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Several senators buck revival of anti-subversion law

August 13, 2019 admin anti-subversion law, Latest News Stories, Nation, national news, news, Senate

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 11:06:33 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Several senators have rejected the proposal to resuscitate the law criminalizing subversion. Senator Panfilo Lacson, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, said that reviving the anti-subversion law only encroaches the right to peaceful assembly and protest. “Kung magjo-join lang naman sa organizations like Kabataan party-list or Anakbayan, I […]

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Poe: Law shouldn’t be used to curtail freedoms

August 13, 2019 admin anti-subversion law, Constitution, Democracy, freedom, Grace Poe, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, Policy, rights, Subversion

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:23:52 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — A law should not be used to weaken the mechanisms of democracy. This was what Senator Grace Poe said Tuesday amid a proposal to put back a law criminalizing subversion. “Ang alam ko, hindi ito kinatigan ng korte, kaya nga hindi natuloy,” Poe told reporters at the Senate when asked about her […]

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Palace: Restoring anti-subversion law requires study

August 13, 2019 admin anti-subversion act, anti-subversion law, Latest News Stories, Legislation, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, politics, Rodrigo Duterte, Subversion

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:53:43 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday said the proposal of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) to reinstate the anti-subversion law would necessitate study. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo issued the statement after DILG Secretary Eduardo Año called for the revival of the Anti-Subversion Act to counter the leftist groups’ alleged recruitment of […]

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Duterte signs law to lower cost of electricity

August 13, 2019 admin Electricity, kuryente, Latest News Stories, law, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, power rates, republic act 11371, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 08:12:46 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a measure that would reduce the cost of electricity in the country. Duterte signed Republic Act 11371, or the “Murang Kuryente Act,” on August 8. But a copy of the new law was shared with the media only on Tuesday, August 13. The new law […]

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DepEd welcomes probe on alleged anomalies raised by COA report

August 12, 2019 admin Department of Education, DepEd, education, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippines news updates

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:49:22 +0000

The Department of Education (DepEd) has welcomed the possible probe by Congress on the alleged anomalies raised by the Commission

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Dela Rosa confesses to accepting gifts when he was still cop

August 12, 2019 admin Bato dela Rosa, bribery, corruption, gift, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippine news updates, PNP, police, Rodrigo Duterte

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 11:12:27 +0000

Former PNP chief and now Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Monday admitted to receiving gifts while he was still a policeman.

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Marcos wants Marawi contracts exempted from ‘tough requirements’

August 12, 2019 admin Imee Marcos, Latest News Stories, Marawi, Nation, national news, news, Senate

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 10:40:37 +0000

Senator Imee Marcos sought for joint-venture agreements (JVA’s) in Marawi to be exempted from “tough requirements” of government procurement and investment guidelines to hasten rehabilitation efforts there.

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Teachers’ group bewails lack of reading materials in DepEd for nationalism lessons

August 12, 2019 admin act, alliance of concerned teachers, Department of Education, DepEd, education, Latest News Stories, local news, Nation, national news, news, Philippines news updates

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 08:20:35 +0000

A militant group of teachers on Monday (Aug. 12) decried what it said was the Department of Education’s (DepEd) failure to supply learning materials for Filipino and Araling Panlipunan to the detriment of lessons on nationalism in schools.

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