UPDATE: Anti-poverty chief Liza Maza resigns

NATIONAL Anti-Poverty Commission Chief Liza Maza announced her resignation from the Cabinet of President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday. “Upon deeper reflection on the events of the past few weeks, as well as the direction in which this administration appears to be heading, I am announcing that I have tendered this morning my irrevocable resignation as Secretary […]

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Liza Maza stays as anti-poverty chief despite arrest warrant — Palace

Embattled anti-poverty chief Liza Maza remains in her post despite an arrest warrant issued by a trial court against her for murder charges, Malacañang said on Thursday.

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Help poor cope with hard times, Duterte urged

Help poor cope with hard times, Duterte urged

A ranking House leader and the chief of the National Anti-Poverty Commission said more Filipino families were in danger of falling below the poverty line due to the steep rise in the cost of living as they called on President Duterte to either suspend or scrap the controversial Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act.

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