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SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — A Chinese student is suing American giant Disney alleging double standards because the company bans visitors to its Asian theme parks from taking their own food. The lawsuit against Shanghai Disneyland takes the entertainment company to task because the same strictures do not apply in its US or European parks. The legal action, which has sparked widespread support on social media, comes as China and the US spar over trade, […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay is seeking to declare as unlawful the barring of persons with disability who are assisted by service pets from public facilities. In filing Senate Bill No. 1674, Binay said she wants to amend Section 27 of RA 7277 or the Magna Carta for Persons With Disabilities, among others, saying such a practice of some establishments was a form of discrimination. She said under the proposed measure, an unreasonable denial of access […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law splitting Palawan into three provinces. Under Republic Act 11259 which was signed on Friday, April 5, Palawan will be divided into Palawan del Norte, Palawan Oriental, and Palawan del Sur upon approval by the majority of the votes cast by the voters of the affected areas in a plebiscite to be supervised by the Commission on Elections on May 11, 2020. Residents of Puerto Princesa, as a […]
by Theodore Lim Agence France Presse SINGAPORE (AFP) — Tech giants have reacted with horror after Singapore proposed laws against “fake news” allowing authorities to order the removal of content and impose hefty fines, in what critics say is an assault on free speech. The government unveiled a bill last week containing tough measures, including powers for ministers to order social media sites like Facebook to put warnings next to posts authorities believe to […]
(Eagle News)—Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Wednesday, March 27, said a 1972 law turned the oil and gas in Reed Bank into patrimonial assets. Carpio made the statement after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo gave the assurance Reed Bank would not be seized by China if the Southeast Asian country failed to pay its P3.6-billion loan for the Chico River irrigation project. Panelo had said that in the first place, Reed Bank was a […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Monday, March 25, said those who feel the law requiring motorcycles to have bigger and color-coded license plates was unconstitutional can raise the issue before the courts. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the comment as the government stood firm the law recently signed by President Rodrigo Duterte would be implemented without fear or favor. “Everyone should comply. No exception,” Panelo said. Panelo issued the statement days after around 50,000 motorcycle riders […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has temporarily stopped the Legal Education Board from requiring aspiring law students to pass a nationwide law school entrance exam before studying law. The SC issued the temporary restraining order on the implementation of the LEB’s memorandum number 7, which was assailed by two consolidated petitions, pending the resolution of the main case. LEB Memorandum No. 7 says an aspiring law student cannot be admitted into a law school unless he […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law modifying the ranks of policemen. Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea made the confirmation on Thursday, Feb. 21. A copy of the law has, however, yet to be released to the media. Under the law, which amended Section 28 of the Department of the Interior and Local Government Act of 1990, the following are the ranks of policemen: From Director-General to Police General From Deputy Director-General to Police Lieutenant […]
(Eagle News) — The World Health Organization lauded the Philippines for passing the Universal Health Care Law that seeks to ensure Filipinos’ equal access to quality healthcare. In a statement, the WHO said the new law was a “critical step” to ensure “major reforms to consolidate existing yet fragmented financial flows, increase the fiscal space for benefit delivery, improve the governance and performance of devolved local health systems and institutionalize support mechanisms such as health […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure providing for bigger discount rates for political advertisements during the elections. Under the new law, which amends the Fair Election Act, candidates and parties can get discounts 30 percent to 50 percent for television, from 20 percent to 40 percent for radio and 10 percent for print. The campaign period or national and party-list candidates kicked off on Tuesday, Feb. 12. It will end on […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law mandating the protection of Gabaldon school buildings in the country as part of the country’s preservation of its cultural heritage. Under Republic Act 11194 signed by the President on Jan. 18 but which was made available to the media on Thursday, Feb. 7, the Department of Education , National Commission for Culture and the Arts, the National Historical Commission of the Philippines, and the National Museum are tasked to implement […]
by Miwa SUZUKI Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn is likely to appear in a Japanese court next Tuesday to hear the reasons for his detention, after his lawyers deployed a little-used article of the Constitution. The shock move was the latest in a series of unexpected twists in a case that has gripped Japan and the business world since the once-revered auto tycoon was arrested on his private jet […]
