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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, July 6, dared his critics to make the proposal that his term be limited even before the federal form of government was in place. “I suggest to (former Chief Justice) Reynato Puno and I would like Congress to approve that proposal to make a final change that my term be limited until 2019,” Duterte said in a speech at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay. The President was apparently […]
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia (AFP) — France became the first team to reach the World Cup semi-finals on Friday after an assured 2-0 win against Uruguay. The 1998 champions took the lead from a Raphael Varane header towards the end of the first half and extended their lead when Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera made a terrible misjudgement dealing with a speculative Antonine Griezmann shot, spilling it into his own net in the second half.
(Eagle News) — The Sandiganbayan has denied former policeman Wally Sombero’s bid for the dismissal of the plunder charges filed against him in connection with the P50-million bribery scandal at the Bureau of Immigration. The sixth division dismissed the plea of Sombero, the alleged middleman of Chinese businessman Jack Lam, for lack of merit. In junking Sombero’s plea, the anti-graft court said the prosecution had established that Sombero’s act of delivering P50 million–P20 million around […]
(Eagle News) — Starting Sunday, July 8, roads in the Balintawak Cloverleaf area will be closed to vehicular traffic, the North Luzon Expressway said. In an announcement, NLEX said that the Balintawak Cloverleaf southwest ramp along A. Bonifacio Avenue from EDSA-Monumento will be closed from 11 p.m. to 4 p.m., for 70 days up to 80 days due to the NLEX drainage enhancement project. Motorists were advised to take the following alternate routes: Route 1: […]
by Frank Zeller Agence France-Presse VIENNA, Austria (AFP) – The top diplomats of Iran and five world powers meet Friday as Tehran seeks assurances it will benefit economically from the nuclear deal despite the US withdrawal from the pact. But in a setback on the eve of the talks, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told French President Emmanuel Macron that European economic measures now on offer did not go far enough. Rouhani, who this week visited Europe […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Office of the Solicitor General has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to uphold its earlier decision junking Vice President Leni Robredo’s bid for the use of a 25-percent ballot threshold in the ongoing manual recount. In asking the PET to uphold its April 10 decision, the OSG, acting as the people’s tribunal, noted that it was the PET that was the “sole authority […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Cloudy with a chance of… spiders? The phenomenon of “flying” spiders gliding into the air and traveling like balloons for hundreds of miles (kilometers) has a new possible explanation: the air’s natural electric charge. Aerial spider journeys — often known as “ballooning” — have long been observed, notably by biologist Charles Darwin, who documented the spectacle in his diary in the 19th century. One closely studied hypothesis suggested that spiders […]
Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service MAKATI CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Arestado sa isinagawang entrapment operation ng Station Investigation Detection and Management Section ng Makati City Police ang isang aktibong pulis at apat na kasamahan nito na sangkot sa kidnapping for ransom. Nakilala ang suspek na si PO2 Jaycee Abaña na kasalukuyang nakatalaga sa Vehicular Traffic Investigation Unit ng Makati police. Kasamang naaresto ang apat na kasamahan nito na sina Mohalem Macapundag, Muhamad Macapundag, […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court (SC) announced on Friday, July 6, that it has disbarred a lawyer for faking a court decision and notarizing a document in the absence of its affiant. Dionisio Apoya Jr. was stripped of his bar membership on July 3 after authoring a fake decision to deceive his client Leah Taday that he won the legal battle for the nullification of her marriage, the SC said. “[The] respondent committed unlawful, dishonest, immoral, and […]
(Eagle News) — Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte on Friday, July 6, lashed out at Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison for his comment he and his father, President Rodrigo Duterte, were the “biggest protectors of illegal drugs in the country.” “Joma Sison’s accusation….confirms that the founder of the oldest terror group in Southeast Asia is completely losing it,” the younger Duterte said in a Facebook post. According to the presidential son, […]
(Eagle News) — The camp of Vice President Leni Robredo has asked the Supreme Court, sitting as the Presidential Electoral Tribunal, to order the camp of former Senator Bongbong Marcos to reveal the names of those who supposedly knew about the use of plastic magnifying lens, a supposedly banned item, inside the manual recount venue. In an urgent ex-parte motion filed on Thursday, July 5, Robredo lawyer Romulo Macalintal said Vic Rodriguez, Marcos’ spokesperson, should reveal […]
