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(Eagle News)—-The P95.3 billion worth of items vetoed by President Rodrigo Duterte from the national budget were “unconstitutional,” the Palace said on Tuesday, April 16. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the provisions vetoed by the President were in the first place “the so-called insertions, riders,” or they were not part of the program of the Department of Public Works and Highways. He said those vetoed were also “unprogrammed.” “Remember the decision of the Supreme […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of P95.3 billion worth of items in the 2019 national budget has saved the country over P19 billion in pork commissions. According to Senator Panfilo Lacson, who was among the senators who lauded Duterte’s decision, in particular, P19.06 billion of taxpayers’ money were spared. “If there is one act of PRRD that is worthy of admiration, this veto message is on top of my list. With his guts, glory comes […]
(Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday, April 16, slammed Vice President Leni Robredo’s statements the Office of the Solicitor General was against martial law victims when it rejected a US court’s settlement deal for them. “Her statements are outright lies. She must be confused,” Calida said, noting that the OSG has “always been committed to advancing the interests of the Republic, and we will continue to do so,” and that her statements were therefore […]
(Eagle News)–The Luzon grid is now back to its normal operations, the Department of Energy said on Tuesday, April 16. According to the DOE, this means no power interruptions were expected. It said the normal status of the grid was because of the “coming in of” Sual Unit 1. In recent days, the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines had been hoisting alerts over the grid due to, among others, unplanned outages of power plants. […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte also subjected certain provisions of the 2019 national budget to conditional implementation, the Palace said. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, the following were subjected to the same to ensure conformity with existing laws: allowance and benefits of teachers and the creation of teaching positions, construction of evacuation centers, funding for foreign-assisted projects, revolving fund, lump-sum appropriations for capital outlays, financial assistance to local government units funding requirements of the country’s […]
(Eagle News)–Communist Party of the Philippines founding chair Jose Maria Sison slammed the government’s decision to hold localized peace talks with the Communist rebels. In a statement on Tuesday, April 16, Sison called the peace talks “fake,” saying it was clear President Rodrigo Duterte and “his running dog” Peace Adviser Carlito Galvez “are not interested in serious peace negotiations through panels duly authorized by the (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) National Council and the […]
(Eagle News)—The chief operating officer of Manila Water has resigned. In an interview over GMA’s radio dzbb, Dittie Galang, the water concessionaire’s corporate communications manager, said the resignation of Dino Carpio, who has served the company for 22 years, was effective today, April 16. “Tinanggap ng board of directors ang kaniyang resignation pero magtratrabaho pa rin siya until the end of the month,” Galang said. Galang said the board had assigned Abelardo Basilio as Carpio’s […]
(Eagle News)–Senators Panfilo Lacson and Sherwin Gatchalian on Monday, April 15, lauded President Rodrigo Duterte’s veto of more than P95 billion worth of items in the budget bill, which he has signed. In a statement, Lacson, who has been very vocal against what he said were the “illegal alignments” made by House lawmakers, commended Duterte and his economic managers “for coming up with a ‘pork-free’ national budget.” “I have to see the veto message first […]
(Eagle News)–Isolated rainshowers are expected in parts of the country today, April 16, as the easterlies affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. The Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley, Ilocos Region, and Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. PAGASA said flash floods during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country on the other hand will have […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the 2019 budget bill. Citing information from Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea, Senate President Tito Sotto said, however, that Duterte vetoed the P95.3 billion the Senate said were illegal insertions done by the House of Representatives after Congress ratified its version of the budget bill. House appropriations chair Rolando Andaya argued however that these were mere “itemizations” that would make it easier to scrutinize […]
Pagpapalabas ng writ of habeas data, hiniling din Moira Encina Eagle News Service Nagpasaklolo na sa Korte Suprema ang National Union of People’s Lawyer o NUPL dahil sa sinasabing pagbabanta sa buhay at seguridad at diumano’y pangha-harass sa mga miyembrong abogado nito ng militar. Ito ay sa harap ng alegasyon ni AFP Deputy Chief of Staff Major General Antonio Parlade Jr. na ang NUPL ay konektado sa Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army at […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte already invoked the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s ruling on the Spratly Islands even before a Palace statement that invoked the same over the weekend, Malacañang said on Monday, April 15. According to Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo, Duterte “effectively” did this when he told China to “lay off Pag-Asa Island.” “Effectively his previous statement earlier—when he said ‘do not touch our property and if you do any harm to our soldiers, we […]
