By Mary Noll Christine P. Caadyang PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte on Tuesday advised Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) in Japan to “be assertive” against government officials who subject them to extortion.
In his speech at the Filipino Community Meeting in Tokyo, Duterte told OFWs to slap police, customs, or immigration officers asking for money upon return to the Philippines.
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By Flora Aslyn Olympia PRESIDENT RODRIGO Duterte signed into law the bill postponing the synchronized Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Elections schedule at the end of this month, Malacañang confirmed last Oct. 18.
The elections which were scheduled on Oct. 31 this year were moved to Oct. 23, 2017. By Christine Mae L. Fusio THE BUREAU of Immigration (BI) deployed on Oct. 18 immigration officers and intelligence agents at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) for the influx of international passengers this coming holiday season.
In a press release, Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said NAIA intelligence agents will constantly monitor arriving and departing passengers at the airport. By Maria Corazon A. Inay THE COUNTRY'S budding economic ties with China would bring more opportunities for Filipinos especially in terms of jobs, Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV said on Oct. 21.
Aquino, former head of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, said acquiring investments from China is a move that the Philippines should explore. By Pauline Faye V. Tria SEN. RISA Hontiveros slammed the Philippine National Police (PNP) for the violent dispersal of protesters at the United States Embassy in Manila last Oct. 19 following a viral video of a police vehicle running over protesters.
“The actions of the Philippine National Police in yesterday's rally at the US Embassy were extremely reprehensible, unacceptable and indefensible,” Hontiveros said in a press release issued last Oct. 20. By Jamie Andrea L. Turalba THE NATIONAL Youth Commission (NYC) criticized the dispersal of protesters at the United States (US) Embassy that happened on Oct. 19, calling the police response “heartless.”
In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, NYC denounced the use of violence to “those who are supposed to be harbingers of peace.” By Doreen S. Galindez SUPER TYPHOON Lawin (Haima) has weakened since making landfall and may leave the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) tonight.
In PAGASA’s Severe Weather Bulletin No. 12 issued at 8:00 pm, Wednesday, storm signal no. 5 was raised over Cagayan, Isabela, Kalinga, Apayao, Ilocos Norte and Northern Abra, but was later on lifted around 6:00 AM Thursday. By Mary Noll Christine P. Caadyang THE CATHOLIC Bishops Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on President Rodrigo Duterte to grant executive clemency to elderly and sick prisoners.
In a letter addressed to Duterte on Oct. 17, the CBCP Episcopal Commission on Prison and Pastoral Care (ECPPC) said prisoners are “longing to be free” and sought the Church’s help for their freedom behind bars. By Mary Noll Christine P. Caadyang SEN. LEILA de Lima proposed on Tuesday Senate Bill 1197 ordering police to use a megaphone for warning suspects before arresting them in operations.
The bill, also known as the “Anti-Extrajudicial Killing Act of 2016” (Anti-EJK Act), stated that a warning before conducting arrest shall be issued by the police through a megaphone. By Vann Marlo M. Villegas FOLLOWING PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte’s threat of junking the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States (US), Sen. Richard Gordon warned the administration that pulling away from the agreement now could put the Philippines in a bad situation.
Gordon claimed that losing EDCA would favor China as it could have the chance to take control of the disputed West Philippine Sea. |
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