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OFFICIALS of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) finally sat down yesterday with representatives of META Philippines, mother company of the social media platform Facebook, in a bid to set up a mechanism to report and shut down accounts engaged in the online selling of babies and human trafficking.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday signed Republic Act (RA) 12000 or the Negros Island Region (NIR) Act which consolidates the provinces of Negros Occidental, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor under one administrative region.
THE Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Commission (PAOCC) is offering a P100,000 cash reward for any information that would lead to the arrest of former Palawan governor Joel Reyes, who has been identified as the mastermind in the 2011 murder of Puerto Princesa City broadcast journalist Gerardo Valeriano “Doc Gerry” Ortega.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday discussed with New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Winston Peters geopolitical issues affecting the Indo-Pacific region, and strengthening cooperation between Manila and Wellington in the areas of agriculture, trade, and investment.
A 23-year-old mother from Catarman, Northern Samar was charged with violation of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act (RA 9208) for selling her two-month-old baby through the social media platform Facebook.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday assured Davaoeños that the national government would not abandon them amid the challenges caused by the El Niño phenomenon as he led the distribution of more than P60 million worth of assistance to local governments, farmers, fisherfolks and families affected by extreme dry spell.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday encouraged the Filipino youth to get more involved in governance and political discourse, saying that the government needs their energy and “new blood” amid the continuing global advancements in technology and cyberspace.