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Volume 10 â Issue 35 âą 16 Pages
june 9-15, 2017
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Aguirre tags Trillanes, Aquino in Marawi crisis by Dana
SioSon AJPress
JUSTiCe Secretary Vitaliano aguirre ii is seeking an investigation into the possible connection of opposition lawmakers with the terror crisis in Marawi City. aguirre said Senators Bam aquino and antonio Trillanes iV, together with and Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary alejano and former aquino administration presidential political adviser Ronald Llamas, met with local leaders in Marawi City weeks before the conflict broke out. he also suggested that the Marawi
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incident could be part of the destabilization plot against President Rodrigo Duterte. âi donât understand why after they went there, there was chaos after about two weeks,â the justice secretary remarked at a press conference on Wednesday, June 7. The meeting between the opposition senators and local leaders supposedly happened two weeks before the clashes between government forces and the islamic State (iS)-inspired Maute terrorist group first erupted on May 23. âBecause Senator Bam aquino, iâm not â all iâm saying is, he went
to Marawi on april 24 and april 28 and they stayed, they had a meeting at Lake View Resort hotel on May 2. Present were Senator aquino, Ronald Llamas, alejano, Trillanes, and some clans there in Marawi, mga Moro family,â aguirre said. he hinted that thereâs a possibility that the meeting could have âsparked the terroristic acts.â âi donât know, but what i was told is that, they met with several families there, including Lucman and alonto families. But i donât want to connect it, unless there is evidence in the money taken, seized,â aguirre added, referring to the P52 million
cash found in a previously Maute-occupied house. in an apparent support of his allegations, aguirre showed reporters a photo of the supposed meeting. in the photo were Llamas, aquino, Trillanes, alejano, former Pampanga Gov. Mark Lapid, and Zamboanga Vice Governor ace Cerilles. But Cerilles, through social media, clarified that the photo was taken two years ago. âi have said, this picture was taken Sept. 4, 2015 at iloilo international airport when i attended the League of the Municipalities of the Philip-
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Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre has fresh accusations over what he thinks are possible links of Sens. Bam Aquino, Leila de Lima and Antonio Trillanes IV to recent national tragedies in the Philippines. The three legislators are staunch critics of Pres. Rodrigo Duterte.
âSC has no right to dictate Congressâ
USA
Alvarez to defy order to convene joint martial law review session
FROM The aJPReSS NEWS TEAM AcroSS AMEricA
âPH-US military ties remain strongâ
by Dana
SioSon AJPress
AFP receives new counterterrorism weapons
The military relationship between the Philippines and the United States remains strong despite Philippine President Rodrigo Duterteâs seemingly distant approach to the U.S. government, officials from both countries affirmed. head of U.S. Pacific Command admiral harry harris and Philippine Undersecretary for Defense Policy Ricardo David both made the assurance during the Southeast asian Young Leadersâ Programme on Sunday, June 4 in Singapore. âi believe that we are in a very good place with regard to military to military activities in the Philippines,â harris said. Backing up harrisâ statement, David added: âas far as the Philippines is concerned, i think we have good relations with the United States. The Balikatan just concluded. it will continue because this is a part of
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TO THE HIGH COURT. Former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay, former Commission on Human Rights chief Etta Rosales, former representative Barry Gutierrez and PhilHealth president Alex Padilla hold copies of the petition asking the Supreme Court to compel Congress to hold a joint session and discuss martial law. ManilaTimes.net photo by Russell Palma
hOUSe Speaker Pantaleon alvarez threatened to âtear downâ any Supreme Court (SC) order compelling Congress to convene a joint session to review Philippine President Rodrigo Duterteâs martial law declaration in Mindanao. in an interview with reporters on Thursday, June 8, alvarez said Congress would ignore any directives from the SC, stressing that the judiciary and the legislature are coequal branches. âMag-issue ng direktiba ang Supreme Court telling Congress, dictating Congress mag-convene kayo ng joint session, punitin ko âyan (if the Supreme court issues an order dictating congress to convene, iâll rip up that order),â alvarez said. The house Speaker made the statement after martial law critics filed two petitions before the Supreme Court, asking the judiciary to compel the Congress to convene a joint review session on the proclamation. âBalikan muna nila âyung law books (They should review the law books). how can the
US accuses China of Robredo: Constitution has Police: Resorts World âbuying its way outâ of checks and balances to gunman a âheavily South China Sea issues prevent abuse of power indebtedâ gambler China cannot use its economic powers to evade issues concerning territorial disputes in the South China Sea row and the rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula, the United States said on Monday, June 5. While Washington desires to have a âproductiveâ relationship with Beijing, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stressed that China should not âbuy its way outâ of diplomatic issues. âWe desire productive relationships, but we cannot allow China to use its economic power to buy its way out of other problems,
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Dizon Inquirer.net
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by AJPress
San FeRnanDO, Pampangaâ Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, June 8 said the Constitution clearly defined the separation of powers of the three branches of government and provided checks and balances for each to avoid abuse of power. Robredo, a lawyer and former district representative, was asked to comment on the statement of Speaker Pantaleon alvarez iii that he would rip up any Supreme Court order for Congress to convene into a joint session and review President Rodrigo Duterteâs martial law declaration.
The lone gunman behind the Resorts World Manila attack that killed 37 last Friday, June 2 was a âheavily indebtedâ gambler, according to the Philippine police. in a press briefing on Sunday, June 4, national GUNMAN IDENTIFIED. National Capital Region Police Office Chief Oscar Capital Region Police Office (nCRPO) Chief Oscar Albayalde shows the picture of Resorts World Manila attacker named albayalde identified the gunman as 42-year-old Jessie Carlos during the press briefingâ at Remington Hotel in Pasay
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City on Sunday, June 3.
PNA photo by Oliver Marquez
Comelec, Smartmatic execs charged DOT launches new âExperience Philippinesâ campaign over 2016 elections script changes u PAGE A3
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by Dana
SioSon AJPress
The Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) is set to launch its newest campaign advertisement next week. On Wednesday, June 7, Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo showed reporters a Tourism officials led by Tourism Sec. Wanda Teo (center) held preview of a minute-long a press conference at the DOT Media Center in Makati City on promotional video for its Wednesday, June 7. PNA photo by Ben Briones newest âexperience Philip-
pinesâ tourism campaign. The video features a blind Japanese retiree, Mr. Uchimura, being warmly received by Filipinos while engaging in different activities at several top tourist destinations in the Philippines. among the destinations featured in the ad include the hundred islands in Pan-
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by Dana
SioSon AJPress
made public on Wednesday, June 7, reversed the Manila Prosecutorâs Officeâs (MPO) earlier deciThe Department of Justice sion that dismissed the case for (DOJ) has ordered the filing of violating Republic act 10175 or charges against several Smart- the Cybercrime Prevention act matic and Commission on elec- against the officials due to lack tions (Comelec) officials for of merit and insufficiency of evichanging the script in the trans- dence. parency server during the result among the charged were transmissions of the May 2016 Comelecâs iT specialists Rouie national elections. Peñalba, nelson herrera, and The DOJâs move, which was Frances Mae Gonzales.
The DOJ also found probable cause to charge Smartmatic technical support team head Marlon Garcia and his subordinates neil Baniqued and Mauricio herrera. The DOJ, however, affirmed the dismissal of elie Moreno, Smartmatic general manager and project director, due to âlack of any allegation attributing any act of participation constituting a violation of the provisions of the
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