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(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the donation of a US-based investment firm to controversial online news site Rappler of its investments amounting to $1.5 million would “not remove the fact that Rappler breached the Constitution.” In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this “act” by Omidyar Network in donating the Philippine Depository Receipts (PDRs) that Rappler had earlier issued to the foreign firm was “nothing but a circumvention of the law.” He […]
(Eagle News) – The foreign investor group Omidyar Network announced on Wednesday that it “has donated the Philippine Depository Receipts it held to 14 managers of Rappler Inc.,” led by its chief executive officer Maria Ressa. This was to address what the US-based Omidyar claimed was an “unwarranted ruling made by the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against Rappler, Inc., and Rappler Holdings Corporation.” The Omidyar Network’s investments in Rappler are said to […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque is advising the administrator of the National Food Authority (NFA) Jason Aquino and other officials to resign and consider going back to the private sector if they cannot serve the interests of the public. “Nand’yan po tayo para manilbihan sa taumbayan at kung nahihirapan po tayong manilbihan, siguro po pupuwede nang ikonsidera ang isang karera sa pribadong sektor,” Presidential Spokesperson Roque said. During the Senate […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippines will experience the effects of the La Niña phenomenon until April or May. This means there will be more than the usual amount of rain as well as a slightly hotter climate in the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that the northeasterly wind or “amihan” would end by March and that the easterly winds will be felt simultaneous to a dry season […]
(Eagle News) – Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Officer-in-Charge Secretary Eduardo Año has asked barangay executives to support the government’s campaign to adopt a federal form of government. In his speech before barangay captains and representatives during the second day of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) 2018 National Congress at the Manila Hotel in Manila, on Wednesday, February 28, Año said he expects the barangay leaders to help in intensifying the […]
(Eagle News) – From a 15-day “wellness leave” to an “indefinite leave.” This is what Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has decided to do, according to her lawyers, so she can prepare for a grueling impeachment trial at the Senate soon. Sereno’s lawyers Joselee Deinla and Jojo Lacanilao said that the chief magistrate has no intention of resigning, and only opted for a wellness leave and then an indefinite leave. “We just […]
(Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs secretary Alan Peter Cayetano told the 37th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday, February 27, that the Philippines was ready to have its human rights records scrutinized. But Cayetano also called on the UN council to also hear the side of the Philippine government and to not just listen to “critics who have politicized and even weaponized the issue.” He also appealed to the Council […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Parusang bitay ang maaaring ihain sa mga suspek sa pagpatay sa Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) na si Joanna Demafelis sakaling mahatulang guilty sa ilalim ng Kuwaiti law. Ito ang sinabi ni Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait na si Renato Villa, aniya, nakatanggap sila ng kumpirmasyon na naaresto na sa magkahiwalay na pagtugis ang nasabing mag-asawa. Una nang inakusahan ang mag-asawang Lebanese at Syrian national na employer ni Joanna Demafelis na sila […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang stressed that any investigation that would be conducted by the United Nations Special Rapporteur “should have the proper consent from the state party,” as it questioned the credibility and character of UN rapporteur Agnes Callamard. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the UN Special Rapporteur system requires this “consent” from the state party. “To those familiar with the Special Rapporteur’s system, all investigations must be consented to by state […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang Overseas Filipino Worker (OFW) sa Kuwait na tubong Capiz ang umaapela ng tulong sa gobyerno upang makauwi na sa Pilipinas dahil sa tangkang panggagahasa ng anak ng kanyang employer. Kinilala ang OFW na si Ma. Elvie Ordas, isang domestic helper sa Kuwait. Kuwento ni Ordas, ilang beses na umano tinangkang pasukin ng anak na lalaki ng kanyang employer ang kaniyang kuwarto. May pagkakataon din umanong pinapakitaan ito ng maseselang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pahihintulutan na ng Malacañang ang United Nation special rapporteur na imbestigahan ang mga umano’y paglabag sa karapatang pantao at sinasabing extra judicial killings na iniuugnay sa anti-drug war ni Pangulong Rodirgo Duterte. PHL, tumangging si Callamard ang ipadala ng UN Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na maaaring magimbestiga ang UN special rapporteur sa isyu ng war on drug ng Duterte Administration pero hindi si Agnes Callamard ang dapat na […]
(Eagle News) – With a vote of 11-7, the Consultative Committee tasked to review the 1987 Constitution has decided to adopt a federal-presidential system of government. In voting held on Tuesday, February 26, the Con-Com, led by former Supreme Court Chief Justice Reynato Puno, opted for a Presidential system under a federal form of government which got 11 votes, as opposed to a “hybrid” semi-presidential system under a federal form of government that only […]
