang mga ahensya ng gobyerno na agarang magbigay ng Filipino names sa limang underwater features sa Philippine Rise na nabigyan na ng pangalan ng China. Ayon kay Gatchalian, napag-usapan na nila sa isinagawang pagdinig ng Senate Economic Affairs Committee ang legalidad ng pagbibigay ng Filipino names sa mga nasabing features para sa internal purposes. Aniya, inirekomenda na niya sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) at […]
(Eagle News) — Former Philippine National Police Chief Alan Purisima on Friday pled not guilty to perjury charges filed against him over his alleged failure to disclose various possessions in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth. Purisima made the plea in the Sandiganbayan’s Second Division, where he was indicted for eight counts of perjury over his questioned SALNs for the years 2006 to 2009 and 2011 to 2014. In the charge sheet, the Ombudsman […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Finance (DOF) said Thursday that the government was bidding out over P90 million worth of state-owned assets this month. According to Gerard Chan, chief privatization officer of the DOF’s Privatization Management Office (PMO), these assets amounting to P98.32 million cover lots in Luzon and Mindanao and a membership share at a golf and country club. Chan said included in the assets for sale are the two residential lots of […]
