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According to a statement issued by the House on Thursday, House Committee on Justice chair Juliet Marie Ferrer and House Inter-parliamentary Relations and Diplomacy chair Glona Labadlabad made the commitment during their meeting with United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) Irene Khan at the House of Representatives on Wednesday.

Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday pushed for the passage of his bill mandating all local government units (LGUs) set aside a portion of their national tax allotment share for free medicines for indigent patients.

Governor Arthur Defensor on Thursday assured the provincial government is prepared to assist Iloilo farmers affected by the El Niño phenomenon.

The Vice President even thanked President Marcos in her statement on Wednesday for his continued trust and confidence as Education Secretary.

“The NTF-ELCAC wishes to convey to the United Nations Special Rapporteur (Irene Khan) who is currently visiting the country that there is no such government policy as red-tagging under the Marcos administration. In fact, the Marcos administration has not issued any law, rule, executive order or policy instrument that implements red-tagging or even uses the word red-tagging,” NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya, who is also chair of the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) strategic communications cluster, said in a statement.

Pinuri ni Sen. Grace Poe ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa mabilisan nitong aksyon upang suspendihin lahat ng proceedings kaugnay ng nilulutong people’s initiative o PI.

Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri acknowledged on Wednesday that some provisions of the Republic Act No. 11534 or the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises (CREATE) Act, which was approved and passed by the Senate in the last Congress, caused the country problems in earning more investments.

Speaker Martin Romualdez on Wednesday said the House of Representatives is “heartened” by reports that the Senate will commence hearings on Resolution of Both Houses No. 6 next week, saying the move marks a “significant step” towards the much-awaited constitutional amendments.

Senator Robin Padilla said he intends to propose an amendment on the definition of baseline under the Maritime Zone bill, to include the Philippines’ position on Sabah.

"I-slow down po natin ang away Ngayon kasi ang importante dyan ay kapakanan ng bayan (Let's slow down from this fight because what's important is the welfare of our people), and I think all these fighting between the different groups is not going to be good for our economy, our country, our children and children's children," Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said in an ambush interview on Wednesday.