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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, Sept. 8, said former Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin committed usurpation of authority when he approved amnesty for now-Senator Antonio Trillanes IV. According to Duterte, this was because Gazmin was also the one who conducted an investigation and recommended that a general amnesty be given in the first place. “Siya mismo ang nag-grant. Siya ang nag-recommend, eh bakit ka pa mag- recommend? Kung ikaw lang pala ang pipirma eh ‘di […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service The Philippine National Police’s Criminal Investigation and Detection Group has arrested a man it said was posing as the brother of President Rodrigo Duterte and another pretending to be Special Assistant to the President Bong Go for extortion activities. Arrested were Jose Matias, 57; and Henry Halaghay, 63. According to CIDG director Roel Obusan, Matias, who was nabbed in San Pablo, Laguna, would identify himself as Duterte’s maternal […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of former President Benigno Aquino III will “discuss ways forward” following the Supreme Court’s order to temporarily halt proceedings in connection with the cases filed against him because of the botched Mamasapano operation in 2015. In an interview with CNN Philippines on Friday, Abigail Valte, Aquino’s spokesperson, said this was because “at this point, we can’t really tell (if the order is a positive development).” Earlier, Aquino asked the Sandiganbayan […]
