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by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — The head of Venezuela’s opposition-led National Assembly proclaimed himself “acting president” Wednesday in a bid to oust leftist leader Nicolas Maduro, immediately winning the backing of regional powers led by the United States. Tens of thousands jammed the streets of Caracas in an outpouring of support for Juan Guaido amid a dire economic crisis that has devastated the once rich oil-producing country. “I swear […]
(Eagle News) –Voter turnout in the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite has exceeded 85 percent. This is according to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, who made the announcement in a Tweet on Wednesday, Jan. 23. Day 1 of the plebiscite, or Jan. 21, was conducted in areas in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Isabela City in Basilan, and Cotabato City. Day 2, or Feb. 6, covers Lanao del Norte except Iligan City, and six towns in North […]
(Eagle News)—-The Criminal Investigation and Detection Group on Wednesday, Jan. 24, filed charges for illegal possession of firearms against Daraga, Albay Mayor Carlwyn Baldo. The charges were filed a day after he was arrested following the police’s discovery of two .45 cal. pistols, a magazine for an uzi, eight live ammunition for a .45 pistol, and live ammunition for an M16 in his house in Albay. The police also confiscated Baldo’s white Isuzu Alterra. The […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, Jan. 23, said he would have wanted the minimum age of criminal responsibility pegged at nine, but was “comfortable” with it being pegged at 12 nonetheless. According to Duterte, who spoke to reporters in Pasay, if the minimum age of criminal responsibility was pegged at nine years old, the children’s parents would be “conscious of the criminal accountability already.” “Yun ang original law bago pinakiilaman ni (Senator […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Appeals has affirmed its previous order for actress Rosanna Roces to pay P3.1 million to a beauty firm for breach of contract. In denying Roces’ motion for reconsideration of the June 6 order, the Eleventh Division said there were “no new and substantial issues” raised in the MR “which have not been judiciously passed upon by this Court.” The CA orders essentially affirmed the decision issued by a Quezon […]
(Eagle News) – The provinces under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, except for Sulu, overwhelmingly voted “yes” to the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), based on the partial unofficial count of votes at the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center. As of 4 p.m., January 23, the Western Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines released the counting of votes from the BOL Plebiscite Monitoring Center which said that 100 percent of the plebiscite […]
Minimum age of criminal responsibility now pegged at 12 years old in amended bill (Eagle News) — The House of Representatives has passed on second reading the bill lowering the age of criminal responsibility. House justice committee chair Doy Leachon said the approved HB 8858, however, was amended to make the minimum age of criminal liability 12 years old. “More than majority of the members said na 12 na lang,” he said. Under the amended measure, […]
(Eagle News)–The Palace has declared February 6 a special non-working holiday in areas covered by Day 2 of the Bangsamoro Organic Law plebiscite. According to Proclamation No. 656, the declaration of such in Lanao del Norte except Iligan City, and in the municipalities of Aleosan, Carmen, Kabacan, Midsayap, Pikit and Pigkayawan in North Cotabato was to give the people there the “opportunity to actively and fully participate in the plebiscite and exercise their right to vote.” […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation will study the proposal of the House Committee on Metro Manila Development to extend operating hours of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) systems to serve more commuters. The proposal for the extension of operations hours of the two major rail transportation systems in the country’s capital was made by Quezon City Representative Winston Castelo who chairs the House committee. “Pag-aralan ulit natin kasi […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Sony’s puppy-sized robot dog aibo, equipped with cameras, artificial intelligence and internet capability, can now remotely check up on family members, children or even pets, the Japanese electronics giant says. https://youtu.be/u6JLSntxZYM
(Eagle News) — The police have recovered one of two guns allegedly used in the killing of Rep. Rodel Batocabe and his bodyguard in December last year. The 45 cal. pistol, the police said, was recovered from a fish pond in Barangay Busay in Ligao City, Albay. A magazine loaded with ammunition was also recovered. The gun was reportedly thrown by Christopher Naval, one of the suspects in the killing of Batocabe and SP01 Orlando […]
ST. PETER PORT, United Kingdom (AFP) — Police on the British island of Guernsey resumed the search Wednesday for a missing plane carrying Premier League player Emiliano Sala, who is presumed dead after debris was found in the water. The light aircraft carrying the Argentine striker, who signed for Cardiff City at the weekend, disappeared from radar around 20 kilometers (12 miles) north of Guernsey on Monday night. “We have resumed searching,” the police said. […]
