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(Eagle News) — The Department of Labor and Employment is studying the feasibility of the proposal to allow for a 14th month pay for employees in the private sector. In a statement, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said they were “consulting with both the labor and management.” President Rodrigo Duterte, on the other hand, he said, was “consulting with our economic advisers.” “In other words, there is willingness and openness in the proposal for the 14-month […]
“Hanggang dito ba naman nakalimutan si Alan (Peter Cayetano)?” Barry Gutierrez says, referring to Duterte’s running mate in the 2016 elections (Eagle News) — The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo on Wednesday, Aug. 15, hit back at President Rodrigo Duterte after he again belittled her leadership abilities. “Mga ‘competent’ ayon sa Pangulo: Tourism Secretary na walang ginawa kundi mangurakot, (National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council) head na nawawala kapag baha, (National Food Authority) […]
By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Manny Pacquiao on Wednesday, Aug. 15, said he wants drug smugglers to face the firing squad. Pacquiao made the comment after the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency said shabu worth P6.8 million slipped through the country, hidden in lifters. The lifters were discovered in Cavite, but were empty. Customs Chief Isidro Lapena later said the lifters tested negative for shabu, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to say the claim there was […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has declared Aug. 21 a holiday. In Proclamation No. 556, Duterte said the declaration was in observance of Eid’l Adha celebrated by those subscribing to the Islamic faith. He noted that Republic Act No. 9849 provides that Eid’l Adha be observed as a regular holiday.
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives will resume budget hearings on Thursday, Aug. 16. House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya said this was after the House leadership–represented by him and Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo—“established clear lines of communication” with President Rodrigo Duterte in a meeting on Tuesday in Malacanang. “We clarified that there is no rejection in the proposal of the Palace. A lot of the hype was most probably due to miscommunication,” he said. In […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Chiz Escudero said he was humbled by President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement he would only step down if the likes of the lawmaker would succeed him. But Escudero said Duterte himself noted that “wala namang legal na paraan para mangyari ito.” “Naniniwala ako na nagpapahayag lamang (si Duterte) ng kanyang frustration kaugnay sa mabagal na pagtakbo ng mga nais niyang makamit at makita dito sa ating bansa lalo na sa larangan ng […]
President lauds leadership skills of Chiz Escudero, Bongbong Marcos instead (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Aug. 14, appeared to belittle Vice President Leni Robredo’s leadership abilities, saying she cannot handle the country’s problems. In the same speech, the President instead appeared to express support for the leadership skills of Chiz Escudero and Bongbong Marcos, who both ran against Robredo in the 2016 elections, but lost. Marcos has filed an electoral protest against […]
(Eagle News) — Senate leaders on Wednesday, Aug. 15, filed a resolution urging the Metro Manila Council to recall the “driver-only vehicles” ban on Edsa during rush hours. In filing Resolution 845, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri, Senate Pro-Tempore Ralph Recto, and Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said 70 percent of those plying Edsa would be affected by the ban, which they said also violated due process laws in the Constitution. They […]
(Eagle News) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo disputed on Wednesday, Aug. 15, the Commission on Audit report she had withdrawn goods and made luxurious purchases of items for herself from Duty Free stores. In a television interview, Teo said the withdrawn items–which COA said amounted to P2.17 million–and purchased items–allegedly amounting to P346,446.80–were for “corporate accounts.” “When somebody would solicit from me, there’s a golf tournament, ‘Kailangan namin ng refrigerator, TV’, you give them. And then […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is open to having a compromise with the House of Representatives on the proposal to implement a cash-based budgeting system for next year. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said as such, the President will meet with Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno and Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III on the issue. According to Roque, the President’s decision came after he met with Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and Majority Leader Rolando Andaya in Malacañang, along with other […]
(Eagle New) – Saying he is tired and exasperated, President Rodrigo Duterte said he is now ready to resign realizing that he cannot finish the war on corruption and drugs within his term as what he had promised to the people. “I do not think that I can fulfill my promise to the people. I said I was the first one to finish because I used the bullet style. Having been a prosecutor in […]
Says raps to be filed vs PTV4, Tourism officials, too (Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV vowed to pursue plunder charges against former Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo and her brother, Erwin and Ben, over the tourism ad placement mess. In a statement, Trillanes said he would also hold accountable PTV4 and Tourism officials. “Maliwanag pa sa sikat ng araw na lahat ng elemento ng krimen na plunder ay ginawa ng magkakapatid na sina Ben Tulfo, Erwin […]
