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(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives committee on justice which is hearing the impeachment complaint against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno wants to know more about the psychiatric records of the chief magistrate, and has summoned the doctors who had earlier examined her. This is to clarify what the complainant lawyer Larry Gadon had included in his complaint that Sereno failed the psychological evaluation administered by the Judicial and Bar Council. […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Solicitor General lauded the Securities and Exchange Commission for revoking the certificate of incorporation of online news website, Rappler, and said that it was ready to defend this decision “in any forum.” In a statement, Solicitor General Jose Calida said that this ruling of the SEC showed that no one is exempted from following the law, not even influential media organizations. “I applaud the SEC for revoking Rappler’s […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi is to reimburse the Philippine government for leftover doses of an anti-dengue vaccine whose use was suspended due to health concerns, the two parties said Monday. The manufacturer said the refund had nothing to do with safety issues and was meant to improve ties with the Philippine health department, which is investigating the deaths of more than a dozen children injected with Dengvaxia. Philippine regulators stopped […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Senate Committee on Constitutional Amendments is inviting framers of the 1987 Constitution, including three former Justices of the Supreme Court, to study the proposed charter change. The three former Justices invited are former Chief Justices Reynato Puno, Hilario Davide Jr., and Artemio Panganiban. The Senate also invited members of the academe as well as those from different sectors of the society. https://youtu.be/aq3CicMuvvs
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Commission on Higher Education chair Patricia Licuanan declared she was resigning during Monday’s flag raising ceremony of CHED in its head office in Quezon City, even as no less than President Rodrigo Duterte himself said that he has dismissed the CHED chair. “I have dismissed Licuanan today, doon sa CHED,” the President said on Monday in his speech during the inauguration of the new crime laboratory building in Davao […]
(Eagle News) – The Securities and Exchange Commission has directed the revocation of the Certificate of Incorporation of the online news site Rappler, and its holding firm, Rappler Holdings Corporation, saying it violated the Constitution that barred foreign ownership of media. In a decision dated January 11, 2018, the SEC said that both companies violated Philippine laws, specifically the Foreign Equity Restriction under the Philippine Constitution. The SEC said that Rappler, Inc. and Rappler Holdings […]
The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday morning, January 15 said it monitored an ash column coming from the volcano due to two incident of “lava collapse.” (Photos courtesy of Eagle News Correspondent Orlando Encinares)
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines (AFP) — The crater of a rumbling Philippine volcano was glowing bright red Monday, with vulcanologists warning it could erupt within days, sending thousands fleeing from their homes. Volcanic earthquakes and rockfalls have shaken the summit of Mayon over the last 24 hours, after a number of steam-driven eruptions, scientists said. More than 12,000 people have been ordered to leave a seven-kilometre (four-mile) evacuation zone, and there are warnings of destructive mudflows […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Muling nagbanta ng panibagong kilos protesta ang grupong Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON). Ayon kay PISTON National President George San Mateo, kakalampagin nila ang lahat ng tanggapan ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) sa buong bansa sa darating na Enero 24. Aniya, layon nitong ipakita ang kanilang mariing pagtutol sa public utility vehicle o PUV modernization program ng gobyerno. Kasabay nito, hihilingin din […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines raised the alert level for the country’s most active volcano twice in 24 hours Sunday, meaning that a hazardous eruption is possible within days. A bright glow from Mayon volcano’s summit crater indicated the start of lava flow, while steam and ash plumes were produced by three steam-driven eruptions, according to the country’s volcanology institute. Mayon’s status was raised late Sunday to Level Three, meaning “increased tendency towards hazardous […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday stood by his criticisms of lawmakers he said were out to take advantage of Charter Change to extend their terms and ensure there would be no elections. This was even after House Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro criticized the senator, who he said should not question the lawmakers with “speculative statements.” “Kung ganun kakapal ‘yong pagmumukha nila, eh ano ang magpe-prevent? Kakapal lalo ang pagmumukha nila kapag nag-holdover na […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Occidental Mindoro on Sunday night, minutes after a 4.9-magnitude one hit the same area. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the latest quake hit 26 kilometers west of Paluan at 11:49 p.m. A previous quake took place at 11:20 p.m., 33 kilometers southwest of Paluan. Depth of focus of the latest earthquake was at four kilometers, while the previous was at 1 kilometer. An Intensity III was felt […]
