Extra powers, traffic czar rejected
THE House committee on transportation has rejected Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade’s proposed blanket emergency powers after the panel concluded there ...
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Tugade’s traffic crisis powers on hold
THE House drew closer to approving emergency powers for President Rodrigo Duterte to deal with the traffic crisis, with the ...
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Plans for extra powers sought
BOTH chambers of Congress are separately asking transport authorities to submit details of their plans and projects to be covered ...
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Solons demand safety nets on ‘extra powers’
FOUR lawmakers support emergency powers for President Rodrigo Duterte to fix the worsening traffic in Metro Manila and nearby provinces, ...
Read morePoe hopeful extra powers to be okayed
AMID the ongoing deliberations on the proposed P3.35-trillion national budget, Senator Grace Poe is confident the bill that seeks to ...
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Du30 power to suspend habeas writ proposed
SENATOR Richard Gordon on Thursday said he would file a bill to grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers, including the ...
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Metro attacks feared
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday the government is preparing for any attacks that the Abu Sayyaf might launch in ...
Read moreEmergency powers for Du30 in the works
THE House of Representatives will begin deliberations on several proposed measures to grant President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powers to solve ...
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