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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British prime minister Margaret Thatcher granted Corazon Aquino’s request for asylum at the height of the uprising that swept her to power in the Philippines, according to newly declassified files released on Tuesday. Aquino headed the four-day 1986 People Power Revolution that ended the 21-year rule of president Ferdinand Marcos. He had declared victory in a snap election tainted by fraud allegations. During the turmoil, Aquino sought sanctuary in the […]
(Eagle News) – The 15 police security escort assigned to Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Director Gen. Aaron Aquino, who were previously recalled, will now be returned to him, according to Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Oscar Albayalde. Albayalde said that he had already directed the Regional Director of Provincial Regional Office 3 to “bring back all the security personnel” of Aquino. He said he decided on this after Aquino claimed that […]
Says Duterte is giving “mixed signals” in placing officials he had removed from office to other higher gov’t posts (Eagle News) – Former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III criticized President Rodrigo Duterte’s actions of transferring government officials he had removed from office to other government posts, especially higher ones. Aquino was reacting to President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22, where the President stressed how the war against corruption is […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named a career official of the National Food Authority as a member of the NFA council and the new NFA administrator, replacing Jason Aquino who had been earlier relieved from office by the Office of the Ombudsman. The President signed the appointment papers of Judy Carol Dansal on June 11. She previously served as the NFA deputy administrator for marketing operations. Dansal’s appointment comes in the midst […]
(Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections convened as the National Board of Canvassers on Tuesday where reelectionist senators Cynthia Villar and Grace Poe took the lead in its official partial count. In the canvassing that started at 2:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, and ended at 9:23 p.m., opposition senator Bam Aquino was also listed on the 12th spot. The partial and official count or canvass of votes already counted ballots from 34 out […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said he could not imagine why the past administration had allowed Philippine National Police special forces to be used in Mamasapano considering they were trained to address urban terrorism and not jungle warfare. He said this bungled operation and decision-making at the top led to the massacre of 44 PNP-Special Action Forces personnel four years ago. President Duterte said that it was like these officials fed the PNP-SAF […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Bam Aquino is seeking re-election under the opposition Liberal Party as he filed his certificate of candidacy on Tuesday, October 16, at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Manila. Aquino is seeking his second term as senator. On Tuesday, human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno also filed his certificate of candidacy as a senatorial bet also under the opposition Liberal Party. Diokno served as chairman of the […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said he is considering filing malversation and graft charges against former National Food Authority (NFA) administrator Jason Aquino, citing his failure to use the P5.1 billion subsidy in buying rice from local farmers to boost the NFA’s rice buffer stock. “Kung walang magpa-file, ako mismo ang magpa-file. At hindi lang for technical malversation, fa-file-lan ko rin siya ng graft (If no one will file, I myself will […]
(Eagle News) – Senator Richard Gordon denied there was anything “political” in the Senate blue ribbon committee’s Dengvaxia report, which was filed on Monday, April 30. In a statement, Gordon said the aim of his panel’s investigation, after all, “has always been the protection of the children.” “Kaya tayo nag-imbestiga to protect the children and to insulate the DOH (Department of Health) from politics na nakakasama sa kalusugan ng ating bayan,” he said. He noted that […]
(Eagle News) –Senator Panfilo Lacson on Monday, April 16, stood by his decision not to sign the blue ribbon committee draft report that recommended the filing of charges against Former President Benigno Aquino III and others over the Dengvaxia mess. This was after Senator Richard Gordon, the panel chair, cited Lacson’s alleged ties with Aquino when asked to comment on Lacson’s opposition to the draft that also recommended the filing of charges against former Health […]
(Eagle News) – Senate Blue Ribbon Committee chair Senator Richard Gordon said no less than former President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III should be held responsible for allegedly hastening the procurement of the controversial Dengvaxia vaccines that were used on more than 800,000 children in a mass vaccination program during his administration. Gordon said Aquino, as well as his officials who were involved in the program — former Health Secretary Janet Garin and former Budget […]
(Eagle News) — Forget about political colors. This was the message of President Rodrigo Duterte to residents in Tarlac, a supposed bailiwick of the Aquinos, on Wednesday. “If the Ilocanos would like to have a hero in the name of Ferdinand Marcos, give it to them,” he said, justifying his decision to allow the burial of the former president in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. The burial–which was done months after Duterte assumed the presidency […]
