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A bill seeking a PHP100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector nationwide reached the Senate plenary with Committee on Labor, Employment and Human Resources Development chair Jinggoy Estrada pushing for its passage.

Mayor Nacional Mercado said he has ordered the activation of barangay (village) responders, strict implementation of quarantine procedures through the establishment of checkpoints, and setting up of temporary movement control measures.

This was revealed when Marcos presided over a situation briefing at the Presidential Guest House in Davao City on Wednesday in the wake of flooding and landslides triggered by the shear line and trough of a low-pressure area in the region.

Namudmod ng lupa sa libo-libong benepisyaryo ng agrarian reform sa Davao City si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., isang linggo matapos manawagan ang mga Duterte ng pagbibitiw niya sa pwesto.

Sa isang mainit na pagdinig sa Senado, hindi napigilang magalit ni Presidential peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr. matapos akusahan ni Senador Raffy Tulfo na ang pag-dekomisyon sa dating mga rebelde ay nababahiran ng korapsyon.

Senator Ramon Revilla Jr., who principally authored and co-sponsored the measure, made the statement after it was unanimously approved by senators in the plenary on Monday.

Senator Raffy Tulfo on Tuesday filed Senate Resolution (SR) 922 seeking to investigate road accidents caused by mismanaged hanging cable wires.

“Nais ko lang balitaan ang mga OFW na galing sa Saudi na patuloy na ang pagbayad ng insurance ng Saudi Arabia sa mga empleyado ng mga kumpanyang nabarangkote na nag-file ng claim sa insurance (I just want to inform OFWs from Saudi that Saudi Arabia will continue to pay insurance to employees of bankrupt companies who filed insurance claims),” Marcos said in a video message uploaded on his official Facebook page.

Results of the Dec. 10-14, 2023 “Tugon ng Masa” survey showed that Marcos scored a 76 percent trust rating and a 71 percent approval rating.

This, as he led the oathtaking of the new officers of the Philippine National Committee of ASEAN Law Association (ALA) Philippines, Inc. at Malacañan Palace in Manila