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MANILA, Philippines — Despite the Senate’s rejection, proponents of Charter change through people’s initiative are still gathering required signatures and are hoping for a plebiscite by October.
MANILA, Philippines — Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte will not resign from her posts, dispelling confusion over her supposed plan to run in the 2025 elections.
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) yesterday said as many as 1,000 voters will share a clustered precinct and one voting machine during the May 2025 national and local elections due to the lower budget it got in the 2024 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
COTABATO CITY — At least 22 families in Cotabato City with children employed as laborers received an initial cash assistance as a startup fund for small entrepreneurial projects that can generate extra income and prevent forced employment of underage family members.
PRESIDENT Marcos Jr. yesterday reaffirmed his commitment to promote the well-being of uniformed personnel and their families as he promised additional benefits like rice subsidies and better health services.
BUDGET Secretary Amenah Pangandaman yesterday insisted on the constitutional validity of the additional P449 billion unprogrammed appropriations inserted by Congress in the 2024 national budget amid the continuing discussions challenging its legality.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) maintained yesterday that the nearly P450 billion in unprogrammed appropriations in this year’s budget is constitutional after opposition lawmakers asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify the allocation.