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BANGSAMORO POLLS PRESSED

SENATOR Loren Legarda co-sponsored Senate Bill 1587 seeking to set the date for the first regular elections in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao following several postponements. Legarda, co-chair of the Philippine Congress-Bangsamoro Parliament Forum, said the measure concerns the implementation of the existing peace framework for the Bangsamoro region. “This is not an […]

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RESPONSIBLE USE OF AI PUSHED

SPEAKER Faustino “Bojie” G. Dy III called on ASEAN member parliaments to pursue responsible governance of artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies to prevent their misuse by terrorist and violent extremist groups. Dy made the call in his keynote address at the opening of a parliamentary training course on legislative and policy measures to address […]

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TESDA Skills Passport launch cited as ‘timely reform’

HOUSE Committee on Higher and Technical Education chair Tingog Party-list Representative Jude Acidre has welcomed the launch of the TESDA Skills Passport, calling it a timely reform that directly addresses long-standing weaknesses in the country’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system as identified in the Second Congressional Committee on Education’s (EDCOM II) final […]

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VITAL BILLS

DELIVERING on his commitment to prioritize education, President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. approved key proposed legislative measures aimed at upgrading the education system and bolstering student well-being during the recently concluded 3rd Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council (LEDAC) meeting in Malacañan Palace. Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and Palace Press Officer Claire Castro said President Marcos approved […]

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HEARSAY

LANAO del Sur Representative Zia Alonto Adiong yesterday called for sobriety and responsibility in public discourse, stressing that serious constitutional matters must be anchored on verified and properly presented information. Adiong, chair of the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms, issued the statement after ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio said he had seen “records […]

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HOLD YOUR HORSES

SENATOR Erwin T. Tulfo cautioned justice officials against prematurely issuing arrest warrants related to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s draft report, emphasizing the need for airtight evidence before acting on cases implicating three senators. Tulfo confirmed that representatives from the Office of the Ombudsman, the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and […]

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FOR CLARITY

SENATE President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee’s edits in its flood control probe report were meant to clarify procedure—not to soften the findings—after questions were raised about a supposed “compromise” in the draft. In a DZBB radio interview, Lacson said the change involved replacing a broad phrase that could […]

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