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Algeria’s ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika submitted his resignation with immediate effect, state media said Tuesday, ceding power in the face of massive street protests after two decades at the helm. Car horns sounded on the streets before crowds of flag-waving people emerged from their homes and converged in the centre of the capital Algiers to celebrate. Bouteflika “officially advised the Constitutional Council of the end of his term of office as President of the Republic”, […]
(Eagle News)—-Social Security System president Emmanuel Dooc has resigned, as his term expired under the new SSS charter. The new charter, which overhauled the old one, took effect on Tuesday, March 5. President Rodrigo Duterte signed the SSS Rationalization Act in February. Prior to his appointment, Dooc was an Insurance Commissioner, from 2011 to 2016.
(Eagle News) — Arnell Ignacio resigned from his post as deputy administrator of the Overseas Workers and Welfare Administration for “personal reasons,” the Palace said on Wednesday, Feb. 27. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Ignacio “has intimated his desire to pursue other endeavours.” “While the President has yet to formally accept Mr. Ignacio’s resignation, we recognize as well as thank him for his contributions to the Filipino people,” he said, noting that […]
(Eagle News)—Comedian Arnell Ignacio has resigned as deputy administrator at the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration. The reason for Ignacio’s resignation was so far unclear. Ignacio has said he would hold a press conference on the issue. The comedian, a staunch supporter of President Rodrigo Duterte, was appointed to the OWWA post on Jan. 23, 2018.
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who was the lead negotiator in the 2015 nuclear deal, announced his resignation on Instagram on Monday, which can only take effect once President Hassan Rouhani accepts it. “I apologize for my inability to continue serving and for all the shortcomings during my term in office,” Zarif said in a message posted on his verified Instagram account. Zarif thanked Iranians and “respected officials” for their […]
by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Three MPs quit Britain’s governing Conservative Party on Wednesday in protest at its “disastrous” hard line on Brexit, joining a rebellion in parliament that is redrawing the country’s political landscape just weeks before it leaves the EU. The resignations by the pro-European trio posed a fresh and embarrassing headache for Prime Minister Theresa May as she headed to Brussels for talks with European Commission […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire. The decision is likely to give US President Donald Trump decisive influence over the next leadership of the institution although Washington’s control over the 189-member global development lender has faced mounting criticism. “It has been a great honor to […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire. The decision is likely to give US President Donald Trump decisive influence over the next leadership of the institution although Washington’s control over the 189-member global development lender has faced mounting criticism. “It has been a great honor to […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Panfilo Lacson does not believe Budget Secretary Ben Diokno should resign despite allegations he has links to a supposedly favored contractor. In the first place, Lacson, in an interview aired over CNN Philippines on Thursday, Dec. 20, said he “cannot imagine” Diokno dealing with contractors directly. “I’m not defending Sec. Diokno. Pero sabi niya nga nakipag-deal siya sa mga agencies pag nag-appropriate at saka nag-release ng budget,” Lacson said. According to […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Wednesday, Nov. 28, commended former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza after he took responsibility for the “transgressions committed by his two subordinates.” “We commend the former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process for taking full responsibility and issuing an apology under the principle of command responsibility…,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a statement, calling what Dureza did “leadership by example.” Dureza has “set a concrete […]
(Eagle News) — Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Jesus Dureza has resigned. President Rodrigo Duterte made the revelation during the inauguration of the Bohol-Panglao International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 27. Duterte said he was “sad” he accepted Dureza’s resignation. It was unclear so far why Dureza resigned, but Duterte’s announcement came amid announcements he had fired two undersecretaries from the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, which Dureza heads. Earlier, Duterte […]
(Eagle News) — Salvador Panelo is slated to be the next government spokesperson, with Harry Roque possibly running for a Senate seat in 2019. Panelo will reportedly hold the position of chief presidential legal counsel at the same time until Duterte finds a replacement for that position. On Tuesday, Oct. 9, Duterte already said Panelo would be the chief of the Office of the Press Secretary, a post he first offered to Roque. Roque, who was […]
