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by Theo Merz Agence France Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Vladimir Putin on Monday said he would address disputes with the West after an election that saw him return to the Kremlin with a record vote share, as Moscow faces increasing isolation. International leaders were slow to congratulate the Russian president after a Sunday election that saw him take almost 77 percent of the vote, as monitors reported ballot stuffing and other alleged cases of […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte is against divorce. This is what Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque clarified during a press conference in Camarines Sur on Monday, March 19. “Ayaw po sana niyang magkomento pero since nagbotohan na naman sa kamara, ang Presidente po ay tutol sa divorce,” Roque said. According to Roque, the President said it would be the children who would bear the brunt of the effects of a divorce between parents. “Ang […]
by Glenn Chapman Agence France Presse SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Ride-sharing giant Uber said Monday it is suspending use of self-driving cars after one of the vehicles struck and killed a pedestrian in the US state of Arizona. The Uber vehicle was in autonomous mode, with an operator behind the wheel, when it hit a woman walking in the street in the city of Tempe late Sunday, according to the San Francisco-based company. […]
by Rob Lever © Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook shares plunged Monday as the social media giant faced an onslaught of criticism at home and abroad over revelations that a firm working for Donald Trump’s presidential campaign harvested and misused data on 50 million members. Calls for investigations came on both sides of the Atlantic after Facebook responded to the explosive reports of misuse of its data by suspending the account of Cambridge […]
(Eagle News) — Police authorities on Monday said the transport strike held by members of the Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operator Nationwide did not have an impact on the traffic situation in Metro Manila and nearby areas, belying the group’s pronouncement that 90 percent of the capital’s jeepney routes had been affected. “Transport strike was generally peaceful and has not affected the normal situation within the (National Capital Region),” the National Capital Region […]
(Eagle News) — The postponement of barangay elections will most likely not push through. This was after Senate President Koko Pimentel said that the passage of a counterpart bill in the Senate was no longer possible. Earlier the House of Representatives approved on third and final reading a measure deferring the polls originally slated in May. According to Pimentel, the Congress is slated to go on a break on March 24. It will resume session on […]
(Eagle News)– The lawyer of Janet Lim Napoles on Monday said he met with Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea after she was provisionally admitted to the Witness Protection Program. “Ang pinag-usapan namin whether or not magfa-file ba siya (Napoles) ng motion (seeking her transfer to the Department of Justice),” Stephen David told reporters in the Sandiganbayan, where he attended a hearing on their urgent motion. According to David, prior to the […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Monday approved a bill establishing a coco levy trust fund on third and final reading. Nineteen senators voted for Senate Bill No 1233, including Senator Francis Pangilinan, who, even then expressed his “reservations.” Only one senator, Risa Hontiveros, voted totally against the measure. “More than a year after we submitted SBN 1233, we are now faced with an amended version that we believe is far from what we […]
(Eagle News) – Insisting that she can only be removed by impeachment, Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno asked the Supreme Court to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and merit the quo warranto petition filed by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) that claimed she was ineligible to be appointed as chief magistrate in 2012. In a 77-page comment to the quo warranto petition, Sereno, through her lawyers led by Alexander Poblador said that […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen applicants for the position of Chief Justice failed to submit the required number of Statements of Asset, Liabilities and Net Worth. This is according to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s camp, who appeared to have admitted in a statement on Monday that she herself had failed to submit her SALNs at one point. “The submission of all SALNs for those in government was a requirement which the JBC can waive and […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Big oil companies will hike prices of its oil products on Tuesday, March 20, in response to the movement of oil prices in the world market. According to the Department of Energy (DOE), there will be an increase of 35 centavos per liter of diesel, and 10 centavos of gasoline starting Tuesday. The price of kerosene will, however, go down 60 centavos per liter.
(Eagle News) – “We have made history here in defining the impeachment process in the House of Representatives.” This was how House committee on justice chair Oriental Mindoro Rep. Reynaldo Umali described how the house panel had so far handled deliberations on the impeachment complaint, as well as the crafting of the articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno which 33 lawmakers had voted to approve. The 56-page articles of […]
