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PETALING JAYA: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has granted an audience to the “Tamat Darurat” (end the state of Emergency) committee, says Khalid Samad (pic) . The Shah Alam MP said that while the date for this has yet to be fixed, he was confident that one would be set as soon as possible. “The adverse effects of the Emergency are becoming more pronounced day by day, ” he said in a statement on Thursday (April 22). He said that the letter from the Istana Negara was signed by the King's private secretary Colonel Datuk Nazim Mohd Alim. Khalid also thanked the King for his concern in the matter. On Tuesday (April 20), a group of people led by Opposition MPs gathered at Istana Negara to request the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to end the state of Emergency and allow Parliament to reconvene. The King had in January proclaimed a state of Emergency nationwide until Aug 1 as a proactive measure to contain the Covid-19 pandemic. He ... » Learn More about King grants audience to committee seeking to end Emergency, says Khalid Samad

MANILA, Philippines — Several lawmakers in the House of Representatives slammed Tuesday the red-tagging and the alleged police profiling of organizers of several community pantries, saying the administration should admit their shortcomings amid the pandemic instead of targeting those who only wish to help. Albay Rep. Edcel Lagman said that the Duterte administration “must stop crucifying the good Samaritans.” “The Duterte administration must not compound its culpable inadequacy of rescuing the poor from the abyss of the pandemic by red-tagging and profiling the good Samaritans who have put up community pantries to help the poorest of the poor,” Lagman said in a statement. “Instead of encouraging the healthy mushrooming nationwide of community pantries, police elements are harassing as enemies of the State the organizers and sponsors of these free food-for-the-poor outlets,” he added. Furthermore, Lagman said that the government “must not conceal its shame for failing the ... » Learn More about ‘Stop crucifying good Samaritans’: Solons hit red-tagging, profiling of community pantries