PHOTO VIA NONOY LACSON/ MANILA BULLETIN
A report reaching the Manila Bulletin indicated that the entire 55 members of the BTA voted “yes” which led to the approval of the budget for 2021
Bangsamoro Chief Minister Ahod “Al Haj Murad” Ebrahim immediately signed the bill into law as the Bangsamoro Appropriations Act (BAA) 2021.
Ebrahim said the BAA budget will be utilized for the immediate response to the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, rebuild the Bangsamoro region, and help the Bangsamoro people, as its top priorities.
“Our task for the upcoming year is to create programs and policies that will simultaneously revive the economy, deliver basic services to the constituents, and revisit our public health institutions,” he said.
[December 21, 2020]
Purpose Investments Crosses $10 Billion in Assets Under Management, Donates to Second Harvest and Commits to Volunteering in Honour of Milestone
Purpose Investments Inc. ( Purpose ), the innovative asset management firm and investment arm of Purpose Financial, is pleased to announce that its assets under management (AUM) have surpassed $10 billion, marking a significant milestone in its eight-year history. In the last 12 months alone, the firm s AUM have increased more than 25 per cent (as at December 15, 2020).
Purpose Investments Surpasses $10 Billion AUM (Photo: Business Wire) When we founded Purpose, we set out to measure our success by the happiness of our clients, not by how many assets we managed, said Som Seif, CEO and founder of Purpose Financial. Our team and products at Purpose Investments have helped and will continue to help real people reach their financial goals by upholding our principles of proactive risk management, meaningful outcomes, s
Defund the police? Oakland’s budget shortfall could force cuts [San Francisco Chronicle]
Dec. 20 For months, Oakland leaders have considered cutting the city’s $290 million police budget in half, a goal set to meet the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement and turn a department haunted by past misconduct into a national model.
Now, as city officials struggle to fill a widening budget hole, a memo by the interim police chief provides the first glimpse of what a more modest cut might look like.
It could mean that activists get some of their demands met, such as relieving police of their duty to provide security when city workers clear homeless encampments. But it could also mean freezing youth mentorships, ending foot patrols of the bustling Uptown district, and paring back a celebrated program to curb gun violence.
Defund the police? Oakland s budget shortfall could force cuts
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Officers Bryant Ocampo and Daniel Cornejo-Valdivia patrol downtown Oakland. As the city struggles to fill a widening budget gap, a memo by the interim police chief offers a glimpse of what cuts might look like.Photos by Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Oakland Officers Bryant Ocampo (right) and Daniel Cornejo-Valdivia visit with an officer on horseback patrolling downtown. The Police Department has eliminated details that put extra officers in areas with high rates of violent crime.Paul Kuroda / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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