Here’s a quick roundup of today’s top stories:
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. approved the proposed P6.352 trillion National Expenditure Program (NEP) for Fiscal Year 2025, said the Palace on Tuesday.
According to the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) in a statement, Marcos approved the 2025 NEP during a Cabinet meeting at the Malacañan Palace where Budget Sec. Amenah Pangandaman presented the proposed national budget for 2025.
The Department of Education (DepEd) said it is looking forward to working with newly appointed Education Secretary Senator Sonny Angara.
Angara will replace Vice President Sara Duterte as the new Education chief, as announced by the Palace on Tuesday.
Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea saw the presence of three more Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships, a move which was met with suspicion from Beijing, which repeatedly accused Manila of establishing a facility there.
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said three 44-meter multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) joined BRP Teresa Magbanua on Monday. The BRP Teresa Magbanua has been deployed in Escoda Shoal since April following suspected reclamation activities in the area.
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has urged suspended Bamban, Tarlac Mayor Alice Guo to divulge details about the masterminds of Philippine offshore gaming operations (Pogos).
He believes this act may “reduce her culpability.”
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his administration must state their stand on Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators (Pogos) amid calls to ban these in the country due to the social costs, two lawmakers said on Tuesday.
Senator Risa Hontiveros and Surigao del Norte 2nd District Rep. Robert Ace Barbers, on separate occasions, said the administration must break its silence about Pogos as investigations show that many Pogos are linked to human trafficking rings, kidnapping, prostitution, and even torture.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) will study if former President Rodrigo Duterte may or may not be held liable for obstruction of justice after claiming he knows – but won’t tell – the whereabouts of fugitive televangelist Apollo Quiboloy.
PNP spokesperson Col. Jean Fajardo said they are withholding their comment on the matter for now, pending their assessment of the context of Duterte’s remarks.
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