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Watch more in iWantv or TFC.tv MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte is focused on addressing the rising prices of goods, not his row with opposition Senator Antonio Trillanes, Malacañang said Wednesday. A Makati court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of Trillanes for the 2007 Manila Peninsula siege after Duterte declared the amnesty for Trillanes null and void. The senator said Duterte has been "obsessed" with him and warned the President that he will also have his time behind bars. "Hindi po obsessed ang Presidente kay Trillanes, mga abugado lang po nag-aasikaso niyan at iyan naman talaga ay trabaho ng mga piskal at SolGen (Solicitor General)," Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque told radio DZMM. (The President is not obsessed with Trillanes. Lawyers are the only one on his case because that is the job of prosecutors and the SolGen.) "Ang tutok po talaga namin iyung inflation. Iyung economic [managers] din po, walang ibang ginawa kundi mag-isip ng mga paraan," he added. (Our focus … [Read more...] about News ‘Obsessed’ with Trillanes? Duterte focused on inflation, says Palace

Watch more in iWantv or TFC.tv MANILA - The camp of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday said it is considering filing a motion for reconsideration seeking to overturn the arrest order against him following the withdrawal of his amnesty over 2 failed uprisings. Trillanes was arrested Tuesday for the 2007 Manila Peninsula siege. He walked free on the same day after posting bail of P200,000. The warrant of arrest against him was issued by the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 150, some 3 weeks after President Rodrigo Duterte voided Trillanes' amnesty due to his alleged failure to file an application form and express guilt for his crime. "Kakakuha lang namin kahapon ng resolusyon ng husgado. Pinag-aaralan namin ngayon at titingnan namin kung kailangan mag-file ng motion for reconsideration para marekonsidera iyung naging basehan ng pag-i-issue ng warrant," Trillanes' lawyer Reynaldo Robles told radio DZMM. (We only received a copy of the court resolution yesterday and we are … [Read more...] about News Trillanes camp mulls plea vs arrest warrant

MANILA - The Magdalo party-list and Liberal Party have joined forces to field candidates for next year's Senate elections, Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano said Wednesday. Military officials claimed over the weekend that a coalition spearheaded by communist rebels is ironing a "Red October" plot to oust President Duterte next month. Allegedly part of the scheme is advocacy group Tindig Pilipinas, which counts Magdalo and LP leaders as members. Duterte faces 'Red October' ouster plot - military officials "Mayroon nang usapang alyansa ang Magdalo at Liberal Party at even ang Akbayan party and other organizations na magbuo nitong opposition slate [para sa halalan] -- hindi sa ouster plot, sinasabing Red October, parang White Christmas," Alejano told radio DZMM. (The Magdalo and Liberal Party, and even the Akbayan party and other organizations, have agreed on an alliance to come up with an opposition slate for the elections -- not an ouster plot, the so-called Red October that sounds like White … [Read more...] about News Magdalo, LP team up for elections, not Duterte ouster

MANILA - Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has assured a budget allocation for the Bangsamoro plebiscite scheduled for January, the administration's peace adviser said Wednesday. The Commission on Elections this week told the Senate Finance Committee that it was not provided with P857 million for the plebiscite. Comelec chair says not enough funds for Bangsamoro plebiscite, teachers' honoraria Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza said Arroyo has assured the nation that the budget is "not a problem." "We'll work on it. It's necessary," he recalled Arroyo telling him. There was no allocation yet in the National Expenditure Program submitted to Congress because the Bangsamoro Organic Law was not yet passed when the Department of Budget and Management drafted it, Dureza told ANC's Early Edition. The BOL, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in July this year, paves the way for wider self-rule for the Muslim minority in the south. It is one of the requirements under a 2014 … [Read more...] about News Arroyo assured budget for Bangsamoro plebiscite, says Dureza

Watch more in iWantv or TFC.tv MAYNILA - Anim katao ang sugatan sa salpukan ng dalawang maintenance vehicle ng Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT) sa pagitan ng Buendia-Guadalupe station Miyerkoles ng umaga. Patuloy na ginagamot sa ospital ang anim na nasugatan habang inaalam pa ng pamunuan ng MRT kung ano ang dahilan ng aksidente. MRT, muling nagkaaberya Miyerkoles ng umaga Ang aksidente ang naging sanhi kung bakit na-stranded ang maraming pasahero dahil hindi agad naka-biyahe ang mga tren ng MRT. Bagamat normal na ang sitwasyon ngayon sa MRT, nagdagdag pa rin ng mga MRT buses para sa mga pasaherong gustong sumakay dito. Sa kasalukuyang ay may limang tren ng MRT ang tumatakbo at ang interval nito ay may 7 minuto. Bisitahin ang Patrol.PH para sa iba pang mga balita. … [Read more...] about News 6 sugatan sa aksidente sa MRT