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(Eagle News) –Officials behind public works projects that remained unfinished for years will be the next target of President Rodrigo Duterte who vowed to initiate a review of these delayed projects. He said these negligent officials will have to go. “So I will review with the Cabinet this one. All public works projects, which have been delayed for years, you get out immediately and I can maybe look for the money,” President Duterte said […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Securities and Exchange Commission is ready to defend its decision cancelling the registration of online news site, Rappler. “Having issued the decision after much deliberation and pursuant to law and due process, I will certainly defend it to the hilt,” SEC Chairperson Teresita Herbosa said in an interview. She said the decision is by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution prohibiting foreign ownership of media in the […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday said neither the Palace nor Special Assistant to the President Bong Go intervened in the Navy’s P15.7-billion frigate acquisition project. “There was neither hint nor guidance from (them) to influence the implementation of the project. There is a contract for the FAP which was crafted mainly by the Philippine Navy and it will be implemented strictly to the letter,” Lorenzana said in a statement. He said […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Justice has directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to probe deeper into the possible violations of the Constitution and other laws by online news site Rappler. Through Department Order No. 17, Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II tasked the NBI, through Director Gierran, to conduct a “case build-up” against Rappler, and to file the “appropriate cases against those found liable.” The order dated January 17, 2018 takes effect […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a retired policeman to the board of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and re-appointed Sheriff Abas as chief of the Commission on Elections. Anselmo Pinili, the President’s former special envoy on transnational crime, replaced Jorge Corpuz, who resigned citing “health reasons.” Pinili’s term of office will expire on June 30, 2018. Abas, meanwhile, was re-appointed after the Commission on Appointments did not act on his appointment in November […]
(Eagle News) – The Overseas Filipino Bank is set to launched tomorrow, January 18, ready to provide financial and remittance services tailored to the needs of overseas Filipino workers, according to the Department of Finance The launch will happen Thursday afternoon at the PostBank Center in Liwasang Bonifacio, Manila. “We recognize the contribution of our overseas Filipinos to our economic growth we are now enjoying; and related to this, we acknowledge their financial needs,” Roque […]
(Eagle News) — The South Korean bidder for the Navy’s acquisition of two frigates was already chosen during the administration of former President Benigno Aquino III. As such, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Special Assistant to the President Bong Go could not have intervened in the process, as erroneously insinuated by several media organizations. He said the winning bidder, Hyundai Heavy Industries, with a bid price of P15,744,571,584 for two frigates, was declared on June […]
Says Sereno is exempted from rule pegging maximum cost of vehicles to be purchased for use by gov’t officials at P3 million (Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Wednesday denied she manipulated the bidding for a Land Cruiser intended for her use. Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao said “the Office of the Chief Justice” merely expressed its “preference” when asked by the procurement committee. Lawyer Jojo Lacanilao, one of Sereno’s spokespersons, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Wednesday said he would move for the expulsion of senators who will join the House of Representatives in its constituent assembly to amend the 1987 Constitution. Lacson said he made the suggestion in a caucus of senators on Tuesday. “Nobody objected,” he said. “Anyway, as of yesterday, wala namang may plano. I was just concerned that in case of that remote possibility na meron in the future, he or […]
(Eagle News) – Tumaas ang bilang ng mga kawani ng gobyerno na nadakip sa isinagawang buy-bust operation noong 2017 kumpara sa nakalipas na taon. Ito ay batay sa datos ng Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA). Lumalabas na 301 mga government worker ang kanilang naaresto noong 2017, habang 231 lamang noong 2016. Ayon kay PDEA Director General Aaron Aquino, ang kawani ng gobyernong naaresto ay binubuo ng 129 na elected officials, 27 uniformed personnel at 145 […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate will file a resolution seeking for a Constitutional Convention should the Supreme Court decide in favor of joint voting to amend the 1987 Charter via a Constitutional Assembly. Senator Panfilo Lacson made the announcement during a Senate hearing on Charter Change on Wednesday. “If the SC would rule (as such), then we will no longer enter into an agreement with the House to meet in joint session. Instead, we will […]
(Eagle News) — The argument that the Constitution should be amended via a Constitutional Assembly on the basis that this was the “cheaper” method was “cheap.” This is according to former Chief Justice Reynato Puno, who spoke at the start of Senate hearings on Charter Change on Wednesday. “A good Constitution is the best investment people can make,” Puno said. According to Puno, the best method to amend the Constitution was a Constitutional Convention, under […]
