By DANNY LLANTO
FilAm Star-Manila
MANILA – For blatant disrespect of the Office of the Ombudsman, Justice Secretary Leila de Lima said on Thursday fresh charges will be definitely filed against Vice President Jejomar Binay for direct assault and obstruction of justice.
By Macon Araneta
FilAm Star Correspondent
The Philippine Supreme Court (SC) recently declared constitutional the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), signed during the state visit of U.S. President Barack Obama in 2014, which will allow the US rotational presence in the country.
The EDCA, which has an initial term of 10 years, was signed in time for the state visit of Obama on April 28 last year as part of his four-nation Asian tour. This would allow the U.S. to rotate its troops, store equipment and operate facilities in Philippine bases.
Former Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines President and Lingayen Dagupan Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz echoed Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago’s stand that her rivals in this year’s presidential elections will steal from
Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said the Philippine government does not intend to impose a travel or deployment ban to Saudi Arabia and Iran amid the tension between the two countries.