Duterte OKs P4.5 trillion 2021 national budget

Katrina Hallare - Inquirer.net 08/02/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the proposed P4.506 trillion national budget for 2021, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) said Sunday. In a statement, the DBM said that Duterte approved the budget during a…

Putting all our eggs in one vaccine

Randy David - @inquirerdotnet 08/02/2020

  President Duterte said so himself: In the absence of a vaccine, it is futile to offer a roadmap to recovery from the massive damage wrought by COVID-19. In his State of the Nation Address last Monday,…

Chemists disprove Duterte claim gasoline may be used as disinfectant

Darryl John Esguerra - Reporter / @DJEsguerraINQ 07/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Gasoline must not be used as a disinfectant as it is harmful to the body, a group of chemists told the public Friday after President Rodrigo Duterte recommended its use as an alternative to hand…

Duterte to telcos: Identify, report officials delaying cell site permits

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 07/31/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte urged telecommunication companies to report to his Cabinet members those involved in delaying the processing of permits for building cell sites / towers. “Alam mo ‘you can ask [Senator] Bong [Go],…

Poe hopes Duterte won’t only issue warning to telcos, but also gov’t regulators, LGUs

Krissy Aguilar - Reporter / @KAguilarINQ 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe expressed hope that President Rodrigo Duterte also warns government regulators and local government units not to delay the issuance of permits for building cell towers and not just warn telecommunication companies…

‘Shape up’: Gov’t takeover of telcos possible, Sotto warns

Christia Marie Ramos - INQUIRER.net 07/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s warning during his State of the Nation Address, Senate President Vicente Sotto III advised the country’s biggest telecommunication companies to “shape up” and “seriously” heed the chief executive’s appeal to improve…

Duterte’s SONA: A mix of attack, warning, plea, wish list, promises

Christia Marie Ramos, Darryl John Esguerra, Krissy Aguilar 07/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines—As the country continued to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte delivered on Monday afternoon (July 27) his penultimate State of the Nation Address (SONA). Unlike his late arrival for last year’s SONA, Duterte’s helicopter…

Duterte warns Smart, Globe of expropriation

Leila B. Salaverria - Philippine Daily Inquirer 07/28/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Invoking public anger, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday trained his sights on the two dominant telecommunication companies in the country and warned them to shape up by December or face expropriation. In his fifth…

Duterte says admin won’t ‘dodge’ duty to fight for human rights

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Despite repeatedly condemning international investigations into alleged human-rights violations in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday assured that his administration “will not dodge our obligation to fight for human rights.” “My administration always…

ABS-CBN offers transmission assets for e-learning during pandemic

Miguel R. Camus - Reporter / @miguelrcamusINQ 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines—ABS-CBN Corp. is offering the Duterte administration the use of its television transmission assets around the Philippines as the government eyes distance learning during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. “We hope to help the government continuously…

Face-to-face classes to resume January 2021, Duterte clarifies

Kriss Aguilar - Inquirer.net 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Face-to-face classes will be allowed in January 2021 and not earlier, President Rodrigo Duterte clarified Monday. Last week, the President approved the proposal of the education sector to conduct limited face-to-face classes in areas that are…

Duterte still trusts PhilHealth chief despite corruption claims, says Bong Go

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 07/27/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte still trusts Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president and CEO Ricardo Morales despite allegations of widespread corruption within the agency, former special assistant to the president and now Senator Christopher “Bong”…

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