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  Department of Education withdraws proposal for a P150 million secret fund

  According to DepEd drops P150-M confidential fund request (inquirer.net), the Department of Education's (DepEd) P150 million secret cash request for its 2024 budget has formally been withdrawn by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte.The statement was made on November 9 during discussions on the proposed national budget for the upcoming year by budget sponsor Senator Pia Cayetano.Duterte is respectfully asking, according to Cayetano, "that the funds be realigned to the National Learning Recovery Program instead."According to DepEd drops P150-M confidential fund request (inquirer.net), Duterte's equally contentious request for a P500 million secret allocation for next year was abandoned earlier by the Office of the Vice President.

  2023-11-12 03:00
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  The United States and the Philippines sign the "123 agreement" on nuclear power

  According to PH, US sign '123 agreement' on nuclear energy | Global News (inquirer.net), on November 17, Philippine time, the Philippines and the United States signed the historic "123 agreement" on nuclear energy cooperation.The legal foundation for permitting American businesses to export nuclear fuel, reactors, equipment, and other specialized nuclear materials to the Philippines is provided by the 123 agreement, sometimes known as the "peaceful nuclear cooperation agreement."According to PH, US sign '123 agreement' on nuclear energy | Global News (inquirer.net), with Russia, China, Canada, South Korea, the United Kingdom, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam, among others, the US has 23 civil nuclear agreements.The agreement was signed here, on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, in the presence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

  2023-11-18 03:00
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  Philippine Senate requests that fake Philippines’ passports be investigated

  According to Senate wants fraudulent PH passports probed | Inquirer News, in an effort to find the people responsible for the phony issuing of Philippine passports and other official documents to Chinese nationals and other foreigners, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri requested on November 13 the assistance of the government's intelligence services.The technique, which reportedly implicated corrupt government officials, would undermine national security, Zubiri informed officials of the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (Nica) and the National Security Council (NSC) during the resumption of the Senate plenary budget deliberations.Sen. Ronald dela Rosa brought up the issue for the first time during last week's discussions on the Department of Foreign Affairs' (DFA) budget proposal, and Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri stated that the National Bureau of Investigation was looking into it on its own.According to Senate wants fraudulent PH passports probed | Inquirer News, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) claims that the international applicants for Philippine passports had provided valid birth certificates from the Philippine Statistics Authority.As per the Senate President's statement, legislation ought to be submitted to enforce more severe consequences for those who offer foreigners documents that belong solely to Filipino nationals.The NSC and Nica budget recommendations were supported by Sen. Juan Edgardo Angara, who stated that the officers of the two intelligence agencies have committed to cooperating with the probe.Zubiri's worries were acknowledged by Senator Risa Hontiveros, according to Senate wants fraudulent PH passports probed | Inquirer News, who also mentioned that Chinese nationals employed by Philippine offshore gaming companies (Pogos) were among those who had obtained legitimate identity cards.According to Senate wants fraudulent PH passports probed | Inquirer News, amidst the recent searches by police in their hubs in Metro Manila, the opposition senator also issued a warning, stating that Pogos were already moving to the countryside.

  2023-11-14 03:00