Senators on Friday congratulated their colleague, Senator Gringo Honasan, and wished him well after he accepted President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to be the Secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT).
Honasan, who is set to be nominated to the post next week, said he decided to accept the President’s offer “for a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino people, and for a better future for our most precious children.”
Senate President Vicente Sotto III said while the former military officer would be missed by his fellow senators, he is confident that Honasan would do well in his new post.
“Although we will miss him in the Senate, I know he will be of great value to the executive department,” he said.
Senator Panfilo Lacson said he will definitely miss his friend for many reasons, particularly in committee hearings, where each automatically provided the other the quorum needed to conduct business.
“We wish him all the best in his new job. The DICT may be a young and small department in terms of personnel and budget but its role in national security and economic growth cannot be disregarded,” Lacson said in a text message to reporters.
Meanwhile, Senator Joel Villanueva said they trust in the capability of Honasan to lead the DICT.
“The Department needs a leader like Senator Greg who has consistently shown integrity and dedication to public service. We look forward to working with our fellow colleague soon to discuss plans and policies that will improve and promote our country's ICT agenda,” Villanueva said.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian expressed confidence that Honasan would be able to compel telecommunications firms to improve their services.
“I am very confident that with his long experience in government, he will be able to tear down the regulatory capture in DICT and improve the quality and service of the telecom operators in our country,” Gatchalian said.
Meanwhile, Senator Grace Poe said somebody like Honasan is needed to head the DICT.
I am confident that Senator Honasan will do his utmost to be an effective DICT head. I have known him to be efficient, fastidious and dedicated,” she said.
“We need such at the helm of the DICT to insure that that our country will continue to modernize and make technological advances that can support growth and development. Our telecommunications industry is crucial for our economy's competitiveness,” Poe said.
Senators Francis Escudero and Francis Pangilinan also sent their well wishes to Honasan.
“I congratulate him on his appointment and wish him well... will miss my kababayan in the Senate,” Escudero said.
“We wish him good luck in his new assignment,” Pangilinan said.
Friday, November 9, 2018
Honasan accepts DICT post
Senator Gregorio Honasan II on Friday said he is accepting the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) chief position.
"For a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino People, and for a better future for our most precious Children; I have decided to accept the offer of the President to help lead the DICT," Honasan said in a statement sent to the Philippine News Agency.
President Rodrigo Duterte, in a media interview in Boracay, Aklan on Thursday, confirmed he offered the post of DICT secretary to Honasan.
“I think he’s considering the possibility. Ako naman (On my part), I invited him. Sabi ko (I said), if you are doing anything and if you will not run again. So why don’t you join me in a quest for a better Philippines and a better government. Yes, that is true,” he said. “I think he’s toying with the idea of joining but I’m not sure if he has decided to actually join.”
Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier said the appointment of Honasan may come as early as Monday, November 12.
In the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum on Nov. 7, Sotto said Honasan’s impending appointment to the DICT has been discussed during a meeting with Duterte on October 29.
“It was discussed, napag-usapan yun na kung pwede, Nov. 12 na si Greg (if it is possible that Greg be appointed on Nov. 12),” Sotto said.
He said the date of Honasan’s appointment was discussed to avoid an ad interim appointment.
Honasan will replace DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. (PNA)
"For a better Philippines, a better government, for the Filipino People, and for a better future for our most precious Children; I have decided to accept the offer of the President to help lead the DICT," Honasan said in a statement sent to the Philippine News Agency.
President Rodrigo Duterte, in a media interview in Boracay, Aklan on Thursday, confirmed he offered the post of DICT secretary to Honasan.
“I think he’s considering the possibility. Ako naman (On my part), I invited him. Sabi ko (I said), if you are doing anything and if you will not run again. So why don’t you join me in a quest for a better Philippines and a better government. Yes, that is true,” he said. “I think he’s toying with the idea of joining but I’m not sure if he has decided to actually join.”
Senate President Vicente Sotto III earlier said the appointment of Honasan may come as early as Monday, November 12.
