Windows26: Enrile questions INC ‘logic’ vs VP Sara Duterte impeach raps

January 17, 2024

Hi, reader! Today, we're covering the MMDA's proposal for a 7-to-4 work schedule to ease traffic, the UAE's $15-B renewable energy investment, and Enrile questioning the INC's "logic" on VP Duterte impeachment raps.

Enrile questions INC 'logic' vs VP Sara Duterte impeach raps

Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Juan Ponce Enrile warned that the country would face a "very detrimental precedent" if Filipinos followed the implied reasoning of the recent Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) rally opposing efforts to impeach Vice President Sara Duterte.

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UAE's Masdar commits $15-B investment in PH renewable projects

The Marcos administration has scored a win as Masdar, a clean energy giant based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has committed about $15 billion worth of investments in the local renewable market.

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Lawmakers: Why Chinese minority shareholder as NGCP chair?

Amid mounting concerns over potential Chinese control of the nation's power transmission system, House members have questioned the election of a Chinese national as board chair of the National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP).

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MMDA eyes '7-to-4' work sked in gov't offices

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said on Thursday that it would recommend to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that national government agencies (NGAs) in the National Capital Region (NCR) also adopt the 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. work schedule to ease traffic ahead of the targeted rehabilitation of Edsa this year.

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How can NFA sell 300,000 tons of 'aging' rice stocks?

Amid the high prices of rice, the National Food Authority (NFA) is burdened with some 300,000 tons of the staple food in its warehouses that are "aging" and must be disposed of soon.

With corruption deeply entrenched in the police organization, the PNP leadership must make good its recent statement to ensure that "accountability remains paramount, even for retired or resigned personnel." Indeed, when law enforcers themselves show contempt for the rule of law, they bring the entire justice system to disrepute and cause irreparable damage to people's trust in government institutions.

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