News Update As of July 27, 2017
(Thursday) 1. Manila Bulletin
Duterte gives higher budget allocation to judiciary
Despite his recent complaints against some courts for supposedly delaying government projects, President Duterte has raised the budget of the judiciary to P34.8 billion in the proposed 2018 national budget.
http://news.mb.com.ph/2017/07/27/duterte-gives-higher-budget-allocation-to-judiciary/
2. Philippine Star
‘Philippines not giving up territory to China’
The Philippines will not lose even a “single inch” of territory to China if ever it proceeds with its joint exploration deal with the Asian giant, which is claiming almost the entire South China Sea.
http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2017/07/27/1721885/philippines-not-giving-territory-china 3. Daily Inquirer
Duterte-Joma word war heats up
The word war between Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria Sison and President Rodrigo Duterte is turning ugly. On Wednesday, after Mr. Duterte told Sison to kill himself, Sison advised the President to see a psychiatrist. “I am amused when Mr. Duterte advises me to commit suicide. I will never give him such an advice. But what I suggest to him is to consult a
professional psychiatrist to take care of his mental health,” Sison said in a statement sent to the Inquirer on Wednesday.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/917923/duterte-joma-word-war-heats-up#ixzz4nzIHMAfP 4. Manila Times
PH to abolish agency hunting Marcos plunder
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s government plans to abolish the agency tasked with recovering the billions of dollars plundered by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his allies, a cabinet member said Wednesday.
HTTP://WWW.MANILATIMES.NET/PH-TO-ABOLISH-AGENCY-HUNTING-MARCOS- PLUNDER/340755/
