Creating the political entity, however, is not as easy as various political families are also demanding the creation of congressional districts their dynasties may control, contributing to the delays in the holding of elections.
“Clearly, contrary to the claim of Sara Duterte, the Justice Committee has the authority to conduct hearings to determine probable cause. And due process requires that such a hearing be held to allow the parties to ventilate their causes and defenses,” Cortez said.
While former president Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters are celebrating his 81st birthday, families of his war on drugs victims and critics said his birthday is no cause of celebration.
CPP chief public information officer Marco Valbuena told Kodao, “There will be no declaration of ceasefire on March 29.” All units of the NPA can continue to carry out planned guerrilla actions if any, he added.
Department of Energy secretary Sharon Garin admitted the government does not have the money nor does it have plans to buy back the country’s leading oil company, Petron Corporation, which used to be government-owned and operated under the Philippine National Oil Corporation before its privatization in February 1994.
Approximately, 40% to 50% of Filipino households use LPG as their primary cooking fuel. Around eight million households rely on it daily, with demand in residential and commercial sectors comprising over 89% of total national consumption.
“[T]his is why the government should manage expectations. Eight hundred thousand barrels sounds a lot but it won’t even cover two days of consumption,” Cacanindin said.
The mutual aid initiative that became a nationwide movement and helped feed the Philippines during the pandemic lock downs five years ago was restarted by its founder Ana Patricia Non on the exact same spot in Quezon City on Thursday.
With more transport organizations participating in today’s strike, many parts of the capital Metro Manila experienced light to empty traffic in what used to be gridlocked thoroughfares.
BAYAN said today’s transport strike is important to compel Marcos to remove burdensome taxes on oil and to abolish the oil deregulation law.
