News Roundup 01 March 2020
Mar 01, 2020 • 2 min Read
Govt won’t let up case vs ABS-CBN | The Manila Times – A petition of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to nullify ABS-CBN Corp.’s franchise will still push through even after President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the network giant’s apology over a critical campaign commercial, a Malacañang official said on Saturday. In a media interview, Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo reiterated that Duterte’s displeasure with ABS-CBN had nothing to do with the franchise issues hounding the station.
‘PATAY NA YUNG KABAYO’ Calabarzon’s state of calamity declaration quite late – Robredo camp | INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo’s spokesperson slammed the current administration for declaring a state of calamity in areas affected by the Taal Volcano eruption nearly two months after the incident. According to lawyer Barry Gutierrez, they hope that the state of calamity declaration was not yet too late to assist the people suffering from the ashfall.
Labor group raises fear of ’employment crisis’ as more jobs cut PHILSTAR.COM – A labor group is concerned that recent job losses, partcularly by multinational firms reducing staff in the Philippines, is a sign of a looming employment crisis and called on the Labor department to take steps against more layoffs. Defend Jobs Philippines on Sunday said it is alarmed over a string of layoffs at Honda Cars Philippines, Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., and Nokia Technology Center.
CHR denounces slay of seasoned Nueva Ecija lawyer | Manila Bulletin – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) denounced Sunday the killing of a seasoned lawyer in Talavera, Nueva Ecija, and called for the immediate passage of a measure which seeks to protect the safety of the members of the legal and justice sector by increasing the penalty of the crimes committed against them. A still unidentified gunman in front of his law office in Talavera town killed lawyer Bayani Dalangin, 73, on Friday.
