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SC en banc allows justices, others to speak on “administrative” matters in House panel impeach hearings

Only Associate Justice De Castro allowed to speak on “adjudicative” matters By Moira Encina and Erwin Temperante Eagle News Service (Eagle News)– The Supreme Court en banc has  voted to allow justices and other personnel to attend House justice panel hearings on the impeachment complaint against Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. But SC spokesperson Theodore Te said the en banc–which voted unanimously without Sereno— allowed Associate Justice Noel Tijam and the others, except Associate Justice Teresita […]

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NBA: Pistons snap Celtics home winning streak

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tobias Harris tallied 31 points as the Detroit Pistons halted the Boston Celtics’ eight-game home win streak with a 118-108 victory in a battle between the two top teams in the Eastern Conference. Andre Drummond posted 26 points, a season-high 22 rebounds and six assists as the Pistons went on a late 13-3 surge to seal the victory and spoil the start of Boston’s five-game homestand. “Tonight was just […]

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Sotto sues blogger over “Malacañang lapdogs” tag vs him, other senators

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III on Tuesday filed a cyberlibel complaint against blogger Edward Angelo Dayao after he called him and other senators “lapdogs” of Malacañang. Sotto filed the complaint before the Pasay City Prosecutors Office to take to task Dayao for his comment in his “silentnomore.ph” blog that came after Sotto and six others –Senators Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Richard Gordon, Manny Pacquiao, Gregorio Honasan II, Juan Miguel […]

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Several senators raise doubts BBL could be passed by year-end

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senators raised doubts the Bangsamoro Basic Law could be passed by the end of this year, even if President Rodrigo Duterte calls for a special session of Congress. “Not even a special session can fast-track it to be passed into law this year. It contains 289 sections that hearings alone can take so much time,” Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said on Tuesday. He added the proposed budget […]

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Federalism advocates, nanawagang suportahan ang pagsusulong ng revolutionary government

Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Nanawagan ang grupong Hukbong Federal ng Pilipinas sa labing anim na milyong Pilipino na bumoto at nagpapanalo kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na suportahan ang pagsusulong ng revolutionary government. Sa isinagawang press conference sa Quezon City, inilunsad ng grupo ang kanilang signature campaign na target na kumalap ng limang milyong lagda bilang suporta dito. Ayon kay Danilo Mangahas, national adviser ng Hukbong Federal Pilipinas, ito ang pinakamabilis […]

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Flurry of activity hints at North Korea missile test: reports

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Radio signals and radar activity detected at a North Korean missile base have raised concerns the reclusive regime may be preparing a new missile test, news reports in Seoul and Tokyo said Tuesday. The North has stoked international alarm over its banned nuclear missile program, but it has not launched a missile test since September 15, raising hopes that ramped-up sanctions are having an impact. However, the South Korean […]

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Mayor signs repeal of New York dancing ban

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s mayor on Monday signed into law the repeal of a 91-year-old piece of legislation that had technically banned dancing in thousands of bars, clubs and restaurants in the city. The city council voted overwhelmingly on October 31 to axe the law, which had come into effect in 1926 during Prohibition and which campaigners decried as racist, saying it was used initially to crack down on Harlem’s jazz […]

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SALN ni Chief Justice Sereno sa U.P. nawawala

(Eagle News) — Bigong maiprisinta sa pagdinig ng House Justice Committee ang kopya ng Statement of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) ni Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Ayon Kay University of the Philippines-Human Resources Development Office (HRDO) Director Angela Escoto na hindi nila makita ang 2002 SALN ng punong mahistrado. Mula noong 2000 hanggang 2009 , nagturo si Sereno sa U.P. bilang isang associate professor. Ang nadala lang nilang dokumento sa Kamara ay ang […]

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Danish and USA winners in freezing marathon at Antarctica exploration camp

Reuters — Fifty-five runners set out on Friday (November 24) to run two huge laps around the Union Glacier exploration camp in Antarctica – an ice marathon at temperatures of minus 25 degrees Celsius. Clear and sunny conditions at the camp, about 600 miles (about 965 kilometers) from the South Pole, allowed the runners to cover two laps of 13 miles (about 21 kms) but they were always under observation by the organizers as competitors […]

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PNP chief Dela Rosa, binalaan ang police scalawags

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — May babala si Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa sa mga police scalawag na muling gagawa ng kalokohan, oras na bumalik na sila sa war on drugs. Nagbanta rin ang heneral na pangungunahan niya ang isang vigilant group para hantingin ang mga tiwaling pulis oras na lumala ang kalakaran ng iligal na droga pagkatapos nyang mag-retiro sa serbisyo. “Isasama ko kayo sa retirement ko kapag kayo gumawa […]

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War on drugs ng PHL, mananatili pa rin sa pamumuno ng PDEA

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Mananatili muna sa Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) ang pamumuno sa anti-drug war campaign ng pamahalaan. Ito ang inihayag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque sa isang press briefing sa Davao City. Ayon sa opisyal, hindi pa nakakapag-desisyon dito si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. “It is safe to reveal that the president, while inclined to return it to the Philippine National Police (PNP), has not made up completely his mind,” pahayag ni […]

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Taylor Swift rules the US Billboard 200 album chart

LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — Taylor Swift ruled at the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday (November 27) as her latest release “Reputation” easily beat off new entries from country music stars Tim McGraw and Garth Brooks. “Reputation,” which entered the Billboard 200 chart at No. 1 last week with 1.2 million album units, sold another 256,000 units across album and song sales and streaming, according to figures from Nielsen […]

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