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Says Sereno is exempted from rule pegging maximum cost of vehicles to be purchased for use by gov’t officials at P3 million (Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday denied she manipulated the bidding for a Land Cruiser intended for her use. Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao said “the Office of the Chief Justice” merely expressed its “preference” when asked by the procurement committee. Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said he would move for the expulsion of senators who will join the House of Representatives in its constituent assembly to amend the 1987 Constitution. Lacson said he made the suggestion in a caucus of senators on Tuesday. “Nobody objected,” he said. “Anyway, as of yesterday, wala namang may plano. I was just concerned that in case of that remote possibility na meron in the future, he or […]
(Eagle News) – Tumaas ang bilang ng mga kawani ng gobyerno na nadakip sa isinagawang buy-bust operation noong 2017 kumpara sa nakalipas na taon. Ito ay batay sa datos ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Lumalabas na 301 mga government worker ang kanilang naaresto noong 2017, habang 231 lamang noong 2016. Ayon kay PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, ang kawani ng gobyernong naaresto ay binubuo ng 129 na elected officials, 27 uniformed personnel at 145 […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate will file a resolution seeking for a Constitutional Convention should the Supreme Court decide in favor of joint voting to amend the 1987 Charter via a Constitutional Assembly. Senator Panfilo Lacson made the announcement during a Senate hearing on Charter Change on Wednesday. “If the SC would rule (as such), then we will no longer enter into an agreement with the House to meet in joint session. Instead, we will […]
(Eagle News) — The argument that the Constitution should be amended via a Constitutional Assembly on the basis that this was the “cheaper” method was “cheap.” This is according to former Chief Justice Reynato Puno, who spoke at the start of Senate hearings on Charter Change on Wednesday. “A good Constitution is the best investment people can make,” Puno said. According to Puno, the best method to amend the Constitution was a Constitutional Convention, under […]
(Eagle News) – Nasa 10 milyong Pilipino ang nagsasabing sila ay nananatiling mahirap. Ito ang nilalaman ng pinakahuling resulta ng nationwide survey na isinagawa ng Social Weather Stations (SWS) sa huling quarter ng taong 2017. Ayon sa survey, mas mababa ito ng 900,000 na Pilipino kung ikukumpara sa September 2017 survey results. Ayon sa SWS, bumaba ng 10 puntos ang bilang ng mga self-rated poor na pamilya sa Luzon. Bahagya ring bumaba ang datos sa […]
(Eagle News) — Vice President Leni Robredo said she would “respect” the decision of the people if they no longer wanted to have a vice president. “Pero kinakailangan kahilingan ito ng tao, hindi ng ibang politiko,” Robredo told reporters in an ambush interview on Tuesday. It was former Rep. Neri Colmenares who said the Office of the Vice President could be abolished under a “PDP-Laban Constitution.” In the House, the committee on constitutional amendments proposed […]
Proposed shift to federalism a “lethal experiment” By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide on Wednesday said there was no need to amend the Constitution, which he called the “best” in the world. Davide made the statement at the start of the Senate’s hearing on resolutions calling for the convening of the Upper House as a Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. Davide said the proposed shift to federalism was only […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte rapped Rappler for its “fake news” citing its latest report accusing Presidential Assistant Christopher “Bong” Go of allegedly intervening in the acquisition of warships by the Philippine Navy, and called the online news site as a “fake news outlet.” “Sumobra kayo. You are not only throwing toilet paper. You are throwing s— at us!” said an angry President Duterte as he faced the media in Pasay City on […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque denied that the Duterte administration influenced the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission in revoking Rappler’s registration. “He had nothing to do with this decision. He was not even aware that this decision was coming up,” Roque said. Roque also said that the commissioners of the SEC were all appointees of former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III. “It’s [a decision made] by individuals who […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives agreed to adopt a resolution that would convene Congress into a constituent assembly in preparation for the move to amend the 1987 Constitution. In House concurrent resolution no. 9, both the Senate and the House of Representatives will constitute itself as a constituent assembly. The resolution was sponsored by House Committee on Constitutional Amendments chair Roger Mercado. It was approved by majority of the lawmakers and adopted via […]
LEGASPI, Albay (Eagle News) — Photos of Mount Mayon covered by thick smoke and ash as it erupts on Tuesday morning, January 16, 2018. (Photos by Eagle News Correspondent Rebert Soriao) The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology notes “quiet lava effusion from a new summit lava dome” in Mayon volcano. It also noted lava flow down the Miisi and Bonga Gullies and lava collapse events characterized Mayon Volcano’s eruptive activity from Monday to Tuesday […]
