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In an interview before going to Canberra, Australia, Marcos said it would be costly if the midterm elections and the plebiscite for the ratification of the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution would be done separately.

“It’s still under study but we’ll come to a conclusion very very soon,” Marcos said in a media interview before leaving the country for his visit to Canberra, Australia, when asked if he is in favor of the increase in PhilHealth’s contributions.

Marcos issued the statement, in response to recent developments in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) where there is a reported presence of a Chinese warship and a notable surge in electronic communications disruptions affecting the Philippine vessels.

The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has suspended the Seasonal Worker Program, a tie-up with South Korea which allows the hiring of Filipinos to fill labor shortages in the agricultural and fishery sectors during peak seasons, because of complaints about unsafe labor conditions, underpayment, overwork, and two cases of death.

Mayor Honey Lacuna said the city's 180,000 senior citizens would among those who will benefit from the law.

"Today, it's my honor to sign into law two bills which not only honor two key sectors of society, but mandate measures that protect their rights and promote their development," Marcos said in his speech during the signing of the two bills at Malacañan Palace's Ceremonial Hall.

President Marcos relayed this to former United Nations (UN) secretary general Ban Ki-Moon, now the president of the assembly and chair of the Council of GGGI, during the latter’s courtesy call in Malacañang in Manila.

“Masaya ako as secretary ng Department of Education na mayroong ang appreciation ang mga kababayan natin sa ginagawang trabaho ng ating mga frontliners (As DepEd Secretary, I'm happy that our fellow Filipinos appreciate the work of our frontliners)," Duterte said in a radio interview.

Nearly 150,000 residents received over PHP1.2 billion in cash aid and other assistance from at least 55 government agencies during the two-day caravan that ended Monday.

As the Committee of the Whole started its deliberations on Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7, Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday assured that Congress is only touching on the constitution’s economic provisions that must be amended to adapt with the changing times.