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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned a former soldier convicted of murder and a Green Beret charged with killing a suspected Taliban bomb-maker, defying warnings that the move would be an abuse of the powers afforded him under the US Constitution. Trump dismissed a second degree murder conviction against Army First Lieutenant Clint Lorance, who is six years into a 19-year term for ordering soldiers in 2012 to fire […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Benny Gantz, the main challenger to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the country’s general election, called for a broad unity government early Wednesday as exit surveys showed a tight race. “We will act to form a broad unity government that will express the will of the people,” Gantz told supporters at a post-election rally in Tel Aviv. He however cautioned that he was waiting for final results. “We will […]
(Eagle News) — Over 60 politicians who figure in the government’s narco-list are gunning for reelection in the May elections, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency chief Aaron Aquino said. According to Aquino, 64, in particular, filed their certificates of candidacy for the upcoming polls. He said there were 82 names in the narco-list. Aquino said, however, that there may be more than the 82 engaged in illegal drug activities. In a radio interview, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said […]
by Sebastian Smith and Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump indicated Tuesday he will climb down over his threat to shut the government even if he doesn’t get all the money he has demanded for building walls along the US-Mexican border. Although Trump left enough wiggle room to keep the country guessing, he appeared to be edging toward accepting a deal struck in Congress that would give him […]
Thumbs down, however, mandatory vaccination (Eagle News)—The Palace has directed the Department of Health to intensify its information drive on the government’s vaccination programs following the measles outbreak in some parts of the country, including Metro Manila. In a statement, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, however, shot down proposals to make vaccination mandatory for children. According to Nograles, intensifying the information drive was in accordance with Section 4 of Republic Act (RA) 10152, or the Mandatory […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Jan. 30, attributed the country’s improved anti-corruption rating to the measures implemented by the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo noted Duterte’s dismissal of government officials for corruption, and Duterte’s launch of the 8888 hotline for complaints on corrupt government employees and officials, and his issuance of a freedom of information order for compliance by the executive department, among others. “The President has truly displayed […]
(Eagle News)—Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Jan. 10, urged the Department of Budget and Management to release the fourth tranche of increase in the salaries of government workers, saying there was funding for the same even if the 2019 budget has not been passed. “Mr. DBM Secretary, implement the salary increase now. It is not unconstitutional,” Lacson said in a Tweet, referring to Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno, who had thumbed down the idea of releasing […]
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) — The government of Gabon declared that it was in control after an attempted coup by army rebels Monday and that it had arrested most of those involved. “Calm has returned, the situation is under control,” government spokesman Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told AFP. Only hours earlier, soldiers burst into state radio and called on the people to “rise up,” an apparent bid to oust ailing President Ali Bongo, who is out of the […]
by Anuj Chopra Agence France Presse RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s King Salman ordered a sweeping government reshuffle Thursday, replacing key security and political figures including the foreign minister, as the kingdom grapples with the international fallout over critic Jamal Khashoggi’s murder. The surprise shake up saw the appointment of a new National Guard chief and the head of a new space agency, but the ministries of energy and finance were unaffected despite […]
(Eagle News) — There will be no work in Malacanang and in other government offices on Dec. 26. This was according to Memorandum Circular 55 signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. The suspension, according to the memo, covers local government units, state-run firms, government financial institutions, state universities and colleges, among others. According to the memo, agencies whose functions involve the delivery of basic and health services and other services that include disaster preparedness and response […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 26, said a probe of the dealings of Senator Antonio Trillanes’ parents with the government was now underway. “We are investigating quietly ‘yung mga deals sa panahon ng tatay pati ‘yung involved ‘yung nanay. And he [Trillanes] can be very sure na lalabas lahat ‘yan,” the President said in a speech in Davao. He, however, did not elaborate. In previous speeches, the President accused Trillanes’ mother of having […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahan ng malakanyang na makakatulong ang Philippine Identification System Act upang magkaroon ng transparency at epektibong sistema sa gobyerno. Ayon kay Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, sa ganitong paraan mahihirapan na ang mga masasamang loob na makagawa ng fraud. Sa ilalim ng Philippine Identification System Act, iisang ID na lamang ang kinakailangan na ipakita sa mga transaksyon sa gobyerno at milyun-milyong Filipino ang tiyak na makikinabang dito. Bahagi ito ng layunin ng Pangulong […]
