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The bill, principally authored and sponsored by Senator Francis Tolentino, aims to declare the rights and entitlements of the Philippines over its maritime zones, including the underwater features for the enjoyment and cultivation by Filipinos in compliance with the United Nation Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS).

This came after the announcement of House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe saying their members are eyeing to pass a higher minimum wage increase.

Aniya, ang kasalukuyang administrasyon ay walang kakayahan na pamahalaan ang bansa nang epektibo at ayusin ang mga problema nito.

Ang tila pag-kambyo ni dating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte hinggil sa pag-amyenda sa economic provisions ng 1987 Constitution ay maituturing na pagsuporta sa mga hakbang ng Kamara, ayon sa House leaders.

Pinatamaan ni House Speaker Martin Romualdez ang mga nagususulong ng paghiwalay ng Mindanao sa Pilipinas matapos niyang ipagmalaki na 45 na kongresista mula sa kapuluan ang nagpakita ng tuloy-tuloy na suporta sa Marcos administration.

“Politics should not be in the service of one party, should not be in the service of one person, certainly. Namumulitika tayo dahil mayroon tayong gustong gawin (We enter politics because we want to do something),” Marcos said.

The President made the statement after six soldiers were killed in clashes with the Islamic State-linked Dawlah Islamiyah-Maute Group (DI-MG) group in a remote village in Munai, Lanao del Norte on Feb. 18.

Harvesting facilities in public schools are set up to store water and there are six deep well systems which are connected to the Manila Water in case of reduced allocation or rationing, Mayor Marcelino Teodoro said in a phone interview over the weekend.

In a statement, PRO3 Director Brig. Gen. Jose Hidalgo Jr. said 37,754 crimes were recorded from Feb. 22, 2023 to Feb. 21, 2024.

In a weekly news forum in Quezon City on Saturday, NKTI chief transplant coordinator Peter Paul Plegaria said talks are underway to introduce possible amendments to the organ donation law and policies to increase the number of potential donors.