Duterte urged to ‘intervene,’ resolve DMW ‘confusion’

MANILA, Philippines --- Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday called on President Rodrigo Duterte to now "intervene" with the "confusion" the lawmaker said was caused by the actions of Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Abdullah Mama-o. "I urge the President to intervene for the sake of the labor sector and migrant workers that we seek to protect with the passage of the Republic Act 11641. Mama-o's actions are sowing confusion. Only the President has the authority to do so under the Constitution, because he has control over the executive and all its departments," Drilon said in a statement. "The President is bound by the Constitution to ensure that all l...

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