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Roque on claims Trillanes was being politically persecuted: What persecution? Everything went through the correct process

(Eagle News)—-What political persecution? Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday, Sept. 26, denied a Makati court’s order to have Senator Antonio Trillanes IV arrested was political persecution, saying everything “went through the correct process.” “It was decided by the courts and no one can dispute the integrity and independence of the courts in the Philippines,” Roque said in a television interview. According to Roque, in the first place, this was a “political gift” to Trillanes […]

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SC directs revisors to refer to election returns, decrypted ballot images in Marcos poll protest vote recount

  (Eagle News) – The Supreme Court, acting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET), has amended its earlier issuance on the “use of numerical threshold” on the shading of votes in the May 2016 presidential elections. In its decision, the PET instead directed head revisors to “refer to the election returns to verify the total number of votes as read and counted by the vote counting machines” in its deliberations on the electoral protest case […]

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DepEd sa mga estudyante: “Huwag kalimutan ang pinagmulan”

(Eagle News) — Hindi dapat na makumpromiso ang kaalaman ng mga estudyante ang tungkol sa kanilang pinagmulan habang kanilang pinalalago ang pagiging global citizen. Ayon kay Education Secretary Leonor Briones, mahalaga na hindi dapat maging hadlang ang pagtuturo ng karunungan sa mga kabataan upang mapalago ang kanilang pagiging global citizen. Aniya, dapat na hindi mawala sa isipan ng mga mag-aaral ang lokal na lenguwahe, kasaysayan, kultura at iba pang pagkakakilanlan habang sila ay tinuturuan ng […]

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Palace spokesperson says he’s considering filing graft case vs ex-NFA chief Aquino

  (Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he is considering filing malversation and graft charges against former National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Jason Aquino, citing his failure to use the P5.1 billion subsidy in buying rice from local farmers to boost the NFA’s rice buffer stock. “Kung walang magpa-file, ako mismo ang magpa-file. At hindi lang for technical malversation, fa-file-lan ko rin siya ng graft (If no one will file, I myself will […]

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Tourist destinations, mahigpit na imo-monitor ng DENR

(Eagle News) — Nangako ang Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) na mas palalakasin pa ng kagawaran ang pagpapatupad ng environmental laws hindi lamang sa Boracay, kundi maging sa iba pang tourist attraction sa bansa. Ayon kay Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu, kasabay ito ng pagtatayo ng mga permanenteng opisina upang mapalakas ang pagpapatupad ng batas. Ilan sa mga lugar na paglalagyan ng mga karagdagang pasilidad ay sa mga lalawigan ng Siargao, Palawan at Bohol. […]

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“Red October plot” vs Pangulong Duterte, batay sa maling intel — former president Aquino, Robredo

Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Mariing itinanggi ng Liberal Party ang alegasyong bahagi sila ng destabilization plot o ng “Red October Plot” laban kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Ito ay matapos lumabas na may intelligence information ang Malacañang na nakipag-alyansa ang LP at oposisyon sa mga komunista para pabagsakin ang administrasyon. Ayon kay dating pangulong Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, maituturing na tsismis ang nasabing destab plot kung hindi sumailalim sa tama at […]

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Trillanes returns to Senate office after posting bail, says he won’t go home yet

  (Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV will not likely leave the Senate office yet after he returned late Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 26, shortly after posting a P200,000 bail before the Makati regional trial court which issued an arrest warrant for his rebellion case in connection with his participation in the 2007 Manila Peninsula Siege. Trillanes said he is not yet ready to go home “unless this issue has been formally settled.” He said […]

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Calida welcomes Makati court’s decision upholding validity of Proclamation No. 572

(Eagle News)—Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday, Sept. 25, welcomed the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150’s upholding of Proclamation No. 572 that declared the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV as void ab initio, and the court’s subsequent issuance of a .warrant of arrest and hold departure order against the senator. Calida reportedly had a hand in the review of the amnesty granted to Trillanes by the government of then-President Benigno Aquino III. […]

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Makati RTC Branch 150: Proclamation No. 572 has factual, legal basis

(Eagle News) — Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda believes Proclamation No. 572 that declared the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV void ab initio is “sufficient and legal.” In his 22-page resolution that granted the Department of Justice’s motion for the issuance of an alias warrant and a hold departure order against Trillanes, Alameda said the certification issued by the military that said there was no available copy of the […]

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DOJ hindi tinanggap ang inihain ng NCRPO na kasong kriminal sa blogger na si Olivar

Ni Moira Encina Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Hindi tinanggap ng Department of Justice (DOJ) ang reklamong kriminal na ihahain sana ng NCRPO laban sa blogger na si Andrew Olivar kaugnay sa bomb scare post nito sa Facebook. Pasado alas tres ng hapon (3:00 PM) nang dumating sa DOJ ang ilang tauhan ng NCRPO Regional Investigation and Detective Management Division para kasuhan sana si Olivar. Pero ayon kay NCRPO-PIO Senior Inspector Myrna Diploma, tinanggihan […]

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Liberal Party fields Aquino, Tañada, Diokno for 2019 Senate polls

(Eagle News) — The Liberal Party announced on Tuesday, Sept. 25, that Senator Bam Aquino would form part of their senatorial slate for the 2019 elections. Apart from Aquino, the LP said Jose Manuel Diokno, De La Salle University law school dean; and former Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada would form part of the senatorial ticket. The LP adopted a resolution accepting the nomination of Diokno, Tañada  and Aquino in Quezon City.  

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UPDATED: Trillanes posts bail for rebellion case at Makati court

(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday, Sept. 25, posted bail for the rebellion case filed against him. Trillanes proceeded to the Makati Regional Trial Court to post the P200,000 bail set by Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda for his temporary liberty, after he underwent booking procedures at the Makati Police. Live footage on national television showed Trillanes accompanied by opposition senators Bam Aquino, Kiko Pangilinan and Risa Hontiveros, […]

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