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The statement was issued Friday, the same day BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Balawag Ebrahim opposed calls for the separation of Mindanao.

As he led the commemoration, Governor Daniel R. Fernando urged Bulakenyos to follow the ideals and spirit of the late son of Bulacan.

During the ceremonial harvest of palay and distribution of various assistance to farmers and farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) in Candaba, Pampanga, Marcos said the project aims to provide reliable irrigation water supply to more or less 180,000 hectares of agricultural land nationwide.

The government is currently undertaking initiative reforms, including the digitalization of government transactions, to fight corrupt practices, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said in a statement as the Palace welcomed the slight improvement of the Philippines' standing in the 2023 global corruption index.

Torres was responding to United Nations Special Rapporteur (UNSR) on Freedom of Expression Irene Khan’s call for the abolition of NTF-ELCAC, which she claimed is outdated and “does not take into account the ongoing prospects for peace negotiations.”

Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa on Friday condemned the latest accusations of retired police officer Arturo Lascañas against him, Vice President Sara Z. Duterte, and other Duterte family members.

In a statement on Friday, House Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe, Lakas-CMD executive vice president, said the lawmakers signed a manifesto supporting Romualdez's leadership to uphold the principles of democracy.

"The PN (The Philippine Navy) is developing a sustainable fleet build-up to more effectively perform its mandate. Beyond that, the DND cannot provide additional information," DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a statement.

In a tweet on Friday, Escudero shared a previous explanation by late former senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago who was also elected as the first Filipino and the first Asian to serve as an ICC judge in 2011.

In separate statements, Davao Oriental Reps. Nelson Dayanghirang and Cheeno Almario, Davao del Norte Rep. Aldu Dujali, Davao de Oro Rep. Maricar Zamora, and PBA Party-list Rep. Migs Nograles, as well as Davao del Norte Vice Governor Oyo Uy, expressed their gratitude and appreciation to President Marcos and Romualdez for sending aid to their respective constituents.