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Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

A key economist-official of the House of Representatives expressed openness to creating a “special oversight committee” to monitor billions of pesos allotted to government agencies in CIF or confidential and intelligence funds.

Credit to Author: Pia Lee-Brago| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

China’s laying of a floating barrier in Panatag Shoal is “deeply concerning” and “dangerous,” European Union Ambassador Luc Véron said yesterday.

Credit to Author: Sheila Crisostomo| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

Starting today, the Department of Social Welfare and Development will be distributing the cash aid to sari-sari store owners affected by the caps imposed on the prices of rice.

Credit to Author: Rhodina Villanueva| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

A group of health workers is calling for the restoration of the P10-billion cut in the Department of Health budget as well as the P1.7-billion cut in specialty hospitals and P2-billion budget cut for the Philippine General Hospital for next year.

Credit to Author: Helen Flores| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil has urged her counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to reject any attempt to curtail press freedom, citing the media’s important role in a democratic society.

Credit to Author: Delon Porcalla| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

The House of Representatives is halfway through plenary debates over the proposed P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024, with just about a dozen more agencies whose spending plans have yet to be scrutinized by lawmakers.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

The low-pressure area in the southern portion of the country has dissipated while the second LPA being monitored has already left the Philippine area of responsibility the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said yesterday.

Credit to Author: Cecille Suerte Felipe| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

While a Senate panel has approved a consolidated measure that provides for absolute divorce based on various grounds, Sen. Raffy Tulfo has expressed belief that the proposal is facing an “uphill battle” in the upper chamber.

Credit to Author: Rudy Santos| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

The Manila International Airport Authority said the Ninoy Aquino International Airport has established itself as one of the most internationally connected airports in the world.

Credit to Author: Bella Cariaso| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0800

The 33 air monitoring stations in Metro Manila need upgrading to ensure accurate data, an official of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources said over the weekend, after pollution-related smog smothered Metro Manila residents on Friday, forcing local government units to suspend classes due to poor air quality and visibility.