News Roundup 27 November 2019
Nov 27, 2019 • 2 min Read
Palace: Robredo back to ‘groping with a blind vision’| INQUIRER.NET – Vice President Leni Robredo is again reduced to “groping with a blind vision” following her removal as co-chair of the Inter-Agency Committee on Anti-Illegal Drugs (ICAD), Malacañang said Wednesday. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo issued the statement after Robredo, in an apparent swipe at the Duterte administration, said before the beneficiaries of her Angat Buhay program’s fellowship project that true leaders perform well even if they work under an “uninspiring” boss.
Bill filed to protect teachers from ‘malicious accusations’ of child abuse | PHILSTAR.COM – Sen. Grace Poe filed a bill to protect public school teachers and staff from “malicious accusations” of child abuse and compel the Department of Education to provide support on such cases. Poe filed Senate Bill 1189 or the “Teacher Protection Act” that seeks to “institutionalize measures to implement in all public schools clearly defined regulations for teachers on student discipline and classroom management.”
Lacson: Big gov’t departments not utilizing bulk of budget; nation’s debt to reach P8 trillion in 2020 | Manila Bulletin – Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Wednesday that the government gives a huge budget to the bigger departments, but the latter are unable to fully utilize the appropriations, resulting in large amounts of unspent funds annually. He also warned about the nation’s ballooning debt, saying it could reach P8 trillion in the next few years.
P2.5-B ‘shabu’ seized in Makati drug sting | The Manila Times – Over P2 billion worth of crystal meth or shabu was seized from the suspect in Makati City on Tuesday night. The Philippine National Police-Drug Enforcement Group (PNP-DEG) apprehended Liu Chao, identified as a Chinese national in Barangay San Antonio, Makati City at 11:45 p.m.Confiscated were plastic sachets of shabu placed in tea bags and dog food packaging weighing 371 kilograms with an estimated value of P2.522 billion. The suspect will be charged for violating Republic Act 9165 or the “Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.”
