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Marcos to sign agrarian emancipation act today
President Marcos will sign into law today the New Agrarian Emancipation Act, which will officially condone at least P58 billion in arrears incurred by more than 600,000 farmer-beneficiaries from his late father’s land reform program under Presidential Decree 27, including agrarian reform beneficiaries under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program of the late former president Corazon Aquino......»»
BBM, Tribune share good gov’t journey
When Daily Tribune was started in 2000, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. or BBM was Ilocos Norte Governor, and both newspaper and the namesake of his father, who was also a President, started on paths that frequently crossed. For instance, it was the Tribune, on 23 September 2013, that broke the story on the use of the Disbursement Acceleration Program or DAP during the Senate impeachment trial of then-Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona. That revelation by BBM — who had thought the money used in the impeachment trial had come from the Priority Development Assistance Fund that the Supreme Court had ruled unconstitutional in 2013 — started the public scrutiny of the presidential pork barrel. Former Budget Secretary Florencio Abad then came out to admit the creation of the fund which he claimed was part of the fiscal stimulus program to counter the effects of a financial crisis that hit the Asian region in 2008. Aquino slush fund The DAP was later proven to be a Palace slush fund for legislators to do its whims and the acts creating it were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2014. BBM, then a senator, told Daily Tribune in an exclusive interview about the use of a supposed stimulus fund of the administration of former President Benigno Aquino III to bribe six senators who sat as judges in the Senate impeachment court for them to vote for the conviction of Corona in May 2012. Marcos said the Department of Budget and Management released P475 million in lump sum allocations to the six senators through the Department of Agrarian Reform that was made to appear as funds for livelihood projects. BBM said the funds were actually used to “induce” the senator-judges to convict Corona. Abad DAP author Abad, in January 2012, said P72.11 billion of those funds juggled from the budget was used for DAP, and the bulk of it was released to agencies and government-owned or -controlled corporations in 2011. Marcos said P100 million was released to him as part of the P475 million the DBM had allocated in six special allotment release orders or SARO, all with the same date of 6 December 2011 and made available through notices of cash allocation a year after. In a privilege speech two days after the Marcos interview, Senator Jinggoy Estrada accused Senate President Franklin Drilon of using discretionary funds to influence the impeachment proceedings against Corona. (To be continued) The post BBM, Tribune share good gov’t journey appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Roque bares Duterte, China agreement to respect status quo in WPS
Roque bares Duterte, China agreement to respect status quo in WPS.....»»
7 nanlaban drug suspects dead after Baste Duterte declares drug war
Less than a week after Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte declared a "war on drugs" in the city, at least seven drug suspects were killed during a buy-bust operation in the city — violence that highlights the seriousness of the mayor's recent threat of outright killing persons caught using illegal drugs......»»
CHR alarmed by war vs drugs in Davao City
THE Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is alarmed by Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte’s “war against drugs”, as seven drug users were killed from different barangays in the city over the weekend, just a few hours after his declaration......»»
D.C.Plinado Campaign pushed
DAVAO City Councilor Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula urged Dabawenyos to continue embodying the "culture of discipline", as a legacy, and to be conscious of turning it into the key for the city's growth......»»
Revisiting Uniteam (Last of 2 parts)
THE Uniteam coalition of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and Vice President Sara Duterte, described by many political analysts as the "dream team", had come a long way since sweeping the 2022 elections......»»
Power fluctuations hit NAIA
Passengers sweltered as power fluctuations hit the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2 at around 10 a.m. yesterday......»»
Roque: Xi, Duterte agreed to keep West Philippines Sea status quo
The Philippines under former president Rodrigo Duterte had a “gentleman’s agreement” with China to keep the status quo in the West Philippine Sea, a former Cabinet official said yesterday, as fresh tensions surround the WPS due to recent incursions by Beijing that targeted a Filipino resupply mission and a research team......»»
CHR probes Davao drug war deaths
The Commission on Human Rights yesterday expressed grave concern over Davao City Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s recent declaration of a war on drugs in the city......»»
Drug killings 95 percent lower than in previous admin
The number of deaths recorded under the Marcos administration’s war on drugs has decreased by over 95 percent, in contrast to the bloody anti-drug campaign of his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte......»»
Agdao Public Market vendors want variety and vegetable sections merged
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 24 March) – Vendors of Agdao Public Market here are asking the city government to merge the Variety and Vegetable Sections into one section claiming they have difficulties in getting customers because of their location. In a letter addressed to Mayor Sebastian Duterte, the City Administrator’s Office, the City Economic Enterprise […].....»»
7 dead after Davao City Mayor Duterte declares war vs. drugs
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 26 March) – Two more drug suspects died in separate buy-bust operations in Toril District here before dawn Tuesday, after they allegedly resisted arrest, a police official said. This brought the number of fatalities to seven since Davao City Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte declared a “war” on illegal drugs last March […].....»»
eTravel pains
You know it’s a popular season for traveling when television news outlets are already reporting live from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to check if there are already hordes of passengers preparing to leave town or the country during the Holy Week break......»»
SEC formally asks NTC to block Binance
In a letter to the NTC, SEC Chairperson Emilio Aquino says Binance 'poses a threat to the security of the funds of investing Filipinos'.....»»
Perfect practice for Paris
It played out like a script. Olympic qualifier Eumir Marcial treated a cheering hometown crowd to a spectacular knockout win over Thailand’s Thoedsak Sinam, celebrated a sentimental homecoming and provided a preview of what to expect in Paris before a star-studded audience that included WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium last Saturday night......»»
Eumir Marcial K.O’s Thai foe in Manila duel
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Olympic bronze medalist Eumir Marcial made easy work against Thai Thoedsak Sinam in his homecoming bout in Manila on Saturday night, March 23, at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium. Marcial, who is bound for the Paris Olympics in July, knocked out Sinam in the fourth round in their eight-rounder non-title bout. With.....»»
Marcial sends Thai foe to dreamland
Eumir Marcial knocked the lights out of Thai opponent Thoedsak Sinam at the 1:33 mark of the fourth round of their super middleweight bout Saturday night at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila......»»
VP Sara ‘di na pinarusahan ang viral teacher na nanigaw ng mga estudyante
AYON kay Vice President at Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Sara Duterte, hindi niya paparusahan ang guro na nanigaw at nakapagbitaw ng hindi magandang salita sa mga estudyante. “Nakita ko yung explanation niya and then, sinabihan ko ang regional office natin na there will be no penalties for the teacher,” sey ni VP Sara sa.....»»
Vice Ganda nakipag-‘dinner date’ sa big bosses ng ABS-CBN, GMA
MATAPOS ang contract signing ng “It’s Showtime” para sa collaboration ng Kapamilya at Kapuso networks, masayang ibinandera ng TV host-comedian na si Vice Ganda ang dinner date kasama ang big bosses ng nasabing media giants. Sa Instagram Stories, makikita ang picture niya na kasama ang ABS-CBN executives na sina Cory Vidanes at Carlo Katigbak, pati.....»»