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Senate panel issues subpoena vs former COMELEC Chair Bautista

Escudero says Bautista has been a “consistent no-show” since hearings on possible Anti-Money Laundering Law violations began in August 2017 By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Former Commission on Elections Chair Andres Bautista has been subpoenaed following his repeated failure to attend a Senate panel hearing on possible violations of the Anti-Money Laundering Law. Senator Chief Escudero, chair of the Senate committee on banks, financial institutions and currencies, said that this means that Bautista–who was […]

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Supreme Court BAC chair denies awarding contract to ICT consultant who received P250,000 monthly salary

(Eagle News) — The chair of the Supreme Court’s bids and awards committee on Tuesday denied awarding the contract to an information and communications technology consultant who received a whopping monthly salary of P250,000. “Yes, your Honor,” Raul Villanueva, who is also the SC deputy chief administrator, said when asked if the participation of the BAC in the engagement of the services of Helen Perez-Macasaet was merely a “formality.” Villanueva was a resource person  during the […]

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Tugade orders filing of charges vs DoTR official following bribery allegations

Roberto Delfin, DoTR supervising transport officer, placed under 90-day suspension (Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade has ordered the filing of charges against an agency official following allegations he accepted a P150,000 bribe through his aide in exchange for  favorable action on a company’s application for a route measure capacity, among others. Roberto Delfin, the Department of Transportation’s supervising transportation and development officer, was placed under a 90-day preventive suspension pending the results of an […]

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8,000 more families to evacuate as Phivolcs says “hazardous eruption imminent” for Mayon; Legazpi airport shut down

  (Eagle News) — More families near Mayon Volcano are being facilitated for evacuation after the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level 4 warning on the volcano, meaning “hazardous eruption is imminent.” Some 7,000 to 8,000 families are targeted for evacuation after the Phivolcs warning that Monday’s latest explosions which sent ash columns several kilometers up the volcano, would endanger those living up to eight kilometers from Mayon’s radius. The Civil […]

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Philippines to deport Hamas ‘rocket scientist’

  MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines said Monday it would deport an elderly Iraqi man described as a scientist for Hamas and accused of helping the Palestinian militant group lob missiles at Israel. Iraq tipped off the Philippines about the presence of Taja Mohammad Al Jabori, who was arrested on Sunday, national police chief Ronald Dela Rosa told reporters. However, the arrest was due to visa problems rather than any evidence of militant activity, […]

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SWS: Average hunger rate in 2017 the lowest since 2004

(Eagle News) — The average hunger rate for all quarters of 2017 was the lowest recorded since 2004, the Social Weather Stations said. The SWS said the rate of 12.3%  was one point below the 13.3% recorded in 2016, and a bit higher than the 11.8 percent recorded in 2004. The lowest average hunger rate was recorded in June 2017, at 9.5 percent. According to the SWS, in the last quarter of December 2017,  15.9% experienced involuntary […]

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Alvarez: Only vote of 3/4 of members of Congress needed to amend Charter; Senate participation not needed

(Eagle News) — House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez on Monday said the Senate’s participation was no longer needed to amend the Charter, noting that the Constitution only explicitly says that a three fourths vote of all members of Congress was needed. “Hindi naman kailangan. Wala na tayong pag-uusapan na (Constitutional Assembly),” he said in a press conference. He said in fact, the House of Representatives has already begun proposing amendments to the Constitution, even if the […]

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Second petition vs TRAIN law filed before Supreme Court

(Eagle News) — A second petition seeking to nullify the implementation of the first package of the Tax Reform  for Acceleration and Inclusion law was filed before the Supreme Court on Monday. Laban Konsyumer Inc. through its president, former Trade Undersecretary Victor Dimagiba, said there was “no hiding that the increase in excise taxes” on coal, LPG, kerosene and diesel under the law would “hit low-income and poor families the hardest.” “It will not be the […]

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China: Chinese telecom company will not pose a security threat to PHL

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — China has allayed fears the third telecommunications player that might enter the Philippines would be a national security threat. “We’ve also said many times that the Chinese government always asks (businesses) to abide by the market principles, international rules and local laws and regulations,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lu Kang said. Lu said that in return, “we hope that other countries could offer necessary and amicable conditions and environment […]

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UPDATED: Bill seeking to ban hazing approved on final reading in House

(Eagle News)– The House of Representatives on Monday approved on third reading a bill that prohibits hazing and regulates other forms of initiations in fraternities and sororities. Voting 210-0, lawmakers in the Lower House approved on final reading House Bill 6573 that  aims to impose a total ban on all forms of hazing during initiation rites, and repeal the existing Anti-Hazing Law, or Republic Act 88049, that merely regulates the act. The bill allows initiation […]

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PNP: Guidelines for return of “Tokhang” completed

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The guidelines for the new “Oplan Tokhang” have already been completed, Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa. But the PNP chief, who spoke in a press conference on Monday, January 22, refused to release the same to the media. “‘Yung orientation na lang ng Tokhangers, ‘yan na lang yung pina-finalize before tayo mag-Tokhang, within this week,” Dela Rosa said. Dela Rosa said that police with shady records will […]

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House panel working to include free college education in draft federal charter

(Eagle News) — The House Committee on Constitutional Amendments is working to include free college education in the draft federal charter. Committee Vice Chair Vicente Veloso said that the 1987 Constitution only provides for free education for elementary and high school students. “But pagdating sa college, wala, to the point na ang daming mga kabataan natin ang nagsasabi na bakit pa ako mag-aaral ng high school e alam ko naman na walang mangyayari dito dahil […]

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