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Marcos pushes for increased education funding amid budget cuts

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., (C) meets with Department of Education (DepEd) Secretary Juan Edgardo Angara (R) to discuss the 2025 budget of DepEd on January 16, 2025. Also present in the meeting were Finance Secretary Ralph Recto, Budget and Management Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, and Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan. (Courtesy: …

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DMW seeks Comelec spending ban exemption on OFW aid

(Photo courtesy of DMW) MANILA – Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said they will ask the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to exempt from the spending ban the implementation of its financial assistance to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Cacdac said responding immediately to distress calls from abroad is …

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House urged to recall OK of ‘pregnancy’ bill

Rodriguez said he filed a House resolution on Friday seeking the withdrawal of the chamber’s approval of House Bill No. 8910 and its return to an appropriate committee where it would be checked for compliance with the Constitution and family laws./Pixabay  MANILA, Philippines — More than a year after its …

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President backs food security emergency

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday expressed support for the declaration of a food security emergency to bring down the prices of rice in the country. Speaking to reporters, the president said the recommendation to declare a food security emergency aims to address the soaring price of rice. “The reason …

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Trump’s top diplomat pick warns China

UNITED States Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the State Department, said China should “stop messing around” with the Philippines and Taiwan, noting that its “deeply destabilizing” actions in the region are compelling the US to “counteract.” During his confirmation hearing before the US Senate Committee on …

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EJK victims kin seek Rody’s disbarment

DISBARMENT MOVE. Human rights alliance Karapatan, kin of victims of extrajudicial killings and human rights defenders file a complaint to disbar former President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, January 17, 2025, before the Supreme Court. The complainants cited violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility and Accountability as well as conduct …

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