(Eagle News) — When the President of the Philippines and members of the Senate sit together at a long table and have an intimate dinner, what exactly do they talk about? Absolutely nothing that serious, at least according to the senators themselves. “Nothing official,” Senator Tito Sotto said when asked what he and his colleagues discussed with President Rodrigo Duterte during the meal. A picture of the rare gathering was uploaded by Senator JV Ejercito in his Twitter account on Tuesday night, drawing reactions ranging from […]
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Palace denies Duterte hand in LP ouster
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Malacañang on Tuesday denied allegations President Rodrigo Duterte had a hand in the ouster of Liberal Party senators and their ally from committee chairmanships and the president pro-tempore post. Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo said the President was unlike former President Benigno Aquino III, who used his position to remove a sitting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Panelo was referring to then-Chief Justice Renato Corona, who was […]





