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CHED chair also directed to desist from attending Cabinet meetings

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte is also banning Commission on Higher Education (CHED) chairperson Patricia Licuanan from Cabinet meetings starting Monday. “On Sunday, 04 December 2016, I received a text message from Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. relaying President Rodrigo Duterte’s instructions to stop attending Cabinet meetings starting this Monday, 05 December, 2PM,” Licuanan said in a statement. The same content was also received by Vice President Leni Robredo, which prompted her resignation as Housing […]

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Pacquiao moves to cite Dayan for contempt for evading to tell the truth

  (Eagle News) — Senator Manny Pacquiao moved to cite Ronnie Dayan for contempt after expressing exasperation with him for not allegedly revealing the whole truth during the Senate inquiry into the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Rolando Espinosa. Pacquiao said his head was aching whenever he would question Dayan at the Senate investigation. “Sumasakit ulo ko,” the senator said. “I move that Dayan be cited for contempt.” Senator Panfilo Lacson then asked if there […]

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Dayan claims it was De Lima’s idea to get funds from Kerwin for senate campaign

  Eagle News) – Ronnie Dayan, the controversial driver-bodyguard of Senator Leila De Lima, said that it was De Lima’s idea to raise and source funds for her then senatorial campaign and that she was the one who instructed him to get money from Kerwin Espinosa. In the senate inquiry on Monday, December 5, all the witnesses connected to the illegal drug operations and the killing of Albuera, Leyte Mayor Roland Espinosa faced each other, […]

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Robredo resigns after receiving notice not to attend cabinet meetings anymore

  (Eagle News) — After receiving a relayed instruction for her not to attend cabinet meetings anymore starting Monday (December 5), Vice President Leni Robredo announced that she is resigning from President Duterte’s cabinet. In a statement issued on Sunday, Robredo said that she is tendering his resignation as Chairman of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) on Monday. She said she arrived at this decision after she received a text message from Cabinet […]

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INC film “Felix Manalo” bags 5 FAMAS awards

      (Eagle News) – The Iglesia Ni Cristo historical biographical film, “Felix Manalo” bagged a total of five awards, including the much coveted “Best Picture” in the 64th FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences) awards Sunday night (December 4). The film about the first executive minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo also bagged the Best Director award for Joel Lamangan, Best Actor for lead star Dennis Trillo, Best Theme Song for […]

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Duterte to HPG grads: Be ready for terrorism

DAVAO CITY (PIA) — President Rodrigo Duterte asked the graduates of the Motorcycle Riding Course for police and other personnel to be prepared to tackle terrorism and the government’s campaign against illegal drugs in its graduation rites which he attended. In his message during the event held in Matina Aplaya here on Friday, Dec. 2, the President warned that terrorism would become the country’s concern in the next two to three years and everyone should […]

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Trump says Philippines fighting drugs ‘the right way’ in phone call with Duterte

  US President-elect Donald Trump told Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte that Manila was conducting its deadly drug war “the right way”, Duterte said Saturday, in stark contrast to the criticism he received from President Barack Obama. The Philippine president called Trump late Friday evening to congratulate him on his election victory with Trump wishing him “success” in his controversial anti-crime crackdown, in which some 4,800 people have been killed since June, according to Duterte. “He […]

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Ex-MRT 3 GM Vitangcol posts bail, denies graft charges

(Eagle News)– Former Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) general manager Al Vitangcol III has posted a P60,000 bail following an order from the Sandiganbayan directing his arrest over his alleged attempt to extort $30 million from Czech railcar supplier Inekon Group. Vitangcol also described as “baseless” these new graft cases filed against him by Office of the Ombudsman over this alleged extort try. “Alam naman po natin na ang mga kasong ito ay gawa-gawa […]

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Congress signs vat exemption for PWDs

QUEZON City, Philippines – Congress has signed the implementing rules and regulations of the Republic Act 10754 or “an act expanding the privileges and benefits of persons with disabilities.” Once implemented, this will allow at least twenty percent (20%) discount and exemption from the value-added tax (VAT) on the sale of goods and services for the exclusive use and enjoyment or availment of the PWDs. https://youtu.be/2ib_354Im3s  

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De Lima skips DOJ prelim inquiry on drug charges

(Eagle News)– Senator Leila de Lima on Friday (December 2) skipped the first preliminary probe of the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the four complaints filed against her in connection with the illegal drug trade inside the New Bilibid Prison (NBP). De Lima has earlier announced that she won’t show up, since her presence was not really required.  She said she would just send a representative who will obtain the copies of complaints. De Lima sent her staff, Romeo Siazon, to […]

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Duterte to Congress: Speed up efforts on federalism

(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte has asked both chambers of Congress to speed up its work regarding the government’s planned shift to federalism. The Chief Executive stressed his vow to sacrifice his current post just to give way to a federal form of government. “Ako, I am offering my term. Sabi ko nga, ma-craft lang iyan. Wala kayong problema sa akin,” Duterte said in a speech delivered at the third Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao […]

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SSS releases funds for 13th month pension of members

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Social Security Services (SSS) on Thursday, December 1 announced that it has released Php 7.2 billion for the 13th month pension of its members. SSS officer-in-charge of benefits administration division Normita Doctor said that the members can now avail of the 13th month pension starting December 2016. “Along with the early release of 13th month pensions, by the end of this year pensioners will also get their regular monthly pension […]

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