Here鈥檚 a quick roundup of today鈥檚 top stories:
The landmark bill proposing a P100 increase in the daily minimum wage of workers in the private sector got a step closer to becoming a law as the Senate approved it on its third and final reading.
Senate Bill No. 2534 under Committee Report No. 190 received 20 affirmative votes during the chamber鈥檚 plenary session on Monday. The proposed law did not obtain any negative votes or abstentions as Sens. Imee Marcos, Lito Lapid, Cynthia Villar, and Mark Villar were not in the session hall during voting and were not able to cast their vote.
罢丑别听聽(NSC) will investigate foreign fishermen鈥檚 alleged use of cyanide in Scarborough Shoal, which is also known as Bajo de Masinloc.
NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya disclosed this information on Monday, noting that the agency is concerned about the report of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) that Chinese and Vietnamese fisherfolk use cyanide to catch fish in the area.
The government will increase its presence in the Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea, according to聽聽(NSC) Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya on Monday.
During the Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon public briefing, Malaya also reiterated that the recent rotation and resupply missions to the disputed shoals were successful.
Six Scout Rangers and three alleged fighters of the Daulah Islamiyah-Maute Group were killed in an encounter in Barangay Ramain in Munai town, Lanao del Sur, Munai on Sunday, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief, Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr., said in a statement issued on Monday.
Brawner said that four other soldiers were injured during its continuous pursuit operations against members of the DI-Maute Group, which perpetrated the聽bombing at Mindanao State University in December 2023, leaving four people dead and 50 others wounded.
A former Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) member linked former President Rodrigo Duterte and Vice President Sara Duterte to sect leader聽Apollo Quiboloy, who is being investigated for his alleged crimes.
During a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Women, Children, Family Relations, and Gender Equality on Monday, 鈥淩ene鈥� 鈥� a former KJC landscaper at Quiboloy鈥檚 Glory Mountain and alleged witness-survivor to the pastor鈥檚 supposed crimes 鈥� claimed that he saw the Dutertes visit the property and carry a bag of firearms as they left.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday said it can now issue an Immigration Lookout Bulletin Order (ILBO) against alleged sex offender聽Apollo Quiboloy, but stressed that it cannot prevent him form leaving the country.
DOJ Senior State Counsel Mary Grace Quintana disclosed the matter during the Senate鈥檚 hearing on Quiboloy鈥檚聽alleged sexual abuse and forced labor among Kingdom of Jesus Christ members.
House of Representatives leaders have filed Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 7 鈥� which mimics the Senate鈥檚 RBH No. 6 鈥� to minimize discussions between the two chambers regarding possible amendments to the 1987 Constitution鈥檚 economic provisions.
Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio Gonzales Jr., Deputy Speaker David Suarez, and Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe on Monday filed RBH No. 7, entitled 鈥淎 Resolution of Both Houses of Congress Proposing Amendments to Certain Economic Provisions of the 1987 Constitution of the Republic of the Philippines, Particularly on Articles XII, XIV, XVI鈥�.