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Hinimok ni Senador Robinhood "Robin" C. Padilla ang mga kapwa pulitiko na magkaroon ng disiplina at paggalang, na aniya'y natutunan ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

Ipinaalala ni Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation, and Unity Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., ang mahalagang papel ng pagkakaisa sa pagsulong ng kapayapaan, kaunlaran, at kasaganaan para sa Pilipinas matapos manawagan si dating Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ng isang independent Mindanao.

Ang pahayag na ito ay kasunod ng biglang paglitaw ng isang testigong nag-akusa sa kanya kaugnay sa mga kontrobersyal na isyu.

Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera said the gaps in the implementation of Republic Act (RA) 9994 (the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010) and RA 10754 (an Act Expanding the Benefits and Privileges of PWDs) could be resolved faster by tweaking the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) through a joint memorandum circular or order.

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.