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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senator Leila De Lima on Thursday describes Jaybee Sebastian, who had been accused as the one who help the lady senator to raise money inside the New Bilibid Prison for her 2016 senatorial bid as a government asset. This is the senator’s response to the revelation of General Benjamin Magalong in the hearing at the House Committee on Justice yesterday, September 23. That’s why she said Jaybee is not included […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Presidential Communication Secretary Martin Andanar on Thursday, September 22 said that the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs is gaining ground as more people attest to safer streets in Metro Manila. “Marami tayong mga kaibigan na nagtratrabaho sa gabi. Meron din tayong mga kasama sa opisina na sila mismo nagkukwento sa atin na hindi na sila nangangamba ngayon pag umuuwi sila late at night. It’s safer at kahit sino naman sa […]
(Eagle News)– The Royal Norwegian Embassy on Thursday (September 22) announced Kjartan Sekkingstad had already left the Philippines and returned to Norway after days of medical treatment. “Mr. Sekkingstad has undergone medical examinations and has been well taken care of both in Manila and Davao. He has also been properly debriefed by relevant authorities in order to provide information that can aid in the rescue of other captives,” Ambassador Erik Forner said. Forner said Sekkingstad […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre admitted that the probe of the House Committee on Justice on the alleged illegal drug trade in the New Bilibid Prison have not yet reached 50%. Aguirre said that in the two-day hearing, the inquiry have only reached 45%. Aguirre revealed that the Department of Justice has sent emissaries to Jaybee Sebastian, the highest leader of druglords in the NBP for the possibility of Sebastian being a witness […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday (September 22) invited the United Nations and the European Union to the Philippines to conduct their own investigations on drug killings in the country. “I am inviting Ban Ki, EU – send their best lawyers, pati rapporteurs, to come to the Philippines for an investigation,” Duterte said in a speech during a power plant inauguration in Misamis Oriental. “After they conduct their investigation, I will ask them back […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to the Philippine National Police, there is still no formal letter from Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre in connection with the latter’s request to extend by three months the appointment of PNP Special Action Forces in the New Bilibid Prison. The PNP said that it is carefully considering Secretary Aguirre’s request and that the PNP is willing to help the Department of Justice in suppressing the illegal drug trade. https://youtu.be/6m-Nt8C_cFE
(Eagle News)– Officials of Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has apologized to Senate justice committee and human rights as their officials and witnesses failed to attend the Thursday (September 22) Senate hearing on drug killings. Chairman of the committee Senator Richard Gordon read CHR commissioner Gwendolyn Pimentel-Gana’s letter of apology for their absence, saying they learned late of the resumption of the hearing. “We will not be able to attend tomorrow’s hearing because of the […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – The House of Representatives Committee on Justice once again defended the speedy grant of immunity to convicted Bilibid inmates. According to Deputy House Speaker Fredenil Castro, there is an urgent need to give immunity to the convicted Bilibid inmates in order for the hearing to proceed. The hearing will not proceed without the immunity as the resource persons will not speak if their statements can be used against them in a […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Confident that the Sangguniang Kabataan and barangay elections will be postponed this year, the Commission on Elections post the schedule for the resumption of voters’ registration. The resumption of the voters’ registration will start on October 3 and will last until April 29, 2017. COMELEC is expecting an additional five million voters in the seven-month registration period.
QUEZON City, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV supported the resolution filed by Senator Leila De Lima regarding the invitation of special United Nations rapporteur to look into the alleged extra-judicial killings in the Philippines. Under Senate Resolution 153, Senator De Lima asked the Department of Foreign Affairs to invite UN special rapporteurs to investigate the alleged extra-judicial killings and summary executions. Senator Trillanes said that an independent and internationally organization should look into the […]
(Eagle News)– New Senate justice committee chair Senator Richard Gordon announced on Thursday (September 22) that there will be no more surprise witnesses to be presented in the ongoing Senate probe on drug killings. “I’d like to emphasize that there will be rules in this committee. No witness shall be presented unless they have presented affidavits to the committee chair. There will be no surprise witness…and only under exceptional circumstances shall we allow that,” Gordon […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Oriental Mindoro Representative Reynaldo Umali explains why Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre’s inquiry of the witnesses is not proscribed. QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre answers allegations that he is not lawyering for the witnesses of the Department of Justice in the legislative inquiry conducted by the House of Representatives. QUEZON City, Philippines – Deputy Rafael Ragos, Deputy Director of the National Bureau of Investigation […]
