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(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned those destroying the country’s environment, particularly the mining industry that he will go after them with more “restrictive” measures, even as he urged the Senate to pass a National Land Use Act to manage the country’s land resources. The President said that one of the restrictions that his government will implement is the prohibition of “open pit mining” which has destroyed the environment. “The protection of the […]
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(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, rejected calls to suspend the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. In fact, in his third State of the Nation Address, he said he hoped to sign Package 2 of the TRAIN law before the end of the year. “We need this for sustainable growth,” he said. Critics of TRAIN have aired their concerns about inflation allegedly as a result of TRAIN, which imposes […]
(Eagle News) — “Zero.” This was the grade Senator Antonio Trillanes IV gave President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23. “Sa akin po zero dahil 20 plus thousand na na Pilipino ang pinatay niya,” he said in a press conference. Trillanes made the statement even as he noted that “walang grado ang pwedeng magjustify (sa mga pagpatay) at sa mga taong naging biktima ng anti-tambay policy.” He noted that Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, renewed his call for Congress to pass a measure that would end contractualization “once and for all.” He said this as he reiterated the power to end the same was not vested in him. “Much as I would like to do the impossible, that power is not vested upon me by the Constitution and neither will I make both ends meet if I violate the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte vowed to sign a measure creating the Bangsamoro within 48 hours. “When the approved version is received by my office, the law has been passed actually, and give me 48 hours to sign it and ratify the law,” he said. He said in his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23, that he would read the measure before he signs, “baka may isiningit kayo dyan na hindi maganda […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, July 23, reiterated his hard stance against corruption, saying he would continue to go after corrupt government workers. “(Corruption) sucks the morale of the dedicated and honest government workers. Corruption destroys..it is the innocent who will suffer and bear its horrible consequences,” he said. He said while this was ongoing, the government also “continue(s) to enhance delivery of frontline services.” He thanked Congress for the passage of the […]
(Eagle News) — The war against drugs is “far from over.” President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated this in his third State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23, as he lashed out at human rights advocates who criticize his move. “Illegal drugs war will not be sidelined. It will be relentless, chilling if you will,” he said. He said he has yet to hear the advocates statements against “drug lordism” and illegal drugs that are […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is seen here standing at the podium before he started his State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 23, 2018 together with Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III and House Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez. At the start of his speech around 5:20 p.m., President Duterte also referred to both leaders of Congress — Senator Sotto as Senate President and Congressman Alvarez as House Speaker. This was amid a […]
(Eagle News) — The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted Janet Lim Napoles for alleged irregularities in the procurement of fertilizers in Del Carmen, Surigao del Norte in 2004. Also charged for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act and malversation of public funds were Department of Agriculture’s Assistant Regional Director Edgardo Dahino, Chief Administrative Officer Jessica Da-an, Administrative Officer Merylinda Santos, and Accountant III Gerry Leop, an Ombudsman statement posted on the anti-graft body’s website […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte arrived at the Batasang Pambansa for his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) a few minutes before his speech scheduled at 4 p.m., on Monday, July 23, 2018. He arrived via helicopter, and was welcomed by Pantaleon Alvarez, who was on the same day replaced by Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Pampanga Rep. Arroyo was seen taking her oath as leader of the House of Representatives at the […]
