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(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, June 19, urged the public to respect the Supreme Court decision that upheld with finality Maria Lourdes Sereno’s ouster as Chief Justice. “Like it or hate it, we have to succumb to the SC decision that is now a final and executory decision,” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. According to Roque, “ang hinihingi ng Presidente (Rodrigo Duterte) ngayon ay magsama sama muli ang samabayanang Pilipino.” Roque said the President […]
(Eagle News) — Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno on Tuesday, June 19, said she had yet to decide whether she would run for public office in 2019. In a television interview, Sereno said an announcement on what her decision was would be made “at the right time.” “Some people believe it should be in the halls of the Senate where that voice is heard. Some others are saying, ‘No, no, it must be always […]
(Eagle News) — Maria Lourdes Sereno’s statement that the House of Representatives “held hostage” the budget of the judiciary so she could be removed as chief magistrate “sounds cunningly crazy even from her!” House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas said. In a statement, Fariñas said in the first place, the 15 impeachment hearings against Sereno were held by the House justice committee on Nov. 22, 2017 to Feb. 27, 2018 or “long after the HOR approved the (judiciary) […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The Supreme Court has upheld the Sandiganbayan’s junking of the ill-gotten wealth case filed by the Presidential Commission on Good Government against former President Ferdinand Marcos, his wife Imelda, and his alleged cronies. In upholding the anti-graft court’s August 5, 2010 ruling against the Marcoses, construction magnate Rodolfo Cuenca, Manuel Tinio, Victor Africa, Roberto Cuenca, Mario Alfelor, Don Ferry and Oscar Beltran, the SC’s First Division said the “Republic […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The death toll in a powerful earthquake that rocked Japan’s Osaka on Monday has risen to five, with some 370 injured, officials said Tuesday, urging vigilance against landslides ahead of heavy rains. The fifth fatality was a 66-year-old man who was found dead on Tuesday under a number of books and CDs in his home, a local government spokeswoman said. The other casualties were a nine-year-old girl who was killed […]
(Eagle News) — Top officials of the Commission on Higher Education and its employees on Monday, June 18, underwent mandatory drug testing. The move is in response to the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for a drug-free work environment. “This initiative is being undertaken consistent with Civil Service Commission memorandum circular number 13 series of 2017, which provides the guidelines in the mandatory drug test for public officials and other purposes,” Officer-in-Charge Prospero de Vera […]
(Eagle News) – Police are only arresting “tambays” or people loitering the streets who have violated local ordinances. This was according to National Capital Region Police Office Chief General Guillermo Eleazar. Among those arrested by the police were those found to be drinking along public roads or sidewalks, and those who violated the local curfew laws, including those found walking in public half-naked. He said that the PNP has been enforcing these ordinances and that […]
TAMPA, United States (AFP)—Global warming is expected to make vegetables significantly scarcer around the world, unless new growing practices and resilient crop varieties are adopted, researchers warned on Monday. By the end of this century, less water and hotter air will combine to cut average yields of vegetables — which are crucial to a healthy diet — by nearly one-third, said the report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A 7.2 Fahrenheit […]
By Meanne Corvera and Moira Encina Eagle News Service The 90-day period within which the post of Chief Justice should be filled begins today, June 19, the Supreme Court said. SC Spokesperson Theodore Te made the statement in a press conference on the same day, right after announcing the High Court’s upholding of its earlier decision that nullified Maria Lourdes Sereno’s appointment as chief magistrate. As such, the Judicial and Bar Council is expected to […]
(Eagle News) – The weather bureau has officially announced the start of the rainy season. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said that 10 up to 13 typhoons were expected to develop and enter the country until November. Esperanza Cayanan, weather service chief of PAGASA, said that by next month alone, the country would have two to four typhoons. Two to three typhoons are expected to enter the country by the months […]
(Eagle News) — Isa-isang hinarang ng mga operatiba ng Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) at Inter-Agency Council on Traffic (I-ACT) ang mga pampasaherong tricycle sa kahabaan ng Katipunan Avenue partikular na sa CP Garcia sa Quezon City Martes ng umaga, Hunyo 19. Ilan sa mga naabutan ng I-ACT at LTFRB ay ang mga tricycle na punong-puno ng sakay na mga estudyante. Ang resulta nalate sa pagpasok sa eskuwelahan ang ilang mga estudyante na […]
(Eagle News) – Health Secretary Francisco Duque has asked the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the alleged irregularities uncovered in the P8.1 billion two-phase Barangay Health Station (BHS) project. Through the BHS Project, the DOH supposedly planned to establish 5,700 PhilHealth-accredited Barangay Health Stations (BHS) in public schools in 2015 and 2016 “to ensure access of every barangay to primary care.” Duque said he had requested the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a […]
