Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
One person died and 63 others were injured on Ash Wednesday following the collapse of the second floor of a church in San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan, according to the district Rep. Rida Robes on Wednesday.
The number of people initially reported injured increased from 44 to 63.
Senate聽 President聽 Juan Miguel Zubiri and House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez have agreed聽 to聽 鈥渨ork professionally鈥� and set aside their differences.
Zubiri聽 himself聽 confirmed his meeting with the Romualdez during the 100th birthday celebration of聽 chief presidential legal adviser Juan Ponce Enrile on Wednesday.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday approved the filing of a criminal case against owners of聽M/T Princess Empress聽and several others for the oil spill in Oriental Mindoro and parts of Batangas province last year.
Named in the complaint are the corporate officers and several employees of RDC Reield Marines Services, Inc., the shipping company that owns and operates M/T Princess Empress, 19 Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel, and two Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) personnel.
The Senate on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill pushing for a聽P100-daily minimum wage increase for private sector workers.聽
Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 was unanimously approved during Wednesday鈥檚 plenary session.
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday said it is already verifying reports of a data breach in a certain education department.
鈥淲e have instructed the field offices to run diagnostics and verify if there was indeed a hack,鈥� DepEd spokesperson Michael Poa told reporters through Viber.
罢丑别听聽(DSWD) on Wednesday welcomed the suggestion to distribute rice instead of cash assistance to beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps).
In a text message, DSWD co-spokesperson Irene Dumlao told 黑料社 that it was ready to participate in meetings that involved changes in their implementation of the 4Ps.