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SUSSEX, UK (ANN): A wanted man turned himself over to the police so he could get “peace and quiet” as he had been fed up with the people he lived with in his pandemic-induced lockdown in England, United Kingdom.
Philippine police escort Leila de Lima on her way to a local court to face an obstruction of justice complaint in Quezon city, metro Manila, Philippines in this file photo from March 13, 2017. - Reuters
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Opposition Sen Leila de Lima on Wednesday (Feb 17) won one of the three drug cases filed against her by the Duterte administration in connection with alleged involvement in a conspiracy to promote drug trade at New Bilibid Prisons (NBP).
She said acquittal even in one case under Duterte was already a victory.
Denied bail, however, she will continue her four-year detention pending the resolution of the two other cases.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The remaining tax reform packages and a couple of bills aimed at liberalising foreign investments without touching the Constitution will be among the priority legislation that the Department of Finance (DOF) is pushing for in 2021.
In a statement on Monday, the DOF said its domestic finance group headed by Undersecretary Gil Beltran would continue to engage the Congress on the passage of the other priority bills of the Duterte administration this year.
These include the pending real property valuation and assessment reform act as well as the passive income and financial intermediaries reform act the last two packages belonging to the DOF’s comprehensive tax reform programme.
MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr on Monday (Feb 8) vowed action that would be “more than just a protest” should there be an incident due to China’s new law, which would allow its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels in Chinese-claimed areas.