News Roundup 02.20.2020
Feb 20, 2020 • 1 min Read
‘Serious mistake’ to end VFA over Bato’s visa – Tatad | INQUIRER.NET – Abrogating the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States over the cancellation of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa is a” serious mistake that can’t be inflicted” on the country’s history of diplomacy, a former senator said on Thursday. While the abrogation is a political act, former Senator Francisco “Kit” Tatad said the “manner it is carried out must follow the sense of the Constitution and the rule of equity and fair play.”
Palace: Letting ABS-CBN operate with expired franchise could be questioned in court | PHILSTAR.COM – The practice of allowing a network to operate even after its franchise has expired is “questionable,” Malacañang said Thursday, as it called on Congress to do its job in relation to the bills seeking the renewal of the franchise of television network ABS-CBN. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said problems may arise if somebody questions the practice before the court.
DFA: Coronavirus-positive Filipinos on cruise ship now 44 | Manila Bulletin – The Department of Foreign Affairs on Thursday confirmed that the total number of Filipinos aboard the Diamond Princess who were found positive for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has climbed to 44.
DOJ orders probe into killing of ex- BuCor legal chief | The Manila Times –The Department of Justice on Thursday directed the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to investigate the killing of an official of the Bureau of Corrections (BuCor). Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, in a Department order, said no stone should be left unturned in the NBI investigation into the death of lawyer Frederic Anthony Santos, chief of the BuCor’s legal division.
