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(Eagle News) — The Senate on Wednesday approved on third and final reading the proposed P3.767-trillion national budget for 2018. All 16 senators present voted for the budget bill months after the House of Representatives passed its own in September. A bulk of the budget, once passed into law, is expected to go to the Duterte administration’s Build, Build, Build program. Also expected to get a big share of the budget, if passed into law, […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Bureau of Customs has filed a smuggling complaint against two individuals for allegedly misdeclaring a shipment of used luxury vehicles and auto parts valued at P7.8 million. A copy of the complaint filed by the BoC before the Manila Prosecutors Office said charged also for unlawful importation were the shipment consignee Julius Catalig, owner of Julerjac Trading; and Customs broker Rodrigo de Guzman. According to the BoC, the shipment […]
Says CJ act of not consulting with her, the member in charge, also a violation of SC rules (Eagle News) — Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday confirmed that Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno did not consult her when she issued a blanket temporary restraining order on the Commission on Elections’ proclamation of party-lists in 2013, an act she said was a violation of court rules. “I am the member in charge. Under […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The National Bureau of Investigation said on Wednesday that it had filed charges against former Philippine National Police deputy director general Marcelo Garbo and his wife. In a statement, NBI Director Dante Gierran said the former PNP official and his spouse Rosalinda are facing charges for violation of section 7 of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act for “amassing assets way beyond their legitimate income..” before the Ombudsman. He […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Aabot sa 500 milyong Japanese yen o katumbas ng P210 milyong pisong halaga ng police equipment ang ipinagkaloob ngayon ng Japan government sa Philippine National Police sa ilalim ng kanilang “economic and social development program.” Mismong si Japanese Ambassador Koji Heneda ang nanguna sa isinagawang turnover ceremony sa Kampo Crame na dinaluhan din ni PNP Chief Ronald Dela Rosa. Kabilang sa mga ipinagkaloob ng Japan ang 100 brand new […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court has issued a warrant of arrest against Senator Leila de Lima and others in connection with the illegal drug trading case filed against them. In a two-page decision, Branch 206 Judge Patria Manalastas-De Leon said there was probable cause to arrest De Lima, her alleged bagman Ronnie Dayan, former Bureau of Corrections director Franklin Bucayu and his alleged bagman Ilfredo Elli and De Lima’s […]
(Eagle News) — Japanese company Sumitomo Corp. is back as maintenance provider of the Metro Rail Transit 3. This is according to a report by CNN Philippines on Wednesday. “(The takeover again can happen) as early as April, May of next year,” Transportation Assistant Secretary TJ Batan said in an interview. He said that a government-to-government agreement was “scheduled to be signed” by the 3rd week of December 2017. “The maintenance and rehabilitation contract is […]
Says Admin Order No. 175-2012 runs counter to previously issued en banc reso (Eagle News) — Associate Justice Teresita de Castro on Wednesday said she was “aghast” when Supreme Court Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno’s issued an administrative order creating the Judicial Decentralized Office in Cebu, noting that this ran counter to a resolution approved by the SC en banc previously. “I’ve always been very courteous and respectful to the Chief Justice, even if […]
(Agence France Presse) — One of the Philippines’ biggest banks has been sanctioned over alleged fraud by one of its executives, the central bank said Tuesday. The penalties were imposed on the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company (MBTC) after one of its vice presidents was arrested in July on suspicion of stealing 1.75 billion pesos ($34.5 million) from the bank. Some directors and officers at MBTC, better known as Metrobank, will also be suspended, the […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate on Tuesday approved on third reading the proposed Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion that will exempt around 6.8 million workers in the country from paying income taxes. Seventeen senators voted in favor of Senate Bill No. 1592 sponsored by ways and means committee chairman Sonny Angara. In the approved version, workers who earn up to P250,000 each year will no longer pay income tax. Apart from […]
Says PNP claim based on “unverified reports” (Eagle News) — The National Bureau of Investigation on Tuesday said it was contemplating filing charges against the Philippine National Police for announcing the alleged involvement of three NBI agents in a kidnapping scheme even if the information was “unverified.” In a statement, NBI director Dante Gierran said based on a report from the NBI regional director and acting assistant regional director of the NBI-Central Luzon Regional Office, which […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday said that the petitions filed before the Supreme Court questioning the government’s war on drugs were but “ingenious moves” to “destabilize” the Duterte administration and “sow anarchy.” In his opening statement at the resumption of oral arguments, Calida said the Almora petition, for one, prays “that the respondents or any of their agents, representatives or assigns be prohibited from implementing or enforcing any […]
