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(Eagle News) — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, Aug. 1, lashed out at the Department of Foreign Affairs after it made the suggestion for the Philippines to conduct a joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Hontiveros said the suggested 60-40 joint exploration was “preposterous and treacherous,” and “reverses our historic victory at The Hague and signs away Philippine sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.” According to Hontiveros, the Permanent […]
(Eagle News) — A new complaint has been filed against former Health Secretary Janette Garin in connection with the death of a child administered with the Dengvaxia mess. Also charged for reckless imprudence resulting in the death of John Paul Rafael and for violation of Section 15 of the Anti-Torture Act were Dr. Lyndon Lee Suy, Dr. Irma L. Asuncion, Dr. Vicente Belizario, Jr., Dr. Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Dr. Gerardo Bayugo, Dr. Julius Lecciones, Mario S. Baquilod, Dr. […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives will vote separately from the Senate if Congress as a whole convenes into a Constituent Assembly to amend the Constitution. This is according to newly-elected Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, whose predecessor, Rep. Pantaleon Alvarez, had insisted that voting for Charter Change should be done jointly by the two chambers of Congress. He noted that since the 1987 Constitution only requires 3/4 votes of Congress for Cha-Cha, the House of […]
(Eagle News) — Former House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said he would ask the Supreme Court to intervene in the feud on who should comprise and lead the minority bloc in the Lower Chamber. In a television interview, Fariñas noted that under House rules, those who voted for Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Speaker could no longer vie for a minority bloc post. Rep. Danilo Suarez, who voted and for and campaigned for Arroyo to be […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of National Defense on Wednesday, Aug. 1, urged the public to avoid making conclusions on the cause of the blast in Basilan that killed at least 11 people. “As we speak, there are several theories circulating regarding the circumstances surrounding the incident. Although we are not discounting them entirely, all of these are just pure speculation at this time and are now the subject of an investigation being conducted by […]
(Eagle News)– The Office of the President has fired Deputy Ombudsman Melchor Arthur Carandang. In its dismissal order signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, the OP said Carandang was guilty of graft and corruption, and betrayal of public trust, but dismissed the charges against Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Rodolfo Elman and members of the Ombudsman-Mindanao fact-finding team were dismissed for “lack of substantial evidence.” In finding Carandang guilty, the OP noted that in September 2017, Carandang […]
(Eagle News) — A United States jury has indicted alleged pork barrel scam queen Janet Lim Napoles for allegedly funneling around $20 million in Philippine government funds in and out of the US. Also charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, domestic money laundering, and international money laundering were her children Jo Christine, James Christopher, and Jeane Catherine; brother Reynald Luy Lim, and his wife Ana Marie. In a statement, the US justice department said Napoles and […]
(Eagle News) — Aberya sa MRT at LRT, kakulangan ng iba pang pampublikong transportasyon at mabigat na daloy ng trapiko. Ilan lamang ito sa halos araw-araw na kinakaharap na problema nating mga Pilipino. Kaya naman ilang investor ang may panukalang magtayo ng skyway project sa buong Pilipinas na ang pagbabasehan ay ang Railway Franchise Technology ng Russia. Ang teknolohiya ay may iba’t ibang uri gaya ng recreational at urban type na maaaring maglulan ng 10,000 […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, July 31, said his daughter, Davao Mayor Sara Duterte, would not run for a national post. The President made the revelation as he announced his support for a law that would deter political dynasties. “Ang anak ko, si Inday, I can tell you I know her,” Duterte said. It was the Davao mayor who set up the Hukbong ng Pagbabago, a regional political party, with the blessing of her father. […]
(Eagle News) — A roadside explosion in Antipolo City that police said was meant for passing army vehicles, hurt two civilians — a passenger and the driver of a tricycle that was near the area. Initial police reports suspected that the improvised explosive device (IED) that exploded was planted by communist rebels along the roadside of Sitio Calumpang, Bgy. San Jose, Antipolo City. Police suspected that it was meant for two marked vehicles of […]
(Eagle News) — Former ambassador Jose Apolinario ‘Jun’ Lozada Jr., died at the age of 67, on Tuesday, July 31. Lozada, who became an Ambassador to the Philippines in Austria, Palau, Baghdad, and the See of Rome at the Vatican, suffered from brain hemorrhage and was confined at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI). Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano sent his condolences to Lozada’s family, saying that the former ambassador’s passing […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpasalamat si Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III sa suportang ipinagkaloob sa kaniya ng samahan ng mga lisensyadong recruitment at manpower agencies sa bansa. Kahapon, binasa ng mga Pangulo ng halos isandaan limampung (150) land-based recruitment agencies ang kanilang manifest of support kay Bello. Nanawagan din ang mga ito kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na panatilihin si Bello sa labor department. Ayon kay Bello, malaking bagay sa kaniya ang nasabing suporta dahil ilang araw […]
