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(Eagle News)–The Department of the Interior and Local Government is questioning the United States list that included the Philippines among the countries with the highest risk of kidnapping and hostage taking. In a statement, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said kidnapping cases have been on a decline for years because of the “relentless and proactive” stance of the administration. Based on Philippine National Police (PNP) reported by the DILG, there were only 68 cases of kidnapping […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law splitting Palawan into three provinces. Under Republic Act 11259 which was signed on Friday, April 5, Palawan will be divided into Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur upon approval by the majority of the votes cast by the voters of the affected areas in a plebiscite to be supervised by the Commission on Elections on May 11, 2020. Residents of Puerto Princesa, as a […]
by Emily Manuel Contributor, Eagle News (Eagle News) — More than 100 participants from member economies of the Asia Productivity Organization (APO) and Philippine public and private sector organizations attended the “Forum on Advancing National Productivity through Excellence Strategies” at the Marriott Hotel, Pasay City on April 12, 2019. The forum featured three international speakers who shared their experiences in the implementation of the APO Center of Excellence (COE) programs: Green Productivity (Taiwan), IT for […]
(Eagle News)—The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines has hoisted a yellow alert on the Luzon grid anew, after lifting the same hours before. The NGCP said in a Facebook post the alert was in place on Saturday, April 13, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. The cause for the re-hoisting of the alert, which means reserves are less than the capacity of the biggest plant online, or […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte was unable to attend the PDP-Laban campaign rally in Marawi due to bad weather, the party said. According to Ron Munsayac, PDP-Laban spokesperson, Duterte’s helicopter “wasn’t given clearance to take off from Davao City.” Munsayac said despite Duterte’s absence, “we can still consider the Marawi City rally a successful one since most of the party’s senatoriables were able to personally meet and deliver their messages to our partymates, leaders, and supporters” […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, April 12, said the government was ready should President Rodrigo Duterte veto the 2019 budget bill in its entirety. Economic managers have prepared contingency plans “responsive to any conceivable event, and they will correspondingly adjust their targets, which include the execution of programs and projects relating to infrastructure as well as the delivery of basic services to the people,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, “while we are […]
(Eagle News) – The Commission on Elections has suspended the elections for representative of the first district of South Cotabato following the approval of the implementing rules on the law that reapportioned this district to create the lone district of General Santos City. In a resolution promulgated Thursday, April 11, Comelec approved the implementing rules and regulations for Republic Act No. 11243 entitled “An Act Reapportioning the First Legislative District of the Province of […]
(Eagle News)—House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya Jr. said the House of Representatives will respect whatever President Rodrigo Duterte decides to do with the 2019 budget bill. He said a veto, however, would give the chief executive the “opportunity to restore more than P80 billion” allegedly slashed by the Senate “from allocations intended for the President’s projects.” He said he was “confident that the Office of the President would consider our exposés in their review of […]
(Eagle News) — Detained Senator Leila de Lima has asked the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court to allow her to vote in the May 13 elections. De Lima, who is detained on drug charges, filed the motion following a recommendation from the Commission on Elections for her to “still exercise her right to suffrage through the escorted voting system..” The Comelec made the suggestion after it denied De Lima’s request for “a special polling place at […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday, April 12, wants to probe why there have been rotating brownouts in the country, even if the Department of Energy gave a previous assurance there was enough energy supply. In an interview over GMA’s News to Go, Gatchalian, chair of the Senate’s committee on energy, said the probe would focus on why there was a lack of reserves and why different power plants bogged down at the […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Friday, April 12, said he would support a veto by President Rodrigo Duterte of the entire budget bill for 2019. “Do (you) remember that that was my original suggestion when it came to my attention that the House leaders were being difficult,” Sotto said a day after President Duterte said he would do the same “pag talagang tagilid yan,” referring to the Congress-transmitted budget bill. Duterte said […]
(Eagle News) — Former military comptroller retired Lt. Gen. Jacinto Ligot has been found guilty of perjury. The Sandiganbayan also sentenced Ligot to one year for each of the five counts he was convicted of over the false declarations made in his Statements of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth from 1993 to 2001. The other perjury cases against the former military official, however, were dismissed. Earlier, the Court of Tax Appeals cleared Ligot and his […]
