Tag: Executive Department

Lacson bats for mechanism allowing President to be updated regularly on terrorist threats

(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday, Nov. 27, said there was a need to put in place a mechanism that would allow the President to be updated on terrorist threats. He said the mechanism should be in the executive department. He cited as an example the United States, where he said the President receives a daily executive brief. “There is need for a regular update to allow quick analysis, submitted on a regular basis. […]

Executive Secretary Medialdea appointed gov’t caretaker during President Duterte’s 3-day visit to Japan

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has designated Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea as caretaker of the government while he is on a three-day working visit to Japan. President Duterte, through special order No. 977, said Medialdea shall “act as (officer in charge)  to take care of the day-to-day operations in the Office of the President,” and “oversee the general administration of the executive department” from Oct. 29 to Oct. 31. “He shall, if necessary, act […]

FOI sa executive department, epektibo na

Epektibo na ngayong araw ang pagpapatupad ng Executive Order no.2 ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte o mas kilala bilang Freedom of Information (FOI) sa sangay ng Ehekutibo. Kasunod nito, inilunsad na rin ng Malacañang ang electronic site ng FOI kung saan makikita ang mga dokumento at impormasyong kailangan o nais malaman ng publiko. Gayunman, naglabas din ng listahan ang palasyo sa 9 na exemptions o mga impormasyon at dokumento na hindi maaaring isapubliko. Kabilang dito ang […]

CJ Sereno sees no need to add to what are being said

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Chief justice Maria Lourdes P. Aranal Sereno on Wednesday said that she sees no need to add to what are being said. This was the reaction of the Supreme Court (SC) on the speech of President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Tuesday saying that the Chief Justice should not create a constitutional crisis which may prompt the President to order everybody in the Executive Department not to honor the orders of […]