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Trillanes welcomes probe into his parents’ deals with gov’t

“If they find anything anomalous, I will voluntarily walk into any detention facility,” he says (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes on Tuesday, Nov. 26, welcomed the government’s probe into his parents’ transactions with the government, saying he would “voluntarily walk into any detention facility kahit sa Davao” if investigators find anything anomalous. “I welcome (President Rodrigo) Duterte’s statement on probing supposed transactions of my deceased father (PMA Class ’59 retired in 1988 and died […]

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Villanueva calls out several gov’t agencies for alleged inaction that enabled the “influx” of illegal foreign workers

(Eagle News) — Senator Joel Villanueva has slammed what he said was the inaction of government agencies that enabled the influx of illegal foreign workers in the country. Villanueva noted that Filipinos were “losing opportunities” as the illegal foreign workers, many of them Chinese, “steal their jobs.” The senator noted that based on data provided by the Department of Labor and Employment,  115,652 Alien Employment Permits were issued by the agency to foreign nationals from 2015 […]

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Palace hits back at Robredo, Morales for “premature, baseless, unfair” comments on PHL-China oil deal

(Eagle News) — The Palace hit back at Vice President Leni Robredo and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales, calling their remarks about the memorandum of agreement on oil development inked between the Philippines and China “premature, baseless and unfair.” According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Robredo and Morales may not have read the MOU itself, noting that “they anchor their comments merely on media reports, and not on the actual document itself, which the Palace […]

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“Tomas” weakens into low pressure area

(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Tomas” has weakened into a low pressure area. But the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said sea travel remains risky over the northern seaboard of Northern Luzon. “Tomas” said this was due to “rough to very rough seas associated with the ongoing surge of the northeast monsoon.” As of 2 a.m.,  the center of “Tomas” was located 1,050 kilometers east of Basco, Batanes.  

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Duterte: Probe of deals of Trillanes’ parents with gov’t now ongoing

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 26, said a probe of the dealings of Senator Antonio Trillanes’ parents with the government was now underway. “We are investigating quietly ‘yung mga deals sa panahon ng tatay pati ‘yung involved ‘yung nanay. And he [Trillanes] can be very sure na lalabas lahat ‘yan,” the President said in a speech in Davao. He, however, did not elaborate. In previous speeches, the President  accused Trillanes’ mother of having […]

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Duterte says he will fire another undersecretary for corruption

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 26, said he would fire another undersecretary or corruption. In a speech in Davao, Duterte said he would do this as soon as he gets back in Manila. He did not say whom, however, he was going to dismiss. The President’s pronouncement came after he fired Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council secretary general Falconi Millar. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said a company had lodged an affidavit before […]

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Palace defends Memorandum Order No. 32 from critics

(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, Nov. 26, defended  Memorandum Order No. 32 from critics, saying it was not a prelude to martial law. “We repeatedly said, if there is any intention, then it should have been declared. But there is none,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, the memorandum was issued in the first place to ensure transparency. In response to Senator Panfilo Lacson’s question about why the President had to issue the […]

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PNP to deploy SAF members to Samar, Bicol under Memorandum No. 32

(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police will deploy its elite Special Action Force squad to Samar and Bicol, based on Memorandum Order No. 32. In a statement, PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde said two companies or almost 300 SAF members will be deployed to those provinces, with four to six officers including the company commander. “Ang isang company, more or less mga nasa 127…12 yun ang size kapag sinabi natin one company. It’s more or less 127 to […]

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Oil firms implement 7th consecutive price rollback

(Eagle News) – Today and tomorrow, oil firms implement its seventh price rollback on petroleum products as global crude prices continued to go down. The prices of diesel were reduced by as much as P2.20 to P2.30 per liter, while that of gasoline were cut by P1.10 per liter. The price of kerosene, on the other hand, was reduced by a hefty P2.10 a liter. Phoenix Petroleum led the price cuts adjusting their prices as […]

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De Lima seeks Senate probe of “military takeover” of BOC

(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima on Monday, Nov. 26, is seeking a Senate probe into what she said was the “military takeover” of the Bureau of Customs. De Lima made the call months after President Rodrigo Duterte replaced Isidro Lapeña with Rey Leonardo Guerrero, who had just retired as Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. “The operationalization of the military take-over of the BOC threatens to violate the provisions of the Constitution on the […]

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“Tomas” continues to weaken as it traverses the PHL Sea

(Eagle News)—-Severe Tropical Storm “Tomas” continues to weaken as it traversed the Philippine Sea. As of 10 a.m., the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said “Tomas,” which re-entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 3 a.m., was located 1195 kilometers east of Aparri, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 90 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kilometers per hour. It is moving west northwest at 25 kilometers […]

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Locsin on document presented by Trillanes as signed MOU: It may have been written by the senator’s staff, instead

(Eagle News)—-Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday, Nov. 26, said the document which Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said was the draft agreement on oil and gas exploration signed between the Philippines and China may have been written by Trillanes’ staff instead. In a television interview, Locsin said  the  draft agreement which was submitted to the Chinese side was the one he himself penned, after all. “How can I respond to non-sense? It’s not […]

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