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(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto on Thursday, July 19, said he senses the Senate will oppose any term extension under a proposed federal Charter. “I do not want to be speaking for everyone else but that is the sense that I am getting from the rest of the Senate,” he said, reacting to Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez’s proposal the 2019 elections be postponed to immediately give way to a shift to the federal system […]
By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa on Wednesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement his term as head of the national police force would be extended anew, saying he was “willing to serve” the chief executive “up to (his) last breath.” “I am a good soldier and will do orders emanating from my boss. I am willing to serve him up to my last breath sa laki ng utang […]
(Eagle News)– Senator Panfilo Lacson on Sunday stood by his criticisms of lawmakers he said were out to take advantage of Charter Change to extend their terms and ensure there would be no elections. This was even after House Deputy Speaker Fredenil Castro criticized the senator, who he said should not question the lawmakers with “speculative statements.” “Kung ganun kakapal ‘yong pagmumukha nila, eh ano ang magpe-prevent? Kakapal lalo ang pagmumukha nila kapag nag-holdover na […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he would extend the term of Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa “for two to three months.” Dela Rosa is set to retire from the police force on January 21, 2018, when he reaches the mandatory age of retirement of 56. After the extension, Dela Rosa is expected to assume the helm of the Bureau of Corrections.
Ever since President Noynoy Aquino started to consider charter change and term extension, various sectors could not help but react. Some are in favor, some are against, some expressed dismay. The President admitted that he is open to charter change to limit the allegedly broad powers of the Supreme Court in the present constitution. The President said that he is considering charter change because he wants to guarantee that the reforms and transportation started by […]
Vice President Jejomar Binay says he respects President Aquino’s open position on term extension but warned the President against vested interests.
