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(Eagle News)–Supreme Court Associate Justice Marvic Leonen has declined the SC en banc’s nomination of him for the Chief Justice post. SC public information office chief Brian Hosaka said this was according to Leonen himself, in a statement sent to him after the en banc agreed to nominate the five most senior justices for the post to be left vacant by Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin when he retires on Oct. 17. In the statement, Leonen […]
(Eagle News)–Lawyers Chel Diokno and Lorenzo Tañada III have asked the Department of Justice panel conducting a preliminary probe into the sedition charges filed against them and several others to stop the Office of the Solicitor General from representing the Philippine National Police, the complainant, and to sanction the OSG. In filing the omnibus motion that also sought to annul all previous actions of the OSG, Diokno and Tañada said the OSG misstated University of […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s family has released a picture of the chief executive, following reports he had not been seen in public for a time. In the picture released by Honeylet Avanceña, Duterte was seen posing with her and his youngest daughter Kitty. The Palace earlier said the President was fine but was very busy, and had to catch up on some paperwork. It added the chief executive was not suffering from any medical condition. […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. has ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest against China over the unauthorized passage of Chinese warships through Sibutu Strait. Locsin gave the order to the Department of Foreign Affairs Office of Asia and Pacific Affairs in a Tweet. “Fire diplomatic protest over Chinese warship; drop the diplomatic crap; say it is ours period; they’re trespassing,” Locsin said. According to Locsin, “if we did it already, fire another.” […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Monday, Aug. 19, mourned the death of former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez, who succumbed to brain cancer at 65 years old. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace “deeply grieves the demise of one of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s most passionate Cabinet members whose environmental advocacy and legacy remains unparalleled to this day.” He said Lopez had “fiercely fought powerful interests” in the mining sector, and in other […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the country today, Aug. 19, as the southwest monsoon affects the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News)–Former Environment Secretary Gina Lopez has passed away after reportedly battling brain cancer, ABSCBN Corp. confirmed. She was 65 years old. Lopez was appointed as environment secretary in 2016. She went on to close down mining firms that were found to violate environmental laws, a policy that suit well with some members of the Commission on Appointments, who rejected her appointment in 2017. She was also vice chair of ABSCBN Bayan Foundation, which provides […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana fired back at Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua after he asked what the Philippine government would think if China thought Overseas Filipino Workers there were also spies. Zhao had issued the remark after Lorenzana expressed concerns about the proximity of Chinese-manned Philippine offshore gaming operation (Pogo) sites to military and police camps, saying the Chinese could easily shift to spying. “That’s the most preposterous statement I heard in […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights on Sunday, Aug. 18, were cancelled due to bad weather at the destination. Below is a list: Skyjet M8 816/817 Mnl-Basco-Mnl The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has said the southwest monsoon continues to affect the western section of northern and central Luzon.
(Eagle News)–Senate President Tito Sotto has filed a bill seeking to allow plea bargaining agreements for “small-time” drug offenders. In filing Senate Bill 492, Sotto noted that the country’s laws allow plea bargaining deals for violation of all criminal laws including heinous crimes except for violation of any provisions of the anti-drug law. “Plea bargaining in these ‘small-time’ or ‘low-level’ drug cases will result in the prompt and final disposition of cases that in effect […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Bong Revilla is proposing a new round of increase in the monthly pension of war veterans. Revilla’s proposal for a P3000 monthly increase comes after the enactment of a law that increased their existing monthly pension by P15,000. With the passage of RA 11164 on Dec. 20, the war veterans in World War II, Korean War and the Vietnam War receive a montjly pension of P20,000, up from P5000. “More than the monetary […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo has clarified she has no plans to run for president in 2022. In an interview with reporters in Naga, Robredo said she was, however, “open to all possibilities.” Robredo issued the remark after a GMA news report quoted her as saying she was “ready” to be president. In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Robredo said she was “leaving everything open” even as she faced “challenges in the opposition.” “A lot […]
