{"id":261428,"date":"2020-07-13T06:04:29","date_gmt":"2020-07-13T10:04:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=261428"},"modified":"2020-07-13T06:04:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T10:04:29","slug":"palace-says-kwf-execs-prerogative-to-resign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/07\/13\/palace-says-kwf-execs-prerogative-to-resign\/","title":{"rendered":"Palace says KWF exec\u2019s prerogative to resign"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I cannot anymore serve a fascist government, even on a holdover capacity. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9vNLRnoY2T\">pic.twitter.com\/9vNLRnoY2T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jerry B. Gr\u00e1cio (@JerryGracio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JerryGracio\/status\/1282482420994850816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Malaca\u00f1ang on Monday said screenwriter Jerry Gracio has the right to resign from his current post as Commissioner for Samar-Leyte Languages at the Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (KWF).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat&#8217;s his prerogative and that&#8217;s his opinion. We let it be,\u201d Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a virtual Palace briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Gracio, a senior writer of the embattled ABS-CBN, submitted his resignation letter on Saturday and posted a copy of it on his Twitter account on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>His resignation comes after the House Committee on Legislative Franchises on Friday (July 10) junked ABS-CBN\u2019s franchise bid in a 70-11 vote, permanently shutting down a major part of the country\u2019s largest media network.<\/p>\n<p>He tendered his resignation through KWF office-in-charge Arthur Casanova.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot anymore serve a fascist government, even on a holdover capacity,&#8221; Gracio said in a tweet to accompany his resignation letter.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter, he explained that he has resigned from the post twice before &#8212; when Casanova was appointed to the commission in 2013 and last January 10.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that he only stayed in his post since Casanova has yet to appoint a replacement.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Napipilitan na lamang akong gampanan ang tungkulin dahil wala kayong itinalagayang kapalit ko\u00a0<\/em>(I am only forced to fulfil my role because you have not appointed my replacement),&#8221; his letter read.<\/p>\n<p>He emphasized that as a writer, he could no longer serve an administration that does not value human rights and free speech.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Umaasa sa inyong mabilis na pagtugon sa liham na ito<\/em>\u00a0(Hoping for your prompt reply to this letter),\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The KWF is the official regulating body of the Filipino language and the official government institution tasked with developing, preserving and promoting the various local Philippine languages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I cannot anymore serve a fascist government, even on a holdover capacity. pic.twitter.com\/9vNLRnoY2T \u2014 Jerry B. 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