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(Eagle News) — Inaasahang sa ikatlong linggo ng Abril matatapos ang printing ng official ballots para sa 2019 midterm elections. Sa huling linggo naman ng Abril ay nakatakda nang ipamahagi ang mga ito sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa bansa. Ayon kay Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Spokesperson James Jimenez, ang mga official ballot ay ipadadala sa pamamagitan ng courier service na kinontrata ng Comelec. Kasama rin sa ide-deliver ang mga precinct count optical scanner o PCOS machines. […]
(Eagle News) — Personal na ikinampanya at sinuportahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang labing isang kandidatong senador sa ilalim ng grupong Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) at iba pa sa isinagawang kick-off rally ng grupo sa Sapang Palay, Bulacan. Kabilang sa kanyang mga ineendorsong kandidato ay sina Maguindanao Rep. Zajid “Dong” Mangudadatu, dating PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, Sen. Koko Pimentel, dating Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, at dating Presidential Adviser […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections has released the list of candidates who have illegal campaign posters as of Thursday, Feb. 14. Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon released the names in a Tweet on Friday, Feb. 15, a day after she said her office had sent notices to 34 candidates for violating the requirements on campaign posters–they were either oversized or were placed in prohibited areas. The list she tweeted, however, contained 40 names. The […]
(Eagle News) — Bukod sa paghihigpit, kailangang magpatupad na ng total ban sa lahat ng mga meat products na pumapasok sa bansa. Ito ang reaksyon ni Agricultural Sector Alliance of the Philippines (AGAP) Partylist President Nicanor Briones matapos makapasok sa bansa ang mga meat product galing Japan na apektado ng African swine fever. Sa panayam ng Radyo Agila, sinabi ni Briones na bukod sa panganib sa kalusugan, babagsak din ang negosyo ng mga pork farmer […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace on Friday, Feb. 15, scoffed at Maria Ressa’s claims the government was behind her arrest for cyber libel and was abusing its power, urging her to be “woman enough” and face her case instead of blaming the administration. “Excuse me, Maria. Abuse of power? You are the one abusing your power as a journalist. You are marshaling your colleagues to support you on the basis of misplaced and baseless cause. What is […]
(Eagle News) — The businessman who filed cyber libel charges against Rappler Inc., its executive editor Maria Ressa and former reporter Reynaldo Santos on Friday, Feb. 15, said he was “exploring other cases that can be filed” against the online news outfit and Ressa, as he decried what he said were their attempts to mislead the public. In a statement, Wilfredo Keng slammed what he said was Rappler’s and Ressa’s “ingenious attempt to divert attention […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 15, vowed to support former Senate President Manny Villar should he decide to seek the presidency again. “Kung may presidente na suportahan ko, si speaker. Sabi ko sa kanya, kung magtakbo ka, sa iyo ako. Speaker Villar,” Duterte said. Villar, who owns Vista Land and Lifescapes Inc., was Speaker of the House of Representatives when Duterte was congressman from 1998 to 2001. According to Duterte, Villar and his […]
(Eagle News) — Hinimok ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ang sinumang tatakbong kandidato para sa 2019 mid-term elections na huwag haluan ng politika ang isinasagawang rehabilitasyon sa Manila Bay. Ayon kay Environment Undersecretary Benny Antiporda, dapat itigil ni Senatorial Candidate Erin Tañada ang pamumulitika sa paglilinis sa look. Reaksyon ito ng opisyal matapos sabihin ni Tañada na hindi dapat minamadali ang rehabilitation at posibleng magdulot ito ng marami pang utang. Aniya, ang […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 14, clarified he was not endorsing the Senate comeback bid of former Senator Jinggoy Estrada. Duterte made the clarification after he was seen, at an event, raising the hand of the former senator, who is recently out on bail on plunder and graft charges in connection with the pork barrel scam. “Nandoon siya (sa Legazpi event) eh. Alang-alang naman na hindi ko siya… Even for just one single […]
(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. is on official visit to Hungary. In a statement issued on Thursday, Feb. 14, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Locsin is expected to meet his counterpart, Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, to discuss “bilateral relations and regional and global developments.” According to the Philippine Embassy in Budapest, Locsin will also call on Hungarian National Assembly Speaker Laszlo Kover and will give a lecture on Philippine foreign policy at the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 14, apologized to Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez months after he was ousted as speaker of the House of Representatives. “Alam mo kaibigan talaga kami ni speaker noon pa. So I am very sorry that it had to happen but si Inday ang…Hindi ko rin kaya sa totoo lang,” Duterte said. Duterte was referring to his daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, who was believed to have been behind Alvarez’s ouster […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Feb. 14, lashed out at former Senator Francisco Tatad for allegedly spreading rumors about his health. “There’s a border between press freedom and pag-babastos ng tao. Pag una kitang makita, iwasan mo ako. P**a** i**, sampalin kita,” Duterte said after accusing Tatad of spreading rumors the chief executive had had a kidney transplant. He also urged Tatad, who he said was a diabetic, to prove his viriity. Two years […]
