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(Eagle News) — Senator Cynthia Villar filed her certificate of candidacy seeking for her second term in the Senate on Monday, October 15. She is accompanied by her husband former senator Manny Villar. Villar will run for senator under Nacionalista Party. (Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo)
(Eagle News) — Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano files on Monday, October 15 filed his certificate of candidacy for 2019 senatorial run. Alejano was accompanied by Sen. Antonio Trillanes. (Eagle News Service Jerold Tagbo)
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte has decided to temporarily suspend the implementation of the additional fuel excise tax to “arrest the rising price of oil” and to tame inflation, according to Special Assistant to the President Christopher “Bong” Go. In his speech at the opening of the TienDA Malasakit Store in Taguig City on Sunday, October 14, Go said that the temporary suspension of the second tranche of the fuel excise tax would be […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Justice on Sunday, Oct. 14, took strong exception to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano’s allegation the government was exerting pressure on a Makati court judge for him to rule against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in the coup d’état case against him. In a strongly worded statement, Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said the DOJ “does not interact with the judge except through the pleadings filed and arguments raised in open court,” referring to […]
(Eagle News)–Special Assistant to the President Bong Go has yet to decide whether to run for a Senate seat in the 2019 elections. But in a radio interview, Go said the chances he would run were higher. “Pinagiisipan ko pa pong mabuti,” he said. According to Go, he “leave(s) it to the wisdom of the President kung saan po ako mas makakatulong.” Asked about his colleagues’ political plans, Go said Harry Roque and the President […]
(Eagle News)–Filipinos illegally staying in the United Arab Emirates only have until the end of the month to regularize their stay or face repatriation. This was the reminder issued by the Department of Foreign Affairs a day before the arrival in Manila of 150 Filipinos from Dubai who availed of the UAE amnesty program. The 14th batch of repatriates is expected to arrive at Terminal 2 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 8:45 a.m. […]
(Eagle News)–For Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, the number of votes the Philippines got to be reelected to the United Nations Human Rights Council “speaks volumes of the confidence of the international community on the human rights record of the Duterte administration.” On Friday, 165 out of 192 member-states voted for the Philippines’ reelection for 2018 to 2020. Apart from the Philippines, Bahrain, Cameroon, Somalia, Bangladesh, and Eritrea were voted into the body. “We […]
(Eagle News)—The Commission on Human Rights on Saturday, Oct. 13, said the Philippines’ reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Council “puts pressure on the Philippine government to address numerous allegations of human rights violations, starting with the growing cases of extrajudicial killings purportedly linked to the government’s campaign against illegal drugs.” According to the CHR, the country’s “credibility to be part of this body” after all “rests on its ability to effect actions that will […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Saturday, Oct. 13, said the Philippines’ reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Council was “recognition that our government respects human rights and will not tolerate abuse by those in authority.” In a statement, Panelo said the reelection was a “repudiation of the critics and detractors on President Duterte’s unrelenting war against illegal drugs.” He said with the reelection, the UN-HRC acknowledges the administration’s campaign against illegal drugs, corruption, and criminality […]
(Eagle News)—The Communist Party of the Philippines lashed out at President Rodrigo Duterte for what he said was the chief executive’s “callous show of affluence” when he went on a trip to Hong Kong. In a statement, Jose Maria Sison, CPP founder, said Duterte showed “cruel indifference to the millions upon millions of Filipinos who are suffering from skyrocketing prices of rice and fuel, low wages, widespread joblessness and general deterioration of social conditions.” “With […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines was elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday, October 12, along with Cameroon and Bahrain, drawing criticism and rebuke from various rights groups in Europe and North America, and even from former US Ambassador to UN Nikki Haley. The Philippines was represented by incoming foreign affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., who is currently the country’s permanent representative to the UN. The Department of Foreign Affairs announced […]
(Eagle News)–Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Saturday, Oct. 13, clarified the Presidential Communications Operations Office was still in place. According to Panelo, who was named the government’s new spokesperson with Harry Roque expected to run for a Senate seat, the PCOO would only cease to exist “until such time the (Office of the Press Secretary)” is created. This means Martin Andanar is still the PCOO head. President Rodrigo Duterte first offered the post of head […]