In the Kapihan sa Manila Bay media forum on Nov. 7, Sotto said Honasan’s impending appointment to the DICT has been discussed during a meeting with Duterte on October 29.
“It was discussed, napag-usapan yun na kung pwede, Nov. 12 na si Greg (if it is possible that Greg be appointed on Nov. 12),” Sotto said.
He said the date of Honasan’s appointment was discussed to avoid an ad interim appointment.
Honasan will replace DICT Acting Secretary Eliseo Rio Jr. (PNA)
KOKONTRAHIN | Franchise renewal ng ABS-CBN, kokontrahin ni PRRD
Kokontrahin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang pag-renew ng franchise ng ABS-CBN.
Nabatid na mapapaso na ang prangkisa ng broadcast network sa Marso 30, 2020 habang nakabinbin pa rin sa Kongreso ang renewal nito.
Panggagalaiti ng Pangulo – dapat masagot ng ABS-CBN ang mga ginawa nitong mga pandaraya at panloloko.
Kung hindi, hindi niya pagbibigyan ang network na mabigyan ng extension.
Muli ring inungkat ng Pangulo ang pagbayad nito sa ABS-CBN para sa political advertisements noong 2016 election campaign pero hindi ito umere.
Dagdag pa ng Pangulo – maging si Senador Francis Escudero ay nabiktima ng modus ng broadcast network.
Una nang inalok ng ABS-CBN na ibalik kay Pangulong Duterte ang kanyang bayad pero tinanggihan na niya ito dahil ginawa ito pagkatapos ng eleksyon.
Nabatid na mapapaso na ang prangkisa ng broadcast network sa Marso 30, 2020 habang nakabinbin pa rin sa Kongreso ang renewal nito.
Panggagalaiti ng Pangulo – dapat masagot ng ABS-CBN ang mga ginawa nitong mga pandaraya at panloloko.
Kung hindi, hindi niya pagbibigyan ang network na mabigyan ng extension.
Muli ring inungkat ng Pangulo ang pagbayad nito sa ABS-CBN para sa political advertisements noong 2016 election campaign pero hindi ito umere.
Dagdag pa ng Pangulo – maging si Senador Francis Escudero ay nabiktima ng modus ng broadcast network.
Una nang inalok ng ABS-CBN na ibalik kay Pangulong Duterte ang kanyang bayad pero tinanggihan na niya ito dahil ginawa ito pagkatapos ng eleksyon.
Pangulong Duterte, muling nagbantang haharangin ang franchise renewal ng ABS-CBN
Muling nagbanta si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na kanyang haharangin ang franchise renewal ng ABS-CBN na nakatakda nang mag-expire sa Marso 30, 2020.
Sa talumpati ng pangulo sa pamamahagi ng land titles sa agrarian reform beneficiaries sa Boracay, muling ipinahayag ng pangulo ang galit sa media network.
Ayon sa pangulo, hindi lang siya ngunit marami ang niloko ng ABS-CBN sa pagtanggap nito ng pera para sa campaign ads noong 2016 elections ngunit hindi naman ini-ere.
“Kalakas ng loob… mukhang marami kami sila Chiz Escudero, tanggap nang tanggap. Niloko ninyo kami, marami hindi lang ako kaya kayo hindi ko kayo palusutin,” ayon sa pangulo.
Dahil dito ay hindi niya anya palulusutin ang franchise renewal ng network.
“‘Yung franchise ninyo matatapos na, but let me ask you [the] questions first, kasi ako talagang mag-object na ma-renew kayo,” giit pa ni Duterte.
Isiniwalat din ng presidente na nag-alok ang ABS-CBN na ibalik ang kanyang ibinayad ngunit hindi niya ito tinanggap dahil ginawa ito ng network pagkatapos na ng eleksyon.
“They offered to pay and I refused to accept it because it was returned to me… proposed to return the money was too late after the election,” ayon sa pangulo.
Giit ng pangulo, ang hindi pagtupad ng ABS-CBN sa dapat nitong gawin sa kabila ng natanggap na bayad ay isang uri ng fraud o panloloko.
