![]() ![]() The administration uses these events to consolidate its power by rallying its supporters for the 2019 midterm elections and reconfiguring the alignments within the Duterte bloc. The disruptive events that ensued throughout the year should be understood as the offshoot of the extant efforts to alter the political status quo since the election of Duterte in 2016. These changes can be interpreted as part of an ongoing transition toward democratic regression under the Duterte regime. It seeks to know why are there so many rifts and shifts in the political rule of Duterte. This review aims to understand these developments in Philippine politics. This year also witnessed major political alignments in the Duterte administration: a change in the leadership of the Senate, the election of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as Speaker of the House, the rivalry between Hugpong ng Pagbabago and Partido Demokratiko ng Pilipinas-Lakas ng Bayan, and the eventual termination of the alliance with the radical left. It saw one of the greatest crises in the Supreme Court, the bloodiest period in local politics of late, and successive attempts to silence critics of the president and the government. Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance committee, assured that additional funds can be given when the need arises.2018 is a year of so much uneasiness and tension in Philippine politics. “Magiging breeding ground na naman uli itong Marawi for (This can be another breeding ground for Marawi) radicalization by exploiting this issue na napabayaan sila na ilang taon na silang hindi nakabalik sa kanilang bahay because problema nga nitong compensation na hinihintay nila para ma-reconstruct nila o ma-rebuild uli nila ‘yung kanilang negosyo doon sa Marawi City (That they were negleected for many years and failed to return to their homes because of problems on compensation that they are waiting for to reconstruct and rebuild their businesses in Marawi City),” he said.ĭela Rosa urged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) then to make sure that the Board would be fully operational and that all beneficiaries would be accorded a grant.ĭBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, in response, said the Senate committee may provide additional funds for the compensation budget. P1-billion is not enough.the extremist groups may use this issue),” Dela Rosa pointed out. ![]() “Nasusundan ko po ang mga development nito and ang takot ko lang nito ay kapag dumagsa yung mga claimants doon, P1 billion is not ede na naman ito gawing issue sa ating ng mga, alam mo na, ‘yung mga extremists (I’m monitoring the developments of this law, and I am afraid of what could happen when claimants troop there. The fund forms part of the compensation to any lawful owner of a residential, cultural, commercial structures and other properties within Marawi’s main affected areas or other affected areas destroyed or damaged during the Marawi siege.īeneficiaries of the fund also include owners of private properties demolished pursuant to the implementation of the Marawi Recovery Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program.ĭela Rosa, who chairs the Senate Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation and Victims’ Compensation, said he is concerned that extremists may use the P1-billion allocation to sow hatred towards the government.īecause before Republic Act 11696 or the Marawi Siege Victims Compensation Act was signed into law last April by then President Duterte, Congress, during its deliberation of the measure, had estimated the needed amount to be around P30-billion. Under the Marcos’ administration’s proposed National Expenditure Program (NEP) for next year, only P1-billioin is allocated for the Marawi Siege Compensation Fund. Director General Ronald Bato de la Rosa, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), confirmed on Tuesday that members of Maute Group were able to seize one of the armored personnel carriers of the Special Action Force (SAF) in an ambush in Marawi City. Senator Ronald Bato Dela Rosa, chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Marawi City Rehabilitation and Victims Compensation, sees a much faster implementation of the bulk water project component of the Marawi City rehabilitation program. Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa warned that the P1-billion proposed allocation to fund the compensation of Marawi siege victims next year is not sufficient and may eventually trigger complaints from claimant-beneficiaries.ĭela Rosa, vice chairperson of the Senate Committee on Finance, aired his concern during the Development Budget Coordinating Committee on the proposed 2023 national budget. ![]()
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