Senators nix emergency powers for Duterte to fix PhilHealth

Sep 4, 2020 | Top Stories

Senators junk the proposal of congressmen to give President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to address the problems hounding beleaguered state-health agency Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) saying the president already enjoys vast powers under the...

Palace to study if emergency powers can help Duterte solve PhilHealth woes

Sep 3, 2020 | Top Stories

The Duterte administration will study a proposal to give the president additional powers to fix anomalies within the Phillipine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), the Palace said on Thursday. “Nagpapasalamat po kami sa Kongreso. Pero pag-aralan po natin kung...

Stock market up 5.3 percent after Duterte gets extra powers

Mar 25, 2020 | Business

Source: Philippine Stock Exchange Philippine shares rose more than 5 percent during shortened trading on Wednesday after President Rodrigo Duterte signed a bill granting him extra powers and a massive war chest to stem the Covid-19 outbreak. The main share index,...

‘Congress gave Duterte a blank check’ to deal with Covid-19 pandemic

Mar 24, 2020 | Top Stories

The number of lawmakers who voted against the bill granting extra powers to President Rodrigo Duterte can be counted with all 10 fingers, and Sen. Risa Hontiveros was one of them. “I voted NO because it grants the President unchecked powers that are open to...

FULL TEXT: Bill granting extra powers to Duterte breezes through Congress

Mar 24, 2020 | Top Stories

(UPDATED: 25 March 2020) The Senate and the House of Representatives passed identical bills granting extra powers to the president to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, such as the takeover of medical and transport facilities and flexibility in disbursing the national...