After President Rodrigo Duterte announced the end of Pagcor sponsored e-sabong, Senator Francis Tolentino drew his sword of influence by asking the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to order all e-wallet and electronic banking firms, specifically GCash and PayMaya, to remove e-sabong features or apps from their respective platforms.
After President Rodrigo Duterte’s announcement to streamline and speed up the issuance of LGU permits in July 2020, there has been a significant increase in permits granted to telcos from July 2020 to April this year vis-à-vis 2019. In 2019, a total of 1,636 permits were issued for DITO, Globe and
By HANA BORDEY, GMA News
Published May 5, 2021 3:24pm After President Rodrigo Duterte hailed Health Secretary Francisco Duque III as a “hero” of the COVID-19 response, Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon said the proof of the pudding is in the eating. “As they say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Where are we today with the leadership of Sec. Duque in our health sector?” Drilon said in an ANC interview. He mentioned three instances where Duque has failed in leading the country in its COVID-19 response. Drilon noted the late implementation of the travel ban against China in January 2020 as Duque said China may not see this as a friendly act.