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(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte will meet Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary Eliseo Rio to hear what he has to say about the department’s use of confidential funds. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said there was, however, no schedule of the meeting yet. Panelo said the President would also observe the Senate inquiry on the funds disbursement, which took place in three tranches, on November 8, December 3 and December 17 in 2019. He said […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Ralph Recto urged newly appointed Information and Communications Secretary Gregorio Honasan to retain his predecessor as his senior undersecretary. In a statement, Recto said the “nation will benefit from the combined skills” of Honasan and Eliseo Rio, who he said has “good credentials.” “It will be a waste of talent if Rio, with his good credentials – double engineering degree holder, ECE board topnotcher, academic, and ex-general who has had 50 […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Nov. 22, said it was up to the Commission on Appointments to determine the fate of Senator Gregorio Honasan, who has been nominated as the next secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. “There will be vetting there. There will be hearing and he will have to respond to questions on his competence,” Panelo said. Panelo made the comment when asked if Honasan had the qualifications […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has formally appointed Senator Gregorio Honasan as the new chief of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Honasan’s appointment came after the National Telecommunications Commission formally declared Mislatel as the third major telco player in the country. Mislatel is composed of Dennis Uy’s Udenna Corp. and Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corp., Mindanao Islamatic Telephone Co., and China Telecom. It beat the likes of PT&T and Sear. Earlier. acting DICT chief […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Gregorio Honasan has accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to be the next secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. “For a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino People, and for a better future for our most precious Children; I have decided to accept the offer of the President to help lead the DICT,” he said in a text message. According to Honasan, he would be deemed resigned from the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Gringo Honasan on Friday refused to enter a plea in the arraignment on the cases filed against him over his alleged misuse of his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). The arraignment pushed through despite appeals from Honasan’s counsel, Dennis Manalo, for it to be postponed on the grounds they had a pending omnibus motion before the Sandiganbayan. In the omnibus motion, Honasan asked the anti-graft court to dismiss the arrest warrant issued […]
