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WEDIICSDAY, SEPTEI,IBER 18, 2019

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ilew Bucor chief named Secretary Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr seeking to lift the TWG on oFW mod
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PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte has designated arrest warrant issued against him for violation of SPEAKER Alan Peter cayetano on Tuesday
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Gerald ouitaleg Bantag as the new difector- banking laws. said that there is a joint
proposal to form joint
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generalofthe Bureau of Corredions, replacing ln a three-page resolution, the courtsaid technicalworking qroup by both chambers of
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fired former prison chief Nicanor E. Faeldon, l'1r. Yasay shouldwait for a llanila regionaltrial of
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Congress in the creation of Department
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l'lalacanang said yesterday. court's decision on a slmilar motion that hefiled. overseas Filipino Workers, 1l

I'lr Bantas's desiqnation was"based on his
professional competence and honesty," presi-
dential spokesman SalvadorS. Panelo said.
"The Paldce is behindthe President! decision
andisconfidentthatDGBantagwillcontinuethe
administration's campaign againsi corruption as
he spsarheads reform initiatives in the Buleau," he
said. - A3
Dute e meets with.Chin6e leaders
PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte met with offi-
rials of the Communist Party of China ln a colr-
tesy call at the presidential palace on Monday,
Flalacanang said.
The president received Chongqing party chief
Chen Min'Er, a protdg6 of Chinese President Xi
Jinping, and other members ofthe party, the
palacesaid in a statement late llonday.
"The President welcomed Chen and the CPC
members in a t6te-A-tete at the Palace's music
room," itsaid. -tu ayL. Ealinbln
Court leiects Yasay plea
That court had ordered his arrest on March 8. offi-
Mr Cayetano said he met with Senate offi-
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"The premature invocation ofthe interuen- cials on Monday. He expects the billto be pased
tion of the court while said motions are still on final reading by December.
unresolved isfatalto the instant petition," the
appellate court said.
Police afiested Mr. Yasay on Aug. 22 based 0n AFP defends telecom deil
a charge that he conspired wlth five other officials THE Armed Forces of the ihilippinessaid it
of the shuttered Banco Fillplno Savingsand I'lort- had not bybNed Defense Secretary Delfin Lo-
gage Bankto get ananomalousJoan mrth P350 renzana in the signing ofan agreement allowing
million for a company. - Vann italo 1'1. Ylllegd a China-linked local telecommunication c0mpany
t0 set up to', ers inside military camps.
"The MoAs haye to be approved by the
DoH tofinish uniyelsalhealth care rulos secretary of defense but before the secretary of
THE Department of Health willfinish tbeguide- th€ defense signs the !10A,1 have to sign it," AFP
lines on universal health care next month iven Chief 0f Statf ceneral Benjamin liadrigaltold
if it has insufficient funds to fully enforcethe reporters yesterday.
program nextyeat Health Secretary Franciscol He said that Mr. Lorenzana can revoke the
Duque lllsaid at a Senate hearing yesterday. deal with Mislatel consortium's Dito Telecom-
The law mandates that allFilipinos become munity Corp. (DTC) ifneeded.l'1r. Lorenzana
memb€rs ofthe state-owned Philippine Health . earliersaid that hewas traveling when the deal
lnsurance Corp.lt was enaded on Feb.20 and between AFPand Dito wassigned. l,ll{CP-
the agency was qiven $x months to complete
the implementing rules.
Mr. Duque said the DoH's proposed budget of
P160 billion for nexi y€ar would not be enough, Read the full story by scanning th€ QR code

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for reconsideration of former Foreign Atfairs cost about P287 billion. -
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