QUEZON City, Philippines – Presidential Spokesperson Ernesto Abella on Wednesday welcomed the quick approval of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as Foreign Affairs Secretary. Abella said the government recognizes the senator’s effort and contribution of to the diplomatic relations between the Philippines and its allied countries. https://youtu.be/eZ2xXAPIoCo
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Amid allegations of incompetence, corruption, Health Secretary Ubial turns emotional before CA
QUEZON City, Philippines – Paulyn Ubial turned emotional during a Commission on Appointments hearing on her confirmation as Health Secretary. This after several lawmakers opposed her confirmation because of supposed incompetence and her alleged involvement in corruption.
Aguirre: DOJ has exclusive right to place someone under WPP
QUEZON City, Philippines – Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre said the Department of Justice (DOJ) has the exclusive right to place someone under the witness protection program. Aguirre issued the statement following a pronouncement from Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales that she would block Janet Lim Napoles’ bid to be state witness. https://youtu.be/tdt2NQJURv8
Cayetano to remain a defender of President Duterte
QUEZON City, Philippines – Newly confirmed Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said that he will remain a staunch defender of President Rodrigo Duterte even if he is no longer a part of the Senate. As the new Foreign Affairs Secretary, Cayetano said that he will continue to defend the President against the allegations of human rights violations thrown against him. https://youtu.be/6RIpRec-w6w
CA approves Senator Cayetano’s appointment as Foreign Affairs chief
(Eagle News) — Alan Peter Cayetano is officially the new Foreign Affairs secretary. This after the powerful Commission on Appointments approved his appointment in a plenary hearing on Wednesday, with not one CA member opposing his confirmation. Senator Panfilo Lacson, who endorsed Cayetano’s nomination to the plenary, said the committee hearing on the country’s new top diplomat hours earlier was “probably the shortest public hearing” on an approved nomination. “(Cayetano) has shown his versatility in the floors of […]
Senator Leila De Lima defends Mocha Uson from critics
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) –Mocha Uson has found an ally in detained Senator Leila De Lima. In a press release on Tuesday, De Lima asked the public to stop judging Uson’s capabilities based on her previous work. Uson, who danced for a living in the past, was recently appointed assistant secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office. “I would ask people not…to use her past career, relationships or sexual history to malign her, to subject her […]
Kitty Duterte takes cute selfie with “tiny” President Duterte
(Eagle News) — Veronica “Kitty” Duterte, the youngest daughter of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte showed her fun side when she took this cute selfie of her “holding” her father in the palm of her hand. In the photo, a pensive looking President Duterte can be seen sitting on a sofa, with “Kitty’ making it appear he was tiny with the use of her fingers. The 72-year old Duterte obviously didn’t know that his 13-year old daughter was taking […]
CA panel approves Senator Cayetano’s appointment as Foreign Affairs secretary
(Eagle News) — A Commission on Appointments panel has approved the appointment of Senator Alan Peter Cayetano as Foreign Affairs Secretary. The approval of the committee on foreign relations came only minutes after its deliberations began, upon a discussion of the rules that need to be complied with. Isabela Rep. Rodito Albano immediately filed a motion for Cayetano’s appointment to be approved. Not one member from the panel objected to Albano’s motion. According to Senator Panfilo […]
Former Senator Marcos asks SC to appoint hearing officers for his electoral protest
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos asked the Supreme Court to appoint hearing officers for his electoral protest against Vice President Leni Robredo. In an urgent ex parte-motion, Marcos through his counsel George Erwin Garcia, said that the designation of at least three hearing commissioners would “better facilitate an orderly, simplified and expeditious disposition of this electoral contest considering that there are three (3) causes of action raised in this […]
Lawmaker warns new pork barrel scam probe may become an opposition witch-hunt
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ifugao Representative Teddy Baguilat warned that the investigation into the pork barrel scam may become a ‘witch-hunt’ against the opposition after Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said his office was considering making Janet Napoles a state witness. “Making Napoles a state witness gives her the opportunity to spin facts in her favor, and likely against opponents of the administration,” Ifugao Rep. Teodoro Baguilat Jr. said. “Of course, given how […]
PHL, Japan, Indonesia join marine pollution exercise in Bali
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Marine Pollution Exercise (MARPOLEX) involving the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan has started in Bali as part of the three countries’ coastguard training. According to Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commander Armand Balilio, the Philippines sent 200 coast guards and four vessels – BRP Pampanga, BRP Tubbataha, BRP Nueva Vizcaya, and Tugboat Habagat, to the event that aims to help the participants to determine what to do in the event […]
AFP to construct naval base near Benham Rise
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is planning to construct a naval operating base in Casiguran, Aurora which is near Benham Rise. Lt. Gen. Roberto Tanalgo clarified that the Benham Rise issue is not the reason the AFP is planning to construct the naval base. He said the construction of the naval base was already planned even before the issue started. “We continuously patrol the Benham Rise by […]