President Rodrigo Roa Duterte (TOTO LOZANO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)
The President sent a letter to leaders of Congress about his decision to issue a “direct veto” on several “rider” provisions in the national budget for next year, saying he was duty bound to curb any attempt to impinge upon the Constitution and existing laws.
According to the President, intelligence funds cover programs and activities related to national security, which he insisted are “deemed confidential or classified information.” Such national security information is also one of the recognized exceptions to the right of information, he added.
He said the use of intelligence funds must be submitted to his office, not to those of the House Speaker and Senate President as stated in the vetoed “inappropriate provision” in the 2021 budget.
December 23, 2020
Individual and existing franchise holders under the PUV Modernization Program have until March 31, 2021, to file applications, Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) announced on Wednesday.
“The Board hereby EXTENDS the filing of Application for Consolidation under Industry Consolidation until March 31, 2021 subject to the condition set forth under MC 2019-066, and the consolidation component as required under the PUV Modernization Program,” the memo said.
“All existing operators for Public Utility Jeepneys (PUJs) and UV Express Service (UVEs) with valid CPC and those existing Provisional Authority or Special Permit shall be covered by this Circular,” it added.
LTFRB’s original deadline was on December 31 but it was moved when President Rodrigo Duterte National Health Emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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+ December 18, 2020 We lovingly called him “Barney” after the Flintstones’ character. He tirelessly carried people in the streets of Cebu City and later, our family members. I’m referring to the jeepney that our family possessed in the ‘60s. I even believed my father Angel Jr., who told us that Barney was the same vehicle that General Douglas McArthur used when he returned to the Philippines during World War II. Well, it was partly true, as jeepneys were surplus army vehicles left by the US military after the war.
Only memories are left for me on Barney that once served as an AC or Auto Calesa plying the downtown-Guadalupe route and, in his twilight years, as our family vehicle. In a few years, the traditional jeepneys will likewise be a thing of the past as modern “jeepneys” imposed by the government have slowly, but surely taken over thoroughfares in urban areas. The King of the Road will be king no more.
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