Right here’s a fast roundup of in the present day’s prime tales:
China warns PH to not ‘fire up hassle’ over Scarborough Shoal
China warns the Philippines to not “fire up hassle” after the Philippine Coast Guard eliminated China’s floating barrier in Scarborough Shoal.
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s workplace authorized P125 million of the P250 million confidential fund (CF) requested by the Workplace of the Vice President (OVP) in 2022, ACT-CIS Social gathering-list Consultant Erwin Tulfo mentioned on Tuesday.
Through the plenary debates on the proposed price range for 2024 for the Workplace of the President (OP), ACT Lecturers Consultant France Castro questioned Tulfo on the procedures taken in releasing OVP’s CF.
Plenary debates on the Workplace of the Vice President’s (OVP) proposed price range for 2024 have been rescheduled for Wednesday, the Home of Representatives’ Majority bloc confirmed.
Throughout a break within the deliberations of Home Invoice No. 8980 or the Normal Appropriations Invoice (GAB) on Tuesday afternoon, ACT Lecturers Rep. France Castro requested why the OVP and Division of Schooling (DepEd) — each headed by Vice President Sara Duterte — haven’t been tackled on the ground but.
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) acquired solely P10 million price of intelligence fund yearly for the previous decade, its spokesperson for West Philippine Sea Jay Tarriela disclosed on Tuesday.
Tarriela mentioned PCG received P10 million in intelligence fund yearly from 2013 till 2023.
Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa mentioned on Tuesday that he was getting sick and uninterested in repeatedly submitting diplomatic protests in opposition to China, prompting him to ask the Division of Overseas Affairs (DFA) if there was one other plan of action the Philippines can take to deal with the maritime subject.
“We’re sick and uninterested in diplomatic protests. Parang walang nangyayari at hindi naaaksyunan. [Are there any] different modes and different approaches na pwede nating gawin?” dela Rosa requested.
The Philippine Well being Insurance coverage Corp. (PhilHealth) system is anticipated to return to regular operation in two days after it was hacked final week.
PhilHealth’s finance coverage sector Senior Vice President Israel Francis Pargas mentioned they’ve been working manually for the reason that system breach.
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The federal government will battle to find out the nation’s precise rice inventory on account of continued smuggling, mentioned President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday.
Marcos, who can also be the nation’s agriculture secretary, mentioned the federal government had been attempting to enhance the agricultural sector, from the manufacturing course of all the way down to retail. Nonetheless, the federal government stays baffled as to how and why rice costs stay excessive.
