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(Eagle News)–Lawyer Larry Gadon on Wednesday, July 24, took offense at remarks there was oppression of the opposition when the Office of the Solicitor General had a role in preparing the affidavit of his client, Peter Joemel Advincula, for the filing of sedition charges against Vice President Leni Robredo and others. In the first place, Gadon said the OSG was not present when the statements of the man who claimed to be the yellow-hooded character […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte met with mayors and governors across the country on Tuesday night to discuss the issue of illegal drugs. The meeting took place at the Manila Hotel, a day after President Duterte railed about the same in his State of the Nation Address. Apart from illegal drugs, Duterte said in his fourth SONA that corruption continued to pervade in the country. Duterte has met with local chief executives in the past, and […]
Robredo and Bersamin obtain moderate marks; Arroyo gets poor rating (Eagle News)–Of the four highest-ranking government officials after the President, only Senate President Tito Sotto got very good marks for his performance. Vice President Leni Robredo and Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin got moderate marks, while Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo got a poor mark, based on a Social Weather Stations survey conducted from June 22 to 26. Translated in figures, the survey found that 57% were […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies will prevail in the country as the southwest monsoon affects southern Luzon. Mimaropa and Western Visayas will have cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Metro Manila and the rest of the country on the other hand, will have partly cloudy skies to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers due to localized thunderstorms. Southern Luzon and the rest of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is “most likely” to certify as urgent the bill reinstating the death penalty for crimes related to illegal drugs and plunder. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo in a press conference on Tuesday, July 23, a day after Duterte urged Congress to revive the policy in his fourth State of the Nation Address. “Ang feeling ni Presidente yan ang pinakamabigat na problema natin. One is corruption; number […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate of the 18th Congress elected the chairs of each committee on Tuesday, July 23. This took place a day after President Rodrigo Duterte held his fourth State of the Nation Address. Below is a list: Finance panel chair- Senator Sonny Angara Tourism panel chair- Senator Nancy Binay Ways and means panel chair-Senator Pia Cayetano Social justice panel chair-Senator Leila de Lima Public order panel chair-Senator Bato dela Rosa Energy panel […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler CEO Maria Ressa’s cyber libel trial opened Tuesday, July 23, in a case which stemmed from a 2012 article that claimed that a wealthy businessman had shady deals linked to illegal drugs and human trafficking even if there was no evidence that pointed to this. The cyber libel case arose out of a story published by Rappler and written by former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos in May 2012, and […]
(Eagle News) — Manila Rep. Benny Abante is the new minority leader of the House of Representatives in the 18th Congress. Abante’s election came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte’ State of the Nation Address, on Tuesday, July 23. Abante was also nominated as House speaker in the first regular session of the House on Monday, July 22. He, however, lost to Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano, who garnered 266 votes vis a vis the […]
(Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Tuesday, July 23, the minority would fight the death penalty “tooth and nail,” as it called the policy “anti-poor.” According to Drilon, the minority–composed of only 4 senators–believes the death penalty was not the solution to the country’s illegal drugs and corruption problems since the justice system was flawed and prone to error. “What we need to do is to strengthen our justice system and show […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 22, called on Congress to pass the National Land Use bill within the year. The President made the call during his fourth State of the Nation Address before a joint session of Congress. According to Duterte, the passage of the law will allow the country to “meet the demands of the new investors coming in.” “A science-based national land use plan would serve as basis for the (local […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte explained why he did not include the issue of charter change and federalism in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), saying he thinks federalism could already happen after his term. “I said there are things which I cannot mention now. Federalism is good but there are certain things that you have to be very clear,” the President said in a media interview after his SONA on […]
(Eagle News)–For Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, the imposition of death penalty “may somehow deter the commission of serious crimes.” According to Guevarra, while “it is difficult to measure or prove a negative proposition” since it was difficult to determine “how many crimes did not happen because of the fear of the death penalty,” ordinary human behavior “indicates that the fear of being put to death for the commission of a crime will naturally prompt a […]
