INQToday: Marcos declines courtesy resignations of key Cabinet members
Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
Marcos declines courtesy resignations of key Cabinet members
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has retained several key Cabinet members, including Education Secretary Sonny Angara, Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. among others.
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin made the pronouncement during a Palace press conference on Tuesday.
Edsa rehabilitation cost estimated at P15 billion – Dizon
The suspended EDSA rehabilitation project is expected to cost up to P15 billion, according to Transportation Secretary Vince Dizon.
Speaking at the Commission on Appointments’ (CA) confirmation hearing on his appointment as the country’s transportation chief, Dizon said this would be the case if the rehabilitation would be conducted until 2027.
Hontiveros: Sara Duterte trial delay ‘obstruction dressed as protocol’
For Sen. Risa Hontiveros, the continued delays in the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte are no longer procedural but “obstructions dressed up as protocol.”
“This is the first time I’ve seen a ball being dribbled for four months. Even in basketball, there’s a shot clock,” Hontiveros said in a statement on Tuesday.
Teodoro calls Chinese officer’s proxy war question ‘propaganda’
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. dismissed what he called “propaganda spiels disguised as questions” from a Chinese officer during a defense dialogue in Singapore, in response to a query about a possible proxy war in Asia.
In a video shared by the Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday, Teodoro was asked by Senior Col. Zhang Chi about the proxy war in Europe.
DSWD defends woman who crawled out of sewer: ‘Don’t make her a meme’
Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian has appealed to the public to stop making memes about the woman who crawled out of a sewer.
Gatchalian said the woman is hurt that her story now seems like a joke to others.
