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Prior his stint in the Commission on Human Rights, he served as member of the Human Rights Victims' Claims Board, which administered reparations for martial law victims. [2] Jose Luis Gascon Commission on Human Rights building. He was the youngest member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission that drafted the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines.
Under the American Military Government (1898–1901) Status: Defunct Inaugural holder: Wesley Merritt During the period when the Philippine Revolution and Spanish–American War were proceeding concurrently, the U.S. established a military government from August 14, 1898, in the parts of the country under control of U.S. forces [1] On June 22, 1899, the Malolos Congress promulgated the Malolos ...
The probe, which implicated close associates of the president, resulted in Duterte and Gordon engaging in a high profile word war and exchange of legal threats. [ 56 ] [ 57 ] [ 58 ] In his second stint as senator, Gordon authored or co-authored laws such as the Philippine Passport Act, [ 59 ] the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education ...
Retired Chief Justice Hilario Davide Jr., a member of the 1986 Constitutional Commission that crafted the 1987 Constitution, opposed proposed amendments and revisions to the charter, describing such proposals as a "lethal experiment, a fatal hit, [and] a plunge to death"; [29] he also warned against amending the "restrictive economic provisions ...
The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) is an independent office created by Section 18, Article XIII of the Philippine Constitution, with the primary function of investigating all forms of human rights violations involving civil and political rights in the Philippines. The commission is composed of a Chairperson and four members, majority of which ...
GCash is now valued at $5 billion after Japan’s largest lender, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, acquired an 8% stake for $393 million in early August. Mynt also owns Fuse, a lending app.
Article 7, Section 16 of the Constitution of the Philippines says that the President . shall nominate and, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, appoint the heads of the executive departments, ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, or officers of the armed forces from the rank of colonel or naval captain, and other officers whose appointments are vested in him in this ...
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