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DOJ files drug importation case vs “fixer” Taguba, others over P6.4-B drug shipment; raps vs Faeldon, others junked

(Eagle News) –The Department of Justice has dismissed the drug-related raps filed against former Customs Commissioner Nicanor Faeldon and several others, but filed a case against other personalities  including fixer Mark Taguba in connection with the P6.4-billion shabu shipment that slipped through the country via Customs express lanes in May. In dismissing the complaint filed by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency against Faeldon and Bureau of Customs personnel Director Milo Maestrecampo, Director Neil Estrella, Intelligence […]

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President Duterte dares Sereno to prove that he’s behind impeachment complaint vs her

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte firmly denied that he is the one behind the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. The President said that CJ Sereno is free to investigate whether he had talked to a member of Congress to impeach her. “Alam mo, sinabi sa akin merong narinig na si Sereno, ‘Duterte is out to…’ Ha, ako raw? She can ask anybody, I guarantee you. I’ll make a […]

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SC associate justice denies giving info on allegedly tampered draft TRO to reporter

(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday denied she had given a Manila Times reporter any information about a draft temporary restraining order which was allegedly tampered by Supreme Court Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. “I have never released to Jomar Canlas any information, report, or document regarding the work of the Court,” De Castro said in a brief statement sent through SC Spokesperson Theodore Te. De Castro issued the statement […]

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CJ Sereno camp decries House justice panel decision to bar her lawyers from cross-examining witnesses in impeach proceedings

(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday decried the House justice committee’s decision to bar her lawyers from cross-examining witnesses during impeachment proceedings. In an e-mailed statement, the lawyers who represent Sereno said the decision was “tantamount to barring CJ Sereno herself, and belies their claim of an open and democratic process that honors the right to a fair trial.” According to them, it was “deplorable that we should […]

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House justice committee to summon SC associate justice, reporter to impeach hearing vs CJ Sereno

(Eagle News) — The House justice committee will subpoena Associate Justice Teresita de Castro and a Manila Times reporter in subsequent impeachment hearings against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. The decision was reached after  Larry Gadon, who filed the impeachment complaint, admitted he found out about Sereno’s alleged tampering of a draft temporary restraining order penned by De Castro only through reporter Jomar Canlas and some employees from the Supreme Court. The alleged tampering is […]

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PHL gov’t cancels peace talks with CPP-NPA-NDF

(Eagle News) — Secretary Jesus Dureza announced on Wednesday the cancellation of “all planned meetings” with communist rebels in line with President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive there would no longer be peace talks with them. Dureza, presidential adviser on the peace process, made the announcement also after Duterte said he would classify the New People’s Army, the Communist Party of the Philippines’ armed group, as a terrorist group. “There will be no peace negotiations anymore with the […]

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POPCOM, nangangamba sa paglaki ng populasyon ng senior citizens

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nangangamba ang Commission on Population (POPCOM) sa pag-taas ng populasyon ng senior citizens na dapat pag-handaan ng gobyerno. Ayon sa POPCOM, may epekto ito sa ekonomiya lalo’t nakikipag-buno rin ang bansa sa pagtaas ng populasyon ng kabataan. Pumasok na rin ang bansa sa “ageing population” dahil pitong porsiyento ng populasyon ay binubuo ng senior citizens. Sa ngayon ay may pitong milyong senior citizen na maaaring dumoble sa 2030. https://youtu.be/2GHr24O2vB0

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Iba’t-ibang programa para maingatan ang mga kabataan, inilunsad ng Juvenile Justice Welfare Council

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inilunsad ng Juvenile Justice Welfare Council (JJWC) ang iba’t-ibang mga kaparaanan at programa upang mas lalo pang maingatan ang kapakanan gayundin ang karapatan ng mga kabataan. Sa isinagawang Juvenile Justice and Welfare Consciousness Week dito inilunsad ang iba’t-ibang mga programa katuwang ang ilang mga ahensya ng pamahalaan upang maipatupad ang mga karapatan ng bawat kabataan, gayundin ang tamang pag trato sa mga ito o ang tamang due process kapag nasasangkot […]

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JUST IN: House justice committee rules CJ Sereno lawyers cannot cross-examine in impeach proceedings

(Eagle News) — The House justice committee on Wednesday ruled to disallow lawyers of Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno from cross-examining witnesses during impeachment proceedings against her. With a vote of 30-4, the committee members approved the motion of Rep. Alfredo Garbin to deny the request of Sereno’s camp that the 11 lawyers who represent her conduct the cross-examination. “We are not depriving respondent of right to cross-examine but they should do it through only […]

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PHL, pinakamababa sa Driver Satisfaction Index ng Waze App

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ang pilipinas ang bansang nasa pinaka-mababang pwesto kung saan hindi masaya ang mga driver. Batay sa Driver Satisfaction Index ng Waze, isang traffic navigation application, nasa ika-trenta nuwebeng (39) pwesto ang bansa na siyang pinaka-mababa sa isinagawa nilang survey na nag-a-analyze sa driving experience ng mga driver. Kabilang sa mga katergorya ang matinding traffic, kalidad ng mga kalsada at imprastruktura, gas stations, madaling pag-parking at epekto ng presyo ng langis. […]

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JUST IN: House justice committee rules only its members will be allowed to participate in impeach proceedings vs CJ Sereno

(Eagle News) — The House committee on justice on Wednesday voted to allow only its members to participate in impeachment proceedings against Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. With a vote of  30-3, the members of the committee approved Rep. Gwen Garcia’s motion, which effectively denied the requests of her colleagues such as Rep. Edcel Lagman and Rep. Kaka Bag-ao that non-members be allowed to participate in such. Lagman had argued participating in such an important […]

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Entry of the Chinese telco in the country, a solution to slow internet service

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The entry of a telecommunication company from China will greatly help in the improvement of internet service in the Philippines. According to Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel, the Philippines has the lowest and the most expensive internet in the ASEAN region. Pimentel also said that because the internet is controlled by only two local telcos, the Filipinos virtually have no choice but to accept the expensive and slow service. […]

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