Windows26: Marcos sees ‘destab’ bid in SC petition vs budget

January 31, 2025

Hello, reader! Today, we're covering a potential food security emergency for rice, the arrest of five more Chinese spies, and Marcos linking a Supreme Court petition on the budget to destabilization efforts.

Marcos sees 'destab' bid in SC petition vs budget

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday dismissed the petition questioning the 2025 national budget before the Supreme Court as part of alleged efforts to destabilize his administration.

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DA may declare food security emergency for rice on Feb 4

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the agency received the official copy of the National Price Coordinating Council's resolution recommending the emergency declaration.

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5 more Chinese 'spies' nabbed

The National Bureau of Investigation has arrested five more suspected Chinese spies who were allegedly monitoring Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Philippine Navy activities in Palawan, including the resupply of troops in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Marcos offers China a missile 'deal'

Here's the deal: The Philippines will "return" the Typhon missile launchers to the United States if China drops its claim on the West Philippine Sea and stops its harassment of Filipino vessels.

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Miru System: A major shift in voting technology awaits 2025 elections

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has decided to move away from the traditional Vote-Counting Machines (VCMs) that have been in use since 2010, replacing them with new Automated Counting Machines (ACMs) from South Korea's Miru Systems Co. Ltd.

Some quarters might trace this surprising shift in the government's stance on the ICC as part of the war of attrition between the Marcoses and the Dutertes. That may be so, but it is also a solid step closer to bringing justice to the thousands of victims of the brutal drug war.

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