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(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno may have found an ally in Associate Justice Marvic Leonen. On Wednesday, April 10, Leonen said that Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth were mere “tools” and “not a measure of integrity,” a conclusion he made after establishing that Sereno did not have the opportunity to “steal” from government coffers when she was on leave as a University of the Philippines professor from 2000 to 2006. […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP) — In an effort to speed research toward a cure for the most common form of dementia, experts urged a new framework Tuesday to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease using biological clues, rather than symptoms of memory loss. Alzheimer’s affects some 44 million people around the world, but remains poorly understood, with no effective treatments despite billions of dollars spent on research. Clinical trials have stumbled, with recent research showing that up to […]
By Jodi Bustos Eagle News Service The Philippines may bid for the hosting of the 2019 Miss Universe pageant as a way to reintroduce a newly rehabilitated Boracay to the world. Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said it was President Rodrigo Duterte himself who raised the possibility in jest, after Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez asked how they would promote the island again after the six-month closure. “I know it’s pabiro, sabi niya ‘eh baka pwede natin […]
But Trillanes says senators can only be judged once they give their verdict By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators on Tuesday, April 10, vowed to vote based on evidence if the venue for the impeachment process against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno was transferred to the Senate, but one remained skeptical. “Sa akin, walang epekto,” Senator Nancy Binay said, when asked to comment on President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Sereno’s impeachment to be fast-tracked […]
Ni Anne Ramos Eagle News Correspondent PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (Eagle News) – Nakatakdang magsagawa ng visitor survey ang Department of Tourism-Mimaropa katuwang ang pamahalaang panlalawigan ng Palawan ngayong buwan ng Abril sa mga pangunahing destinasyon sa lalawigan. Ito ay kinabibilangan ng Coron, El Nido at Puerto Princesa City. Layunin ng naturang visitors’ surveys na mangangalap ng mahahalagang datos katulad ng accommodation establishment visitor survey, tourist attraction visitor survey at departure points visitor survey. Sinimulan […]
(Eagle News) — The government of China will give another Php 500 million assistance to the Philippines for the rehabilitation of Marawi City. The announcement was made during President Rodrigo Duterte’s pre-departure message in Davao City. “I am not supposed to announce it, but nakita ko na. They (China) are about to give us another 500 million. That’s quite a lot, additional for the Marawi (rehabilitation), and I’m happy for the Maranaos,” the President said […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Jonas Leones said that the suggestion of President Rodrigo Duterte to transform the Island of Boracay into a land reform area is very possible. “It’s going to be a land reform area for the Filipinos. Lilinisin ko lang naman tapos ibalik ko sa Pilipino ang lupa nila,” the President said on Monday, April 9, in his departure speech before flying to China […]
(EagleENews)– Chief Justice on-leave Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, April 10, reiterated her position she “consistently” filed her Statements of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth, under heated questioning from Associate Justice Teresita de Castro during quo warranto proceedings against the top magistrate. “I maintain I filed my SALNs,” Sereno said, citing the Doblada doctrine. At one point, De Castro asked Sereno why she did not submit to the Judicial and Bar Council her SALNs “at […]
Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Nakahanda na umano si outgoing Philippine National Police chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa sa kanyang susunod na assignment sa Bureau of Corrections (BuCor) bagaman wala pang official appointment order para rito. Kumpiyansa si Dela Rosa na magtatagumpay siya sa BuCor oras na italaga na siya ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Samantala, may babala din si Dela Rosa sa mga patuloy na gumagawa ng katiwalian sa nasabing ahensya. “Kung may gumagawa pa […]
(Eagle News) — Associate Justice Teresita de Castro denied she rebuked Chief Justice-on leave Maria Lourdes Sereno when the latter reached out to her after she was appointed to the top magistrate post in 2012. During oral arguments on the quo warranto petition on Tuesday, April 10, De Castro, turning emotional, denied ever having the conversation with Sereno in which she was alleged to have told her: “I will never forgive you for accepting the […]
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan on Tuesday, April 10, ordered the detention of former immigration commissioners Al Argosino and Michael Robles in connection with the P50-million bribery case involving businessman Jack Lam and retired police officer Wally Sombero. This was after the anti-graft court found probable cause for the non-bailable case of plunder against them. The order finding probable cause was released hours after Sombero and Argosino posted a P60,000 bail each. It was reportedly already […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s appearances before US lawmakers this week to address privacy and security lapses at his company promise to be some of the most anticipated congressional testimony in years. But the 33-year-old billionaire’s appearances have had their fair share of historic and sensational predecessors, some that brought virtually unknown Americans into the national spotlight, and others that have impacted presidential ambitions. Here are four modern-day congressional hearings that […]
