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During the 16th Ani ng Dangal Awards at the Metropolitan Theater in the City of Manila, Marcos vowed that his administration will take the lead in honing the artists’ crafts.

During the plenary session, the chamber passed via voice vote House Bill 9875, otherwise known as the proposed Free Professional Examinations Act.

Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva was referring to Republic Act (RA) 11980 or the Revised Bulacan State University (BulSU) Charter; RA 11978 or the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University (DMMMSU)-South La Union Campus-College of Medicine; RA 11977 or the Establishment of the Pampanga State Agricultural University (PSAU) - Floridablanca Campus; and RA 11979 that converts the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) in Parañaque City into a regular campus.

Nagbunyi si Senador Lito Lapid sa pag-apruba sa ikatlo at huling pagbasa ng panukalang magbibigay-proteksyon sa mga karapatan at titiyak sa ikabubuti ng mga manggagawa sa pelikula, telebisyon, at radyo sa bansa.

In a sectoral meeting at Malacañan Palace in Manila on Tuesday morning, Marcos said he wanted the DSWD, the NEDA, and the PSA to establish a “self adjusting” index-based system to make sure that the value of financial assistance given to the poor and vulnerable sectors will not diminish, when there is a spike in the prices of basic commodities.

Vice President Sara Z. Duterte on Tuesday said the six Army soldiers who recently died in an encounter with Islamic State-linked Maute Group in Lanao del Sur sacrificed their lives for the safety of Filipinos.

House Resolution 1595, which was filed Monday afternoon, seeks to use the unspent appropriations allocated to PhilHealth for premium subsidies, providing immediate financial relief to the country's economically vulnerable workers.

In a stakeholders meeting called by Antique Governor Rhodora Cadiao last January, the contractor of the PHP517.8 million housing project, Eddmari Construction and Trading, committed to energizing a mini-dam near the housing site to serve as water source within three months, Eby Archangel Butiong, head of the Antique Provincial Housing Affairs and Resettlement Office (PHARO), said in an interview Tuesday.

Provincial Board Member Glenn Anthony Soco said the call for the creation of MCDA akin to Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) was first raised during the previous administration amid complaints that heavy traffic in Metro Cebu has been affecting the lives of many residents and the economic productivity of the province.

CARD is a joint initiative of Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez and the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) led by Secretary Rex Gatchalian in response to the challenge of the Chief Executive for lawmakers to provide food and financial aid for the needy.