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(Eagle News)–Over 1600 convicts released under the Good Conduct Time Allowance law have so far surrendered to authorities, the Department of Justice said. Justice Undersecretary Markk Perete said the 1665 who are now in Bureau of Corrections custody is as of 8 p.m. today, over three hours before the deadline for their surrender. It was President Rodrigo Duterte who gave the convicts released under the GCTA law 15 days to turn themselves in or be […]
(Eagle News) — The deadline for candidates running for national posts to remove their illegal campaign materials is Thursday, Feb. 14. According to Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez, after Thursday, Comelec teams will start taking down the oversized campaign materials and those found outside of common areas. He said the Comelec will also study what legal action to take against the erring candidates. In a series of Tweets on Tuesday, Feb. 12, the official […]
by Marianne Barriaux with Patrick Galey in Madrid Agence France Presse Madrid on Monday gave Catalonia’s separatist leader three more days to “return to legality” after he refused to say whether he would follow through on a threat to declare independence from Spain. Responding to an initial deadline set by the central government, Carles Puigdemont sent a letter early Monday calling for talks with Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy “as soon as possible” amid Spain’s worst […]
