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ERC chief Salazar suspended for 4 months due to insubordination: PCOO official

  (Eagle News) — Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Jose Vicente Salazar was suspended for four months due to insubordination. This is according to Presidential Communications Operations Office Assistant Secretary Ana Maria Banaag, who held a press conference on Thursday. According to Banaag, the 4-month suspension without pay was apart from the 90-day suspension previously meted out on Salazar to give way to an inquiry into allegations of corruption made by then-ERC director Jose Villa. Villa, […]

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Senator De Lima seeks Senate inquiry into Ozamiz raids; two senators say investigation could be in order

(Eagle News) — A Senate investigation into the Ozamiz raids that led to the deaths of Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. and several others could be in order after Senator Leila de Lima filed a resolution for such. “I haven’t read the resolution yet. If witnesses are willing to face the Senate to testify on the probability of summary executions or excesses in the police operations conducted, I believe that an investigation is in order,” […]

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Philippine manufacturer buys US tech firm for $77M

Philippine electronics manufacturer Cirtek Electronics Corp. said Tuesday it had bought United States technology firm Quintel for $77 million, the latest in a trend of local companies acquiring foreign businesses. The purchase–fuelled by one of Asia’s  fastest-growing economies—reveals the latest trend of Filipino companies embarking in recent years on global expansion plans that analysts say are the biggest ever seen from the Philippines. Cirtek chief financial officer Tony Buyawe said the acquisition of the Silicon […]

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Senator Angara asks DOF to intervene, as he and BoC clash over correct interpretation of Balikbayan Box law

Senator Juan Edgardo Angara has asked the Department of Finance (DOF) to “immediately” intervene as he and the Bureau of Customs clashed over the correct interpretation of the Balikbayan Box law. The senator made the request as he stood by his stand that Customs Administrative Order No. 5-2016, which only allows duty and tax-free Balikbayan boxes per sender in any given calendar year provided they do not exceed P150,000, was a misinterpretation of the Balikbayan box law. […]

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President Duterte lashes out at N. Korean leader Kim; calls him “a crazy man” playing with “dangerous toys”

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte only had harsh words for North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on Wednesday, ahead of a regional summit in Manila to be attended by the regime’s foreign minister. In a speech during the Bureau of Internal Revenue’s 113th founding anniversary celebration, President Duterte said Kim was a “crazy man” who could destroy Asia by triggering a nuclear war. “Baka nga si Kim, yung taran****. He is playing with dangerous toys and […]

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President Duterte signs laws extending validity of passports, driver’s licenses

https://youtu.be/n8YeeVm0a0o (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday signed two laws extending the validity of two public documents. Signed were Republic Act 10928 and Republic Act 10930. The first is an act that extends the validity of passports by making an amendment to section 10 of Republic Act 8239 or the Passport Act of 1996. Under the approved amendment, passports will be valid for 10 years except for those below 18 years old, whose […]

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President Duterte promises hike in salaries of BFP personnel

Urges them to “remain loyal” to the country, not to politicians (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday promised to double the salaries of Bureau of Fire Protection personnel, as he urged them to remain loyal to the country. “Unahin ko kayo (sa increase),” he told BFP personnel and officials attending the organization’s 26th anniversary celebration. The President’s pronouncement was met with applause. According to Duterte, apart from the fact that he wanted to […]

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Duterte to wait for Congress’ report on inquiries before deciding on Customs chief Faeldon’s fate

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would wait for the results of Congress’ investigation into the Bureau of Customs’ failure to stop a P6.4-billion drug shipment into the country before deciding on Customs chief Nicanor Faeldon’s fate. “Let the investigation (continue)..I want the (final) report. I will review it and I will be fair,” he said in a press conference after his speech during the 113th founding anniversary celebration of the […]

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President Duterte hits back at former President Aquino

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit back at his predecessor, Benigno Aquino III, after he said nothing much changed since the war on drugs under the current administration. “Sabi ni PNoy, parang walang nangyari. Sige, pumasok ka sa droga PNoy, pag di ka putulan ng ulo, ga*o ka,” he said, making reference to Aquino’s nickname. He noted that the aides of Aquino and his presidential heir Mar Roxas, who ran for president […]

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VACC asks NBI for separate probe on Ozamiz raid

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) asked the National Bureau of Investigation to conduct a separate investigation regarding the July 30 pre-dawn raid conducted by the Philippine National Police – Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) which resulted in the death of Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr., and his wife. VACC Chairman Dante Jimenez made the request after arrested Vice-Mayor Nova Princess Parojinog asked for the group’s help. […]

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President Duterte stands by policemen behind Parojinog raid

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday stood by the policemen who conducted the raid that led to the deaths of alleged druglord Ozamiz Mayor Reynaldo Parojinog Sr. and several others, noting that his men had the right to protect themselves. “The police and the military should make sure that their enemies are dead…Otherwise, you end up with a dead policeman or military,” he said in a speech during the 113th founding anniversary of […]

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Corrupt customs officials get bribe money of more than Php 270 million a day — P98.5 billion a year, says Lacson

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Bribery at the Bureau of Customs (BOC) continues as revealed by Senator Panfilo Lacson. The senator pointed out that this is the reason why Php 6.4 billion worth of illegal drugs was able to enter the country. Lacson also revealed the so-called “3 o’clock habit” which is the giving of bribes to Customs officials every Friday. Lacson said that each bribe is worth Php 27, 000 to Php 30, […]

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