More senators on Monday endorsed the proposal of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) China's belligerent actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Hi Edward, Here are the most important news that you need to know.       UN as venue to resolve WPS row gains support More senators on Monday endorsed the proposal of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) China’s belligerent actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).   Low-ranked soldiers reject pension share Enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are opposed to the plan to deduct 5 percent in pension premiums from the monthly pay of military and other uniformed personnel (MUP), Sen. Jinggoy Estrada said, citing their feedback in a dialogue with President Marcos’ economic team. The lawmaker suggested that assets of the military be sold or leased out to help fund the MUP pen- sion system.   Inquirer Plus offers FREE 30 day trial PARALYMPICS Around 40 persons with disabilities (PWDs) compete in a fire and rescue paralympics staged by the Bureau of Fire Protection and the local government of Caloocan City on Monday to test their knowledge and skills in responding to emergencies. — LYN RILLON   SIGN UP HERE   Rivals US, China extend aid to Batanes BASCO, BATANES—Rival superpowers United States and China are pouring aid into Batanes. Washington is helping provide faster internet service, while Beijing has pledged more than P3 million worth of assistance to help its farmers. Batanes is the country’s northernmost island province closest to Taiwan, a potential flashpoint between the two superpowers as China claims the self-ruled is- land as its own.   OPINION: Why hire board flunkers? If Herbosa truly wants to solve the nursing crisis, he should press the Marcos administration to muster the political will to raise the salaries of nurses and health professionals. If the government had pulled all stops for approval of the Maharlika Investment Fund, which seeks to marshal P500 billion from state coffers, and to allocate hundreds of billions of confidential funds to offices that have no intelligence mandate, can’t it show the same commitment in investing in its health workers?     Hi Edward, We'd like to know what you think of this newsletter. Send us your feedback by leaving a message in our suggestion box. SAY HI     © 2023 PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you are subscribed to Inquirer Newsletters. Flat icon Unsubscribe