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(Eagle News) — After being cleared by the Court of Appeals of any involvement in the killing of Gerry Ortega and being released from detention, state prosecutors moved for former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes to be re-arrested and detained, this time in connection with a graft case. In a three-page omnibus motion, the Ombudsman asked the Sandiganbayan to reconsider its decision to grant bail to Reyes while his appeal over his conviction for violation of […]
https://youtu.be/AIKtJKmtwbg By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service The Senate Committee on Energy is slated to hold an oversight hearing next week to investigate abuses of small businesses and companies taking advantage of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. In an interview over Radyo Agila on Wednesday, Senator Sherwin Gatchalian said his committee would look into reports of grocery stores and gas stations imposing a hike on their products in December last year even before […]
(Eagle News) — Former Senator Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday accused the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, of being “biased against” him in the electoral case he filed against Vice President Leni Robredo. Marcos said he was contemplating as such to ask that Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa be changed as chair of the tribunal as he said it was “obvious” he was siding with the vice president, whose camp he has accused […]
Why run when I already won as vice president, he says (Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of running for a seat in the Senate in 2019. In a forum in Manila, Marcos said he was “determined to finish” his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo instead. “Bakit ako tatakbo ng senador e nanalo na ako ng bise presidente?..Hindi ko titigilan ito,” he said. According to Marcos, […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Wednesday warned against railroading the planned shift to a federalist form of government. In a Twitter post, he said that a process that would “fundamentally alter our system of government” should, after all, not be expedited. Ejercito added that “the most important issue” for him was that Congress also vote separately on the issue. “I am not prepared to support a process that would diminish the power and […]
(Eagle News) — Maaari nang mag-apply para sa PhilFrance scholarship program ang mga Pilipinong nais mag-aral at magsagawa ng research sa France. Lahat ng mapipili ay mabibigyan ng tuition subsidy na hindi lalampas sa 10,000 euros, 615 euros allowance at health-care package. Ang application para sa mga programa ay tatanggapin hanggang alas-kwatro ng hapon sa April 13. Target ng French embassy ang mas maraming Pilipino na mag-aral sa France at umaasang makatanggap ng mas maraming […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will continue to be the “fastest-growing economy” in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the next three years. This is according to the World Bank’s January 2018 Global Economic Prospects report released on Wednesday. According to the WB, the country’s Gross Domestic Product was expected to grow 6.7 percent in 2018 and 2019. In 2020, the growth rate is expected to be 6.5 percent. The WB said the forecast […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ginawaran ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng Order of Sikatuna si outgoing South Korean Ambassador Kim Jae-Shin sa Malacañang nitong Lunes, Enero 8. Ipinagkaloob kay Ambassador Kim ang Order of Sikatuna para sa kanyang mahalagang papel na mapa-lakas ang relasyon ng Pilipinas at South Korea. Pinuri rin ang Ambassador sa kanyang pagsisikap na mapaglapit ang mga Pilipino at South Korean. Babalik na si Ambassador Kim sa South Korea matapos ng kanyang […]
(Eagle News) — Mararamdaman na sa Lunes, Enero 15, ang magandang epekto umano ng Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) sa mga empleyado ng gobyerno at ng mga pribadong kumpanya. Ito ang tiniyak ng Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) matapos ipag-utos sa ilalim ng TRAIN ang pagbaba ng personal income tax ng mga ito. Ayon kay BIR assistant commissioner Marissa Cabreros, zero o wala nang tax na ikakaltas sa mga sumusuweldo ng Php 20,000 […]
(Eagle News) — Ipinag-utos ng Departmet of Justice (DOJ) sa National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) na imbestigahan ang isyu ng nawalang mahigit 1,000 armas sa Philippine National Police (PNP) headquarters na sinasabing ibinenta sa New People’s Army (NPA) sa Mindanao. Ang kautusan ay inilabas ni Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II kasunod ng direktiba mismo ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Sa Department Order No. 007 na pirmado ni Aguirre, inatasan din ang NBI na mag-case build up. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines will intensify coordination with its Indonesian counterparts to ensure security and prevent the utilization of territorial waters as an “avenue for the proliferation of terrorism and other transnational crimes,” among others. The border committees of both countries said in a statement that they were considering adding more border crossing stations to “closely monitor the entry and exit” of their nationals. In the statement issued days after President Rodrigo Duterte met with […]
(Eagle News)– Banco de Oro Unibank is investigating reports of unauthorized withdrawals and purchases. In a statement on Tuesday night, the bank said it was “currently running a thorough investigation process” following complaints from an “increased number of clients that have experienced suspicious bank account transactions involving (these) done without their knowledge.” It said the investigation involves “tracing individual transactions, checking any irregularities and identifying signals of fraud from millions of valid transactions everyday.” “This […]
