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PALAWAN ORIENTAL AT PALAWAN DEL SUR ALINSUNOD SA BATAS
REPUBLIKA BILANG 11259.” Thus, Palawan remains as one province.200
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President Rodrigo Duterte has vetoed the establishment of the Human Rights Institute
by the Commission on Human Rights, as well as provisions for the Department of
Transportation’s gender-responsive restroom program and motor vehicle inspection system,
Department of Agriculture’s agricultural credit facility, and the exclusion of lands owned
and occupied by state universities and colleges (SUCs) from the Comprehensive Agrarian
Reform Program (CARP) from the Php 5.02 trillion national budget.201
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President Duterte’s veto message reads “The creation of an institute, just like other offices,
should be subject to a comprehensive review of the mandate, mission, objectives and
functions, systems and procedures, and programs, activities and projects, as well as the
corresponding structural, functional, and operational adjustments in an organization,
including the necessary staffing and funding requirements.”202
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Commission on Human Rights Regional Office IV-MIMAROPA. (2021, July). Regional Human Rights Situation
Report for January to June 2021.
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de Vera, B. (2022, January). Duterte vetoes establishment of CHR’s Human Rights Institute from 2022 budget. Inquirer.
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de Vera, B. (2022, January). Duterte vetoes establishment of CHR’s Human Rights Institute from 2022 budget. Inquirer.
Net. https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1535525/duterte-vetoes-establishment-of-chrs-human-rights-institute-from-2022budget?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#Echobox=164.121.0594