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(Eagle News) — The Ombudsman has found probable cause to indict former President Benigno Aquino III for usurpation of legislative powers over the disbursement acceleration program. On Wednesday, June 20, the anti-graft body also announced it denied the motion for reconsideration filed by former Budget Secretary Butch Abad of its earlier decision that he be indicted for violation of Article 239 of the Revised Penal Code in connection with the same. The Ombudsman also then found […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Department of Justice has started the preliminary investigation into the criminal complaint filed against former President Benigno Aquino III and several others, including two of his former Cabinet officials, in connection with the Dengvaxia mess. Aquino, former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, former Health Secretary Janette Garin and representatives of Sanofi-Pasteur were no-shows in the hearing on Tuesday, May 15, but they were represented by their lawyers. Present were […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of criminal charges against former President Benigno Aquino III for his alleged liability in the botched 2015 Mamasapano operation that saw more than 40 people, most of them members of the police’s elite Special Action Force, killed. In a statement, the Ombudsman said Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales approved on Friday a resolution ordering the filing of charges against Aquino for violation of Article […]
(Eagle News) — Only a court of law can mete out any form of penalty against anyone violating the laws of the country. This was the response of Senator Panfilo Lacson to a statement over the weekend from the National Democratic Front ordering the arrest of President Benigno Aquino III over the violent dispersal of farmers in Kidapawan on April 1, last year. Aside from Aquino, also ordered arrested were Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Evangelista, North […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (January 21) – The much buzzed-over veto of P-Noy to the pension hike of SSS beneficiaries makes everyone do their heavy face-palms. It’s an outrageous move. Both houses, the House of Representatives and the Senate, already approved its passing. All possible holes about the bill were already debated. Only the President’s signature is missing. According to the President, the agency would go bankrupt if the bill was approved. This statement is supported by […]
DAVAO del Sur, Mindanao – In his press briefing in Davao del Sur, President Noynoy Aquino called the re-opening of the investigation of the Mamasapano incident in the Senate as politically motivated, adding that as the election nears, it is now the time for his political adversaries to take the opportunity to stir the negative emotions of voters against the administration. He also added that it was Senator Juan Ponce Enrile who made the motion […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Noynoy Aquino signed into law Republic Act 10687 or Unified Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education, which aims to provide scholarship, financial system and financial loans for needy students. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MUNTINLUPA City, Philippines (Eagle News) – President Noynoy Aquino admitted in an open forum that despite the reform efforts of his administration, there are still government agencies that have anomalies and deep-rooted corruption as well as red tape. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Vince Alvin Villarin)
STA. Barbara, Iloilo (Eagle News) – Despite the lack of an official statement regarding who he will support for the presidential election in 2016, President Noynoy Aquino indirectly names Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas as his personal choice as presidential candidate in his Independence Day speech in Sta. Barbara, Iloilo where he is all praises for said Interior Secretary. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
STA. Barbara, Iloilo (Eagle News) – In his Independence Day speech, President Noynoy Aquino said that the next president should continue the fight against corruption, adding that he had already laid down the foundation towards reforms. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
STA. Barbara, Iloilo (Eagle News) – President Noynoy Aquino explained why he chose to celebrate Independence Day in Iloilo, saying that it is about time that the contributions of the other regions to the independence of the country should be recognized. He added that he will celebrate the 2016 Independence Day in Mindanao. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/zkTXkCBRSSE
STA. Barbara, Iloilo (Eagle News) – In his Independence Day speech in the historic town of Sta. Barbara, Iloilo, President Noynoy Aquino praised Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, especially in Roxas’ main contribution to the formation of the Negros Island Region. President Aquino first said that Roxas is his top choice for presidential candidate in 2016. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/7pMbpgqHwf8
