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good evening the legislative executive

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development advisory Council or LED up

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session with President bongbong Marcos

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is postponed in favor of holding

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separate meetings with Senator and the

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members of the House of Representatives

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Senate major Majority Leader Joel

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Villanueva says the lawmakers were

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supposed to sit down with the president

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for their regular lead meeting but this

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was postponed the lead is composed of

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the president selected members of the

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cabinet the house speaker and the Senate

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President with the goal of advising the

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executive branch on economic policies

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according to Villanueva some Senators

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had an executive session with Marcos

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instead he adds that following the

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Senators executive session was that of

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the House of Representatives the

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separate meetings come amid a growing

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tension between the two chambers of

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Congress over Charter change proposals

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via a people's initiative several

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lawmakers have already called on the

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president to intervene and settle the

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standoff between the two

PUV Consolidation

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Chambers there will be no further extens

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ition of the deadline for consolidation

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of public utility vehicle drivers and

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operators past April 30

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2024 president bongbong Marcos earlier

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approved Transportation secretary haime

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Bautista's recommendation for a 3 months

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extension the initial deadline for puv

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consolidation was December 31 2023 but

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unconsolidated puvs would not be

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apprehended until February 1 2024 in a

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press conference Bautista says the April

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30 2024 deadline would be the fin final

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extension

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in with

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76% we can implement the program

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but under the government's puv

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modernization program drivers and

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operators are required to consolidate

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into cooperatives or corporations to

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apply their franchises transport groups

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have opposed puv consolidation because

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of the huge costs entailed in acquiring

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the modern gyes they also said it

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violates their right to freedom of

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Association forther part Bautista says

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the extension of the deadline is for

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those who are willing to consolidate but

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did not make the previous cut

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off

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consolidate

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Senate Minority Leader

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Senate minority leader Koko pintel says

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the House of Representatives should not

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hijack the people's Initiative for

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Charter change in a television interview

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pintel notes the house can push for chaa

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through the constituent assembly instead

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of hijacking the people's initiative

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quote to conceal an agenda according to

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pimel the hidden agenda in the people's

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initiative is to give the lower chamber

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more power to change the Constitution

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Senators earlier said that if the

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people's initiative prospers and should

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Congress vote jointly the 24 member

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Senate would be powerless and outvoted

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easily by more than 300 house members

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this comes amid reports supposedly

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pointing to house members behind the

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people's initiative one of the three

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modes of amending the 1987 Constitution

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speaker Martin romales has already

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denied the House involvement in the

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people's initiative while recognizing

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the people's will to propose

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constitutional

Education Secretary

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changes vice president and education

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secretary Sara duterte says Public

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School teachers will finally be relieved

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of administrative or non-teaching duties

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Dua makes the pronouncement during her

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presentation of the 2024 basic education

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report saying teachers will be brought

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back to the classrooms according to

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duterte the Department of Education will

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be releasing the department order to

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implement the new directive on Friday

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January 26 A corresponding memorandum

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will also be released next week

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meanwhile duterte also announced that

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additional maintenance and other

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operating expenses will be provided to

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schools in order to hire administrative

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support staff groups have called for the

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DEA to remove teachers administrative

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tasks so they could focus on teaching

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tasks

Agriculture Secretary

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instead the Department of Agriculture

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records at least 700,000 pesos in

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agricultural losses due to the effects

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of the alino phenomenon

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in its first El Nino bulletin for 2024

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the da reveals the 700,000 pesos worth

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of damage and losses is affecting 22

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Farmers with about 22 hectar of Rise

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areas in zamonga Del Norte according to

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the DA it has taken steps to help curve

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losses in the province including a joint

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area assessment before the conduct of

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cloud seeding operations and the

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promotion of drought resistant crops the

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office of civil defense on Wednesday

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said eight provinces are now experien

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experiencing drought due to elino State

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meteorologists note that the strong and

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mature elino is ongoing and may persist

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until

Health Secretary

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February the Department of Health

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reports an increase in human rabas cases

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and a decline in Dena cases since

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December last year according to do there

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was a 63% increase in human rabus cases

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from December 17 to 31 2023 with 13

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cases recorded this is higher than the

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eight cases recorded from December 3 to

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16 last year the health department says

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it has recorded seven rabes cases so far

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from January 1 to 13 this year but notes

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that data may be updated due to incoming

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late reports the do then reminds the

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public that rabies is lethal it urges

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the public to vaccinate their dogs and

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cats and seek immediate medical

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attention for animal bites meanwhile the

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do records a 16% decrease in Nationwide

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DGA cases from December 3 to 16 to

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December December 17 to 31 last year it

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also notes DGA cases have gone down

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further this year from January 1 to 13

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according to do there are 14 Danga

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related deaths so far in 2024 the health

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department notes that while Danga cases

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increase during the rainy season the

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public should still be careful amid ELO

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amid ELO when people are expected to

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store water it reminds the public that

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water containers must always be covered

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and regularly cleaned to prevent

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mosquitoes from laying their eggs

Roundup

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here's the latest Roundup of today's top

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stories president bongbong Marcos

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separately meets House and Senate amid

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debates on Charter change do says there

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will be no further extension of the

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deadline for consolidation of public

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utility vehicle drivers and operators

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past April 30
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2024 and Taiwan says China has been

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pressuring the Philippines following

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president Marcus's congratulatory

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message to the new Taiwanese leader

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and these are the stories you need to

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