HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly September 06, 2026 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "DIGITALIZATIONS AND PROGRESS" DIGITALIZATIONS DEVELOPMENT AND PROGRESS ISSUES GATHERED Ships and seafarers increasingly caught in the crossfire of unrelated wars PBBM admin, pinapalakas ang digital infrastructure para

From the Website of INQUIRER links https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2303944/palace-tells-pax-silica-critics-use-proper-channels-shun-aggression Palace tells Pax Silica critics: Use proper channels, shun aggression MANILA, Philippines — Palace press officer Claire Castro on Friday urged those opposing the Pax Silica initiative to course their objections through the proper channels rather than resorting to disruptive acts. On Thursday, tensions erupted outside the Grand Hyat

From the Website of PNA NEWS links : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1283901 Palace calls for peaceful dialogue over Pax Silica concerns MANILA – Malacañang on Friday called on groups raising concerns over the Pax Silica initiative to pursue a peaceful dialogue instead of resorting to violence during protests. Palace Press Officer Claire Castro made the call following a confrontation between youth protesters and police officers during the Luzon Economic Corridor (LEC) Inve

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 admin, pinapalakas ang digital infrastructure para sa paglago ng ekonomiya Patuloy na pinapalakas ng pamahalaan ang digital infrastructure at kakayahan ng mga Pilipino upang suportahan ang paglago ng ekonomiya, lumikha ng mas mataas n

From the Website of United Nations links: :https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168297 Ships and seafarers increasingly caught in the crossfire of unrelated wars The global shipping industry is facing a "genuinely unprecedented" convergence of maritime crises, with vessels and seafarers increasingly used as “leverage” in conflicts that have nothing to do with them. Four regions – the Strait of Hormuz, the Red Sea, the waters off Somalia, and the Black Sea – are now simultane

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly September 06, 2026 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "RIGHT TO EDUCATIONS" SUPPORT EXPANDED AMENDMENTS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION LAW ISSUES GATHERED Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF PBBM, pinangunahan ang seremonyal na paglagda sa amyenda sa Uni

From the Website of INQUIRER links https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2298924/marcos-signs-law-expanding-aid-for-college-vocational-students Marcos signs law expanding aid for college, vocational students MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday signed into law amendments to the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (UAQTEA), expanding government assistance for tertiary and vocational education students. The new law, which will be known as R

From the Website of PNA NEWS links : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1283346 CHED vows to expand higher education for disadvantaged learners MANILA – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Friday vowed to advance efforts to support poor and disadvantaged Filipino learners through the newly expanded higher education. This comes as President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed into law Republic Act 12325, or “An Act Enhancing the Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Educa

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, pinangunahan ang seremonyal na paglagda sa amyenda sa Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act Nilagdaan ni Pangulong Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. ang batas na nag-amyenda sa Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Education Act (U

From the Website of United Nations links: : https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/09/1168269 Nepal floods leave 22,000 children without safe water: UNICEF More than a week after flash floods struck the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli river basin in Nepal, at least 22,000 children urgently need safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene support, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday. Water systems have been damaged across affected districts, while toilets and other sa

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly aUGUST 30, 2026 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "RIGHT TO FOOD AND SHELTER" FREE HOUSING BILL FOR LOW INCOME FILIPINOS ISSUES GATHERED ‘Immense impact’ of Nepal flood disaster highlighted as casualties mount Proposal to make possession of loose guns a non-bailable off

From the Website of INQUIRER links https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2294398/legarda-make-food-affordable-livelihoods-sustainable-to-end-hunger Legarda: Make food affordable, livelihoods sustainable to end hunger MANILA, Philippines – Senator Loren Legarda welcomed the decline in hunger in the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey, but stressed that one in every five Filipino families still experiencing hunger cannot be treated as a sign that the problem is under contro

From the Website of PNA NEWS links https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1282876 Free housing bill for low-income Filipinos pushed in Senate MANILA – Sen. Francis Escudero is pushing for the passage of a bill that would institutionalize free housing through usufruct, allowing qualified low-income and homeless Filipinos to occupy and use government-owned land and housing without acquiring ownership. “Through usufruct, this bill seeks to grant Filipino families the right to occup

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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposal to make possession of loose guns a non-bailable offense meant to make the country safer – Palace Department of the Interior and Local Government Secretary Jonvic Remulla’s proposal to make possession of loose firearms a non-bailab

From the Website of United Nations links: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168221 ‘Immense impact’ of Nepal flood disaster highlighted as casualties mount The impact of the deadly flood in Nepal has been described as “immense” as the authorities there confirm that 538 bodies have been recovered from the disaster-stricken area. The catastrophic flooding occurred at the border between Nepal and the Tibet autonomous region of China. It is thought to have been caused by

HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY PROMOTIONS PROMOTIONS, EDUCATIONS, COMMENTARY, CRITICISMS AND SUGGESTIONS ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE Saturday Updates Weekly aUGUST 23, 2026 ________________________________________________________ HUMAN RIGHTS PROMOTIONS "RIGHTS TO DEVELOPMENT" FLOOD CONTROL SOLUTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT ISSUES GATHERED Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify Palace affirms continuing investigation into flood control mess Blue Ri

From the Website of INQUIRER links https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2287466/marcos-orders-dpwh-to-fast-track-holistic-projects-to-address-flooding Marcos orders DPWH to fast-track ‘holistic’ flood control projects MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and other concerned agencies to work out a “holistic approach” to addressing the perennial flooding problem in the country. In a briefing in Malacaña

From the Website of PNA NEWS links : https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1282293 Blue Ribbon to shift focus from flood control to roads, bridges MANILA – The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is preparing to turn its investigative spotlight on substandard roads and bridges as it steps away from flood-control cases that will now be left largely to the Office of the Ombudsman. Committee chair Senator Erwin Tulfo said Thursday the proposed shift is being discussed with Blue Ribbon Vice

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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Palace affirms continuing investigation into flood control mess Malacañang on Thursday assured that the investigation into alleged anomalies involving flood control projects remains ongoing, as government agencies continue to assess projec

From the Website of United Nations links: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/08/1168165 Sudan war: 200,000 newly displaced as fighting and floods intensify Intensifying fighting in Sudan has displaced at least another 200,000 people since late 2025, while destructive seasonal floods are compounding the massive humanitarian emergency there, the UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Wednesday. In an alert, the agency also warned that relief access has been d