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MALACAÑANG —President
Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Wednesday, February 20, signed vital legislative
measures that would improve the country’s health care, trade and
investment system, and sports training.
“I am pleased to be with you today, in
coordination with concerned agencies, in facilitating the passage of the
key legislative measures which would further support this
administration’s development agenda for inclusive growth where no one
will be left behind,” President Duterte remarked at the Rizal Hall.
The Chief Executive first signed the
much awaited Universal Healthcare Law, which guarantees equitable access
to quality and affordable healthcare services for all Filipinos. It
will also automatically enroll Filipino citizens into the National
Health Insurance Program and expand PhilHealth coverage to include free
medical consultations and laboratory tests.
The President also signed the Social
Security Act of 2018, which would expand the investing capacity of the
Social Security Commission to generate a better income for members and
pensioners.
“These legislative measures will improve
our existing healthcare and pension services which will benefit the
poor and the vulnerable always the reason,” Duterte noted.
In the category of trade and investment,
President Duterte inks the Revised Corporation Code. This seeks to
simplify corporate governance standards and establish a more
business-friendly environment that will enable corporations and other
juridical entities to thrive.
On the other hand, the New Central Bank
Act will strengthen the financial stability of Bangko Sentral ng
Pilipinas (BSP) and granting it more flexibility in the exercise of its
regulatory powers. In addition to this, the BSP also turned over to the
national government P4 billion worth of partial dividends.
For our local athletes, President
Duterte also signed the Philippine Sports Training Center Act, which
would establish a center for athletic development to help maximize the
potential and competitiveness of the Filipino athletes.
Another significant bill presented was
the Act of Reapportioning the Province of Southern Leyte into Two
Legislative Districts. Duterte noted that this is one of the “eventful
measures” that were presented, adding that he hopes this would promote
peace and order in the province.
“The passage of these laws attests to
how much the government can achieve when the executive and legislative
branches work hand in hand in achieving a common legislative agenda,”
President Duterte said.
“I hope that Congress will continue to
be our steadfast partner in enacting laws that will significantly
improve the lives of our people, especially those who need it,” he
added.
Duterte to Peter Lim: Better commit suicide than surrender alive
Meanwhile, after the signing ceremony,
President Duterte entertained questions from the media. In a chance
interview, he warned Peter Lim, the missing businessman and alleged drug
lord, to better “commit suicide” instead of surrendering alive.
“Ikukulong ko siya ng 200 years. Eh di ako sa kanya magpakulong — mag-suicide na lang siya,” President Duterte said.
The President believes that Lim is still
active either in or out of the country and that his network of illegal
drugs and money laundering is “very much alive.”
In the same interview, the Chief
Executive cited that he is in favor of the Department of the Interior
and Local Government releasing its narco-list or list of personalities
involved in illegal activities of the drug trade.
He also reiterated his anger to the
illegal act and the substance, underlining the adverse effects that
could lead to the destruction of the Philippines and noted that the war
on drugs would be “harsher in the coming days.”
He, therefore, ordered the Armed Forces
and the Philippine National Police to be more “punitive” in conducting
their operations against illicit drugs.
Duterte favors revoking scholarship to students espousing rebellion
When asked about his reaction to the
proposition of National Youth Commission (NYC) Chairman Ronald Cardema
in revoking the scholarships of students joining anti-state protests,
the President said he is not keen on doing so unless these students
support communist groups like the New Peoples Army or create a rebellion
to overthrow the government through arm struggle.
“If you espouse to overthrow the
government, then you are committing a crime of rebellion. Basta if you
espouse…support the NPAs…espouse the destruction of government…I will
consider you an enemy,” President Duterte said.
“Now [if] you become a part or member of
the other larger groups… a loose federation or a grouping… then you
become a member of that organized group. And that would be rebellion,”
he continued.
The President also clarified that
joining rallies is not a considerable activity for the students to lose
their scholarship because such action is merely an “expression” and not
rebellion.
“Well, those are just expression. I need
more overt acts. Wala naman kung dissent lang. If you disagree with my
move…you disagree…or you are not in…you do not find consonance in our
decision,” he noted. ### PND
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