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(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo is set to appoint Kariton Klasrum founder Efren Peñaflorida as a commissioner of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Duterte made the announcement days after he fired commissioners of the agency, including its chair, left-leaning Terry Ridon. Duterte made the move after Ridon traveled seven times outside the country since he was assigned to the commission in September. The President said the PCUP just met two to three times […]
(Eagle News) — Among those fired by President Rodrigo Duterte from the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor is a cousin of his partner, Honeylet Avancena. “Pati siya tinanggal ko. I told my wife, ‘You call your cousin… Alis na sila,’” Duterte was quoted as saying in a report. He was apparently referring to Melissa Avancena Aradanas, who has been working for the PCUP since 1996. She was appointed as commissioner in 2016. President Duterte […]
Ridon mum on allegation PCUP met “just 1 or 2 times” despite it being a collegial body (Eagle News) — Sacked Presidential Commission on Urban Poor Chair Terry Ridon said all his trips abroad were “covered by travel authorities” issued by the Office of the President. In a statement, Ridon added the trips were “recommended by the Office of the Cabinet Secretary.” He said they involved “international conferences relevant to the urban poor: poverty alleviation, […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said that government officials going on official trips abroad will have to secure permits from his office first. The President made the announcement after making public his sacking of officials from the Philippine Commission for the Urban Poor. Duterte said that he had “no personal reasons” to fire Terry Ridon, the chair of the PCUP, noting only that “he had too much too soon.” “He was appointed […]
(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte is set to fire commissioners of the Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque issued the erratum minutes after he announced the abolition of the body chaired by left-leaning Terry Ridon. “With sincerest regrets I would like to correct the statement I made on the (PCUP) during this morning’s press briefing. It is to fire, and not to abolish the Commission,” Roque said. According to Roque, there […]
