Duterte Vs. Robredo: Contrasting Views On Selected Issues

President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Leni Robredo have been staunch critics of each other. VP Robredo has assumed the position of opposition leader, spearheading efforts to unite various groups that are against Duterte's administration. Duterte, on the other hand, has once accused Robredo to be involved in plans that want to oust him of power. While the president's supporters have always accused her of cheating her way to the vice presidency. Let's take a look at where the president and the VP stand on some selected issues. Foreign policy with China After a landslide victory in the 2016 elections,…

The transition team formed by outgoing Negros Occidental Governor Alfredo Marañon Jr. has begun preparing for the change of leadership in the provincial government on June 30. Acting Provincial Administrator Lucille Gelvolea said the governor issued the directive to create a transition team first week of May to ensure a smooth and orderly transfer of power and responsibilities to the incoming administration. “(The governor) encourages all department and office heads to give their full support to the transition into the administration of the incoming governor,” Gelvolea said in a statement on Tuesday. Outgoing Vice Governor Jose Eugenio “Bong” Lacson will…

Mayor Joseph Evangelista ordered the validation of the list of social pensioners in the city. Evangelista also instructed the Kidapawan City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD) to look for the 600 senior citizen pensioners who failed to show up during the validation. As of the latest count, there are 8,578 social pensioners in Kidapawan City’s 40 villages but only 7,978 showed up to prove they are still alive and avail of the social pension from the city government. “Maybe some of those listed just failed to show up for validation or may have rejoined the Creator,” the mayor said.…