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(Agence France Presse) — President Rodrigo Duterte has offered China Telecom a slot to be the country’s third telecom provider to break up the dominance of two local firms, his spokesman said on Tuesday. The offer was part of Duterte’s efforts to improve ties between China and the Philippines, taking into account political as well as economic considerations, Harry Roque told reporters. “It was brought up in bilateral negotiations between the Philippines and China. And […]
Ridon mum on allegation PCUP met “just 1 or 2 times” despite it being a collegial body (Eagle News) — Sacked Presidential Commission on Urban Poor Chair Terry Ridon said all his trips abroad were “covered by travel authorities” issued by the Office of the President. In a statement, Ridon added the trips were “recommended by the Office of the Cabinet Secretary.” He said they involved “international conferences relevant to the urban poor: poverty alleviation, […]
Moderate to heavy rainfall expected within 250-km diameter of TD “Urduja” (Eagle News) — The low pressure area seen east of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur has developed into a tropical depression. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said that as of 4 p.m., the center of Tropical Depression “Urduja” was located 480 kilometers east northeast of Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kilometers per hour near the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday accused Senator Francis Pangilinan of “wreak(ing) havoc” on the criminal justice system with the Pangilinan law. In a speech during awarding ceremonies of the most child-friendly cities and municipalities in Malacanang on Tuesday, Duterte blamed the law for what he said was the sorry state of the criminal justice system that see children 15 years old and younger committing crimes and going “scot-free.” “If there is anyone […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said that government officials going on official trips abroad will have to secure permits from his office first. The President made the announcement after making public his sacking of officials from the Philippine Commission for the Urban Poor. Duterte said that he had “no personal reasons” to fire Terry Ridon, the chair of the PCUP, noting only that “he had too much too soon.” “He was appointed […]
(Eagle News) — Congress’ “authorization” of a one-year extension of martial law is already a foregone conclusion, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said on Tuesday. Drilon, who spoke to reporters prior to a briefing of security officials on the proposal, noted that Congress, after all, was a “political body,” and that President Rodrigo Duterte has a super majority in both houses. “…And therefore it is expected that notwithstanding our reservations and opposition, the Congress will […]
(Eagle News) — Apparently, even after he retires, Philippine National Police Chief Ronald Dela Rosa will be in government service. Dela Rosa told reporters on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte has already told him which agency he would be transferred to after his retirement in January 2018. He, however, refused to divulge which agency this was exactly. “Everyone failed in that agency. Bahala na kayo mag-isip,” Dela Rosa said. Pressed, Dela Rosa only said that the […]
(Eagle News) — More high court justices testified against Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, giving details on how she had acted “through unlawful means” in at least one instance in the West Philippine Sea controversy, and manipulated the Court several times without consulting her fellow justices, to the point of violating its own rules. First it was only, Supreme Court Associate Justice Teresita de Castro who had earlier testified against Sereno. But […]
(Eagle News) — An unvaccinated child died of severe dengue on Tuesday, a Department of Health official said. Assistant Secretary Eric Tayag made the announcement in a Twitter post, a day after the Senate blue ribbon and health committees resumed hearings on the Dengvaxia mess. “I prayed hard so that a 7-year-old girl I visited in the hospital will recover from organ failure due to severe dengue…She died early today,” Tayag said. The Dengvaxia snafu […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday stood by its position there was a “lack of evidence” that warrants the filing of an impeachment complaint against her, noting that this should be dismissed and that we should “move on.” Carlo Cruz, one of Sereno’s lawyers, said this in an interview over dzbb despite testimonies of four former and current magistrates of the High Court that appeared to be unfavorable […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte is set to fire commissioners of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the erratum minutes after he announced the abolition of the body chaired by left-leaning Terry Ridon. “With sincerest regrets I would like to correct the statement I made on the (PCUP) during this morning’s press briefing. It is to fire, and not to abolish the Commission,” Roque said. According to Roque, there […]
(Eagle News) — Senator RIchard Gordon on Tuesday said it appears the P3.5-billion purchase of Dengvaxia was the result of a “conspiracy” among former President Benigno Aquino III and his Cabinet officials. In an interview over dzbb, Gordon, head of the blue ribbon committee, one of the panels conducting an inquiry into the Dengvaxia mess, noted what he said was the suspicious timing of the procurement of the vaccine. The vaccine was procured only months […]
