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Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, however, may be asked to attend, Escudero says (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte may not be asked to attend a hearing on his “bank accounts” if that pushes through, Senator Francis Escudero said on Monday. Escudero, chair of the the Senate committee on banks, financial Institutions and currencies, said this was because compelling a President to do the same could result in a “constitutional crisis.” According to Escudero, the president’s […]
That “must have triggered” the senator’s “obsession” with the President, she says (Eagle News) — Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Monday said she was starting to believe “rumors” Senator Antonio Trillanes IV was “hooked on something” that triggered his “obsession” with her father, President Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte-Carpio made the statement after Trillanes filed a resolution calling for a Senate probe into what he said was the President’s and the Davao vice mayor’s ill-gotten wealth. […]
(Eagle News) — The Public Attorneys Office and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption on Monday filed cases against several individuals including former Health Secretary Janette Garin over the Dengvaxia mess. The administrative cases against Garin, Undersecretary Kenneth Hartigan-Go, among others were filed before the Quezon City Regional Trial Court. The P4-million civil case against those who spearheaded the dengue vaccination program and members of the board of directors and officials of Dengvaxia manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur and distributor Zuellig […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday said he would push for the inclusion of a provision prohibiting political dynasties in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law, a proposal a former Chief Justice said could be a “very good experiment.” “I am open to discuss the extent of the prohibition, but the anti-dynasty principle must be embodied in the BBL,” Drilon said in a statement. At a Senate hearing on […]
(Eagle News) –The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported it has collected roughly P4 billion more in monthly excise taxes from Mighty Corporation during the September-December 2017 period. BIR Commissioner Caesar Dulay said the P20.22 billion–collected since Japan Tobacco Inc. (JTI) fully took over Mighty Corp.’s operations—represents a 262 percent increase from the P5.57 billion collected for the same period in 2016. “What stands out there is the Mighty-JTI improvement in collections…,” Dulay said. […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday bucked calls by a group led by former Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral for the Public Attorneys Office to stop conducting autopsies on suspected Dengvaxia victims. In a press conference, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the “position of the government,” after all, “is we’re in search of the truth.” “We will resort to autopsy when it’s needed,” Roque said. Roque appeared to vouch for the integrity of the PAO […]
If this is to “make the issue land in the news,” it’s a “tragic waste of time,” Pimentel says By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate President Koko Pimentel has denied Senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s renewed bid to look into the “bank accounts” of President Rodrigo Duterte and his daughter, Sara, a statement that did not suit well with the former Navy officer. “The Senate is not the body for that. We are part of […]
(Eagle News) — Sanofi Pasteur has refused to give a full refund of the P3.5 billion the government spent on the controversial vaccine Dengvaxia. “Agreeing to refund the used doses of Dengvaxia would imply that the vaccine is ineffective, which is not the case,” Sanofi said in a statement. According to the pharmaceutical company, “the data remains quite clear that, in absolute terms, dengue vaccination in the Philippines will provide a net reduction in dengue […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Aprubado na ng Supreme Court (SC) ang pagtataas ng bar examination fee ngayong taon. Kaya mula sa dating Php 3,500.00 ay naging Php 3,750.00 na ito o katumbas ng Php 250.00 na dagdag. Gagamitin ito sa iba’t-ibang gastos katulad ng bayad sa venue, logistical expenses at allowance ng mga itatalagang tauhan sa eksaminasyon. Taong 2017, umabot sa 7,227 ang bilang ng law graduates na kumuha ng bar exam at inaasahang […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Pagaganahin na sa taong 2022 ang tatlong istasyon ng subway na magdudugtong sa Quezon City at Pasay City. Ayon kay Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, magagamit na ang mga estasyon sa Mindanao Avenue, North Avenue at Tandang Sora, apat na taon mula ngayon. Kaya aniya nitong i-accommodate ang nasa 120,000 na mga pasahero. Inaasahang matatapos ang konstruksyon ng 14 na istasyon ng subway sa taong 2023. Ito ang magkokonekta sa Mindanao […]
Says he will file reso in Senate on Monday (Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Sunday renewed calls for a probe into President Rodrigo Duterte’s and Sara Duterte’s “bank accounts,” saying he would file a resolution on Monday for the same. He said there were bank documents under the name of Duterte and his daughter that showed their “undisclosed covered transactions.” He noted a report released by Vera Files that said the President and the […]
(Eagle News)– If allowed entry in their ancestral homelands, investors can help improve the lives of lumads. In explaining President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said investors could, for one, help provide the indigenous people with the jobs that will provide them with their daily necessities. “Kaya naman sinabi niya: ‘Baka mamaya papasukin natin nga ‘yung mga namumuhunan na magkaroon ng trabaho at mabawasan ang pagkagutom diyan sa mga lumad communities,’” he said, […]
