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(Eagle News)—Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday, Sept. 4, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to revoke the amnesty granted to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. According to Guevarra, “the matter of taking a look at whether amnesty granted is valid or not is something that can be done at any time..” He said this was “because probably you’ve seen from the proclamation if that grant of amnesty is declared to be void then it can be […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said he would “not resist arrest” and would be willing to be incarcerated again while he is exhausting all legal means to prove that the grant of amnesty to him by former President Benigno Aquino III was valid. Speaking to reporters, Trillanes claimed the action of President Rodrigo Duterte to void his amnesty was a “case of political persecution.” He insisted he had applied for amnesty and had […]
(Eagle News)—-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Tuesday, Sept. 3, maintained he had complied with the minimum requirements for the amnesty granted to him by then-President Benigno Aquino III, saying his was a “clear case of political persecution.” “Absolutely complied lahat yan.Mga kaso sa civil courts nadismiss yan..,” he said. Asked if he had applied for the amnesty in the first place, he said: “Di ka naman bibigyan ng amnesty kung wala kang application.” “Maliwanag yun. […]
(Eagle News)-The House committee on justice on Tuesday, Sept. 4, found the impeachment complaints filed against now-Chief Justice Teresita De Castro and other justices who voted to oust Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Magistrate sufficient in form. Twenty-one members voted to approve the motion to find sufficiency in form in the complaints filed by opposition lawmakers led by Rep.Edcel Lagman against De Castro, SC Justices Diosdado Peralta, Lucas Bersamin, Andres Reyes, Francis Jardeleza, Noel Tijam and […]
(Eagle News) — Matapos ang big-time oil price hike ng mga kumpanya ng langis ngayong araw, Setyembre 4 ay posible pang masundan ang dagdag presyo sa mga produktong petrolyo. Ayon sa Oil Industry Management Bureau, ito ay dahil sa nararanasang political crisis sa mga bansa na pangunahing oil producers gaya ng Iran, Venezuela, at Libya. Dagdag pa nila, tumaas ang presyo ng produktong petrolyo kahit nangako ang Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) na […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has voided the amnesty granted by former President Benigno Aquino III to opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, “effective immediately,” saying he had not complied with the “minimum requirements” for such an amnesty. The President, through Proclamation No. 572, was dated Aug. 31, 2018 and was signed by the President and by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. Citing Section 19 Article 7 of the Philippine Constitution, Duterte said that “the grant […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte visited Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Monday, Sept. 3, and said he hoped the world learned lessons from the “horrific” period in history when more than six million Jews were systematically murdered by the Nazis. Duterte, the first Philippine president to visit Israel, signed the memorial’s guest book, and also read out what he wrote, saying “may the world learn the lessons of this horrific […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines and Israel on Monday, Sept. 3, inked several agreements during President Rodrigo Dutertes official visit. Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, representing the Philippine government, signed the memorandum of understanding on scientific cooperation. Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez, for his part, signed the memorandum of intent on the collaboration of bilateral direct investment, while Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III signed a memorandum of agreement which, the Palace said, aims to reduce placement fees for […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The parents of Mary Jane Veloso, who is on death row in Indonesia, have asked the Supreme Court to allow for the out-of-court testimony of their daughter against her alleged illegal recruiters, who are facing a case for large-scale illegal recruitment in a Nueva Ecija court. In their petition, Cesar and Celia Veloso asked the High Court to reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals that ruled that allowing […]
(Eagle News) — Catholic nun Patricia Fox on Monday, Sept. 3, asked the Department of Justice to review and set aside the Bureau of Immigration’s deportation order against her. In her petition, Fox reiterated that the BI “prejudged” her case. She also denied she violated the terms of her missionary visa as claimed by the BI, saying that the activities the agency said were “political” in nature were actually “consistent with her congregation’s charism and mission by […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged Filipinos to choose only the “best people” as the next senators of the Philippines come 2019. When he made the call before Overseas Filipino Workers at a hotel in Israel on Sunday, Sept. 2, Duterte was accompanied by Special Assistant to the President Bong Go and Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, among others, who are rumored as eyeing a seat in the Senate in the midterm elections. “Ngayon hindi ako […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is considering buying military equipment from Israel. Special Assistant to the President Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go said defense officials who accompanied President Rodrigo Duterte in his historic trip to the country “will check the possible equipment to help modernize the Philippine Coast Guard and kung may magustuhan, bibili ang government.” The President, accompanied by his 46-man delegation, is on a four-day visit to the country. According to Go, “more than […]
