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Most of our big stories for today are coming from local governments, where the national government’s various aggressive campaigns – from untangling the traffic, to pinning down drug lords, and going against environmentally destructive activities – are producing mixed results.
The Department of Transportation seeks to open up private subdivisions and villages to motorists to ease the worsening traffic congestion in Metro Manila. Secretary Arthur Tugade brought up the idea during the first Senate hearing on the proposal to give President Rodrigo Duterte emergency powersto solve the capital region’s traffic problem.
Pampanga congresswoman Gloria Arroyo is set to represent Central Luzon under a new deputy speakership format that the 17th Congress is adopting in preparation for the shift to federalism. From the current 5 deputy speakers, the House of Representatives will appoint 7 more, so all major regions have a voice in the deliberations on constitutional change. She said her “strategic direction” is to fully support President Rodrigo Duterte’s legislative agenda.
Local police found at least 11 kilos of suspected methamphetamine in the kitchen cabinets of Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr in Albuera, Leyte, in what they vowed to be the first in a series of raids on the suspected drug lord’s properties. His son Kerwin Espinosa has been in hiding since President Duterte revealed the father and son’s alleged links to the illicit trade.
The National Police Commission revoked Cebu City Mayor Tommy Osmeña’s supervisory powers over the city police, citing the local chief executive’s supposed lack of support for the national government’s anti-drug campaign. The mayor, who was out of the country, defended his record in fighting drugs and crime. His administration, he said, arrested almost all of the 10 most-wanted pushers in the city, is building a rehab facility, and has provided the cops with allowances and vehicles. “They don’t consider that support?” Osmeña asked.
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources has suspended the operations of Ore Asia Mining Development Corporation, saying that the Bulacan-based mining firm failed to secure an ISO 14001 Certification, which is the department’s measure of responsible mining. The DENR verified complaints from residents that the company caused siltation in a river, which is a tributary of the Sibul spring.
More than 2,000 incident reports leaked to The Guardian Australia detail allegations of sexual assault, child abuse, and self-harm in Australian immigration facilities on Nauru, the remote Pacific island where asylum-seekers arriving by boat are sent. While the flow of asylum boats to Australia has dried up, 442 people remain on the island.
Brazil’s Senate voted to hold an impeachment trial for suspended President Dilma Rousseff, the South American nation’s first female president. The Senate has suspended her over accusations of illegal accounting practices and fiddling the budget to mask a slumping economy. Analysts are certain she will be impeached.
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