Duterte shutdown order stuns lottery operators

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 22:05:05 +0000

Duterte shutdown order stuns lottery operators

Marites, 47, woke up early on Saturday to collect the bets for Small Town Lottery (STL) in her neighborhood in Booy village in Tagbilaran, Bohol, where she has been working as a kubradora (bet collector) for about five years.

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Recto to Palace: Send own version of Security of Tenure bill

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 12:15:29 +0000

Recto to Palace: Send own version of Security of Tenure bill

Malacañang must send to Congress its own version of the Security of Tenure bill, Senate Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said on Saturday, a day after President Rodrigo Duterte vetoed the measure.

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Palace: Duterte will identify those behind alleged PCSO corruption ‘in due time’ 

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2019 02:05:22 +0000

Malacañang on Saturday has assured that President Rodrigo Duterte will identify those behind the alleged corruption in the PCSO in due time

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Duterte stops all PCSO gaming activities including lotto, STL

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 15:53:29 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered all gaming activities of the (PCSO, including lotto, stopped due to alleged “massive corruption” in the agency.

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Duterte is workers’ enemy, says Hontiveros on vetoed Security of Tenure bill

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 10:14:35 +0000

NCRPO: 2,500 individuals joined Labor Day protests

President Rodrigo Duterte’s move to veto the Security of Tenure bill shows he has decided to side against the Filipino workers, Senator Risa Hontiveros said Friday.

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Duterte signs law creating National Commission of Senior Citizens 

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:24:37 +0000

President Duterte has signed a law creating the National Commission of Senior Citizens (NCSC) to provide services beneficial to the elderly.

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It’s official: Duterte vetoes Security of Tenure bill

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 03:03:05 +0000

It's official: Duterte vetoes Security of Tenure bill

After backtracking his earlier statement that President Rodrigo Duterte “vetoed” the Security of Tenure Bill, Presidential Spokesperson

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De Lima says Duterte preference for death by hanging is ‘barbaric, inhumane’

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2019 02:54:24 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte’s supposed preference to hang convicts as form of capital punishment shows just how “barbaric” and “inhumane”

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Panelo backtracks: Security of tenure bill not yet vetoed

Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 15:44:46 +0000

Panelo backtracks: Security of tenure bill not yet vetoed

MANILA, Philippines —After saying that President Rodrigo Duterte “vetoed” the Security of Tenure Bill, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo has backtracked on the announcement and said the Chief Executive has yet to sign or veto the bill. “Vetoed,” Panelo briefly responded in a text message earlier when asked about the status of the bill. But less […]

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