Proclamation No. 1169 declares a 10-day mourning period from June 23 to July 4 following the death of Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III on Thursday morning.
The substitute bill to House Bill 5970 seeks to extend the national feeding program to undernourished children in secondary schools. It would amend for the purpose Republic Act 11037 or the Masustansyang Pagkain Para Sa Batang Pilipino Act
In a statement, House Ways and Means Committee chair Joey Salceda cited that only around PHP1 billion of the PHP5.5-billion service contracting budget has been distributed to service contractors such as bus and jeepney operators.