Darating rin ang araw ng magsasaka: Mariano says corporate interest prevailed after CA rejection
Former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano has vowed to fight for farmers’ rights even after he was rejected by the Commission of Appointments.
Former Agrarian Reform Secretary Rafael Mariano has vowed to fight for farmers’ rights even after he was rejected by the Commission of Appointments.
Senator Ping Lacson is claiming that all 24 members of the Commission on Appointment (CA) consented to the “rejection” of confirmation of former Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Gina Lopez.
President Rodrigo Duterte may have sung praises for former Secretaries Gina Lopez and Perfecto Yasay Jr. for their hard work in the Cabinet, but he never made efforts to ensure their confirmation by the Commission on Appointments.
President Rodrigo Duterte will designate an acting Foreign Affairs Secretary after the appointment of incumbent Secretary-designate Perfecto Yasay Jr. was unanimously rejected by the Commission on Appointments (CA), his chief legal adviser said Wednesday (March 8).
Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua has lauded President Rodrigo Duterte for maintaining he will not discuss the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea with Beijing despite Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr.’s controversial comment on the tiff.
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry wants to put a system in place for Korean nationals in the Philippines to check on the existence of warrants of arrest against them following the brutal killing of a businessman in Metro Manila last year.
South Korean Ambassador to the Philippines Kim Jae-shin has sought a meeting with Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. Tuesday (Jan. 17) to lodge a complaint and call for an investigation on the death of a South Korean kidnap for ransom victim at the hands of the police.
The race to become the next Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor is seen to heat up in the coming months now that it’s clear that the incumbent, Amando Tetangco Jr., will not be granted a third term.
President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that not all is well in the Cabinet as officials with Communist leanings sometimes engage in heated debates with those who don’t share their beliefs during meetings.
For the first time, President Rodrigo Duterte’s common law wife, Cielito “Honeylet” Avanceña appeared beside him in an official function when she hosted a state banquet for visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Malacanang Thursday (Jan. 12).