News Roundup 07 December 2019
Dec 07, 2019 • 2 min Read
NDF welcomes Duterte’s peace gesture | INQUIRER.NET – National Democratic Front (NDF) chief negotiator Fidel Agcaoili said “We welcome the announcement of the desire of the GRP (Government of the Republic of the Philippines) to resume the talks and that we shall await the arrival of Secretary Bello to listen to their offer.”
Duterte slammed for ‘bullying’ ABS-CBN | PHILSTAR.COM – Detained Sen. Leila de Lima on Saturday denounced President Rodrigo Duterte’s moves to block the franchise renewal of media giant ABS-CBN. The senator in a statement said, “The closure of a media outlet over a personal whim and political vendetta has no place in a free, democratic and just society.”
Palace insists ICC shouldn’t probe PH drug war to be consistent in its rulings | Manila Bulletin – Malacañang insisted that the International Criminal Court (ICC) should not open an investigation into President Duterte’s drug war especially now that the High Court dismissed the communication lodged by two former top Philippine officials against Chinese President Xi Jinping. In his statement, Panelo said that since the High Court decided to dismiss the communication, it should also not probe President Duterte’s drug war so they would be consistent.
Duterte can’t cancel water deals – experts | The Manila Times – Legal and political experts agree that President Rodrigo Duterte has basis for rescinding concession agreements with water concessionaires, but he cannot arbitrarily do so. Fr. Ranhilio Aquino, dean of San Beda University’s Graduate School of Law, on Friday said cancellation of the contracts must undergo a process in courts. “If he wants to go that way, then he must go to the courts in order to have the contracts declared null or to modify them because courts have the power to amend contracts when their terms are unconscionable,” Aquino added.
