UPDATE: Duterte okays franchise for Legarda son’s power firm

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 11:26:06 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law a bill granting legislative franchise to Solar Para Sa Bayan Corp. (SPSBC), which is owned by a son of former senator Loren Legarda….READ

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Martial law? Duterte vows to do ‘something drastic’ to address PH violence

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 13:02:38 +0000

Martial law? Duterte vows to do ‘something drastic’ to address PH violence

MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday warned he would “do something drastic” to address the continuing lawless violence in the Philippines, following the spate of killings in Negros Oriental. “ I will explain in the coming days. But I’m about to do something drastic. It will not sit well with everybody, maybe including […]

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Duterte says Gordon ‘a fart away from disaster’

Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 12:02:19 +0000

Duterte says Gordon ‘a fart away from disaster’

Senator Richard Gordon got an earful from President Duterte for criticizing his proclivity to appoint retired military and police officers in major government posts.

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Duterte raises to P5M bounty for killers of Negros cops

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 14:35:45 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has raised to P5 million the bounty for the capture of those behind the brutal killing of four police officers in Ayungon, Negros Oriental.

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PACC sets lifestyle check on PCSO board members, ex-GM Balutan

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 10:39:11 +0000

The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) is poised to do a “motu propio” lifestyle check on all board members of the state-run Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), including its former general manager Alexander Balutan.

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Duterte appoints ex-Nolcom chief to MWSS board of trustees

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 04:36:54 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former military official as member of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) board

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