Two administration senators were urging the Supreme Court to allow live coverage of the hearing of the three senators accused in the pork barrel scam.
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Philippine, Vietnamese troops play sports on disputed spratlys island
Philippine and Vietnamese troops played soccer and volleyball in a heavily-disputed island in the South China Sea.
Update on start of classes for private colleges
Here is an update on the start of classes for private colleges with Eagle News reporter Jerold Tagbo.
Stakeholder meeting regarding coconut pest
Presidential Assistant on Food Security and Agricultural Modernization Secretary Francisco Pangilinan is going to hold a meeting of stakeholders regarding the coconut pest or “cocolisap”
LPA enters Philippine area of repsonsibility
A low pressure area enters the Philippine area of responsibility, with a possibility of becoming a storm in 1-2 days.
Gov’t won’t respond to China’s provocative actions, Palace maintains
By Azer N. Parrocha MANILA (PNA) — Malacanang on Saturday maintained that the Philippine government would not respond to provocative actions by China following reports of movements by Chinese ships in two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “The chosen track that we have taken is that we do not respond to provocative action,” said deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte in an interview over state-run dzRB radio. “We always exhaust the […]
Calzado appointed as new OWWA chief; 4 new ambassadors named
MANILA, Philippines — President Aquino officially appointed Rebecca Calzado as the new OWWA chief, at the same time also naming four new ambassadors. Calzado’s appointment was announced Friday (June 6) by deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte at a press briefing in Malacañang. She replaced Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Carmelita Dimzon who decided to leave the agency. Dimzon retired from government service after turning 65, the mandatory retirement age for government workers and officials, last […]
Malacañang won’t condone PNP officials selling firearms to rebels
Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte said Malacanang would not condone the act of some officials of the Philippine National Police selling firearms to the New People’s Army.
Revilla to ask Sandiganbayan to suspend plunder proceedings
The camp of the Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., will immediately take action to prevent the senator’s arrest, as they announced the move to file a motion for judicial determination of probable cause or motion for suspension of proceedings before the Sandiganbayan.
Malacañang welcomes filing of plunder cases against 3 senators and Napoles
Malacañang is happy with the filing of cases against those involved in the pork barrel scam, with Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte saying that it is a step forward to determine the truth. Senate President Franklin Drilon said he hoped the judicial process will be properly followed, and that the accused would be given a fair trial by the Sandiganbayan. He said he would not allow the arrest of the three senators inside the Senate […]
Krista Miller defends visit to convicted drug lord
Actress Krista Miller explains her visit to a high profile inmate of the New Bilibid Prisons, convicted druglord Ricardo Camata, when he was being treated at the Metropolitan Medical Center, saying that she only wanted to sell a condominium unit to him. A closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage showed that Miller and her handlers stayed in the Metropolitan Medical Center for an hour, while she and Camata were left alone in his room for 10 minutes. The Department […]
Zoren Legaspi submits counter-affidavit regarding tax evasion complaint
Actor Zoren Legaspi went to the Department of Justice to submit his counter-affidavit regarding the tax evasion complaint filed against him.
