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Palace warns public vs unscrupulous individuals using Duterte’s name to solicit funds

(Eagle News) — The Palace has warned the public against individuals who solicit funds using President Rodrigo Duterte’s name. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued the statement on Wednesday, Feb. 14, after the Office of the President received reports  some unscrupulous individuals were doing this to “solicit or accept campaign funds, contributions or materials in favor of the senatorial candidates (Duterte) has personally endorsed.” “For everyone’s information and guidance, the President has not authorized anyone in either the […]

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Robredo says Ressa’s arrest for cyber libel an affront to press freedom; No one is above the law, Palace maintains

(Eagle News)—Vice President Leni Robredo has slammed the arrest of Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa for cyber libel, calling it an affront to press freedom. “Dine-denounce natin in the strongest terms, na sa panahon ngayon, iyong political harassment dahil sa pagpapahayag ng saloobin, dahil sa pagpapahayag ng pangongontra sa ibang mga polisiya, nagiging dahilan para supilin iyong freedom, hindi lang ng members ng media, pero ng mga tao na naglalakas ng […]

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Rappler’s Ressa spends night at NBI

(Eagle News)—Rappler’s Maria Ressa spent the night in the National Bureau of Investigation office after she was unable to post bail for the cyber libel case filed against her. Ressa’s camp had attempted to post bail on Wednesday, Feb. 13, but a Pasay court, according to her, refused to accept this because they could not provide the information sheet. Ressa’s camp had questioned the timing of the issuance of the warrant of arrest against her, […]

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Ressa says her arrest is part of admin’s efforts to silence media; It’s just the legal process rolling, Palace maintains

(Eagle News) — Rappler’s Maria Ressa on Wednesday, Feb. 13, maintained her arrest for cyberlibel was only part of the government’s efforts to silence media critical of the administration, an allegation the Palace has vehemently denied. “We are not intimidated,” she said. According to Ressa, “these legal acrobatics show how far the government will go to silence journalists, including the pettiness of forcing me to spend the night in jail.” She was apparently referring to […]

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Palace questions anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as third party fact-checker

(Eagle News) –The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, questioned anew Facebook’s choice of Rappler as its third party fact-checker. In a statement issued after Rappler’s chief executive officer and executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested for cyberlibel, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace found it “ironic” that Facebook, which he said has “transformed into a platform where netizens exercise their right to free speech” and has “resolve in combating disinformation, misinformation and all kinds […]

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Palace welcomes SC dismissal of Pamatong petition seeking Duterte’s ouster

(Eagle News)–The Palace on Wednesday, Feb. 13, welcomed the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Elly Pamatong’s petition that seeks to oust Rodrigo Duterte as president. “We have treated such petition at the outset as without basis in fact and in law. The Supreme Court has validated our view on the matter,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, Pamatong’s “allegation that he assumed the presidency last June 30, 2016 is nothing but fantasy.” “Neither can […]

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Comelec dismisses disqualification cases vs Pimentel

(Eagle News)–The Commission on Elections has junked the two disqualification cases filed against Senator Koko Pimentel, paving the way for him to run for a Senate seat unhampered in the May elections. In junking the cases filed by lawyer Ferdinand Topacio and former Rep. Glenn Chong against him, the Comelec ruled Pimentel’s term had been interrupted when Juan Miguel Zubiri served  for four years as the 12th winning senator in the 2007 elections. It was […]

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Updated: NBI arrests Rappler CEO Ressa for cyberlibel

(Eagle News) – Rappler’s CEO Maria Ressa was served an arrest warrant late Wednesday afternoon by the National Bureau of Investigation agents for a cyber libel case. Rappler, in a tweet, said that the NBI agents served the arrest warrant at around 5 p.m. Rappler also tweeted that they were prevented by the NBI agents from taking a video while the arrest warrant was being served. Chay Hofilena, head of Rappler’s Investigative Desk, said that […]

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Diokno to Andaya: Name gov’t official who supposedly received illegal commissions from contractors

(Eagle News) — Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno on Wednesday, Feb. 13, dared Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. to reveal the name of the supposed high-ranking government official who received illegal commissions from contractors who already won contracts. Diokno issued the statement after Andaya claimed the “favored contractors” who had made the advances to that official for the projects covered by the P75 billion in the proposed national budget for 2019  wanted the money returned […]

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Comelec to voters: Do not “overvote”

(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections on Wednesday, Feb. 13, reminded voters not to “overvote” on the day of the elections in May. According to Comelec Spokesperson James Jimenez, voting for more than the maximum number of candidates allowed will invalidate one’s vote. Jimenez said only 12 senatorial bets should be picked on election day. Only one party-list group, on the other hand, is allowed, Jimenez said. The campaign period for those seeking national […]

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Comelec: Deadline for removal of illegal campaign materials is Thursday, Feb. 14

(Eagle News) — The deadline for candidates running for national posts to remove their illegal  campaign materials is Thursday, Feb. 14. According to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, after Thursday, Comelec teams will start taking down the oversized campaign materials and those found outside of common areas. He said the Comelec will also study what legal action to take against the erring candidates. In a series of Tweets on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the official […]

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SC junks Pamatong petition that seeks to oust Duterte as President

(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has junked the petition filed by Elly Pamatong that seeks to oust  Rodrigo Duterte as President. In dismissing Pamatong’s quo warranto petition, the SC en banc, in a seven-page minute resolution, said Pamatong’s “cause of action already prescribed” on June 30, 2017, one year after Duterte was inaugurated as the 16th President. Pamatong filed the petition on June 6, 2018 or “only a few days short of two years since Duterte’s inauguration,” the […]

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