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WASHINGTON DC, United States (AFP) – President Donald Trump’s eldest son and a former campaign manager will testify before Congress next week as part of US investigations into the Trump team’s alleged contacts with Russia, a Senate panel announced Wednesday. Donald Trump Jr and Paul Manafort are scheduled to testify in an open hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday at 10 am (1400 GMT). Both men attended a controversial meeting with a Russian […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate is considering re-opening the investigation regarding the Mamasapano massacre after the Office of the Ombudsman decided to file charges of graft and usurpation of authority against former President Benigno Aquino III for his role in the event. “Why is it when powerful people are involved, they hesitate to let the truth come out?” Gordon asked. Senate Committee on Justice Chairman Richard Gordon said that the truth still […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Senate minority leader Franklin Drilon said it was impossible for any senator to support Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s proposal to extend martial law in Mindanao for five years. “The Senate, you know, we will stand as one and I don’t think any senator will agree to five years,” Drilon said. He admitted, however, that “theoretically,” Congress could approve the same. “But…I don’t think any senator in his right mind will […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The head of the ways and means committee in the Senate said they would carefully examine the proposal of the Department of Finance to lift value-added tax (VAT) exemptions on socialized and low-cost housing, noting that doing so could exacerbate the existing “housing backlog.” “Medyo tingin ko baka dapat pag-isipin mabuti ng ating DOF at ating mga mambabatas kung kailangan lagyan ng VAT yung socialized and low-cost housing dahil […]
(Eagle News) — Tinawag ni Senador Antonio Trillanes na “rubberstamp” ng Malacañang ang Senado habang “puppet” umano ng Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga senador. Katunayan, sinabi ni Trillanes na nawala na raw ang pagiging independent ng Senado at isa na ito sa mga itinuturing na most damaged institution. Kung dati ang Senado aniya ang huling protektor ng demokrasya, ngayon ay para na aniya silang tuta ng administrasyon dahil sa pagtanging imbestigahan ang mga kaso ng […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV may face an ethics complaint in the Senate after he issued what his colleague said were “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments. “Maybe it is high time that we refer to the Senate ethics committee Senator Trillanes’ actions since he is becoming damaging to the institution and becoming damaging to the country,” Senator JV Ejercito said in a statement on Tuesday. Ejercito was referring to Trillanes’ “disrespectful and unparliamentary” comments […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Authorities have confirmed that there were foreigners fighting alongside the Maute Group in Marawi. Senator Cynthia Villar said that this was admitted by security officials in a briefing called by the Senate early this week. Authorities confirmed that of the 33 extremists who were killed in the clashes with the government in Marawi, eight were foreigners—two Saudi men, a Chechen, an Indian, two Malaysians, Yemeni and an Indonesian. “This is not a […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana emphasized on Wednesday that President Rodrigo Duterte’s imposition of martial law in Mindanao was “imperative.” Lorenzana issued the statement after minority bloc senators noted the defense secretary had said in a May 29 executive session that security forces could contain the Maute group in Marawi even without the martial law proclamation. The senators made the revelation in arguing for the convening of a joint session of Congress that […]
(Eagle News) — Members of the minority bloc in the Senate on Tuesday reiterated their call for a joint session of Congress to deliberate on the basis of the declaration of martial law in Mindanao. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that while they expressed “unanimous support” for government forces fighting in Marawi, and “recognize the gravity of the situation there,” there was still a need to discuss whether the declaration of martial law was “the right response of […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Naisumite na sa Senado at Kamara nitong Huwebes ng gabi ang report ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte hinggil sa mga batayan sa pagdedeklara ng martial law sa Mindanao. Ayon kay Senate President Aquilino Pimentel, personal niyang natanggap ang kopya ng report noong 9:55 p.m. sa Davao city. Pinirmahan niya raw ang report kasama si House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. Ang report ay natanggap ng Senado at Kamara limang minuto bago ang alas […]
Ni Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Pinal nang pinagtibay ng Senado ang panukalang telecommuting act o work from home program. Dalawamput dalawang senador ang pumabor sa Senate bill 1363, na inakda nina Senador Cynthia Villar at Joel Villanueva at layong hikayatin ang mga kumpanya na payagan ang kanilang mga empleyado na magtrabaho sa bahay. Ito ay para maibsan ang matinding traffic lalo na sa Metro Manila. Sa ilalim ng panukala, ginagarantyahan na rin ang kaparatan ng mga home-based worker sa […]
(Eagle News)– With a vote count of 18-0-0, the Senate on Monday (May 15) approved on third and final reading Senate Bill No. 1365 or the Philippine Passport Act extending the validity of Philippine passports from five years to 10 years. The bill was authored by Senators Richard Gordon, Cynthia Villar, Ralph Recto, JV Ejercito, Loren Legarda, Sonny Angara, Joel Villanueva, Grace Poe, and Alan Peter Cayetano. Under the bill, regular passports shall be valid […]