“When you do that to many people, it’s fraud. You’re actually a fraud when you actually received money and you don’t come up with your part in the bargain,”
Sa ngayon ay nakabinbin pa ang franchise renewal ng ABS-CBN sa Kongreso.
Makailang beses nang binanatan ng pangulo ang giant network dahil sa anya’y hindi patas nitong pamamahayag kabilang ang tungkol sa kanyang sinasabing ill-gotten wealth at kontrobersyal na giyera kontra droga.
https://radyo.inquirer.net/148022/pangulong-duterte-muling-nagbantang-haharangin-ang-franchise-renewal-ng-abs-cbn
Sa talumpati ng pangulo sa pamamahagi ng land titles sa agrarian reform beneficiaries sa Boracay, muling ipinahayag ng pangulo ang galit sa media network.
Ayon sa pangulo, hindi lang siya ngunit marami ang niloko ng ABS-CBN sa pagtanggap nito ng pera para sa campaign ads noong 2016 elections ngunit hindi naman ini-ere.
“Kalakas ng loob… mukhang marami kami sila Chiz Escudero, tanggap nang tanggap. Niloko ninyo kami, marami hindi lang ako kaya kayo hindi ko kayo palusutin,” ayon sa pangulo.
Dahil dito ay hindi niya anya palulusutin ang franchise renewal ng network.
“‘Yung franchise ninyo matatapos na, but let me ask you [the] questions first, kasi ako talagang mag-object na ma-renew kayo,” giit pa ni Duterte.
Isiniwalat din ng presidente na nag-alok ang ABS-CBN na ibalik ang kanyang ibinayad ngunit hindi niya ito tinanggap dahil ginawa ito ng network pagkatapos na ng eleksyon.
“They offered to pay and I refused to accept it because it was returned to me… proposed to return the money was too late after the election,” ayon sa pangulo.
Giit ng pangulo, ang hindi pagtupad ng ABS-CBN sa dapat nitong gawin sa kabila ng natanggap na bayad ay isang uri ng fraud o panloloko.
“When you do that to many people, it’s fraud. You’re actually a fraud when you actually received money and you don’t come up with your part in the bargain,”
Sa ngayon ay nakabinbin pa ang franchise renewal ng ABS-CBN sa Kongreso.
Makailang beses nang binanatan ng pangulo ang giant network dahil sa anya’y hindi patas nitong pamamahayag kabilang ang tungkol sa kanyang sinasabing ill-gotten wealth at kontrobersyal na giyera kontra droga.
https://radyo.inquirer.net/148022/pangulong-duterte-muling-nagbantang-haharangin-ang-franchise-renewal-ng-abs-cbn
Duterte slams ABS-CBN for ‘playing God’ in dealing with politikos: Wala man lang sorry!
President Rodrigo Duterte believes the day of reckoning has come for ABS-CBN over its preferential treatment of politikos.
Duterte on Thursday (November 8) said he will oppose ABS-CBN’s bid to renew its congressional franchise, which will expire on March 30, 2020.
In a speech in Boracay, Duterte shared that ABS-CBN refused to air his ad during the 2016 elections’ campaign season even if he paid for it.
Following the speech, the President told reporters that ABS-CBN offered to pay him over its failure to air his ad but he refused.
“Ang mahirap dito it’s playing God because it’s a network, a powerful one, without even saying sorry. Wala. Just offer — enclosed a check for — as a reimbursement,” he said.
Duterte said ABS-CBN’s offer of compensation cannot be considered a reimbursement since it failed to meet its end of the contract with him, which involved airing his campaign ad.
He said the network should answer for its actions when its officials face lawmakers to renew its franchise.
“I said they have committed so many frauds. They have to answer for it. If they cannot explain to me why they should not be given an extension o how not to run an outfit… I said I’m going to oppose it because I’m not the only one,” he said.
http://politics.com.ph/duterte-slams-abs-cbn-for-playing-god-in-dealing-with-politikos-wala-man-lang-sorry/
Duterte on Thursday (November 8) said he will oppose ABS-CBN’s bid to renew its congressional franchise, which will expire on March 30, 2020.
