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Guevarra notes, however, that extension of 60-day martial law rests in Congress as provided for also in Constitution (Eagle News) — Rep. Lito Atienza on Wednesday said that approving a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao would be tantamount to circumventing the Constitution which said that martial law could be imposed for a period of 60 days. “I’d like to be enlightened again…How can the extension be longer than the original,” he said before […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa will be appointed as chief of the Bureau of Corrections when he retires in 2018. The announcement was made by President Rodrigo Duterte. Dela Rosa is set to retire in January 2018, when he reaches the mandatory age of retirement. Dela Rosa earlier said Duterte had already announced plans to appoint him to another agency after his retirement, but he declined to reveal what this […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bahagyang tumaas ang unemployment rate ng bansa nitong Oktubre 2017 kumpara sa kaparehong panahon noong 2016. Ayon sa Philippine Statistics Authority, tinatayang nasa 5.0 percent ang unemployed na mga Pilipino. Bahagya itong tumaas kumpara sa 4.7 percent na naitala sa kaparehong panahon noong nakaraang taon. Katumbas ito ng 2.2 million Filipinos at 2 million naman noong nakaraang taon. https://youtu.be/Gu5t07J_4CA
Guevarra notes, however, that SC itself said state of rebellion exists in Mindanao (Eagle News) — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Wednesday said an extension of martial law in Mindanao would be unconstitutional. Speaking before the joint session of Congress that will determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for such, Drilon said Congress, after all, can only extend the proclamation of martial law “in case of an actual public uprising and taking […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Napanatili ng bagyong Urduja ang lakas nito. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), maaari itong tumama sa kalupaan ngayong weekend. Ayon sa PAGASA, ang tropical depression Urduja ay huling namataan sa layong 455 kilometers east ng Surigao City. Taglay ng bagyo ang lakas ng hanging aabot sa 55 kilometers bawat oras at pagbugsong aabot sa 65 kilometers bawat oras. Kumikilos ang bagyo sa bilis na 7 […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Isang verified complaint ang isinumite ng isang abogado sa House justice committee laban kay Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno. Nais ni Atty. Eligio Mallari na maisama sa mga batayan ang kaniyang hawak na mga dokumento na magpapatunay na nakagawa ng culpable violation sa Constitution ang punong mahistrado kasama na ang graft and corruption at betrayal of public trust. Ang tinutukoy ni Atty. Mallari sa kaniyang verified complaint ang naging sulat ng […]
“We do not ask for an unlimited martial law,” Medialdea says (Eagle News) — “Unlimited peace.” This was what Executive Salvador Medialdea said was the aim of President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal for a one-year extension of martial law. In his presentation before the joint houses of Congress on Wednesday, Medialdea said that such an extension would help quell a “state of actual rebellion” that he said “subsists in Mindanao.” He said this was “perpetrated not […]
(Eagle News) — The joint session of the two houses of Congress which will once again determine the fate of President Rodrigo Duterte’s request for a one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao began on Wednesday, amid protests being held by militant groups against the proposal. Senate President Koko Pimentel and Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez banged the gavel inside the session hall of the Batasang Pambansa a few minutes past 9 a.m. Fourteen senators were present […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has reminded government workers not to display his pictures in their offices. The President issued the reminder after the Department of Labor and Employment issued Overseas Filipino Worker identification cards with Duterte’s face on them. Many netizens were quick to react, noting that Duterte’s face was bigger than the picture of the OFW in question. In September, the Palace issued a memorandum urging government offices to display photos of Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — Congress has approved the reconciled version of the government’s national budget for 2018 worth P3.767 trillion, with the biggest allocation granted to education and infrastructure development. Senator Loren Legarda, chair of the Senate committee on finance, led the signing of the bicameral report on the approved budget. The report will be transmitted to both the Senate and House of Representatives for ratification before this will be sent to Malacanang for President […]
(Eagle News) — Former President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday hinted at attending the Senate hearing on the Dengvaxia mess. “We want to participate in telling the truth to the people, as we have always done; at the same time, observing compliance to various laws, rules and traditions,” Aquino said in a text message to the media. Aquino added he has already received the invitation to attend the hearing to be held by the blue […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Tuesday said President Rodrigo Duterte would go after the individuals who have criminal liability for the Dengvaxia mess, adding that a refund was also what the commander in chief wanted. “(The President) has promised that after investigation.. has been or have been conducted both by the Senate and the Department of Justice… that he will run after all individuals who may have criminal culpability for this,” Roque […]
