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(Eagle News) – The San Juan police station invited for questioning former senator Jinggoy Estrada on Sunday, May 3, for conducting relief operations without a permit which was allegedly a violation of the protocols on enhanced community quarantine. The Philippine National Police (PNP), through spokesperson General Bernard Banac, said that they just issued a “stern warning” to the former senator to coordinate first with the San Juan City local government before he holds any […]
(Eagle News) – Newly elected Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso took his oath on Sunday, June 30, as the 27th mayor of the city of Manila before Supreme Court Chief Justice Lucas Bersamin. Moreno’s oath taking happened at the Manila City Hall’s Bulwagang Katipunan. He will serve the three-year term as Manila mayor replacing former mayor Joseph Estrada. Moreno’s running mate Vice-Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan who secured her second three-year term as […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila City Board of Canvassers on Tuesday night, May 14, formally proclaimed Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso as the new mayor of Manila garnering 357,925 votes. Moreno beat incumbent mayor former President Joseph Estrada who had earlier conceded defeat, and another former Manila mayor, Alfredo Lim who got 138,923 votes. Moreno had a lead of 147,000 votes over Estrada who got 210,605 votes. Moreno’s running mate, incumbent vice-mayor Honey Lacuna who […]
(Eagle News) – Two senators whose fathers had a “negative” experience with former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo voiced their apprehension and opposition to the sudden rise in power of the Pampanga congresswoman as House Speaker. Senators Grace Poe and JV Ejercito both voiced concern about the way that Arroyo was installed as House Speaker just a few minutes before the scheduled State of the Nation Address of President Rodrigo Duterte at 4 p.m. on […]
(Eagle News) — Naghain ng mosyon sa Sandiganbayan si Senador Jinggoy Estrada na humihiling na pansamantala siyang makalabas ng kulungan para dumalo sa ika-86 na kaarawan ng kanyang ina at dating First Lady Loi Ejercito Estrada. Sa kaniyang mosyon, hiniling ni Estrada na payagan siyang makalabas ng kanyang detention cell sa loob ng apat na oras sa Hunyo 4 mula 8:00 ng gabi hanggang 12:00 ng hatinggabi. Matatandaang naghain din ng parehong request noong nakaraang […]
The camp of Senator Jinggoy Estrada is confident the case against the senator will be dismissed due to being “defective”.
Malacañang is happy with the filing of cases against those involved in the pork barrel scam, with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte saying that it is a step forward to determine the truth. Senate President Franklin Drilon said he hoped the judicial process will be properly followed, and that the accused would be given a fair trial by the Sandiganbayan. He said he would not allow the arrest of the three senators inside the Senate […]
MANILA, April 2 (PNA) — Malacanang on Wednesday presented to media members a roadmap of the next steps following the filing of charges against those linked to the alleged P10-billion priority development assistance fund (PDAF) scam. Alleged PDAF mastermind Janet Napoles is among those who will be charged with plunder and graft along with three senators — Juan Ponce Enrile, Ramon Revilla Jr. and Jinggoy Estrada. “It is important that our people know and understand […]
MANILA, Philippines — The Office of the Ombudsman found senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr., liable for plunder, saying they took “undue advantage of their official position” in the use of their pork barrel funds. Aside from plunder, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales also said that the three senators were also liable for graft for allegedly receiving multi-million peso kickbacks in exchange for funneling their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) to fake […]
