HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly JANUARY 04, 2026 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "RIGHT TO INFORMATIONS"      WE VOICE INVESTIGATIONS OF CONGRESSMAN LEVISTE CLAIMS ISSUES GATHERED Dizon: Leviste ‘insertions’ claim baseless, malicious DSWD vows to further strengthen social protection for Pinoys in 2026 P

From the Website of INQUIRER links :      https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2161291/dizon-leviste-insertions-claim-baseless-malicious Dizon: Leviste ‘insertions’ claim baseless, malicious MANILA, Philippines — Public Works Secretary Vince Dizon on Tuesday rejected allegations made by Batangas Rep. Leandro Leviste linking him to supposed insertions for flood control projects in the national budget. “[Secretary Dizon] categorically denies the baseless and malicious allegations made

From the Website of PNA NEWS links   https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1266033  DSWD vows to further strengthen social protection for Pinoys in 2026 MANILA – As the year 2026 begins, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has reiterated its commitment in supporting the goal of the Marcos administration to improve the quality of life of Filipinos. “We remain committed to strengthening social protection programs, expanding poverty alleviation services, and enhan

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PBBM: Salubungin ang 2026 nang may disiplina, pagkakaisa, at sama-samang layunin Nanawagan si Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. nitong Huwebes sa mga Pilipino na salubungin ang Bagong Taon nang may disiplina, kumpiyansa, at sama-samang pan

From the Website of United Nations links: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166691 UN chief condemns Israeli amendments targeting UNRWA operations The UN Secretary-General has condemned amendments adopted by Israel’s Knesset to a law aimed at ceasing the operations of the UN agency assisting Palestine refugees (UNRWA), saying the measures must be immediately repealed. The amendments, adopted on 29 December, to the Law to Cease UNRWA  Operations “seek to further impede UN

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly DECEMBER 28, 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "UNITE AND VOICE HUMAN RIGHTS"       ADVANCE  HAPPY NEW YEAR 2026 HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY  NEW YEAR SPECIALS ISSUES GATHERED UN Security Council hears warnings over escalating US-Venezuela standoff Flood control probe does n

From the Website of INQUIRER links :    https://business.inquirer.net/565710/new-year-new-playbook-why-2026-will-be-your-best-business-year-yet  New year, new playbook: Why 2026 will be your best business year yet For many CEOs and business owners, the turn of a year is little more than a symbolic reset. A few new goals. A refreshed slide deck. A town hall speech that sounds remarkably similar to last year’s. But 2026 is different. Fundamentally different. 2026 does not need

From the Website of PNA NEWS links   https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1265852 Massive, accelerated BBM Na rollout to begin in January – DA links:   https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1265825   ---------------------------  PCO: More personalities in flood control mess to face jail in New Year MANILA – More individuals are expected to face accountability in the New Year, as the investigation into flood control anomalies continues, Malacañang said on Friday. This comes as President

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Flood control probe does not end on Christmas Day — PCO chief The government’s investigation into alleged irregularities in flood control projects is far from over, Malacanang said on Friday, stressing that the detention of contractor coup

From the Website of United Nations links: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166668 UN Security Council hears warnings over escalating US-Venezuela standoff Tensions between the United States and Venezuela have sharply escalated amid increased US military operations in the Southern Caribbean, prompting accusations of sovereignty violations, concerns over civilian harm and growing calls at the UN Security Council for restraint and de-escalation. Briefing ambassadors on Tue

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly DECEMBER 21, 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "RIGHT TO RELIGION" ADVANCE  MERRY CHRISTMAS DECEMBER 25, 2025 ISSUES GATHERED Legarda: Responsible, integrity-driven budgeting means better lives for Filipinos PBBM to skip holiday break to ensure clean, responsive 2026 b

From the Website of INQUIRER links :      https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2156989/legarda-responsible-integrity-driven-budgeting-means-better-lives-for-filipinos A perfect Christmas gift: Accountability and corruption-free governance links:   https://opinion.inquirer.net/188244/a-perfect-christmas-gift-accountability-and-corruption-free-governance   ------------------------------   Legarda: Responsible, integrity-driven budgeting means better lives for Filipinos MANILA, Philipp

From the Website of PNA NEWS links :    https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1265541 2026 budget seen as ‘new normal’ for transparency ;links:   https://opinion.inquirer.net/188244/a-perfect-christmas-gift-accountability-and-corruption-free-governance -------------------------------------- PBBM to skip holiday break to ensure clean, responsive 2026 budge tMANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. will forgo a holiday break to review the 2026 pending plan once it reaches his tabl

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PBBM asserts PH not a training hotspot of terrorism, highlights hard-earned peace President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday countered unfounded claims branding the Philippines as a terrorism training hotspot, noting that security forces

From the Website of United Nations links:   https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166599 World News in Brief: Türk condemns ‘abhorrent’ attack in Sydney, UNHCR chief calls for solidarity with refugees, Ukraine latest The UN human rights chief said on Monday the antisemitic attack on the Jewish community in Sydney which left fifteen dead at the weekend, including a 10-year-old girl, was “a moment of deep sadness.” Volker Türk said the “heinous” shootings targeting a Hannukah

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly DECEMBER 14, 2025 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "GAA - GENERAL  APPROPRIATIONS ACT" FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET 6.793 TRILLION APPROVES IN SENATE  AND CONGRESS  ISSUES GATHERED At UN, OSCE warns of erosion of security principles amid Ukraine conflict PBBM hopes reforms unde

From the Website of INQUIRER links :  https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2154297/no-secret-bicam-dec-12-conference-will-be-open-to-public-gatchalian ‘No secret bicam,’ Dec. 13 conference open to public – Gatchalian MANILA, Philippines — No secret bicameral conference committee meetings have transpired following the change in the budget deliberations’ schedule, according to Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian. Gatchalian, head of the Senate panel on finance, said the bicam meeting for the 2026

From the Website of PNA NEWS links : : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1265100 Gatchalian vows ‘good budget’ for PBBM; no reenacted GAA MANILA – Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Friday said the Senate is poised to fulfill President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s Christmas wish for a “good budget,” assuring that the chamber remains on track to pass the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA) on time despite adjustments in the bicameral conference schedule. Marcos, in his newly released BB

From the Website of the President and Government Media Offices links: http://president.gov.ph/ Article Links: http://pcoo.gov.ph/news-releases/ http://www.pna.gov.ph/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- PBBM hopes reforms under his admin will be institutionalized President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. expressed hope that succeeding administrations will build on the structural reforms initiated under his leadership and institutionalize them for

From the Website of United Nations links:     https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/12/1166538 At UN, OSCE warns of erosion of security principles amid Ukraine conflict The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) chief on Monday urged the UN Security Council to uphold core principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity and human rights, warning that Russia’s war in Ukraine continues to undermine European security. Addressing ambassadors, Finland’s Foreign Mi