In a speech in Boracay, Duterte shared that ABS-CBN refused to air his ad during the 2016 elections’ campaign season even if he paid for it.
Following the speech, the President told reporters that ABS-CBN offered to pay him over its failure to air his ad but he refused.
“Ang mahirap dito it’s playing God because it’s a network, a powerful one, without even saying sorry. Wala. Just offer — enclosed a check for — as a reimbursement,” he said.
Duterte said ABS-CBN’s offer of compensation cannot be considered a reimbursement since it failed to meet its end of the contract with him, which involved airing his campaign ad.
He said the network should answer for its actions when its officials face lawmakers to renew its franchise.
“I said they have committed so many frauds. They have to answer for it. If they cannot explain to me why they should not be given an extension o how not to run an outfit… I said I’m going to oppose it because I’m not the only one,” he said.
http://politics.com.ph/duterte-slams-abs-cbn-for-playing-god-in-dealing-with-politikos-wala-man-lang-sorry/
Duterte to 'object' to ABS-CBN franchise renewal
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said he would "object" to the renewal of ABS-CBN Corporation's franchise, which will expire on March 30, 2020.
The President renewed allegations from the 2016 campaign that the network did not air an ad that he paid for and instead showed a TV spot that was critical of him and was paid by his critic, Sen. Antonio Trillanes.
“Hindi ko palusutin. Iyong franchise niyo matatapos. But let me ask you questions first. Kasi ako talaga mag-object na ma-renew kayo. Alam mo bakit? Magnanakaw kayo, estapador,” Duterte said.
(I will not let that pass. Your franchise will end. But let me ask you questions first, because I will really object to the renewal. You know why? You are thieves.)
The President mentioned ABS-CBN during a speech in Boracay, wherein he distributed land to its original inhabitants, the Ati tribe.
In the same speech, the President also spoke about his stand against casinos in Boracay, which reopened on Oct. 26 after a 6-month cleanup.
Duterte also slammed critics for linking state troops to the death of a human rights lawyer in Negros Occidental last month.
It was not first time that Duterte raised such allegations against ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest media and entertainment company.
House Bill No. 4349, which seeks to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise for 25 years, is pending in Congress.
Duterte has also spoken against other news outlets that put out stories that are critical of him. News website Rappler battled the revocation of its business papers in court and its reporter was banned from covering him from inside Palace grounds.
News.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/18/duterte-to-object-to-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal
The President renewed allegations from the 2016 campaign that the network did not air an ad that he paid for and instead showed a TV spot that was critical of him and was paid by his critic, Sen. Antonio Trillanes.
“Hindi ko palusutin. Iyong franchise niyo matatapos. But let me ask you questions first. Kasi ako talaga mag-object na ma-renew kayo. Alam mo bakit? Magnanakaw kayo, estapador,” Duterte said.
(I will not let that pass. Your franchise will end. But let me ask you questions first, because I will really object to the renewal. You know why? You are thieves.)
The President mentioned ABS-CBN during a speech in Boracay, wherein he distributed land to its original inhabitants, the Ati tribe.
In the same speech, the President also spoke about his stand against casinos in Boracay, which reopened on Oct. 26 after a 6-month cleanup.
Duterte also slammed critics for linking state troops to the death of a human rights lawyer in Negros Occidental last month.
It was not first time that Duterte raised such allegations against ABS-CBN, the Philippines' largest media and entertainment company.
House Bill No. 4349, which seeks to renew ABS-CBN’s franchise for 25 years, is pending in Congress.
Duterte has also spoken against other news outlets that put out stories that are critical of him. News website Rappler battled the revocation of its business papers in court and its reporter was banned from covering him from inside Palace grounds.
News.abs-cbn.com is the official news website of ABS-CBN Corp.
https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/18/duterte-to-object-to-abs-cbn-franchise-renewal
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