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(Eagle News) — The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife in a P428-million tax evasion case. In acquitting Ligot and his wife Erlinda, the third division said the prosecution failed to “prove beyond reasonable doubt” the two filed false income tax returns and Statements of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) from 2001 to 2004. “The evidence relied upon by the prosecution to prove their allegations have either […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines and Sri Lanka on Wednesday, Jan. 16, inked several agreements during Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena’s state visit to the country. The Palace said signed were: a memorandum of understanding between the Philippines’ Department of National Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on defense and military education and training and exchanges of defense and military delegations a memorandum of understanding on academic cooperation […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Jan. 16, stood by his dismissal of the Bacolod police chief, saying that “at the very least” he was a protector of the illegal drug trade. “I cannot believe that with all the information available to every chief of police or city police director for that matter assigned in the province, that you would not review the record of the province in terms of criminality and drug […]
(Eagle News) — President Maithripala Sirisena of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka arrived in the country for his five-day visit on Tuesday night. The Sri Lankan President arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 10:51 PM. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Sri Lankan President’s visit, which was upon President Rodrigo Duterte’s invitation, will last until Jan. 19. Panelo said Sirisena was scheduled to meet Duterte in a welcome ceremony in Malacañang […]
(Eagle News) — The prices of cooking gas and auto liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) increased today, January 16. LPG supplier Fiesta, Solane and Petron increased their cost by Php 1.12 per kilogram or Php 12.00 for a standard 11-kilogram tank. Regasco on the other hand, will implement a price hike on Thursday, January 17. LPGMA Partylist Rep. Arnel Ty said importers needed to implement additional taxes, as the old stocks of petroleum products had already […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the leftist Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday, Jan. 16, to invalidate Congress’ approval of a third martial law extension in Mindanao. In their petition, Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate, Gabriela Women’s Reps. Emmi De Jesus and Arlene Brosas, Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao, ACT Teachers Reps, Antonio Tinio and France Castro, and Kabataan party-list Rep. Sarah Jane Elago argued there was no “factual […]
(Eagle News) — The Bacolod police officials who were relieved by President Rodrigo Duterte for allegedly allowing the proliferation of the illegal drug trade there received a “dressing down” from no less than the chief executive himself, the Palace said on Wednesday, Jan. 17. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said former Bacolod police chief Senior Supt. Francisco Ebreo, Supt. Allan Macapagal, Supt. Richie Yatar, Supt. Naruddin Tayuan and Senior Insp. Victor Paulino were […]
(Eagle News) — For the Department of Transportation, allowing motorcycles to operate as public utility vehicles requires “thorough study, deliberation and assessment.” The DOTr issued the statement after a bill was filed seeking for the legalization of motorcycles as PUVs before the House of Representatives. The filing of the bill came after the operations of ride-hailing application Angkas were suspended in November last year. The DOTr has argued the motorcycles could not operate as PUVs […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named a new Sandiganbayan justice and a new immigration deputy commissioner. Appointed as anti-graft court judge was Makati City Regional Trial Court Judge Ronald Moreno, who replaces now-Supreme Court justice Alexander Gesmundo. Lawyer Aldwin Alegre, for his part, takes the post vacated by Aimee Torrefranca-Neri at the Bureau of Immigration. Torrefranca-Neri had resigned in April last year.
(Eagle News) — Interior Secretary Eduardo Año on Wednesday, Jan. 16, directed the Philippine National Police to intensify its measures in order to protect candidates running in the 2019 elections. “The PNP should take offensive and preventive measures. We should be several steps ahead of those who resort to violence to win an election,” Año said. According to Año, in particular, the PNP should intensify “police interventions, operations, and police visibility.” He said the police should coordinate with […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson wants part of the P75 billion the Senate deleted in the proposed 2019 budget for public works to be used to reinforce slopes and roads in the Baguio, La Trinidad, Itogon, Sablan, Tuba and Tublay area. Lacson made the statement as he reiterated slope protection work was necessary in the BLISST area, where landslides occur. “We will not allow bloated estimates similar to that in Nueva Ecija, where the […]
(Eagle News) — Parehong bumaba ang satisfaction ratings nina Vice President Leni Robredo at House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo sa huling quarter ng 2018. Ayon sa Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, naging “moderate” mula sa dating “good” ang ratings ni Robredo dahil sa pagbaba ng pitong puntos sa +27 noong Disyembre 2018 mula sa +34 noong Setyembre 2018. Habang ang net satisfaction ratings ni Arroyo ay naging “poor” mula “neutral” dahil sa pagbaba sa +27 noong […]
