Akbayan Youth criticized remarks suggesting the abolition of the Sangguniang Kabataan, arguing that political dynasties remain the deeper issue in local governance.
President Marcos Jr. has designated Undersecretary Juan Miguel Cuna as acting DENR secretary following Raphael Lotilla’s appointment as ambassador to the Holy See.
The Senate has set a June deadline to pass at least 17 priority measures endorsed by the Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council, according to Senate President Vicente Sotto III.