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(Eagle News) – Senator Panfilo Lacson cancelled the supposed hearing on Friday, May 10, at the Senate where Peter Joemel Advincula alias “Bikoy” has been invited following Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto’s revelations that this supposed witness had been making the same allegations in 2016 against the officials of then of the Aquino administration. “Senate President Sotto said it all. We are now recalling the letter of invitation sent to Advincula yesterday. Notices will […]
(Eagle News)–The deadline for the recall of Canada’s trash is May 15. This is according to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin, who said on Tuesday, May 7, that President Rodrigo Duterte expects nothing less. “The deadline is May 15. Period. I don’t give two f**ks what DOF (Department of Finance) says…The President expects the garbage to be seaborne by May 15,” Locsin said. The secretary was responding to a DOF statement that Canada might need […]
(Eagle News)–Inflation slowed down further in April, the slowest pace in 16 months, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, the 3.0 inflation in April is the lowest inflation posted since January 2018. Inflation rate in March 2019 was recorded at 3.3 percent and in April 2018, 4.5 percent. “The slowdown was mainly brought about by the slower annual increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages index at 3.0 percent,” the PSA […]
(Eagle News)—Another low pressure area was spotted near the Philippine Area of Responsibility, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said the LPA was estimated 335 kilometers east of Aparri. It said this was apart from the LPA spotted 195 kilometers southwest of Sinait, Ilocos Sur as of 3 a.m. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of LPA. […]
(Eagle News) – The Senate has set on Friday morning, May 10, its investigation of the allegations made by Peter Joemel Advincula who claims to be the “Bikoy” in the series of videos that had made allegations linking members of the family of President Rodrigo Duterte to the illegal drug trade. Senator Panfilo Lacson, the chair of the Senate Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, said the hearing is initially set on Friday, […]
(Eagle News) — It’s six days to go before the May 13, 2019 midterm elections. For the voting public to be better informed, here are some infographics for the coming elections, particularly data on the registered voters expected to turn out for next Monday’s crucial voting. There are 61.8 million registered voters, according to the Commission on Elections (Comelec). Of this number, 51.45 percent are female (31,816,797 voters) while 48.55 percent are male (30,026,953). Below […]
(Eagle News) – Senatorial aspirant Christopher “Bong” Go once again took of his shirt to show his bare back and disprove the allegations made by Peter Joemel Advincula, the man claiming to be “Bikoy”, that he had a dragon tattoo on his back linked allegedly to illegal drugs. Go said Advincula’s allegation were all “malicious black propaganda” and hinted that it could be the work of the opposition. “Alam n’yo panahon ‘to ng pulitika. Kukulayan […]
(Eagle News) – The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) said that it had not yet accepted under its program for free legal aid the man who recently surfaced, claiming to the “Bikoy” in the viral videos who accused President Rodrigo Duterte’s family of having links with the illegal drug trade. IBP’s incoming president Domingo Cayosa said that Peter Joemel Advincula did not also inform the IBP that he would be holding a press conference […]
(Eagle News)—–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area spotted near Ilocos Norte on Tuesday, May 7. PAGASA said as of 3 a.m., the LPA was estimated 160 kilometers north northwest of Laoag City. Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Central Luzon ,CALABARZON, Bicol Region, Mindoro provinces, Marinduque, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. […]
(Eagle News)—A man who claims to be the “Bikoy” who accused members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family and former Special Assistant to the President Bong Go of being engaged in the illegal drug trade surfaced on Monday, May 6. In a press conference at the Integrated Bar of the Philippines headquarters, Peter Joemel Advincula said he was the yellow-hooded narrator in thre “Ang Totoong Narco-list” videos that surfaced online. He stood by the allegations in […]
(Eagle News)–Inquest prosecutors have found probable cause to indict Rodel Jayme for inciting to sedition in relation to the Cybercrime Prevention Act. In making the recommendation, the inquest prosecutors ruled that Jayme’s creation of the Metro Balita website and his use of the same to circulate the “Bikoy” videos which allege members of President Rodrigo Duterte’s family were linked to the illegal drug trade was “for the purpose of weakening the confidence of the people […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has ruled that all Power Supply Agreements submitted by Distribution Utilities with the Energy Regulatory Commission on or after June 30, 2015 must undergo a competitive selection process (CSP). This was after the High Court ruled that the ERC committed grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction when it unilaterally postponed the effectivity of the CSP requirement by issuing ERC Resolution No. 13 and ERC Resolution No. […]
