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In order to determine whether or not Senator Grace Poe has complied with the residency requirements for presidential candidates, Associate Justice Arturo Brion of the Supreme Court asked said senator’s counsel, Atty. Alexander Poblador whether she filed her 2005 income tax return. Atty. Poblador responded that his client already planned to reside in the Philippines since 2005. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Elections once again postponed the date of the printing of the official ballot for the May 2016 elections from February 1 to February 8 to avoid allegations of bias and partiality. The COMELEC added that this will be the final postponement cause any further delay on the printing of the official ballot will also result in the delaying of the election. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by […]
In the re-opening of the Senate’s investigation on the Mamasapano encounter, Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile said that President Benigno Aquino protected himself from all kinds of liability on the said operation and hid behind former Philippine National Police Cesar Purisima. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile asks former Philippine National Police-Special Action Force chief Getulio Napeñas as the Senate re-opens the investigation of the Mamasapano incident. In said inquiry, Napeñas said that the United States of America is involved in the said encounter. <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)</em>
Rough sea condition caused by a Northeast Monsoon has stranded a total of 352 passengers in various ports nationwide, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Wednesday morning. Those stranded include 28 rolling cargoes; 40 vessels and 34 motorbancas. A rundown of those stranded include: Palawan – 122 passengers, 4 motorbancas Western Visayas – 2 passengers, 1 motorbanca Central Visayas – 165 passengers, 28 rolling cargoes, 39 vessels, 24 motorbancas Bicol – 58 passengers, 3 motorbancas […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile questioned the former head of the Philippine National Police, Dir. General Alan Purisima with his exhange of text messages to President Aquino regarding the Mamasapano operations on January 25 last year where 44 troopers of the Special Action Forces (SAF) were killed. Napenas admitted texting the President early in the morning of January 25, including the time when the high-value target Malaysian terrorist Zulkifli “Marwan” […]
Government peace panel chair Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer believes there is still a chance, however slim, that the proposed basic law on the Bangsamoro will be passed by Congress under this administration. “We better much prefer to pass on a solution rather than a problem to the next President,” Ferrer said Monday during the launching of a book documenting the peace process. “So we are still trying very hard to get our legislators on board.” Ferrer […]
Senator Juan Ponce Enrile questions former Philippine National Police-Special Action Force head, Dir. Getulio Napenas during the re-opening of the hearing on the Mamasapano case at the Senate, where he asked the involvement of President Aquino in the giving of directions in the plan. In the hearing, Enrile also asked former PNP chief. Director General Purisima of the $5 million reward offered by the United States government for the capture of Marwan. Enrile asked […]
The National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) submitted a petition to the Energy Regulatory Commission for an increase in electricity charges to help NAPOCOR recover from its 5-billion pesos loss. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/GFj5n6eMBZk
The Commission on Elections showed-off the new vote-counting machine, which the COMELEC said is faster and more effective compared to precinct count optical scan or PCOS machine. The COMELEC also enumerated the new machine’s features like source code review, ultraviolet lamp and digital signature. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
The Commission on Elections entered into a partnership with social networking site Twitter which aims to make accessible to the public the presidential candidates’ debate which will be conducted in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/10B7Zf0UBIA
The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) will strictly prohibit the taking of “selfies” as well as other forms of picture-taking in the polling precincts because it may be used in vote-buying as well as violate the confidentiality of the ballot. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/pVG_yXssl2E
