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President Rodrigo Duterte has conferred the Order of Sikatuna on outgoing Israel Ambassador to the Philippines Ephraim Ben Matityau during his farewell call at the Music Room of the Malacañan Palace. The Order of Sikatuna with the rank of Grand Cross (Datu), silver distinction, was conferred on the Israel envoy for his significant role in strengthening and deepening the cordial relations between the Republic of the Philippines and the State of Israel. President Duterte […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Court of Appeals Justice Jose Reyes Jr. to the Supreme Court. Reyes replaces Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco, who retired this week. Court Administrator Midas Marquez, former Ateneo De Manila University College of Law Dean Cesar Villanueva and CA justices Apolinario Bruselas, Ramon Garcia, Rosmari Carandang, Ramon Hernando and Amy Lazaro-Javier had vied for the post. Reyes, a San Beda law graduate like Duterte, was executive judge of the Rizal Regional […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Leila de Lima was arraigned for conspiracy to trade illegal drugs in a Muntinlupa court on Friday, Aug. 10. But De Lima did not enter a plea for the charges, prompting Branch 205 to enter a not guilty plea for her. De Lima, who is detained in Camp Crame, is facing other drug-related cases in other Muntinlupa courts. The cases stem from her alleged involvement in the illegal drug trade in the New […]
(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Friday, Aug. 10, called on the government to “take concrete steps” to combat the spread of fake news. “We urge the administration to take concrete steps…guided by the (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Framework and Joint Declaration to Minimize the Harmful Effects of Fake News, which was crafted at the 14th Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) in May 2018,” she said in a statement. Since […]
(Eagle News)—-Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday, Aug. 10, said the man who detonated an improvised exposive device in Lamitan, Basilan that killed several people may be a Moroccan national who was reported to have ties with the Abu Sayyaf. Lorenzana, without naming names, said “mukhang qualifications point that he is the guy, kasi hindi marunong magsalita ng dialect dun.” Twitter user TerrorMonitor said that Moroccan national Abu Kathir al-Maghribi was the “suicide bomber” who […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has filed a bill seeking to remove restrictions preventing foreign contractors from bidding for locally-funded government public works projects. Under Commonwealth Act No .541, only firms with 75% Filipino ownership or more are allowed to bid. In a statement, Gatchalian said that in filing Senate Bill No. 1907 that seeks to amend the 78-year-old Commonwealth Act, he seeks to “provide a more level playing field and extend equal opportunities to eligible and qualified […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines is eyeing to sign the agreement on the joint exploration of the South China Sea with China “anytime between now and the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping” this year. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who spoke in a press conference on Thursday, Aug. 9. “No time frame…It was not expressly stated as such,” Roque said. Despite the plan, Roque reiterated it was “clear we are not giving up […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Francis Pangilinan has filed a resolution seeking a probe into the supposed role of rogue policemen in crimes. “It’s a cause for concern. ‘Yan ang hirap pagka, sabi ko nga, tumaas na ang sweldo, tumaas din ang involvement ng pang-aabuso ng mga pulis, na hindi tama,” he said. Pangilinan made the comment days after three Valenzuela policemen and their civilian cohort were arrested for allegedly extorting money from junkshop owners. Senior Supt. Romeo […]
(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Thursday, Aug. 9, welcomed the selection of Chile’s former President Michelle Bachelet as the next United Nations human rights chief. “I think the (s)election of this new High Commissioner for Human Rights must be a result of compromise and we’re optimistic that we will have better relations with the new High Commissioner for Human Rights,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. President Rodrigo Duterte had engaged in a word war with Jordan’s Zeid […]
(Eagle News) — Chinese President Xi Jinping could visit the Philippines this year, according to Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano. Cayetano, said the talks on the Chinese leader’s visit are still going on after President Rodrigo Duterte first extended the invitation to Xi during his state visit in Beijing in October 2016. He said President Xi readily accepted the invitation, and said that the best time to visit the Philippines might be this year. President […]
(Eagle News)——The Palace on Thursday, Aug. 9, defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s environmental policies which Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said partly contributed to the slowing down of the growth of the Philippine economy in the second quarter. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, in the first place, the government does “not approach policy on purely economic and financial basis.” “The President of course will exercise the power of the state, known as police powers, to protect also […]
(Eagle News) — Ipauubaya na ng Department Of Tourism (DOT) sa Commission on Audit (COA) ang pagsasampa ng kaso laban kay dating Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo kaugnay ng umano’y kuwestyunableng advertisement deal sa “Bitag” media at PTV 4. Ito ang kinumpirma ni Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat sa pagharap nito sa House Committee On Appropriations para idepensa ang kanilang panukalang P3.044 billion na budget para sa susunod na taon. Ayon kay Romulo-Puyat, kung hindi maibabalik ang […]
