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(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte is slated to fire another government official. Duterte made the announcement in a speech in Sofitel on Thursday, April 5. “I’ll be firing about one undersecretary, one after the other. Ubusin ko talaga ‘yan,” he said. The President did not give any reason for the looming dismissal of the official, but in his speech, he railed against corruption and how activities of this nature were still being practised in government. “I […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed the new head of the National Irrigation Administration. Quoting Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol, a radio report said Duterte appointed former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff General Ricardo Visayas at the helm of the agency. The appointment comes days after Peter Laviña, former campaign spokesperson of Duterte, resigned from the NIA’s top post amid corruption allegations.
(Eagle News) — The administrator of the National Irrigation Authority has resigned. In a Facebook post, Peter Laviña confirmed that he quit his post in order to “spare the President.” “Paalam! I have been vilified in the past; my name used, abused and maligned. Recently, there had been efforts to discredit me again. There are rumors circulating that I have asked money from NIA contractors. These are not true..To spare the President from these […]
