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NBI files raps vs Aquino, others over Dengvaxia mess

(Eagle News)–The National Bureau of Investigation has filed  charges against former President Benigno Aquino III over the P3-billion Dengvaxia mess. Apart from Aquino, charged with graft before the Ombudsman were former Health Secretary Janette Garin,  former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad and officials of the French firm Sanofi Pasteur, Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Health. In filing the charges the NBI said there were irregularities in the issuance of the certificate of product registration, among others. […]

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JUST IN: Senate suspends work today, July 17

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Work in the Senate has been cancelled due to continuous rains. Senator Gregorio Honasan, officer in charge of the Senate, employees were told to go home because of flooded areas. The scheduled hearing by the Senate committee on constitutional amendments on the draft federal constitution has also been cancelled. The bicameral conference committee has yet to say if the vote on the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law will push through today. […]

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Robredo camp asks PET to disregard SolGen’s stance on ballot shading threshold

(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Presidential Electoral Tribunal to disregard the Solicitor General’s stance that the 50 percent ballot shading threshold be used in the ongoing manual recount. The manual recount stems from the electoral protest filed by former Senator Bongbong Marcos against Robredo, who was declared the winner in the vice presidential polls. In a July 13 plea, Romulo Macalintal, Robredo’s lawyer, called the OSG’s conclusion that […]

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Alvarez: 2019 polls can be postponed via people’s initiative

(Eagle News) — Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday, July 16, reiterated his proposal the elections in 2019 be postponed to supposedly ensure a smooth transition to the federal type of government. According to Alvarez, this could be done either through the passage of a law or a constitutional amendment via  a people’s initiative done by supporters of federalism. The Constitution has a provision that requires that polls be held every three years. “That can be done. […]

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Senator Poe vows to “block any Cha-cha express”

(Eagle News) — Senator Grace Poe on Monday, July 16, vowed to stop any “Cha-cha express,” saying the “product” of the Constitutional Commission, a “document as important as the basic law,” should be “rigorously studied, and not railroaded.” “I will block any Cha-cha express, especially one driven by people with expiring terms and fuelled by selfish interest,” she said in a statement. According to Poe, she took the “centrist view of giving the Con-com’s product the courtesy […]

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PDP-Laban magpapadala ng mga kinatawan sa bansang North Korea

(Eagle News) — Magpapadala ang ruling party na Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-LABAN) ng kinatawan sa North Korea ngayong linggo. Ayon kay Raul Lambino, PDP-Laban vice president for international affairs, ito ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na magkakaroon ng party to party contact sa pagitan ng Manila at Pyongyang. “This is strictly party-to-party diplomacy. The invitation was extended to us months ago, and we feel that this visit could not have come at a better time,” […]

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Tropical Depression “Henry” slightly intensifies; is expected to traverse Babuyan Islands tonight

(Eagle News)– Tropical Depression “Henry” has intensified slightly as it moved closer to northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Monday, July 16. In its 5 p.m. advisory, PAGASA said that as of 4 p.m., the center of “Henry” was located 180 kilometers east southeast of Calayan, Cagayan. The tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 60 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 75 […]

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Joint military training ng PHL at Malaysia, isasagawa

(Eagle News) — Palalakasin ng Pilipinas at Malaysia ang seguridad sa karagatan laban sa mga pirata at terorista na nasa pagitan ng karagatan ng Pilipinas at Malaysia. Sinabi ni Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque na ang isyu sa terorismo ang pangunahing agenda ng bilateral meeting nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Malaysian Prime Minister Mahatir Mohammad sa Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Joint border patrol Ayon kay Roque, ang umiiral na joint border patrol sa pagitan ng Philippine Navy […]

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Former President Aquino to skip Duterte’s SONA; Robredo to attend

(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III will not attend President Rodrigo Duterte’s third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23. “President Aquino already sent regrets,” the Inter-Parliamentary Relations and Special Affairs Bureau (IPRSAB) of the House of Representatives said in a text message. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said it was Aquino’s decision. It will have been the third time Aquino skips Duterte’s SONA. Vice President Leni Robredo and former […]

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Mga hurisdiksyon ng BBL, patuloy na hinihimay – Cong. Lobregat

(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ni 1st District Zamboanga City Congressman Celso Lobregat na pabor siya sa Bangsamoro Basic Law. Kailangan lamang aniyang masusing himay-himayin pa ang nilalaman ng nasabing panukala upang matiyak na ito ay naaayon sa Saligang Batas. Isa aniya sa mahigpit na pinagtatalunan dito ay ang partisipasyon ng anim na munisipalidad sa Lanao Del Norte, kung saan magkaiba ang bersyon ng mababa at mataas na kapulungan ng Kongreso. “Sinasabi sa Constitution na you […]

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Tropical Depression “Henry” to reach Babuyan Islands vicinity on Monday night

(Eagle News) — Expect rains in several parts of the country as Tropical Depression “Henry” reaches the vicinity of the Babuyan Group of Islands on Monday night, July 16. In its 11 a.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as of 10 a.m. “Henry” was located 415 kilometers east of Calayan, Cagayan, packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the center, and with gustiness of up to 65 […]

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Group accuses Bello of refusing to help OFW, corruption; Bello denies allegations

(Eagle News) — A group has accused Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III of refusing to help an Overseas Filipino Worker and of corruption. But Bello, in an interview over dzbb, dismissed the allegations of  Alie Dizon, secretary general of Kilusang Pagbabago National Movement for Change, who said he received P1.5 million from a recruitment agency, and refused to help one “Mercy,” who was deployed abroad through that agency but was made to return home following a […]

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